Thank you!

This weekend was the Home and Cottage show put on by Coldwell Bankers, we are fortunate enough that all proceeds are going to go towards our families cause. They had well over 2000 people come out this weekend, and it was a huge success, Melissa and her co-workers put it together beautifuly. On Saturday evening they invited us to meet all the exhibitors, so we brought Reiko with us as Kai was at my sisters for the evening. After Melissa had read out my mother in laws letter that was written for the Extreme Makeover application(btw, the charity is applying us for Extreme Makeover:Home Edition) and had the whole room crying, after that was done the exhibitors came up to meet and greet us. Melissa came over at one point in the evening with such amazing news, she told me that as a gentleman was leaving he told her that he will build us a brand new kitchen at no charge..I just cried..it was a beautiful moment. Either way the charity said they are commited to getting us a suitable house for our family, whether or not Extreme Makeover happens. It was an emotional night, and couldn't have made us any happier. That night, after Derek had left for work andReiko was in bed sleeping, I was laying there in my bed and just cried because I couldn't and still can't believe how generous people are being to our family. I am forever indebt to them for this beautiful act of kindness. And how do I ask you, do we ever say thank you and what can we do to show them how very thankful we are?! I am in awe and completely humbled with how much help we are recieving.

Reiko has been doing amazing, he has had 1 fracture in 4 months, which was the rib in Montreal, he is trying to roll quite a bit and I think I missed his first full roll over, I heard a thud and then looked at him and he was in a different spot with a huge grin on his face lol. Of course I missed it, but he did it and that is all that matters! Reiko is happy, full of life and gosh darn he talks alot, not neccessarily words, but we have yelling matches, he yells then I yell and he laughs and we go back and forth over and over again. Reiko and Kai are playing more and more together and it makes my heart swell.

Last week I brought Kai to his soon to be school it was a day for them to learn the bus rules and ride the bus. He had a great time and is getting super exited for Kindergarten, and for me it is bittersweet, I am excited for him to start but I am looking at my little boy and wondering how it is possible that he is beginning school in the fall...my baby is growing up much to fast. He had a great time on Saturday as I took him to see some clowns with his cousins at the Home and Cottage Show, we had cupcakes, snowcones, face painting and he ran around wild with the other kids, oh and we even got the gum ball estimation right! I guessed 138 and Kai guessed 4 lol. After that my sister, her husband, their kids (Shelby 5, Drake 3 and Alyssa 2) and Kai, Reiko and I went to the Museum and Goal(Jail) the kids loved it, then we went to McD's and Laura asked to take Kai for the night! He jumped on the chance and had a great sleepover at his cousins! Yesturday she brought the kids over again when she dropped off Kai and they played for a bit, then later we headed out to Oma's and he did not want to leave as usual lol, so he spent the night there, I haven't seen my boy much this weekend lol. Ohh and he got his school pictures done for preschool and oh my goodness they are adorable! We picked out two different pictures to get copies of!

I just did my first unit exam in my Basic Human Anatomy and got a 80.22% on it! whhooooott!!! Glad it is done with and now onto the next chapters lol. School is going great though! I cannot complain at all!

Derek is starting to train for a triathalon in Goderich inb August, its a 2km swim, 10km run and 42km bike ride on hills, he is very excited for it!

Ok that is all for now. Take care!!
Jess