There's always room at the Inn for kitties

Yesterday was kitten day. Originally it was only going to be ONE kitten but Jon decided when he went to pick it up that maybe it would need a playmate. So, here we are, our little family of 3 expanded to welcome 2 kittens.

GILBERT




TABATHA

Here's hoping Jon is correct with the genders because getting Rianne to budge on the names would be like pulling teeth out of a hen.

They are wonderful little kittens and I'm glad he brought home two because they make great companions for one another and it probably cut down on the separation anxiety a lot. They didn't meow all night long which is great! They aren't shy at all. They didn't hide when they arrived. They sit beside you or on your lap and sleep. Very social for being young.

Oh to be 4 again!

Rianne won't officially be four until tomorrow but we had her party on the 10th (Saturday). On Friday her and her dad went to pick up grandpa and grandma Keachie at the airport. It was supposed to be a quick trip there and back. Low and behold there were delays and diversions and they didn't get back here to the house until after 1 AM!! Seriously! Rianne was asleep when Jon carried her into the house and he put her right to bed. I thought for sure she was going to be a little miss cranky pants the next day for her party but she managed to sleep in until after 9 AM so the party mood was a good one. Whew!

The house was full of good food and good friends. It would have been great if we had the seating to accommodate everyone. A lot of people were standing but that's just something we will improve on next year :)
All in all, she had a fabulous birthday, received some wonderful gifts.

It's hard to believe she's 4 years old. Seems like yesterday she was an infant but now she's a very independent pre-schooler. One m ore year until I'll be dropping her off for her first day of school. A whole new chapter in our lives will begin :)

P.S. This was the first party we have hosted in our house .. yay!!

Easter Events

We opted to do Easter for Rianne in March when we were in Cape Breton. I threw together a basket and my mom put her basket of goodies together. It consisted of almost every Breyer/Saddle Club horse from the Sears catalog.

She loved everything she got from her Nanny. As for the basket from the "Easter Bunny" ... not so much, lol.
On the actual Easter weekend we went back to Cape Breton where Rianne participated in her first ever Easter Egg Hunt:

Next year we're just going to make it a family event, start planning it in February and just have all the kids get together and do their own thing. Not that the public hunt was a disaster (it was well thought out in spite of the lack of advertising), I just want something on a smaller scale.

Easter Sunday found us at Two Rivers Wildlife Park and it was an absolutely beautiful day. There was another egg hunt there in the afternoon but we didn't stay for it. We saw the animals, Rianne played in the playground and then we made our way back to Inverness and got packed up for the drive to Westville.

Now the plans are in the works for someone's big 4th birthday party coming up on Saturday, thought her actual birthday is on the 13th. It's shaping up to be a big gathering .. whether or not everyone will show up is another story. I'll make a point to post more about it after things have calmed down a bit.