Max Max Max Max

just a fun image of Max playing on the playground.


and okay I throw in the one of Him and I cheering from the bleachers.

how Evelyn got her name

We posted all the names that we (Carrie) liked on the wall and had Max choose the name he liked best. Before Max was allowed to choose we showed him a picture of the baby on the iPad (pampers hello baby app) and explained to him that she needed a name and then asked him to choose one from the wall.

Another Campbell

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2:00 Epidural is in and things are much calmer now. Looks like this baby will be here before most of you wake up.





6:45 still nothing. We are just waiting for this little girl to arrive. Everything is progressing normally. I got about an hours sleep so I'm good to go. Carrie has been able to get a little more sleep then that. All in all I'd say we are doing okay.

7:20 baby will be here just as soon as the Doc arrives and says "start pushing"

8:15 Doc says it too early to push so we are back to waiting.


9:20 here we go

9:25 Evelyn Frances Campbell is here pics to follow 9lbs 14oz

Max was the one that named her. There will be a post on that later, with video.





we've been asked to post more pics of Evelyn so here they are.

Nanny holding Eve


Max is still a little unsure about his sister


another shot of Evelyn to appease the masses

Baby Blanket

Just finished the blanket for our new little one



I tried making the stuffed animal out of the lion, twice, but it just wouldn't work for me so I tried the giraffe. If you think it looks funny in the photo you should see it in real life, it's hilarious.

Kitchen Reno

I'm calling it finished, and posting pictures. Now before we get to the good stuff I'll post a few "work in progress" images.

okay there were too many to post, so I've created this fun little time lapse video for you.



and now to the panoramas:

before

after

after (from the other side)

a 360° view

before and after together


This project started way back in January when we (Carrie) decided that it would be a good idea to renovate our kitchen. Well seven months, countless trips to Home Depot, Rona, and Lowe's, a bit of blood, a lot of sweat, a truck load of swears, a dead vacuum, and lots of cleaning up (thanks Carrie) it's finished. And we did it all with out a single trip to a Marriage Counsellor.

Although I'm sure there were times when Carrie wanted to just "call in the professionals", (I was about ready to with the plumbing) we did it all ourselves. It's not perfect, but neither are we. :)

Zoo/Splash Park

As the temperature goes up you have to find ways to stay cool. So a trip to the Zoo's splash park was the order of the day.

We were a little early for the splash park so we went to visit the Polar Bear

Still not open, so off to see the Arctic Wolf

Now it's time to get wet. Mom easing him into the water

Max is a little timid in swimming pools so we figured he may be the same here. We were wrong

He wasn't down for more then two minutes before he was soaked

Max loved the duck so much he decided to give him a hug.

Dad and Max playing.

We beat the heat this week. Now we only have ten and a half more weeks to get through before Autumn begins.

sk8

Max and I where playing on the skateboard in the house and he was having so much fun I thought we would take it with us when we went out for a walk. So after our lunch we went out to have a skate.

He stands on the board fine but doesn't always look where he is going. (we are working on that part)

Once he is on the board I will push him and let him ride by himself. Yes he is moving in this photo, I just didn't to a good job of showing it.



We also ride together. (Carrie took this shot when we went out after dinner. Just in case you were wondering why the lighting is different)



watch Max go!

first hair cut

I finally convinced Carrie to agree to cut Max's mullet. So today we gave Max his very first hair cut. Started out trying to do the job with scissors but the boy wouldn't sit still for that, so out came the clippers.


before:


after:



I think he looks a lot older now, but I guess that goes with him being almost 17 months old.

from tarmac to dirt

Finally got a chance to take my KLR off road, thanks to Karen sharing her dirty little secret with me. (by dirty I mean dirt) Had such a good time playing in the dunes.



If anyone reading this has an adventure-touring bike and wants to go for a ride just let me know :)

Help us name our Daughter

Here is a list of names that we like. However we cannot decide which one to name our daughter. That is where you come in, just leave a comment stating which name you like the most. Even if you don't know us and just stumbled upon this blog please leave a comment. (it will really help us out)


Katherine Frances Campbell

Charlotte Frances Campbell

Eleanor Frances Campbell

Evelyn Frances Campbell

Elizabeth Frances Campbell

Thanks for taking the time to read this blog post, now please leave a comment in support of your favorite name.