During an afternoon of yard work, Jesson enjoyed a snack and juice break in the shade. 

He's still quite a big helper. "Washing" the dishes accomplishes several chores at once when Jesson helps - dishes, floors, counters, and windows! 

Jesson enjoys the occasional morning paper, especially the sections on toys, pools, and lawn mowers. 

Welcome, Sydney Maria Lynn Desjarlais!

This morning at 9:28 a.m. Cari, Darrell, Kelsey and Hannah welcomed a new baby girl into their lives. She weighed 6 lb 9 oz and was 48 cm long. Mom and baby are reportedly doing quite well. She's apparently an alert baby, already staying awake for an hour at one time. She babbled to Grandpa Nicholetts and recognizes her Daddy's voice too. We can hardly wait to meet her. Congratulations Cari, Darrell and girls!

Good Luck Cari and Darrell!

My sister Cari, and her husband Darell will become parents again this morning. Cari woke to her water breaking today and when she got to the hospital, she found out the baby was still breech and she was dilating. She is undergoing an emergency C-section as I'm typing. New sisters, Kelsey and Hannah are ecstatic that they can attend as they have no school today. We wish Cari the best of luck with a speedy recovery and a perfect little bundle. Grandma Nicholetts plans to join them tonight after work for a visit. Hopefully the McNally's can visit before too long as well. We Love You and Good Luck Cari & Darrell!

Last weekend we made an excuse to go camping again. Since I had a prenatal appointment late Thursday afternoon anyway (all is fine), we decided to pull the trailer to the city and stay for the weekend. Jesson and Daddy had a blast running around on, and laying in the grass in the park across from our site. The weather wasn't the greatest but we enjoyed the trip immensely. We got some shopping done, took in a few of hundreds of garage sales in the Montgomery area of the city, and spent a fair bit of time relaxing at the campsite.

All in all we had a great weekend. Whether we were outside playing or stuck inside due to rain or wind and cold we made the best of it and relaxed as much as possible. 

On Saturday night, with our holding tank capacity almost full, Jesson was treated to a bath in the kitchen sink instead of the tub. He thought it was fun although he barely fit. On Sunday morning he asked to get in the sink again so he must have enjoyed himself. 

Our site at Gordie Howe was quite large with plenty of room for Jesson to run and ride on his car. He never wanted to be inside. 

While we were shopping, Jesson got a few new toys. Mr. Potato Head is one of his new favourites. We had intended to replace only his favourite semi-truck and trailer which wore out on him, but things got a little out of hand. 

Jesson loved to be outside where he could explore, collect rocks and things, watch birds and squirrels and golfers, and run in circles when he had extra energy to burn. 

Tonight Jesson and Daddy went for a little tour with the new trailer in tow. Jesson had a blast. 

Jesson got a bike trailer last weekend when they finally went on sale. He thinks it's pretty cool. 

Here Jesson and Daddy are organizing the "garage" at the back of the trailer making sure everything is packed. 

Jesson LOVES to help Daddy whenever possible, especially when tools are involved. Here they were busy putting the jacks back on the trailer after Daddy beefed them up a little. 

It's a BOY!!

At least it will be, when it comes out. A week or so ago we saw the radiologist again and had the potential kidney blockage looked at a second time. The radiologist said he didn't think there was anything to be concerned about now, and to have the baby checked out after delivery. While we were there, we asked to find out the sex of the baby and we were shown his unmistakeable twig and berries. His facial profile looks a lot like Jesson did during his ultrasound. We can hardly wait to meet our new little man.

Daddy was away for an evening last weekend to celebrate Jason Kazakoff's stag in Saskatoon. Once he got home, Jesson didn't let him out of his sight. Jesson loves to be outside and dragged Daddy out for some fresh air too. 

On the rare occasion that Jesson sits still in the evening, he's content to hang out in his chair and watch TV while havin ghis bed-time snack. This rarely happens though. 

Here's our new, old car. It's got a lot of miles on it but its rides great, runs good so far, and has a trunk that will fit all of our junk. 

I finally took pictures of our second home for the summer. The floor plan will give you an idea of what the interior is like. We'll have A LOT more room now than we had before, we can hardly wait to try it out. 

Hello There!

It's been a while since our last photo posting, I guess I've let things slip for a while. We haven't stopped taking pictures of Jesson, just haven't gotten around to editing them and posting them here.
Things at our house have been busy over the past month or so. Scott listed and sold his farm land which took up a fair bit of time and thoughts. Now our single income life has become a little less stressful with farming out of the way.
In the beginning of March we went for our first ultrasound to check on baby #2. For the most part, everything is fine. It has 10 fingers, 10 toes, two arms, two legs, one head, etc. The only thing of concern that was found was a potential kidney blockage of some sort. The radiologist and my OB both stressed that this usually turns out to be absolutely nothing but it does warrant a second peek which was scheduled for 6 weeks later. We haven't found out the sex. We're still unsure as to whether we want to know ahead of time or not, we'll see.
Scott, Jesson and I had a two night stay at the Motel 6 in Saskatoon the following week. We swam in the salt water pool. Jesson's favorite was the "warm pool" or hot tub. We only let him dangle his feet in but he liked it anyway. We relaxed a lot, and did a little shopping. It was just what the doctor ordered.
On May 26th, good friend's Wade and Aimee Sebastian welcomed their new baby boy Tyler Wade into the world. He weighed 6 lb. His new sisters Paige and Keeley are reportedly thrilled with him and have had him to school for show-and-tell already. Congratulations guys!
A week ago we found a decent used car as a second vehicle. We didn't realize how much easier a second vehicle made life until we had one again. We just sort of learned to cope with one vehicle because we had to for a while. It's a full size car, old but in decent shape, and it rides nice on the highway.
Last week Jesson and I ventured to Luseland in the "new-to-us" car to visit with Stacey, Blaine and the kids. Jesson had a blast with Kaitlyn while Matthew was at school, then played with both of them after that. He LOVED seeing all of the animals, especially Rusty the dog, and enjoyed wearing his "bubblepoops" (rubber boots to you and I) to walk in the mud.
On Thursday last week Jesson and I went to Saskatoon to see the OB/GYN again. He said these interim visits are just a formality, more of an inconvenience than anything as the first trimester worrying is over, I feel great now, and there's no worry about delivery yet. The heart beat is strong, my blood pressure is fine, and I've had no vomiting or migraines for a while now, yipeee! We visit the radiologist again on the 21st of April for a follow-up ultrasound to check on that potential kidney blockage, we'll keep you posted.
Last Friday Scott made a solo trip to Saskatoon to trade in our fifth wheel on a larger one that will fit a family of 4 comfortably. Our Frontier was WAY too cramped. We had removed the couch last year to make room for the play pen, leaving us with only the dinette for seating area. When we bought that trailer it was the biggest one we could pull with our other truck. Now that we're driving the largest passenger truck known to mankind, weight isn't an issue anymore. We found a Cougar (281 EFS) fifth wheel with a kids room at the back that we fell in love with instantly. The link shows that it has a neo-angle shower when it actually has a tub and toilet on the driver’ side and a closet and sink on the opposite side. We have spent some time packing all our junk into it and so far we have lots of room left over. As we make a few trips, I’m sure we'll fill it up with the "you never know, we might need this" objects. We have a way of doing that. We are looking forward to taking it out on it's maiden voyage probably to Gordie Howe Park in Saskatoon the weekend of May 6th. Scott has that Friday off and the first trip should never be too far from home. You always find something that doesn't quite work the way it's supposed to on a new trailer and being close to a repair depot is a good idea just in case.
Well, that pretty much catches everyone up on the latest with us. It's been a busy couple of months! I'll try to keep things updated a little better from now on. We'll keep everyone posted on the baby's progress and post new photos of Jesson as we take them.
We Hope all is well with you.
Take Care,
McNally's.

Now that Spring has sprung for good...we hope, Jesson is enjoying spending time outside. Here, he and Daddy were playing outside and Jesson got to shovel. He found it much easier without snow. He shovelled the driveway, the sidewalk, and then headed down the street with it too! 

He loves to have his picture taken sitting in different places too. I couldn't resist posting this one too. Look at that smile! 

Jesson LOVES to have his picture taken. Once we snap a shot, he has to see how it turned out right away. He's becoming quite a ham! 

The latest in fashion! "Bubblepoops" (rubber boots) and a diaper. 

The Easter Bunny left a trail of eggs leading to his new toys and also hid a bunch of eggs around the living room for him to find. It sure didn't take him long. 

He got a hollow chocolate truck and needed to taste-test it right away. Great breakfast! 

Happy Easter Everyone. Jesson had a blast with his new toys and his big bunny on Easter morning.