Summer Times

Is it possible that the last time I posted was May 19th? That seems like it was such a long time ago... I guess mostly because it was. It isn't that I necessarily had writers block, but I just wasn't in a mood to put pen to paper or rather finger to keyboard.

So here are the updates. In June I celebrated my 33rd birthday. It was a nice night of football and lasagna. The Bombers lost but hey it was only pre-season.

In July, Michelle and I spent a lot of time at the lake on the weekends. I love being out there at Nutimik. Sitting on the water in the boat soaking up the sun, reading a book. Can't get much better than that as far as I am concerned. For the July long weekend, we headed to Lac du Bonnet to watch the fire works. It took a long time for them to start but the wait was definitely worth it. I would have to say that the fire works were second to none. City of Winnipeg could certainly learn a thing or two. The two things that kind of sucked were that it was so windy that people were getting ashes dropped on their heads (luckily we were out of harms way) and the second thing was that for some reason, of all days, the fish flies came out. Before the event I hadn't seen one fish fly and by the time we left, you couldn't take a step with out crunching multiple bugs under your feet. Gross...

Of course I can't forget to mention that Michelle and I made it to one year and she surprised me by renting a cabin at Barrier Bay (Couple Only) Resort. It was really nice not having any kids running around, splashing around and being...kids....

So this weekend Michelle and I leave for Calgary. We are going for a Family Reunion from my mom's side. It is usually a lot of fun but it is a long drive for a weekend...

We are planning on making a stop out in Banff if we can. Should be loads of fun!

See ya after we get back...

How to Rip Down a Garage

What's in a Name

So the kid has a name... Her name is Aliegha (Ah-LEE-Ah) I am not sure if I spelled it correctly, but that is how it sounds. Her middle name is May which is sort of funny since she was born in May. I think if Michelle and I have kids we want to name them the month too... December Steinhilber, that sounds precious.

Let me tell you that the kid has hair. I think she might have more hair than her 2 year old brother. She is a good looking kid, especially for being 6 weeks early...

It has been a long time coming having a girl in the family...

Happy birthday kiddo...

About time, is it?

Well it is official. We have a girl in our family that wasn't brought forth through mariage. My brother Dan and his wife Corallee had a baby girl. It wasn't supposed to happen for another 6 weeks but I guess she was in a rush to get out.

It was a weird night, at about 12:00 midnight I got a call from Dan saying that there were some complications with Corallee and so Michelle and I booked it over to their house to stay with Marcus while Dan and Corallee went to the hospital. We hung out there for a few hours until Corallee's mom came in from Beausejour. They thought that the babe might make a run for it and the doctors injected some steriods to help the baby's lungs start working.

Some time in the afternoon the kid was born. The newest Steinhilber, a little girl weighing 3lbs, 11 oz. For now we don't get to see her up close and personal. We have to wait 3 weeks minimum which is kind of a bummer. I wonder what Marcus will think of the little girl.

Funny enough, Dan and Corallee were having a little disagreement at Mother's Day about getting the room ready for the baby and we all said there is plenty of time... Well I guess we might have to help Dan out a little bit so that it is ready when the babe gets home.

So what is the name of the new one? Not sure. It was so unexpected that they haven't picked a name. Knowing the parents, it might be a week before she has one. For now I will call her BOJ. Bundle of Joy.

Anyways, keep them (Dan, Corallee, Marcus and the new kid on the block) in your prayers.

What a Rush

What a rush today was. I rushed to get in the shower, I rushed to get to church, I think I might have rushed one of the songs and I rushed to leave church early so that Michelle could rush to class.

The morning seemed so rushed.

It will be nice to relax for a little while this afternoon and evening, just Michelle and myself. I think I might even sit outside and enjoy the beautiful weather and a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Hmmmm.... Now that is how to relax.

My long lost relatives

Did you know, that there are a lot of Steinhilbers out there in the world. I thought that it might be a more uncommon name, but apparently there are around 57 of us on Facebook. For kicks and giggles I decided to do a search for Steinhilber and I was amazed at how many people I found. Most of them where in the states but a couple were from Saskatchewan, so it lead me to think that I might have some long lost relatives.

Hooked

I think this internet thing is going to take off. I mean just 4 months ago I didn't have a blog and now look at me. Recording the goings-on of my life on a weekly basis. Can you believe that I also just signed up for Facebook (www.facebook.com). I already have like 12 friends. It is amazing. What else could a guy ask for. Now if there was only some sort of way a person could make money using the internet. That would be awesome!

By the way, if you have Facebook, add me (no I am not having a competition with my wife to see who has more friends, and she is not beating me by double).