Happy Boxing Day!!!

Well... Christmas was very quiet & relaxing this year. We put up our tree on Andrew & Julia's birthday which will now be a new Ward tradition in our house. My mom & dad have spent the week with us and it's been great. Went out today and played some pond hockey which was very fun!!! No shopping yet today, hopefully on the weekend.

We wish everyone a safe & happy new year and hopefully we will see you all in the new year!

JULIA'S GARDEN

Julia's garden is growing everyday!!! Andrew & I can't thank everyone enough for your love & support. Our little angel is now home with her mommy & daddy where she belongs. Everyday seems to get a little easier and we are getting through this day by day.

All for now... xoxo Allie

JULIA ROSE

Hello everyone,

It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that Andrew & I share the loss of our sweet baby girl with you. We have composed a letter explaining in more detail what happened between the 10th & 12th of December 2007, and how are lives have been forever changed. If you did not receive it, please list a comment with your e-mail address and we would happy to send you a copy.

We are both doing as well as expected given the circumstances. We would like to thank everyone for your prayers and well wishes as we know that this is very hard on everyone.

We will be home for Christmas so stop by for some Christmas cheer and hugs which helps heal everyone. Being with loved ones, celebrating friendships and the amazing life of our little angel will be the greatest gift Andrew & I could receive this Christmas.

Again, we love you all and thank you again for your onging support.

xoxo Allie & Andrew

SEASON'S GREETINGS...

Have done a little more baking, but I have to admit there has been some cheating. These were done with my new found favorite gingerbread mix by Robin Hood. The cookies are so soft & chewy and again I bake them on the stoneware which works great!


In other news... baby is moving around around ALOT!!! Feeling well and looking like a basketball has made it's home in my stomach! So much fun though to finally feel our little pea wiggling around.

Weather out West has been pretty good, snow on the ground and about -8 to -16 for temp. Not bad for December.

Well that's the latest... Looking forward to seeing everyone soon and having a long overdue visit.

Merry Christmas & a great 2008 to you all!!!

BLANKETS

I have been wanting to make blankets for the Children's hospital for some time now and have finally got going on them. Here are 3 that are finished and hopefully I will be able to get some more done before the holidays... we'll see!!!

CHRISTMAS BAKING...

The baking has begun and I will posting some of my favs if anyone wants to try them!

Ginger Cookies... they are fantastic!!!!
* 2 cups sugar
* 1 1/2 cups margarine or butter softened
* 1/2 cup molasses
* 2 eggs
* 4 1/2 cups flour
* 3 tsps baking soda
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 2 tsps cinnamon
* 1 tsp cloves
* 1 tsp ginger
* 1/2 tsp nutmeg
* Sugar for rolling

Beat sugar, butter,molasses and eggs until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap & refrigerate for 1 hr. Heat oven to 350. Shape dough into
1 inch balls, roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookies. For those of you who have baking stones, I highly recommend using them, the cookies always turn out better. Bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes or until set. The cookies will puff then flatten out during baking and have a crinkled look to them. Cool 1 minute before removing from sheet/stone. This recipe makes about 10 dozen and can be frozen up to 6 months.

BABY UPDATE

Well as you all know, baby Ward is well on the way. We had an ultrasound this week and everything went well. Baby is very active, kicking alot and was a bit stubborn during the photoshoot, skocking I know! I am not feeling a whole lot of movement yet, but I am sure that will happen shortly! Anyways, thought we would give you a peek at our new addition...

PEROGIES...YUM!!!

Made the best perogies today with Danielle, Erin & Chanelle. This was my first time making them and I have a whole new appreciation for homemade perogies...it's ALOT of work! But all very worth it. Andrew did a great job of cookin' them tonight for dinner too...yummy!

HAPPY HALLOW'S EVE!!!

We hope that everyone had a safe and happy halloween and will enjoy eating all their goodies over the next little while!

The Mad Surgeon

The Tree of Terror

PUMPKIN CARVING 2007!!!

Welcome everyone!

This site has been created for family & friends to be part of our lives even when far away. We hope that you will all enjoy seeing our family grow, new beginnings and life out west in Calgary.

Love,
Andrew & Allison