Big Changes!!! and Summer Update!

Since I last updated..ok....this is gonna be long!! But if you make it to the end, you'll find out my big news....
Becca celebrated her first birthday!! On her actual birthday Norm and I left her with our friends, and went out to a Stampeders game. I figured we should celebrate what I went through the year before..lol Then on Sunday we had a party with family and a few friends. I cant believe how fast this past year went. It seems like just yesterday she was born! I made her a health apple cake, with banana icing. She didn't make much of a mess with it though.

The day after her party was a holiday, so we went to the Calgary Military Museum. Norm hadnt been there since he was a kid. We invited his brothers and their kids to come with us. It was interesting. Not my idea of fun, but Norm enjoyed it.

Hannah came out the first week of August, and brought the rain with her! I had so many plans of what we were gonna do, mostly outdoors stuff, and of course it had to rain! We went to see the Lion King Broadway production though, which was awesome!! If you ever have the chance to go, I highly recommend it! We went to Calaway park on the weekend she was here to. I had never been, so it was fun. Im not much of a rides person, but Hannah and Norm are, so it was nice they were able to go together. Have I mentioned that my sister is an amazing artist?? For our 2nd wedding anniversary she painted us a picture of the Cardston temple! I almost cried, ok well maybe cried a little, when I opened it.

The second weekend of August our niece Ella was blessed, she looked so cute!!

It was Rebeccas 5th time flying, and the first time I found out that if the plane is not full, they will book you a seat, for free, so you can bring your car seat. It made such a difference!! Its tiring to hold a wiggly baby for 5 hours. With her car seat she was able to watch treehouse, and then sleep, which meant that I was able sleep!:)
When we got there, we went right to my grandparents summer place, down by Cape Breton. I hadnt been there for 3 years. Almost all my dads siblings, and their kids were down there too. It was awesome to see everyone! Norm joined us 4 days later, and it was nice for him to meet all my dads family. We had a few nice beach days, mostly before Norm got there though..lol. In total there were 21 of us staying in a 3 br home with 1 bathroom. We had a few tents, and a trailer, but when the hurricane came, it was pretty cramped! It was nice to be with family though! We celebrated Hannahs 16th birthday in the middle of the hurricane. My grandfather,who passed away last year, was named Bill, same as the hurricane, so everyone joked that he just wanted to be there for the party!

We got to enjoy some good old Cape Breton fiddle music. I never really cared for it when I lived here, but now that im not around it, I appreciate my Nova Scotian heritage. Norm thought every song sounded the same..lol.
We went to Fort Lousisburg one day. It was one of the things Norm wanted to do while we were back. Since its a french fort, they give you a hard time if you're English. I speak french though, and told them that Norm was a spy, so they gave him a hard time. It was fun:)

I got mom to take some family pictures for us while we were there. We waited till one of the last nights Norm was there though, and it was soooo cold at the beach that night!! We were trying to look warm and happy..lol Here are a few of my favorites.

Norms been after me all summer to let him shave his head. So since we had some nice pictures ( and the fact that I wouldnt see him for 2 weeks..lol) I decided to give in and let him. My dad is balding, and so is his brother, so Norm thought it would be funny to shave the “Ehler” hairdo in first.

Now for the BIG CHANGES!! Are you ready for it??? OK!
My sexy husband has joined the military. We've kinda kept it hush hush, since everyone we have told has freaked out. But well, it was a long time coming, it wasnt an overnight decision. We've been thinking and praying about it for a long time. Norm's signed up to be an Armoured Soldier, so he'll be working with tanks. I feel good about it. Its weird cause my head tells me that I should be freaking out right now, that I should be screaming at him not to do this. But my heart is telling me that this is the right thing, and that he'll be ok. So we're almost ready to set out on this new adventure. We're just waiting on a few paperwork things to be finished, and he'll be off to basic training. Then the fun starts for me, cause guess what that means?? I'll be moving back to Nova Scotia! His first 3 months of training is in Quebec, and the next 3 is in NB, so why would I stay all the way out west? Im gonna move back in with my family while he's in training. I might even go back to work, since mom's offered to watch Becca, but i'll take one big change at a time.

I think thats enough for now, i'll update soon with my favorite pics from my trip, and the rest of my vacation.