Wednesday, December 17, 2014
October 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Overheard...
`Benny when we are grownups we will be neighbours okay!`
Ben Laughs, ``Oh Jake! Of COURSE we will be!``
Ben Laughs, ``Oh Jake! Of COURSE we will be!``
Monday, September 15, 2014
September
We recently had our family photo's taken. They turned out beautifully and I am so happy that she captured these moments. I am grateful to say that the happy, healthy glowing faces that are seen in these shots are true to life. They have not been touched up, they have not been enhanced, they are not pretending to be something they are not. My little family is actually this healthy, this happy and this loved.
A story I wouldn't want to forget (even though I think I do right now~)
Elizabeth went to the hair salon with me a little while ago. She watched me with my head over the salon sink very intently. She took in every detail of the experience. A few days later, she and her little girlfriends that I babysit during the week alerted me to the suspicious absence with unusual silence. I heard commotion in the bathroom and fearfully opened the door. Ella and friends looked at me, thrilled with themselves for the hair salon they had set up. Ella had each little girl put their head over the toilet while she carefully poured water over their hair with her teapot. They stood grinning at me with (clean!) toilet water dripping down their faces. "Ella give haircuts!" she proudly declared.
(They all had baths.)
***It does look like a salon sink from this perspective doesn't it! Friday, August 22, 2014
Ben is 7!
Dear Ben,
Seven! You are so SO excited for your birthday. 8 weeks ago you made a calendar countdown for your birthday and while you rarely remember to make your bed or
brush your teeth, ... you have not once forgotten to mark off the daily countdown!
Each morning we are told how many days left until the big day!
Today you couldn't contain yourself any longer!
"ONE MORE DAY!!!!!"
You have it all planned, down to the smallest detail.
Red and blue balloons
lego cake
gold and a tool box for gifts
dinner at a restaurant
a trip to the lego store
swimming
a party
Check, check and check. It is a tall order but you are so excited I can't bear to ask you to take it down a notch....so you will go swimming, and have a party, and go to a restaurant (or a "restranaut"as Jakey calls it)...and get gold and lego and all the rest!
You have earned it.
You make us very proud. From your piano playing, soccer skills, enthusiasm for everything new and interesting, your appreciation of books and passion for Mindcraft. You are so smart, interesting, unique, charismatic and funny. You are a good friend. You have a kind heart and a desire to do the right thing and preform well. You are such a good helper and a sweet son and a wonderful brother. You are just a great kid! We are privileged to watch you grow up. We are blessed to call you our son.
Happy birthday Ben!
I love every inch of you and every moment of being your mother.
Love Mommy
xoxo
Seven! You are so SO excited for your birthday. 8 weeks ago you made a calendar countdown for your birthday and while you rarely remember to make your bed or
brush your teeth, ... you have not once forgotten to mark off the daily countdown!
Each morning we are told how many days left until the big day!
Today you couldn't contain yourself any longer!
"ONE MORE DAY!!!!!"
You have it all planned, down to the smallest detail.
Red and blue balloons
lego cake
gold and a tool box for gifts
dinner at a restaurant
a trip to the lego store
swimming
a party
Check, check and check. It is a tall order but you are so excited I can't bear to ask you to take it down a notch....so you will go swimming, and have a party, and go to a restaurant (or a "restranaut"as Jakey calls it)...and get gold and lego and all the rest!
You have earned it.
You make us very proud. From your piano playing, soccer skills, enthusiasm for everything new and interesting, your appreciation of books and passion for Mindcraft. You are so smart, interesting, unique, charismatic and funny. You are a good friend. You have a kind heart and a desire to do the right thing and preform well. You are such a good helper and a sweet son and a wonderful brother. You are just a great kid! We are privileged to watch you grow up. We are blessed to call you our son.
Happy birthday Ben!
I love every inch of you and every moment of being your mother.
Love Mommy
xoxo
Thursday, August 21, 2014
July
We have had a colder than average summer but the kids haven't seemed to mind the cooler temperatures. We have 't been deterred as we have been to spray pads, playgrounds, beaches, the farm and picnics and as someone who does not enjoy the typical humidity we usually experience this time of year I don't mind one bit!
Ben and Jacob were both able to play soccer for the first half of the summer and loved it! Ben scored his first goal and really improved his defence. I love watching him participate in something he enjoys so much and is gaining real skill in.
In typical four year old fashion Jacob picked grass, scored on his own net and generally looked cute with his knee high soccer socks up to this thighs. He had a lot of fun and sure can run fast!
Ella enjoyed her role as cheer leader when she wasn't otherwise visiting with all the dogs and babies she could find in the sidelines.
Ben and Jacob were both able to play soccer for the first half of the summer and loved it! Ben scored his first goal and really improved his defence. I love watching him participate in something he enjoys so much and is gaining real skill in.
In typical four year old fashion Jacob picked grass, scored on his own net and generally looked cute with his knee high soccer socks up to this thighs. He had a lot of fun and sure can run fast!
Ella enjoyed her role as cheer leader when she wasn't otherwise visiting with all the dogs and babies she could find in the sidelines.
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