Raising Blessings

For almost a year my 3 year old has loved pink and dresses. Now my 2 year old is the same way. Just a month ago we couldn’t put a dress on Rebekah without her crying but now she cries to wear her frilly pink dress. Bekah likes lots of colours so at least everything [...]

I got my camera back so now I can post some pictures! Here are Sariah and Bekah enjoying their Canada Day dinner and Bekah waving her flag. Here we are enjoying fireworks with JJ’s brother and sister-in-law. Sariah and Rebekah loved the fireworks. They were good but after going to the Symphony of Fire in [...]

Yesterday was a crazy busy day for us. I went grocery shopping, back home for lunch and really short naps for the girls. Then I went to a financial aid meeting to discuss Rebekah’s hospital bills, then back home because I left the address for the Canada Day Party hosts at home. Then I took [...]

Each Mother’s day and Father’s day I like to have a picture for the special day so we can see how much our little family changes each year. I woke up at 6:30 on Sunday to make waffles and scrambled eggs (with minced green onions, cheese and tomatoes).  And we also gave JJ his gift [...]

Today it is Sariah’s 3rd birthday and I tried to make it special for her. I thought JJ was going to be taking the car today because he is working late all this week but he helped a friend move today so his friend gave him a ride home. This was good for us because [...]

I really enjoyed my Valentines. JJ made me a card with a poem that he wrote in Latin. He found his high school Latin dictionary and spent two hours writing a poem in Latin. It was really sweet. Saturday evening he also gave me some Lindt chocolates. I love Lindt chocolates, which are from Switzerland. [...]

We are finally in Alabama! It was the longest road trip I have ever been on! 33 hours of driving!!! I am still amazed at how well the kids were. Sariah was pretty much perfect and Rebekah had her moments of screaming and wanting out of the car seat but thinking about her age and [...]

This year a common phrase I have heard people say or write on blogs is “because of the economy we’re not doing Christmas this year”. Does Christmas really require you to spend a lot of money? You don’t need to buy expensive gifts or put thousands of lights on your house to celebrate Christmas. It [...]