Raising Blessings

I can’t believe that it is now December. In just one more month we will be welcoming in a new year! December looks like it is going to be a very busy and fun month. This weekend we are going to ” The Living Nativity” Which is something my stake puts on each year (A [...]

I really do need to be more creative about Halloween. The only thing I really put effort into is making the traditional Soup In A Pumpkin we have each year on Halloween. We have two  little girl Asian outfits (I’m not exactly sure which Asian country they are from) that my sister-in-law gave us. So [...]

Here is JJ’s fathers day picture this year. He got to have a cute newborn in his picture while I showed off my big belly in my mothers day picture.They look so cute in their matching dresses that my twin sister bought for them. Father’s day was also Miriam’s first time at church. Our ward [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

My Dad has always made sure that Remembrance day was an important day in our family. His Dad served during WW 1 and his grandfather was killed while serving in WW 2. I wish that Veterans Day was a statutory holiday in the US like Remembrance day is in Canada. I would like to carry [...]