Yearly pics of the kids

Seth 7 1/2 years old

Ethan 4 1/2 years old

brothers

Chloe 1 year

all 3 of them



Back 2 School

It was back to school today. I think Seth was liking the idea of going back to school and starting Grade 2. Ethan was just thrilled to be starting JK. Last night he couldn't wait until it was morning time so he could go to school. We got up on time, took some pictures and even made it to school well before class started. Seth went off no problem, and sat in his desk anxiously awaiting the start of class. And Ethan hung up his back pack and got his indoor shoes on and all he could think about was painting a picture. There were no tears at all from the kids or myself.

 I had a nice day with Chloe. We went shopping in the morning and had a quiet afternoon. Although I did have to pick the kids up before school was done since Ethan had a fever and his cold was getting worse. Hoping he will be better for school on Thursday!

I wanted to end this with a picture of Paul and the kids. :) love them all so very much!



Birthday celebrations while on vacation

We enjoyed another part of a week at the trailer. This time everyone was able to be there. It was lots of fun and we were able to celebrate birthdays that week too. We had fun with game nights, and campfires and beach days (although the water was too cold for me to swim in) but still enjoyed time spent lounging at the beach, eating snacks and just being together. It was a great week!

Paul's birthday was on the Tuesday

Chloe's birthday was on Friday, and Dad's was on Saturday (we celebrated on Thursday)

Seth found some treasures during the week

Seth's new love....fishing!

a birthday cup cake!

mmm...this is so yummy

see everyone...I am eating my own cupcake for the first time

and I really enjoyed it!

The whole gang!



She's 1

Our sweet baby girl Chloe is now a 1 year old. Hard to believe how fast that year went! We all love her to pieces and she brings so much joy to our family! She had a good day celebrating. We were at the trailer and she was able to celebrate there along with her Daddy whose birthday was earlier that week and her Papa's who is a day after hers (more pics to follow on trailer time/birthday celebrations).

this is something Chloe and I have done for months now, I put my forehead towards her and she puts hers to mine and we just look at each other. I love it! So precious!

opening gifts on her birthday morning

a hat and shoes from her brothers

a purple sleepsack and a fork/spoon set from Daddy and Mommy

her cheesy little smile, I say smile and this is what I get

Hard to believe...

....that this little girl is turning 1 in less than a week!

Last year at this time I was overdue and we all were anxiously awaiting her arrival. She was 8 days past her due date. Those 8 days felt like forever to me!

Just thought I would share a few things about her:

~She is still easy going and content. She loves to play with her toys in the playpen, she laughs and makes almost as much noise as her brothers do.

~She loves eating our food now. Sometimes she still has some baby food, but mostly ours. She is still drinking formula though. I just want to be sure she is gaining enough before putting her on milk.

~She just learned to clap her hands last week while on
vacation. She has been trying for a month or two and finally mastered it.

~She "walks" along furniture, her crib and playpen, but hasn't tried walking on her own. She has been brave a time or two and will stand for a second or more without holding onto anything.

~Not sure how much she weighs....she goes in a couple weeks for her check up. She is very tall, and thin. She wears bigger size clothing just for the length!

~She can say "hi", "all done" (in her own way more like ah da), she says mama, dada, and I think she tries to say Seth too...in her own way of course. She loves to wave bye. She folds her hands to pray when we pray or read the Bible. It is so very sweet!

~She has a favourite bedtime book that I read each night. It actually is a cloth book and was mine when I was a baby. I have read it to all our kids and her face lights up every time I read it to her.

We have 3 birthday celebrations coming up. Paul's, Chloe's and my Dad's and we are celebrating these while on vacation. So when we are back I shall post some pictures of all our celebrations! :) Enjoy the last week of summer break! Hard to believe at how fast the summer went. Back to school and routine in a little over 1 week.

Our Vacation

We had a lovely time at the trailer last week. This time I remembered the camera to capture some pictures. :) The weather was good, we had some swimming days, times spent sitting and reading by the beach, eating snack foods and just enjoying each others company! Fun times! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves....Enjoy!

everytime we pray or read the Bible, Chloe folds her hands. It's so sweet!