Told Ya

I told ya we have been busy!  This last week/weekend we were especially busy, but glad it was a long weekend.  As previously posted, my sister and her husband came down for her baby shower.  Leading up to that (and not including the preparation for it) we were shuttling Flat Stanley around, showing him the sights of Southern California before returning him to Canada (hi, Nicole!).  I’ll post those pictures next…

Saturday we did doctor, baby shower, family visiting.  Sunday we did Judah’s dedication at church, and more family visiting.  Unfortunately, my dad was taken to the hospital that morning with a gall bladder attack and ended up having it removed the next day.  GEESH!  Then, Monday we hung out at home for a bit, worked on building a mission, and had a bbq with our fantastic Bible Study group.  More detail about dedication and gall stones to follow as well…

Last night was open house, and amidst the long weekend and short week, we’ve made it to Friday.

Enjoy the photos…

Dedication and Misc.

Showers

Well, it’s drizzling a bit here this morning.  I even had to use my wind shield wipers – go figure!  And the smell of the wet ground is lovely.   However, this is not the kind of “shower” I was thinking of when I began this post – simply got side-tracked.

This is the kind I was originally thinking about it.  My twin sissy is expecting her first little one, and we celebrated with a baby shower for her this last weekend.  It began as a very busy day with me having to take 2 of my 4 into the doctors office that morning.  Severe ear infections – antibiotics – off to the shower a few minutes late.  I guess it was a good thing we didn’t have it at my house.  We  had a good group of family and some close friends, with lots of laughs.  Amanda (my sister) had lots of little helpers, of course.  Looking forward to another one up north in her neck of the woods in a couple of weeks.  Who could possibly get tired of all that little baby stuff?    Not me!

Here are a few pictures I was able to snag.

Amanda’s Baby Shower

Tea

I’m fairly delinquent in posting some photos from different events and activities we’ve been up to.  Here are photos of the different tables from our tea at church.  This was my third year hostessing a table.  I do not have china of my own, but fortunately, Brandon’s aunt has plenty to go around.  This year I got to use one of my favorite patterns of hers.  I didn’t want to dirty my table or return them.    Of course I was bad about taking photos of myself or actual people – it was a crazy day, please forgive me. 

Tea 2009

Resemblance?

Hubby mentioned a resemblance…

…must be the slicked back hair and bubble goatee. 

To God Be The Glory

Superb news story about Stellan.

My new favorite

I’m trying really hard (at least starting today) to be better about my snacking, eating, exercising….

And with all of those 100 calorie packs of EVERYTHING, it’s easy to know the points (for all of you WW fans).

This is my new favorite!

God bless you, Little Debbie.  You’ve turned my favorite treat (which I would only indulge in on vacation) into one of my favorite parts of the day – snack time!  Mmmm, I love these. 

Oooo, another favorite I just thought of…

Yummy ice cream candy bar – decent sized for 3 points, but even better – IT’S DELICIOUS!!!!

Do you think it’s frowned upon if I consumed both boxes as my points for the day?

A Mess

Judah is or usually makes a mess as of late.

Such is the life of a boy (I suppose).

Messy Boy

Not Me

This is small attempt at a Not Me Monday a la MckMama.  It seems fun, and appropriate.  Here goes…

I did not cry tears of sadness when I found out that my husband scheduled me for some pampering at Burke Williams on Friday.  It was absolutely not because I miss my bestie soooo much that it hurt to think of going there alone.  I did not go anyway, and enjoy myself (all alone), especially in the happy bath.  Not me.

I certainly did not start my day with a massage and end it at the emergency room with my second born, who proceeded to be the second child in two and a half months to split their chin open.  Never would I have offered to take said child to the emergency room, and I definitely would never be able to stand there while she got four stitches.  Not me.  I also, did not say and encourage her to say the word “stupid” at the attempt of making her laugh and feel better.  Never.

I was not disappointed and upset that we drove to four different restaraunts, (my pick) for dinner and ended up at a quiet little burger joint for my mother’s day dinner.  And I certainly didn’t end up thinking that it was a nice quiet dinner as a family even if I didn’t have a waiter.  And when my girl friends and I went Sunday afternoon for a one hour foot massage (anyone see Amazing Race?) the masseuse did not ask me if I have a baby as she pointed to my gut.  That point was certainly not directed at me. And I did not just have a bowl of ice cream.  Nope.

Lastly, I am not addicted to the Bejeweled Blitz game on Facebook.  NOT ME!

I Got My Craft On

I surely can’t say I thought of this brilliant idea all by myself.  I actually fell upon a crafting blog, and won a drawing for these cute magnetic clips.  After finding a post from the same blog on how she did it, I thought these would be a great gift for Teacher Appreciation Week.  Thanks, Mindy, for the inspiration.  I got to get my craft on. 

I hope they like them…

One short month

Just one short month and my baby boy turns one!  Today he is exactly 11 months old.  And walking.  And clapping.  And looking at books.  And talking (his own language of course).  And pointing at everything.  And shaking his head “no”.  And saying “mama” and “dada”.  And mimics the dog barking.  And loves the bath tub.  And loves being outside in the front yard.  And is working on his 8th tooth…  I could go on, but I’ll spare you.

My goodness how time flies.

11 months old