Just an updated picture for all of you wondering how big I'm getting. I'm running out of lap room for Luke, that is one thing I'm noticing and he's noticing too. I think he's starting to sense a change is going to be happening before long. He's been very clingy and possessive of me lately. I can't believe that before long he won't be the baby anymore. I'm feeling really good and have more energy lately. When my head does hit the pillow though I am out within 5 minutes. 9 weeks to go!
I had to take a picture of our beautiful stockings hung on the railing. My Nannie has kept very busy over the years making homemade stockings for all of her children, her grandchildren and now great-grandchildren. I remember as a kid thinking Dad's stocking looked a lot smaller than mine and my brother's, and now I look at mine and think it looks smaller than my kids. I think Nannie is getting more and more generous each year (if that's possible) and now we have twice as much stocking to fill as our parents did. This is such a wonderful tradition and I'm so thankful that we have a grandmother who is still so healthy and able to do these things. She will have to pass on her pattern(in her head) one of these year's.
This isn't even an ornament but the kids decided when we decorated the tree that this frog should be on the tree. So welcome little froggy.
My mom gave my brother and I a Santa ornament one year and it is always an attention grabber. The kids love it and always want to touch his fluffy beard.
This was a passed on ornament from my Grammie. I'm not sure who made it but Sam is enthralled with it. I think he thinks it's a real sucker and he always asks me if he can have it.
This is one of my favorite's. It's a pewter lighthouse from Nova Scotia and always makes me think of home and how fun Christmas was with our family.
This is Christmas Tree 2009 purchased at Home Depot that the boys helped pick out. It's a BC tree and we bought it pre-baled. I know, I know....Scothorn's. This is so out of nature for us but there are no U-picks out here, maybe someday I can start one!
Sam made this ornament at Pre-school this year. We only have Sam in pre-school and already we've had to be choosy about which ornaments to hang because there are so many new additions.
Another masterpiece of Sam's.
Andrew made an angel in Storytime at Bible Study so we decided for this year we would put it on top of the tree. He is pretty excited about it.
Sam's class party was this week and it was a reindeer party. This was one ornament he got to make.
This is the typical scene in our house lately. Luke has decided that he should be allowed to sit on a tall stool like his brothers. Luke is quite proud of himself and grinning ear to ear whenever he is up there. The other two definitely don't like sharing their lego with Luke though.
Today our adventure was making homemade wrapping paper. Can't wait to wrap some gifts with it!
This is looking down main street which consists of hair salons, a drug store, Doctor's offices, a bakery, a meat shop, gift shop, post office, gas stations, fire station, movie store, pizza shops, dollar store, a few bars and I think we have at least 3 liquor stores in town and recently a Tim Horton's which my Dad is grateful for. Everything is in walking distance for us which is nice. Although taking Andrew and Sam on their bikes and Luke in the stroller can often be an adventure of chaos with all of the road rules and traffic etc. Pretty scaring for Mommy!
This is at Birds of Prey which is just down the street from us. There are thousands of Canada geese there currently. It's got a walking trail and some picnic tables. In the Spring and summer we don't always spend a lot of time there due to all of the goose poop everywhere. It's a hard place to have a picnic or play soccer or fly a kite. Too poopy.
This is our church, the Coaldale Canadian Reformed church which has approximately 300 members. Close to 30-35 of them being babies or toddlers under three that stay in our nursery during church. A crazy busy place! 