Blessings...

I was thinking today about being a mom and the last ten years. Having Autumn 10 years ago seems so long ago some days and then others I think I can still remember smelling that new baby smell for the first time... And then I look at Allysse and think "Wow is this really my 5th child." My body reminds me regularly that "yes you have given birth to five children" :) 

I pray regularly for my children... for health... safety... their future spouse... their schooling... their personal struggles... their attitude... and the list goes on.   But most importantly I pray that they accept Jesus as their personal savior.

God answered a prayer of mine today... Alana accepted Jesus :) Wow... Oh how I love Jesus :)

3 John 4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Morning Tea

I just came across these pictures again today.  This year once the three oldest went off to school, Aubree and Allysse would have some time together. Most of this year, since Allysse's birth, was Aubree holding Allysse and kissing Allysee...kissing Allysee... kissing Allysse and .... kissing Allysee again :) But eventually, it is hard to believe... Allysse got big enough to sit and watch Aubree and watch her and watch her some more. And then one morning... you see... it's like she grew up...this morning was a little different... there was new guest at the tea party...

Tea in the morning with a sister... and in your jammies is priceless :)

Once Upon a Time...

I often find Alana holding Alysse... playing with Allysse... singing to Allysse... and now that she is learning to read... I found Alana reading to Allysse...

Then she read... happily ever after :)

The Pit

Dirt... Sweat... tears... and testosterone...

The big boys and little boys all love this game. We discovered it at camp. They call it "Ultimate Dodgeball" but the official name is "Ga-Ga Ball". Great fun! They played for hours and went back several times. Drake is trying to convince dad that we need like three of these pits in our backyard so we can hold "tournaments" :)

When the dads pulled the boys from the game for dinner... they cried because they wanted to play more.

 When the boys pulled the dads to the pit the next day to play again... the dads cried because their bodies hurt from the day before :)

 Drake wants to go back to camp... to go to the pit again... and again... and again... So the other day... I saw dad googling "Ga-Ga Ball"... could a "Ga-Ga Pit" be in our future?