As you requested mom here are some updated pictures of the puppies! We've got 7 who have homes and we have just two left to find homes for! :) They are SO sweet, but i'm glad that we only have a week and a half left with them!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Happy Birthday Joshua!
Today my little boy turned 5! Here are some pictures from Joshua's birthday party with his friends. They had cake and icecream and then went on a treasure hunt in the woods to dig up a treasure chest full of treasure!
p.s. HELP I can't find spell check!!!! Oh this is BAD...
Thursday, January 14, 2010
THANK YOU LEANNE for teaching me how to link! So now check out this great website from my very talented husband. :)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
As you know I've been attempting to potty train Daniel. He seems to understand the concept of not going to the bathroom in his diaper. He takes his clothes off before he goes potty.. he just hasn't done it to go on the toilet yet. Instead of putting his poo and pee in the toilet where it rightfully belongs he likes to put OTHER things in the toilet. Including but not limited to books, toys and toothbrushes. Though his favorite seems to be books. And Yes... i said toothbrushes. Especially mine! (no i have NOT used it after it has been in the toilet, I've bought a new one!) We've lost many good books this way and I'm sad to say, Maria, that today we lost Goodnight Moon to the nasty yucky toilet water. Underneath "Barnyard Dance" "Goodnight Moon" met it's doom atop a most beloved toy phone. And now they all rest in peace in the garbage along side my toothbrush.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
What's a post without some pictures?
This weekend we went exploring. There are many logging road that scale mountain ranges here in Washington. We like to explore as many as we can and find new exciting places. I would post some pictures of the beautiful views that we find.. but in all honesty i am to busy enjoying them and making sure my children are not falling off cliffs.
Joshua and Daddy roasting a hot dog.
Elijah crawling on all fours up the road... it was just way to hard for him to walk with how much we bundled him up... but he enjoyed the time on the ground!
Joshua driving the Land cruiser. (not really , but he wishes!)
I'm feeling at a standstill, or a crossroads of sorts. We know that we don't want to stay in Washington any longer. We feel God's prompting to move, but we're at a bit of a preparing stage. Things need to be done and fixed and sold before moving, and a job needs to be found. Matt is applying for jobs, but online applicants from long distances are usually not a companies first choice. But we still apply while we are here getting things ready. I'm just hoping and praying that everything will line up into place and the transition will be fairly smooth. This will be our furthest move yet and by far the hardest. We've moved from Canada down to Oregon, which was about 18 hours. And then from northern to southern oregon, and then from southern back up to northern and then over the river to Washington and 2 moves within Washington. I imagine moving from Washington to Minnesota with three small children, potentially our dog and as many of our worldly possessions as we can bring will be a HUGE undertaking. It may seem crazy and super stressful, but I'm ready (well almost) and I'm just crazy enough. And anyway... i love my family and I just want to be near them to support them and help them out. LOVE YOU MOM and I can't WAIT to live close by! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
This weekend we went exploring. There are many logging road that scale mountain ranges here in Washington. We like to explore as many as we can and find new exciting places. I would post some pictures of the beautiful views that we find.. but in all honesty i am to busy enjoying them and making sure my children are not falling off cliffs.
Joshua and Daddy roasting a hot dog.
Elijah crawling on all fours up the road... it was just way to hard for him to walk with how much we bundled him up... but he enjoyed the time on the ground!
Joshua driving the Land cruiser. (not really , but he wishes!)
I'm feeling at a standstill, or a crossroads of sorts. We know that we don't want to stay in Washington any longer. We feel God's prompting to move, but we're at a bit of a preparing stage. Things need to be done and fixed and sold before moving, and a job needs to be found. Matt is applying for jobs, but online applicants from long distances are usually not a companies first choice. But we still apply while we are here getting things ready. I'm just hoping and praying that everything will line up into place and the transition will be fairly smooth. This will be our furthest move yet and by far the hardest. We've moved from Canada down to Oregon, which was about 18 hours. And then from northern to southern oregon, and then from southern back up to northern and then over the river to Washington and 2 moves within Washington. I imagine moving from Washington to Minnesota with three small children, potentially our dog and as many of our worldly possessions as we can bring will be a HUGE undertaking. It may seem crazy and super stressful, but I'm ready (well almost) and I'm just crazy enough. And anyway... i love my family and I just want to be near them to support them and help them out. LOVE YOU MOM and I can't WAIT to live close by! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Monday, January 11, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Where's the line?
Raising children can be a challenging task when it comes to the world and media choices. Where's the line? Is there a line? I was having a conversation with Matt's mom about this. She was wanting to bring Joshua to go see the new "princess and the frog" movie. I had heard from multiple sources that this movie had a lot of Voodoo in it. I had told her that I didn't think it was a good idea because I don't like what i had heard about it. She then went on to talk about movies like snow white and sleeping beauty and the witches in those movies and how it isn't very much different then the "voodoo" magic that would be in the princess and the frog movie. Interesting thought... It definitely is a hard topic. Where is the line? There is "magic" in The lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but it deeply symbolic. I know people who try to draw redemptive properties out of any movie... but that just doesn't work for me. I think that there needs to be more sensitivity. I've noticed that people who are lenient of media choices and who subject themselves to things that are certainly NOT wholesome or for the Lord have a hard time deciphering what is right and what is wrong in all things. Some things are SO black and white and obvious. Well, yes this movie has sex scenes and the like, but they are JUST acting. mmmhmmm... And what is going to be in your head the rest of the afternoon... and how do you think that person's spouse in the movie that was "just acting" feels? If My husband was an actor and he had a love scene with another woman.. let me tell you that would CRUSH me... and i certainly could not say to myself "he's JUST acting". Yeah... he's JUST acting INAPPROPRIATELY. Anyway... rabbit trail sorry.
I'll admit I haven't always made the wisest media choices and some of my favorite movies have things that are questionable. For instance... My favorite childhood movie is Beauty and the Beast. I love how Belle embraces life and how she doesn't let the gossipy townspeople to get to her, and that she has dreams. I like the message behind the movie that talks about accepting people and learning to love them in their rough states. Of course there is magic, what disney movie is void of magic? Let's take the little mermaid... there is a bit more magic in that movie... does that make it worse? Where's the line of what's okay and what's not? Everybody has different standards and different convictions and Media will always be a hot topic. I think media can definitely be a good thing. But it also is VERY damaging.
My standpoint on it is that I trust that the Holy spirit will convict my heart and lead me in the proper direction of choosing healthy choices for my boys. I believe that if I keep in step with the Lord he will allow me to make choices for my children that may not always be popular to them or to others around us.. but it will protect them and help them to be discerning when they are called to make those choices without me. Will i make mistakes and will they see things that they probably shouldn't? Yes i probably will. Have they watched movies they probably shouldn't? Yes they probably have. Are they scared for life? I sure hope not. All i can do is trust the Lord, keep myself informed on what I allow in my home, and continue to seek a life that's pleasing to the Lord. And when the times do come where we have made mistakes in media choices or the boys have been to someones house where a media choice was not a proper one, we can sit down and talk about exactly why certain elements in the movie where not wholesome and just pray that the Lord continues to give wisdom and grace.
Where's the line for you?
How do you deal with this issue in your family?
I'll admit I haven't always made the wisest media choices and some of my favorite movies have things that are questionable. For instance... My favorite childhood movie is Beauty and the Beast. I love how Belle embraces life and how she doesn't let the gossipy townspeople to get to her, and that she has dreams. I like the message behind the movie that talks about accepting people and learning to love them in their rough states. Of course there is magic, what disney movie is void of magic? Let's take the little mermaid... there is a bit more magic in that movie... does that make it worse? Where's the line of what's okay and what's not? Everybody has different standards and different convictions and Media will always be a hot topic. I think media can definitely be a good thing. But it also is VERY damaging.
My standpoint on it is that I trust that the Holy spirit will convict my heart and lead me in the proper direction of choosing healthy choices for my boys. I believe that if I keep in step with the Lord he will allow me to make choices for my children that may not always be popular to them or to others around us.. but it will protect them and help them to be discerning when they are called to make those choices without me. Will i make mistakes and will they see things that they probably shouldn't? Yes i probably will. Have they watched movies they probably shouldn't? Yes they probably have. Are they scared for life? I sure hope not. All i can do is trust the Lord, keep myself informed on what I allow in my home, and continue to seek a life that's pleasing to the Lord. And when the times do come where we have made mistakes in media choices or the boys have been to someones house where a media choice was not a proper one, we can sit down and talk about exactly why certain elements in the movie where not wholesome and just pray that the Lord continues to give wisdom and grace.
Where's the line for you?
How do you deal with this issue in your family?
Saturday, January 2, 2010
dinnerware
Is ignorance really bliss or is it just plain dangerous? Check out this article on heavy metels in your dinnerware...
http://www.bluedominoes.com/content/heavy-metals-your-dinner-table-how-lead-and-cadmium-can-become-part-your-meal
I promise i will figure out the link thing for you someday! :)
http://www.bluedominoes.com/content/heavy-metals-your-dinner-table-how-lead-and-cadmium-can-become-part-your-meal
I promise i will figure out the link thing for you someday! :)
Butter
Today i made butter... and it is YUMMY and creamy and oh so good.
If you would like to make your own butter it is SUPER easy... check out this link
http://crunchychickencooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/handmade-butter.html
(i still haven't figured out how to insert links where you can click on them and go directly... if you know how PLEASE share)
Now I must be off to help Matt paint the bathroom!
If you would like to make your own butter it is SUPER easy... check out this link
http://crunchychickencooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/handmade-butter.html
(i still haven't figured out how to insert links where you can click on them and go directly... if you know how PLEASE share)
Now I must be off to help Matt paint the bathroom!
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