Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Before.....


After...

Chloe born 6/3/12, Iosua 7/12/12, Eliana 6/7/12. 


Iosua and Levi who was born on 7/17/12.
Iosua doesn't know this yet...but these will be his future play date buddies. Life will be a bit more exciting when these guys start being mobile. Sounds like trouble to me!

Monday, September 17, 2012

The Best Birthday Ever!

I can't believe I have a five year old! Time flies when you have kids. Since Iosua has gotten a lot of attention these past couple months we wanted to make sure Ezias had a special bday party this year. I let Ezias play a big part in planning his party. It was fun hearing his ideas and such for the party. He asked me if we could surprise him for his party. I told him that wouldn't work because he already knows about it. He replied I really want everyone to yell surprise for my birthday...so I told him we'll plan that for next year. His actual birthday landed on a Sunday so we had his party a day before on Saturday so it was a fun-filled weekend for him. He took a few friends to Jungle Jim's Playland. The party started at 6pm and of course we were there until they closed at 10pm. Ezias got some great presents at his party and couldn't wait to open them. I told him he would have to wait until Sunday to get them out and play with them. On the drive home from his party he kept saying he had so much fun. He was running around like a wild child the whole day and just soaked in all of the attention. Sunday morning he wakes up and asks me "Mom, are you sure I'm 5"? I tell him yes and then he says, "but I still look 4"! He's such a funny kid. I guess he thought when he turned 5 his body would transform into the big kid version. I assured him that he's 5 and told him he just grows a little everyday. He had one last present to open that morning from his parents and he was so excited. He kept saying this is the best birthday ever and kept thanking me for his birthday. He took his extra bday cake to church so he could share with his class and was beaming while the primary sang the birthday song to him....twice...per his request. It was nice to see him so excited and really appreciate everything. After opening most of his new toys and putting everything together it looked like christmas morning around the house. It was a fun weekend and one to remember. This time next year Ezias will be going to school. I love my son. He brings so much joy, laughter and non-stop chatter to our lives. I'm excited to see what his future holds.








Family Pictures


Taima is on a roll! It was a perfect day to take family pictures. We went to International Peace Gardens. I finally have some family pictures to put up on the walls at home! Here are just some of my favs....



 








My Boys

My amazing sister-in-law Taima has taken up the hobby of photography. She wanted to put her learning to practice so I gladly volunteered the kids! She did such a great job. Iosua was a great sport as he was being moved around to various positions.








I really enjoy being a mother of 2. Ezias is such a great help around the house and with his little brother. Iosua is a good baby and lets me get sufficient rest to function each day. I'm glad Taima was able to capture some great pics of my boys.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Iosua's Baby Blessing




Iosua was blessed this past Sunday. Josh gave a beautiful blessing. He will be 2 months this week...can you believe it? We're grateful to all the family that came to show their love and support. I am also in my last week of maternity leave. Got to make money to pay all the doctor bills now. : ) I took the kids out to Missouri so they could meet the family there, but I have no pictures to show for it! Shame on me. I've really enjoyed my time off with the kids and am sad to go back to work. Here are some more pics from Sunday. 






Josh is fired as the camera man!


Ezias is such a good helper when it comes to his brother. He loves him and is anxiously waiting for him to be big enough so he can wrestle and play basketball and football...cause daddy's getting old. Ha!