Mommabelle

Monday, April 01, 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easter 2013

We were thrilled to be able to set out three baskets this year!!!

Joseph..this boy actually woke up last this year!

Isabelle..second to arise!

First one up..pretty much every morning!

Our three blessing! Hearts full of love!

More beautiful every day!

Hanging out while Daddy sets up the camera just right! My arms started to fall off!

We did the best we could. Samuel is quite the wiggle worm!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

I posted some of our family favorites in the fall. We were so excited when the next season of Downton Abby came out, and now we are eagerly awaiting Doc Martin coming out at the end of the month!

We just finished watching the first series of Call the Midwife. We waited for what seemed like forever for it to come out for free on Netflix streaming.

The next series is scheduled to come out at the end of this month. It looks like a great TV time is in store for us in April.

We are also watching The Vikings! I quite like it!

Brendon and the kids love to watch Formula 1 racing. Seriously!

I think it's hilarious, and bit skewed. However, they have fun!

We read The Unlikely Missionary

It's a great book. I think it was a good reminder. Our family is already leans strongly in this mindset, but was great to read another book like this. Our focus is local as far as being physically present in outreach endeavors.

Current Favorite Cereal !!!
Try it!

Oh my goodness, I actually downloaded a baby app!!!

Alright, that's it for our spring sampling!!!

Monday, March 04, 2013

Diet Update

February turned out to be a maintaining month and it was hard just doing that with all the hoopla around here. Today is DAY 1 again. Logging everything at WW online. Arghh...I really don't want to and yet really do, so I'll just do it! It feels like it's time for vacation and more vacation! I think I'll do the woman thing and get a hair cut! Isn't that like a vacation? When I go to the beach I'm sure I'll be quite happy I sucked it up and started back logging in at WW!!!!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Plans

2013 has gotten off to a rough and blurry start. First, we all caught whatever evil illness was floating around. It made its unwelcome rounds in our family, and left us exhausted for weeks. During that same time Brendon had been suffering from a kidney stone. They are pretty common for him and generally run the course and are gone!

Not this time. The short version is the past three weekends have been spent at a hospital.

The normal quick procedures just didn't work and then complications arose.

We have plans and spending time in the hospital was really NOT part of those plans! Are they ever?

For myself and the children I planned to have half days of school this past week, so that we could do home management projects. Having planning and organizing weeks help us work more efficiently for several months. However, it is time to regroup and replan. We are learning more and more to roll with it and move on when surprises come along.

Old Jerry and Phil had this to say:

Jer 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Phil 4:13: I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

It is true!

Thank Goodness!