Micah's Dedication

Yesterday we were blessed to have our friend, Chris, dedicate our little boy, Micah,  to the Lord. It was a great way to spend thanksgiving.

We are truly thankful for our boys. We are thankful that Micah has joined our family. We are thankful that we are surrounded by a wonderful church community who continually encourages us, prays for us, and helps us raise our boys. We were blessed to be surrounded by our family and friends yesterday as we declare that our little boy to belong to the Lord.

 Thanks to all of you who joined us yesterday, whether you were there in person or in spirit. We know that we are surrounded by people who live all over the world

Micah

Micah in Sunglasses

Total deer in the headlights look---classic Micah face

Cool Dude!

Nerd in the making

And for all those who long to see Micah as an old man...here he is!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to Neufeld Farms to get some veggies and take some pictures in the pumpkin patch.

What you don't see is the next sequence of pictures is Joel pushing Micah over onto his face.

Hugging a pumpkin

Joel LOVED the tractor!

Holding hands in the pumpkin patch

 

Micah wasn't thrilled with the idea of being propped up next to pumpkins..especially when they moved!

Joel saying "Cheese!"

The money shot!!! Finally!

 

 

 

Oh! Airplane!

Mama and her boys!

Her one true love!

Lest you think we are a Hallmark card family.....

Joel

Joel loves to try on our glasses.

We think he's pretty cute with glasses on.

He's just gotta learn to put them on the right way!

 

We're suffering from PSSD

...also known as Post-Squeah Stress Disorder.

We came home with two grumpy boys. Boys who had spent one glorious weekend being cuddled, held and played with. And then, they come home to one busy momma, a sick papa and a cold each.

This week is a busy week. We are planning Micah's dedication for Sunday, there is Thanksgiving and all the preparations that go with that.

Then there is apple sauce that needed to be made, a pumpkin that needed processing and bread crusts that were made into bread crumbs.

 

Plus two sick kids and one sick husband, makes this momma a busy one. It doesn't help that all the boys haven't been sleeping well (since they can't breathe). Which in turn means that I don't sleep.

 On Monday, I went to treat myself to a nice pumpkin spice frappe at Starbucks, only to find that its closed for renovations.Ahhhh! PSSD (pumpkin spice shortage disorder)! Had to hit up the Starbucks in Safeway instead. Its never as good. Partly because the coffee isn't made the same (it tastes different to me) and partly because carrying two kids across the parking lot, with two to-go cups is A LOT to carry, especially with Joel running all over. 

Have I mentioned that Micah seems to be going through a growth spurt and is eating constantly? Or that since Sunday I've already done 8 loads of laundry?

Yep! Post Squeah Stress disorder is in full swing.

The weekend away was a nice change of pace. I felt really relaxed. Had a great time hanging out with people from the church. Temporarily forgot I had a toddler since these nice girls took care of him all weekend. Barely held Micah, since the church wanted a turn. Got to go for coffee with a friend at the Blue Moose in Hope. Danced (okay, circle games with musical movement) with Dan....and a bunch of other people. Won a game of Settlers against a husband and wife who both claim to be undefeated (ahem...Chris and Katrina). I sure won that argument!

A great weekend away and lots of prep for what I'm sure will turn out to be a good weekend ahead.

One Year Ago...

....we were at Camp Squeah for Church Camp.

...This little guy decided he would start walking! (okay, more like running!)

.....we found out that we were expecting this little guy! (Which is why those oranges smelled soooo good!)

What a wonderful year it has been! I am truly blessed!

Shall we amputate?

Joel fell down and hurt his foot the other day and was in tears. I said to him, "Oh No! Shall we amputate?  Just below the knee?" He said, "Uh huh!" Then he ran to the bathroom and got something out of the drawer. He came back and sat down......with the nail clippers! He then proceeded to "cut" off his toes. So cute!

Book Lovers

Micah drools over books....and on them.

Joel has FINALLY turned into a book lover. Of course, its only 5 books that he truly loves (and I now have memorized!) But at least we can read a book together without him running all over the place.

Its true. He does sleep. Using his puppy as a pillow. Such a rare treat! If only he would stay sleeping and not wake up 4 times a night, we'd be styling!