Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
Yep, I love seeing the white stuff fall down and blanket the ground. It's a peaceful reminder that Christmas is coming. Caleb also reminds us that his birthday is coming. I guess it wasn't the greatest idea to tell him (back in July) that when the snow falls means his birthday is here. Now every time he sees it snow, he asks when can he have presents for his birthday?? ha ha ha. Soon it will be close enough to tell him how many sleeps it is!
To teach our kids the importance of giving, and helping those who are in great need, both Caleb and Amberly filled a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. Not only is it a wonderful organization, but it allows us the chance to teach our kids how lucky they really are, and how it's important to share and give to those little ones who have nothing.
We decked our halls last weekend, and we're so pleased with the outcome.

A good time was had by all, except the littlest one. This guy has the cutest sad face ever!


Our weeks seem to be flying by with activities and the comings and goings of everyone. Caleb has school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and every other Friday. Amberly goes to Christa's on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Caleb has swimming on Wednesday afternoons. I have small group Wednesday nights. Amberly has swimming Saturday mornings. The kids go to Awana on Thursday nights. It's probably just a glimpse of what scheduling will look like in a couple more years - Crazy!

Caleb and Amberly love going to Awana. I'm amazed at how well Caleb does memorizing scriptures. This week's verse is "Jesus said, Friend, your sins are forgiven." Caleb has it almost except instead of saying forgiven he says, "your sins are coming" it sounds pretty threatening coming from a 3 (soon to be 4) year old!

Our xbox died conveniently a couple of weeks ago. Dave figured the cost to have it fixed would almost be the cost of a new one. So we broke down and got a new one. With the new Kinect of course. Caleb loves it. We all are enjoying, I think my favourite part is watching Caleb play. I loved it so much, I had to tape it and share with you!

Love will Hold Us Together

Make us a Shelter to Weather the Storm


Matt Maher is a new favourite.....

News

Lots has been happening in our household and I feel like time is just slipping away. Almost every day there is something going on or has to get done and by the time I reach the evening hours I'm done! Here's a little update of how things are going.

Caleb is still loving school. Dave and I had a parent teacher interview last week and she is quite please with how well Caleb has adjusted, as if he's been doing it for a long time. I also went in for an observation this week and sat and watched their activity time. Caleb ignored me. I called him over and asked about the toy he was playing with and he approached me and then turned away! Oh dear, at least I know he's feeling comfortable there. When Joel was born Caleb developed a swollen gland on his left side. When we took Joel in for his 5 day check, the doctor examined Caleb and measured the size of the gland. She wanted to see him back again when we took Joel for his 1 month. We did that yesterday and because the gland hasn't gone back to normal we've been referred to a pediatrician and we have to have an ultrasound done on it. The doctor told me not to be too worried about it. I just worry, that's what I do best!

Amberly is my handful. The past two weeks I've been struggling with finding ways to discipline her effectively. So far everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm about ready to just tie her up to something and leave her there. I know that she's acting out because of Joel. But at the same time I think it's also a girl thing. She's not using the potty just BECAUSE!!! She will poop on it, or she'll just poop in her diaper just to get a reaction. This I've learned from and now I don't react!

Joel is doing lovely. I've successfully got him on a schedule with out any problems. He is a gassy guy, so he's fussy a lot of the time. But our nights are getting better he's sleeping solidly from his last feed at 10pm to 2am. At his 1 month check up he now weighs 11lbs 11oz and is 23.6 inches long. He's smiling at us and when awake he's so alert.

Dave and I are doing well, settling into a routine of parenting 3 kids. We seemed to have turned a corner where we can actually get some time for ourselves in the evenings again when the kids are in bed. We're busy with church things through the week, but have no other commitments outside of that so we do have more free time together. He went to Promise Keepers yesterday and stayed the night and will be home today sometime. I was nervous to be home alone at night with all 3 kids. But I did o.k. I may go to bed at 7pm tonight, but I did o.k.

I better run and check on the kids now.