I couldn’t help myself, ever since I made her this tutu, to take her out into nature and take a few pictures of our baby girl. She had fun most of the time, of course mosquitoes and other insects did not make it any easier, but we still managed to take a couple of great photos. To us, she is the elegant flower that keeps blooming and shining into our lives. We love you our sweet girl! Thank you Lord for our precious miracles!
Lois and I had a privilege to throw Sarah a baby shower. Not only did I enjoy the process, but I loved the event itself. Seeing Sarah’s face upon arrival was priceless. It was the moment, I knew that all of the hard work has paid off 🙂 I could tell she felt loved and that was the whole idea. A huge Thank You goes out to everyone that helped to make this event happen, papi for painting the branches and playing with kiddos, my sweet husband that made the pom poms and hung them, Sarah Carter who sowed the most beautiful appliques and bibs, mamusya for making dishes, coming early to help prepare food and being my mental support, Lois for helping decorate and prepare food, Lilya and “O” for helping on the day of the event and for watching the babes, auntie Susie for baking the most delicious “tea cakes” and all of the guests that showed up to make Sarah feel special. It was truly a blessed day!
I pray for both Bobby and Sarah as the day of baby “G’s” arrival is quickly approaching that God will give them peace, wisdom, love and joy. I always say, the 9 months you carry your baby in your tummy is the easiest part of the journey, even the mothers that had to be on bed rest. It’s what comes after, the love, care, sleepless nights, patience, wisdom, discipline and the list can go on forever that will count at the end. It’s whether you raised God’s servants and givers. Sarah and Bobby you will make great parents! We Love you guys!
My sweet boy, I feel like it’s been a while since I have written about you and you have been nothing but joy to us. Almost daily you say or do something that makes mommy and daddy laugh or just stand there in awe. One of the cutest things you have been saying is “I love you”, which comes out more like “I ya you” You said it to your daddy first and lately, you have randomly been running to mama, giving her a nice tight hug while saying “I ya u”. My precious boy, you have no idea how much these words mean to your mommy, they mean the world. You have been intensely trying to learn to count and you have succeeded on September 27th. You counted from one to ten without stopping. Now, you try to count everything and anything. You say how old you are and show the little index finger while you say “one”. You pronounce words very well and use “please” when you know you want something badly. “Thank you” sounds more like a very high pitch “Tank you.” The favorite word that we hear probably at least twenty times a day is “mine”, it’s hard for you to share, but you are slowly learning. Mommy and daddy are definitely challenged by you, because we don’t enjoy giving you “time out” but we know you will thank us eventually 😉 When you work on something for a while and succeed, you yell “I did it!” It is absolutely precious. You still love, love, love to paint. I am beginning to think you might be taking it up from mama and you are quite the artist : ) You love shapes and you know them pretty well, your favorite shape is dome/semi circle and oval. You love to draw circles and always saying “urcle” as you try to draw it. The first song I have heard you attempt singing is “God Loves me” and “Awake, awake..” I wish I could keep these sounds in my mind forever, because it is adorable when you sing them. You have learned a few letters, you know your letter A, B, C, M, O and P. You love to sing, “A is for apple” song also. You are a quick learner and love to learn through singing. Your daddy often reads to your by singing through the books : ) You can now sit through an actual book and with how busy you are, it’s very impressive : ) you are still a great eater and will eat as long as something is offered. You started liking gold fish, quite a bit. Your favorites are smoothies, cookies, fruit and pancakes. You are absolutely great at trying things, you will 99% of the time try things and once you like something, you always make that sound of “yummmm” (it makes me smile every time) You adore your pacifier and mommy and daddy are dreading the day when we have to take it away : ( We try to have you go without it for most of the day and only give it to you at sleepy time. You treasure those moments with your paci. Your favorite TV show is Kipper. You absolutely freeze when it comes on. There really isn’t anything else that you can watch that intently. Joshy, we are very proud of your baby and we love every single minute with you and your sissy. You light up our world! Always remember that!
One of my favorite seasons, is Fall. Beautiful, gorgeous Fall! I am a sucker for the smell of pumpkin spice, maple and cinnamon. And of course I am crazy in love with pumpkins and yellow and red leafs. The air is so crisp that it makes you want to be outside all day long. Our little family finally ventured out to the pumpkin patch. We all had a fantastic time, starting with walking through the pumpkin field and ending with sunflower labyrinth. I am pretty certain the babes loved it!
Happy Birthday uncle “O”! We all shared a beautiful day at the lake. First time fishing for all but “O”, papi and Barry. I must say, I loved the experience of watching the fish bite, reeling it in and that’s about it. I don’t believe I could make a good fisher woman, simply because I have a hard time watching it try to survive, but the outcome of it cooked is also pretty amazing 😉 The kiddos enjoyed playing with sticks and running around while adults enjoyed indulging in some delicious food. May God keep blessing you my sweet brother! We all love you very much!
