GrEIGHTful!

I can not figure out how to position the pictures exactly where I want using John's computer so they are all right here at the beginning--ergghh! Oh well, at least I can post some pictures! :o)

Trying to get pictures of the three of them was impossible.  I had to try and bribe them with smarties.  I hope that between Mel and I we are able to get some good ones! :o)

Yes we too enjoy jumping on the trampoline! It's a good workout, especially when we have to hold the boys!

Mrs. H and the beautiful blanket she made Genesis.  I will post more pictures of it soon--I hope!

Mom and Bill

Yes, that is mom (or grandma) who got on the trampoline too!

Yeah it's been a while since I have done one of these posts, so there will be a few more than 8 items to be grateful for.  I will try and catch up! :o)

I am grateful for:

1. The pictures that I do have on this blog, as they are some of the only ones I have left of Genesis now from the first couple of months!  We are still hoping that we can get the data recovered, but will have to put the hard drive away in a safe place for now.  Once we can afford it we will take it in.  We will still phone and get a quote just to see how much it really is.

2. The fact that I am able to breast feed Genesis exclusively now. I just started pumping and freezing milk and I can not begin to describe how proud and happy I am to be doing that.  I thank the Lord for this amazing miracle.  Plus we are saving huge amounts of money by not having to put her on formula (especially since she was reacting so bad to the lactose based formulas)!

3. Great friends who love us, encourage us, pray for us and who desire to really know us and accept us with all of our faults and shortcomings and appreciate our faith and our beliefs.

4. My amazing husband who has a lot on his plate with school, work and being a great father, husband and man of God.  I love him so much and am so BLESSED to have him in my life (and no he did not pay me to say that! ;o)

5.  My little boy who at times makes me want to take a long vacation, but is so completely lovable, adorable, inquisitive and hilarious.  I really love his imagination and the funny things he says lately.  I will have to do a post of some of our conversations.

6.  My little girl who is such a happy, content, smiley, sweet little girl.  She is such a blessing for our family!

7.  Answers to prayers. Understanding, provision and getting a chance to draw closer to God.

8.  Visits with my family.  My sister, nephew and Mom came for a visit and we had a nice time.  We also got to meet my mom's friend Bill for the first time!  

9.  Fresh veggies and produce from the farm.  Mom brought us a box full of garden veggies as well as some meat, honey, flour, flax, porridge and pancake mix and it is all from the farm!! :o) Thanks Mom!

10.  JOE.  I love shopping there lately while I am still trying to lose weight, but can't fit into my pre-prego stuff and all the maternity stuff is falling off of me.  I just bought two new outfits for well under $100! 

11.  A good, solid church.

12.  Great phone conversations with some good friends who I wished lived closer!  

13.  Two vehicles.  We finally got John's little car on the road (praise the Lord) and I now have a vehicle that I can go and do errands with if I need to.  Plus it's nice to have the peace of mind that if there were ever an emergency with one of the kids, I have wheels to get me to the hospital or whatever.

14. Playdates with neighbours.  Yesterday I was out playing with the kids and our next door neighbours had their door open, which is rare.  A little girl kept popping her head out and watching us, so we said hello and then she wanted to come down and meet us.  So her mom brought her down and then she jumped into our yard and started playing.  So she stayed for a half hour or longer and played.  She was only a year and a bit, but Zech and her had a blast on the trampoline.  Genesis loved her too and just started laughing and giggling with her.  I was a little shocked that our neighbours just let her play with us.  We don't really know them that well, but always say hi anytime we see them.  She was a real sweetheart.

15.  The Holtom's.  We asked to borrow their lawn mower and they agreed, so they called us up and said that they were on their way into the city and that they would drop by and cut our grass for us.  I told them that John was working but all they had to do was just drop the mower off and he could do it the next day, but no they insisted on doing it for us.  So the whole family stops by and each kid was assigned a job and then Mr. H and J cut the grass, N and L played with Zech and Mrs. H chatted with me, held Genesis and gave me the beautiful quilt she made for Genesis.  We are so blessed and thankful for their friendship and generosity.