our month in pictures...

The downstairs bathroom....

Didn't my sweetie do an amazing job...AGAIN!!!!!!! Thanks babe! What a difference! Even thought it's been finished for a few weeks now...I still do a double take when I walk by!

BEFORE







AFTER

Look out....I'm BACK!!!

I know, it's been a long time since I last posted! Almost a WHOLE month!! We are all doing well...I've just been so busy with photo shoots, photo editing, designing Christmas Cards etc, etc....
But it's starting to slow down a tad and I'm coming back! Due to popular demand I will be showcasing some pics of the kids and the pictures showing off Matthews most recent reno...our downstairs bathroom...
Im sure that December is just as busy as a month for you as it has been for us! We have 4 Christmas Parties, 3 birthday parties, 4 photo shoots and the list goes on!
We have been enjoying the snow that we have and the kids love tobagganing!!! It has been bitterly cold...yesterday morning it was -39 with the wind chill!!!! We have a winter storm warning in effect right now....with continued BITTER temps! Its all good though...Matthew keeps the fire going strong and we are toasty here with each other!
We are not going home for Christmas and that is a bittersweet topic...but we are looking forward to having a very relaxed Christmas together here!
Well...enjoy the pictures!
We hope and pray that you are all doing well, enjoying the weather and almost ready to celebrate His birth!
Love Lisa

whos who????

I CANT believe HOW much Ezra and Isla look alike! When I look at Ezras baby pictures...I don't really see Ezra anymore...I see Isla with longer hair!!!
Isn't this crazy?!?!?
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half a year old.....sniff, sniff...

Thats right! Yesterday Isla celebrated her HALF YEAR BIRTHDAY!!! I can't believe how fast time goes by!!! My baby is half way to being one year old!!! She is so sweet....everything about her makes us smile (okay, maybe not when she wakes in the middle of the night....) thats to be expected, but it doesn't make me smile if you know what I mean!
We had a good day with her! And going with Islas trend...she only has explosive poops for brand new clothes, clothes that have the tags taken off that day!!! Proof in the pictures. Hope you don't have a weak stomach!!!

* You are sitting up pretty well unassited. Mommy needs to sit really close because you get excited and flick yourself back. But if you are focused on a toy in front of you then you do awesome! Getting better by the day!
* You rolled over just before you turned 6 months!
* Youre 2 bottom teeth have come through quite well!!
* You started eating oatmeal cereal and LOVE IT!
* Love your sister and your brother...you love when they spin you round and round in your exersaucer!
* You like Baby Einstein
* You dont like it when mommy walks away from you!!!
* You sleep well at night waking usually 1-2 times with 2 naps a day!

We love you soooo much Isla! You are beautiful inside and out! We love watching you grow and change everyday!!! You are so much fun to be with!









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time-out

I just told Matthijs to go and clean up his mess. When I came out of the playroom I couldn't find him so I called "Matthijs, where are you?" "Im right here on a time-out" I said "you put yourself on a time out? Why?" he said "because I'm not teaning(cleaning) up"
Matthijs...you made Mommy laugh!!! I love you

OH Christmas Tree....

Thats right...November 10th (yesterday) is tree decorating day in our home!!! It was so much fun!!! See...playing in exersaucer, tree box, favorite ornaments and lots and lots of LOVE! Dont forget to watch the video too!!!

VIDEO

Cereal Pics!

Too Cute...thats all I can say!

Islas 1st Food...

Oatmeal cereal...she love love LOVED IT! And lucky for you, you get to witness her very first spoonful EVER! Here are TWO videos for you to watch!!! She would've kept eating all night long!

Happy Birthday to you MATTHEW!

Yesterday Matthew turned the big 2-9
Yes, yes it is the last year of being in his twenties!!!
Thank you Chris, Jen & Ella for coming over to help us celebrate!!!
Yummy pizzas, peanut butter brownie pie....FUN!!!

I love you hunny! I glad you had a great day! You don't look a day over 40...just kidding!!!

Love ME

She ROLLED over!!!

Isla finally did it!! One time and one time only (so far), on daddys 29th birthday! 5 days shy of turning 6 months, Isla decided to roll over! She rolled from her tummy to her back! Even though her older sis and bro did this move at 3 months...she decided to throw us way off!!!
Little stinker!!!

Can ya tell how under the weather she's been feeling? Her and Matthijs both!

I love you Isla...snot bubbles and ALL!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Yep...thats me screaming...an excited scream!!!!!

I am the proud owner of an Olympus E-3...not that that should excite any of you guys, but I couldn't be more PUMPED!

I have been looking to invest and upgrade to a different camera and this morning Matthew and I purchased this one!

I was originally thinking of changing from Olympus to Nikon...but then I'd have to buy ALL new lenses, cards, charger and flash. So I moved up to the "flagship" of the Olympus' the Olympus E-3!!!

If you want to see what my new camera looks like check it out here:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/e3/e3views.asp

Thanks for listening to me ramble on and on about a camera!!!

melts my heart...

Before I forget to post this I need to tell you about a little something that happened on Monday.

Ezra was invited to a little girls house for a princess tea party...Matthew had a meeting so I also brought Matthijs and Isla along. There were 4 little girls invited to the tea party...Matthijs was the only boy there! He was already feeling a tad left out because the party was prepared for the little girls who were invited...the crafts and the pink frosted cupcakes!

When the girls were done doing their crafts and such they made their way into the little girls bedroom to play with her birthday gifts. After a few minutes Ezra made her way out..."Excuse me, Sarahs mommy? Ummm, the girls are telling Matthijs that he can't come into her room and play."

(say it with me....awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww)

Sarahs mom expressed sympathy for Matthijs. Then Matthijs started to walk away and go into the basement to play alone...Ezra ran up behind him "Matthijs, wait for me, I'll play with you!!!" (again....awwwwwwwwwww) Ezra decided to leave her friends at the party and go and play with her brother because he was being left out!

So after the party when we were driving home I told Ezra how proud I was of her and how God had given her such a good heart. She asked why and I told her because she was looking out for Matthijs when his feelings were being hurt. She said "Well, I heard the girls talking that Matthijs couldn't come in, and when I looked at Matthijs his face went really, really sad. I told them that that was making Matthijs' face sad and they still said that he couldn't come in. But then Sarahs mommy came in and told them that everyone is welcome."

Ezra you are so sweet...thank you for loving your brother, looking out for him and recognizing that he's hurting. Not only that but I'm so proud that you're not a follower...you make your own decisions and follow your heart. I pray you stay that way baby...Jesus is proud and so are we!

That night Matthijs told mommy that EZRA is his best friend!!! You are the bestest sister babes!

I love you so much! We must be doing something right!

GREAT...now we're drowning in junk food

my precious little scarecrow, pilot & bunny...
you all looked sooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!
Love Mommy

7th HEAVEN...

So...on Oct 20th Matthew and I celebrated our 7th anniversary! We watched prison break and heros...I made a cottage cheese dip to snack on with some mulit grain chips....I know, I can see how excited you must be getting!!!
No but really...it was just great spending time with each other doing the things we love to do...watch tv and for me...PIG OUT!
We were so grateful that Krysta offered to come over and watch the kids one night so we could go out and celebrate...THANKS KRYS!
Our celebration started with Ezra taking our pictures on the kitchen floor, going to the mall then to Moxies for the bestest pizza and dessert EVER!!!!
I love you Matthew!