the HAPS around here....

Lots going on here with the Westerclan!!!

Matthew started back to work last Monday and it has been a wonderful transition...better than I had thought! It's so nice for all of us to get back into our routines. Matthew is enjoying his job again...Ezra is at school 2x a week, leaving me to have some nice alone time with my 2 other babies! Matthijs gets sooo much attention during these days (which he loves!)

We have been incredibly busy it seems as though there is never a lot of 'down time'. I have set a few goals for myself for during the evenings once the kids go down and it's 'my time' for 2 hours! Growing closer to God is at the top and building my realationship with Him. Also I am studying photography, working out/eating healthy (trying to anyways)!

Matthew and I have teamed together with 2 great couple friends of ours...Krysta & JD and Jen & Mark. We are doing our own BIGGEST LOSER! We will do this for a 3 month time period...we all weigh in and find out our body fat %...then the couple that loses the most body fat combined are the winners! They will win a big $60 and get to chose the restaurant where we will PIG OUT together and possibly gain all our fat back!!! I'm excited, it's really a big motivator when you are doing together and when there is competion!!! I'll let you know the winner in April or so!!!

Well without further adu here are some pictures!
I have sized them bigger than usual...this way my mom and Matthews mom can add them to their new digital pictures frames if they want!!!

ENJOY!

Working in our new Nutuzzi couch....and loving it!


Jan 4th - we have TONS of snow now...too bad we can't enjoy it with our temperature steady at -40 during the day Brrrrrrrrrrr





Now that Matthew is back to work and we only have the one car...Ezra started taking the bus last week....here is Ezra getting off the bus on the first day taking it!


What happened when I went upstairs to quickly clean the bathroom...Ezra passed out playing with stickers -still stuck to her fingers!



HAPPY GIRL


Doing what he does best...COOKING! Actually he does everything the best....my man of many trades and talents!!! I'm so blessed! I love you babes!


Our JAM session! The kids and I rocked out with our neat-o music intruments to some wonderful JESUS TUNES!




My nose picker baby...diggin' for gold


Doesn't she look impressed!


odds-n-ends

don't forget the small camera!!! LOTS OF VIDEOS!

I'm always forgetting our small camera...I usually take it everywhere and although it doesn't compare to my E3 it does a fine job at capturing videos! I love that it fits in my purse!!! So here are a few from December that I meant to share earlier!

Here is Ezra doing the Reindeer polkie with her classmates at the Christmas party!!!


Matthijs using the GT on boxing day...took a little tumble on death hill!!!


And this one is pretty cute...Isla having her first rootbeer float...just the ice cream....

The last post of 2008....

We had a wonderful celebration here with the kids tonight!!! Ezra and Matthijs both made their own english muffin pizzas...with salama, ham and cheese! We watched Shrek 3 together as a family (minus Isla) and had chips and rootbeer floats (thanks for making me crave them Krys!!!)
We had a great time! We rang in the Scottish New Year at exactly 7pm...along with my moms side of the family in Hamilton as well as those in Scotland!!! Thats what we did growing up too!
Anyways...all the best in 2009!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Lisa

CHRISTMAS DAY!!!

Merry Christmas EVERYONE!
We had an ABSOLUTLY WONDERFUL Christmas Day!!! It was sooo great to wake up with the kids...started our morning by snuggling together on mommy and daddys bed...sang Happy Birthday to Jesus and read the Christmas story together! Then down to the stockings...then to presents -BREAK for breakfast and then continue with opening MORE presents! The kids were SPOILED by our family, santa and us....
It was an awesome family day! Here are some of the highlights!!!

Before Christmas Day FUN!

Here are a few of our Christmastime activities!!! Right up until Christmas Eve!!!
We enjoyed an awesome Christmas Eve Service...but Isla was as good as DONE before we got home!!!

LISA WESTERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Hello Friends!!!

I just wanted to let you know that I just started up a new website/blog for Lisa Westerman Photography!

http://lisawphotography.blogspot.com/

You can also click on the link provided on the side bar to the right!!

I'm very excited that I now have a great place to display my work. My old website is down. It was already maxed out on space and I just couldn't post there anymore.

I have been really busy with my photography since Isla's birth. Just now it is starting to slow down with Christmas and the weather. I am excited to use this time to focus on my photography, reading books and possibly take another course!

Please be sure to check out the new blog. I have certain organized groupings on the right hand side for now...but as new photoshoots happen new things will be posted!

Thank you so much for you unconditional support!

Lisa

7 Months Old!!! (and 3 days)

Isla turned 7 months old on Sunday...we love watching you grow and change! God has blessed us with you! You are such a little dolly!!!

* You sit up AWESOME now...can put you down anywhere!!!
* You are not a roller, you've only done it a few times!!
* Youre 2 top teeth just popped through (poor girl) and poor mommy...because you started biting me when I feed you Owwwwwww
* You LOVE to eat (just about anything)
* You love cheerios and mum mums
* You are a very happy little girl!
* You still love attention...which is fine, because Ezra and Matthijs are constantly fighting over who can give it to you!
* You sleep well...waking usually just once!!!

Love You,
Mommy
xoxo

Grandma Gratto sent you this cute little 1st Christmas onsie...thanks Grandma!

FROZEN!

On Sunday a nice winter storm made its way through Thunder Bay leaving us with about a foot of snow...exciting right?? Well, not when you're trapped inside due to fridged temperatures like -39 with the wind chill....we wanna play in the snow...
Come on Jack Frost we're begging...warm up the air!!!!!!