Spring???? Snowman????

So yesterday was the 5th day of spring...so what did we do to ring in spring....build a snowman of course!!! I mean, we live in Thunder Bay...where its cold for a good 8 months of the year!!! The temp was so mild...beautiful actually! It was 1 degree and the kids and I were just loving it!
Building a snowman sure takes a lot of effort when you're 7 1/2 months pregnant!!! Trying to find a name for him wasn't easy...and although he goes by just plain ol' "SNOWMAN" now...we tossed around "Big Head Fred" and "Fruit Salad"!!! We had a good day...now that everyone is feeling almost back to normal!
We look forward to spring jackets, spring temperatures and a SPRING BABY!!!!

Naptime Dilemma

It is a dilemma okay!!! I've been so blessed that my kids are pretty good sleepers..sure they've been known to wake up disgustingly early in the morning, but one thing for sure...they know how to nap! Ezra just recently has been cutting out her naps...not bad, seeing as next month she turns 4!!! But when they are sleeping...and even now it's been 2 straight hours...I find it hard to put down what I'M doing to go and wake them up! My motto is, let sleeping dogs lay...Im mean KIDS!!! Well...here I go, off to face the afternoon with my two darlings...2:40pm and Im off to wake the kids!
I'm so blessed!!! Sleep away...........

A is for apples

Okay, okay...so I missed a week and a half...yeah, Im not so good with discipline! Anyways...Im inspired again...I just got my new LENS!!! I love it! It is the Olympus 50mm lens...and I wish that I could get outside and practice out there but with -40 temps not a chance!
Here is what Ive come up with in the tiny bit of time Ive had to PLAY with it!!!

A Date With Jesus

This week I wanted a photo that reflected my New Years Resolutions. One of them being spending some quality time with Jesus...each day, a date with Him!

Keep Organized

This is a picture of my filing cabinet...time to turn over a new leaf and get organized...I got this baby all ready to go last week...one of my resolutions...FILE!

now lets see....

Im gonna try, really, Im gonna! I havent REALLY gotten a hang of this blogging thing. The site isnt so easy for me to use. Which is part of the reason why I dont update it!
Well...Im gonna try to update it and to do something a little "neat". I know I'm a little late on this but I want to do a 366 Blog (it's the leap year)....I know Ive already missed 11 days of the new year...but Im going to start now. What has inspired me to do this is A) I want to improve my photography skills and B) I feel very motivated knowing that I'll be getting my new lens in a couple of weeks!!! YEAH!!! My Olympus 50mm f2.0 lens....I CANT WAIT!!!
Well...Off to figure out how to add pictures! I cant believe that I still have NO CLUE about blogger....blahhhhhhh darn-it HTML....

freezie farse...

Ezra, youre such a little sneak! You and your brother are addicted to freezies this summer...so the other day, Mommy gave you both a white one. You had yours done in 3.5 seconds, while Matthijs was "nursing" his. Well, when you were out of Mommas site you decided to do the ol' freezie switch-er-oo...you got it, you took Matthijs' full freezie and switched it with your empty freeze...I knew exactly what happened when I looked over to the now screaming and distrot Matthijs to find him holding an empty freezie with no mess...and you sucking back a FULL one! Not a chance my dear! Smart...but you cant outsmart your mommy...not yet anyways!!!
I love you my freezie princess!
xoxo

this post...

has been a long time in coming...
Im sorry, but life just gets crazy sometimes. With my new photography business things have been so busy! Im getting a lot of photo shoots and loving it all!
But I still wanted to keep this up...I wanted to share a couple of cute things that have happened that I dont want to forget!
oh wait...do I even remember anymore?!?

Cold Hands, Warm Heart...

Matthijs, you know what buddy??? Your hands are always cold & you know what? I LOVE IT! Mommy has this obsession with cold hands, feet & ears (don't ask)...I just can't get enough of them! I love the age that you're at right now...you dont mind so much that I always want to maul your hands...and put your sweet, smooth little baby feet on my cheek...but soon you'll be telling me to take a hike! But for now I'll cherish and hold onto your cold hands and your little piggies...I'll never be able to get enough of you my sweet little boy...I'll cherish every part of you forever - cold or not! But you know what they say:
Cold hands, Warm heart...sooooo true!!!
Love your weirdo mommo
xoxo

Thank you JESUS!

9am, Matthijs sleeping, Daddy at work, Mommy on the computer, Ezra watching t.v. Mommy hears you say in a quiet voice..."I have to go pee pee" I yell out..."okay Ezra, lets go" I turn on the light for you, you hop up onto your winnie the pooh step stool and mommy leaves. Seconds later you come running into the play room saying " Mommy, I did it myself...and JESUS HELPED ME!!!" Great job hunny...Im so glad that Jesus helped you!
Sweetie...I pray that you always remember that Jesus loves you more than anything else! That He is there to help you anytime, anywhere! I pray that your love for Jesus shines through you all the days of your life!!!
Love you so much babe...
Mommy xoxo

McDonalds or Wendy's

When we started our trek back to Thunder Bay after our Christmas vacation we told you Ezra that when you woke from your nap that we'd take you to McDonalds...well you were still sleeping when we past McDonalds in Parry Sound so we thought we'd just continue on to Wendy's. When you woke, the first thing you asked about was...McDonalds!!! I told you all the wonderful things about Wendys (although MickyD's is my all time favorite too!) I told you that you could get chocolate ice cream called a FROSTY!!! You were hooked...you waited in the long line to order our meal...and when you returned to our table you looked at the tray and said "can I have my SNOWMAN now?" "what? your snowman?" Ohhhhhh your FROSTY!!! Ezra you are too cute for words....or should I say, your words are too cute for you!!!
Keep talking sweetie...we LOVE to hear you!
Love Mommy & Daddy
xoxox

"Lord, I wanna be just like you...because they wanna be just like me!"

I know its been a while since I updated this blog...life just gets away on me. Just when I think that being a mommy to two is getting easier-everyone gets sick, teething, testing my patience you name it....
I love being a mommy to you two gems...but it is HARD! I never know if Im doing as good of a job as God wants me too! I can only pray that you will see Jesus' love through me. I love you kiddos so much and want you to grow up loving the Lord as much as daddy & I do...I dont know how to do that...I guess all I can do is pray "Lord, I wanna be just like you...because they wanna be just like me!" I love you Ezra & Matthijs...
Love Momsey xoxo

"when my ears get bigger..."

In bed with you last night Ezra to give you a kiss you reached up in the dark and touched my ears & felt my earrings. You said "mommy, i love your perfect earrings" I said "thank you hunny! "Mommy, when my ears get bigger and I'm growed up want perfect earrings too" I said, "of course hunny, I'll take you and daddy will take you one day when you're bigger" you said, "and Thijs too?" "yep and Thijs too" you said, "no Chris & Jen will watch Matthijs and me and you and daddy and Ezra too will go and get earrings and it will be so much fun (in a high pitch excited voice!!!)
Ezra, the things you say are so cute and so sweet and soooo funny that I just wanna bottle them up and listen to them forever!!!
But for now, this blog will just have to do!
LOVES!

Empathetic Ezra

This morning Ezra, at 5:45am (you let us sleep in -no joke) I just finished feeding Matthijs...when he wakes at that time he rarely goes back to sleep...and Ezra you're a very light sleeper at this time (if youre still sleeping at all) Anyways, you usually run right into our room...but since you heard Matthijs stirring this morning you decided to comfort him...
"Thijs, hi buddy, Im here, I love you beary, beary much. One minute kay Thijs, I will get mommy!" Then you ran into my room "Mommy, Thijs is crying cuz I left his room" When I got there you were peeking in through the rails of his crib saying in such a concerned & empathtic voice "Oh Thijs, it sounds like you're having a fever...oh Thijs, it looks like you're having a fever. Hummm, maybe I should hold you on the chair, oh sweetie its okay!"
Oh Ezra you're such a sweet girl...so caring & loving especially to your family...& especially to your favorite little boy in the whole wide world your brother...MATTHIJS!
I pray that you will always care for him the way you do now and for forever & ever!
Matthijs loves you so much to, I just love seeing the way his eyes light up and his smile starts beaming as soon as his wonderful big sister walks in the room and gives him all the attention that you give to him! Thank you Ezra...I love you!
Mommy
xoxoxox

"I'm a cute widdle pumpkin"

Yes indeedy-doo you are Ezra! Tonight you went trick or treating with Daddy! Your gal pal Rory & her daddy joined you too...and Sam for a bit too! You had so much fun! Getting ready was fun too...little frustrating getting your mitts pulled out of your jacket to which you responded "uhhhh...this is BRUTAL!!!" Ezra, you are definatly your mothers daughter!!! It was too funny to hear you say that out of the blue...and the right context too! (You should hear what you say about Cessna -just ask Grandma & Grampy!)
As soon as you came home you were so pumped that you had 2 bags of candy...you said "Mommy, I had so much fun, I got yots & yots of CANDY!!! can I have some?" Sure sweetie...what the hay...its HALLOWEEN!!! You and Rory got so hopped up on chocolate...you two were seriously bouncing off of walls..right before bed!!! You told me that you can wait till it's halloween again...you only have one whole year to wait!!!
Have a good sleep sweet petite....please maybe you'll let us sleep in past 5am???
Love you babesieboo!!!

a night @ the movies...

Ezra tonight daddy & I took you to the movie store...you wanted to "buy" Curious George!
We bought subs from subway...and you actually enjoyed your first pop (actually it was a Fresca) you liked it though & I was surprised!
After supper you, Matthijs & mommy dove into the bathtub and had a blast! After I fed Thijs to sleep the 3 of us cuddled up on the couch with a bowl of all dressed popcorn and started watching Curious George!!! It was so much fun! You absolutly LOVED IT (and so did we) After your popcorn you had some kettle chips and water! What a little piggyboo you can be (just like mommy!)
I loved this time with you, and so did your daddy! It was so special...you just kept hugging me and telling me how much you loved me! It made my heart melt each time you touched me and kissed me on the cheek (Unfortunatly you're definatly NOT a lip kisser!)
I know you enjoyed that special time with us too...you didnt want it to end! But when the night came to a close you did so well marching up to bed holding mommy & daddys hand! We both took a turn reading you a bedtime story...after several hugs & kisses & you trying to convince me to sleep with you...it was lights out!
Sleep tight my little sweetie-petitie...I love you! Our time together means so much to me!!!
Kissey kissey little missy....
love mommy xoxo

need me some Thijs Time

Thijs, sometimes I feel so guilty. I feel like I just don't get enough quality time with my favorite little boy! Your sister sure knows how to keep me busy during the day. Sure I hold you a lot...but do you get a lot of one on one attention?!? I try my best to give you the same attention that Ezra got when she was your age...but then again...she was our only baby!
Snugabuggaboo, I love you so much! I pray that you'll always know, and always feel that you were and ARE sooooo loved! I'm gonna try extra hard just to give us the "you & me" time that WE NEED!!!
Now I'm really getting excited! I have a date with the cutest little guy on the planet!!!
I LOVE YOU MORE & MORE EACH DAY MATTHIJS...you'll always be mommas special little boy! xoxo

I'm a nice meanie?!?!

oh Ezra, even though you were sick yesterday & you and I had a rough day together you still cheered me up!
When we sat down to eat supper you looked at me and said "Mommy, why are you so nice to me?" Ezra, you really made me feel good! On a day that I thought I was the biggest meanie (especially to you)...you still thought that Mommy treated you like the princess that you are!
Ezra...lets try really hard to be nice to each other ALL THE TIME! Well, how about I try & you just keep being the sweetest toddler out there!!!
I love you Ezra!
Love Mommy

and so it starts...

Ezra you are becoming quite the little boss! You have a mind of your own. You know what you want, when you want it, where you want it & why you want it! On Saturday I was cleaning up around the house...you followed me into the bathroom and decided it would be fun to unravel the roll of toilet paper. At first I asked nicely for you to stop, but as usual you wanted to see what would happen if you didn't listen. So then being the end of the night, I just said "Ezra, I SAID NO" to which you replied "MOMMY, I SAID YES" and you walked away...
Daddy had a real hard time trying not to burst into laughter...and quite honestly...so did I...
Like I said...and so it starts...........

"mommy, i'm not feeling beary well"

Oh my two sick sweet peas...tis the season right? Well, I'm sure no mommy or daddy like it when their cuties are not feeling up to snuff. I remember when I was sick as a little girl. My mom & dad would always say, "when you don't feel good, I dont feel good" I always thought "what do you mean...you're perfectly healthy right now!" But now I know!!!
Matthijs this moring you could've won the contest for worlds biggest SNOT BUBBLE and Ezra when you're feeling under the weather you just WHINE constantly! I try to hard not to let it get on my nerves, and really I've just been trying to be empathtic and to hold out my arms out so you can plow right into my body...cuz all you want right now is to be held & rocked gently...and really hunny...I'm okay with that...really, daddy & I both are okay with that! Its not very often that a 2 1/2 yr old wants snuggles...so we'll take it...even if it does only happen once and a while (like when you're sick)
Feel better my babies...lets shake that cold together!!!
Love Mommy xoxo