Family Joy

What a great weekend we had in Kelowna. We had the opportunity to watch Caleb be baptized by his father, my brother. It brought tears to my eyes to see how life comes full circle. It's neat to watch our children make choices and do the things that we did and have taught them to do.
We are happy to have Brad and Tilane back in Canada so that our children can build cousin relationships. They all play so well together. I'm thankful for the great parents that Brad and Tilane are, for their example and their children. Families really do bring joy.

My new life

I've had lots of thoughts and feelings as my new life of a child in school has begun. Eliza started Kindergarten this year and we are still adjusting to the new schedule of bus stops and early mornings. I am torn between the enjoyment of the break of one less child in the morning and the loss of time with Eliza and wondering what she is doing, saying, hearing, learning while she is away. I hope that she has learned enough at home to make good choices while she is away. She is very happy and making lots of new friends and enjoys having her buddy Freyja close.

The other part of my new life is that I actually get to be by myself during the day sometimes. Adaline is in Joy school, so about 6 days a month I have a morning to myself while Isaac sleeps. This is precious time and I am again torn. Do I relax and do something I enjoy, or do I clean as much as I can while I have less help? I guess today I did a little of both.

Family pictures

We had lots of fun taking this years family pictures in Lethbridge. I was stressed about what we were going to wear and then that morning a $12 dress and a $16 sweater brought it all together. Again, Esther was our incredible photographer. Enjoy.

Isaac 8 weeks

These pictures were taken by a girl in my ward, Jeanette Bruce. These are my favourites.

Isaac 5 weeks

I'm a little behind in posting pictures of Isaac, and we've taken lots. So here are a few at the different ages. These were taken by my sister Esther who is a budding photographer. We rocked him to sleep in that bucket so we could get the pictures. He was so patient.

Blessing

We Blessed Isaac on August 9th and it was a very special day with many friends and family to share it with us. These are a few pics that Esther took. Doesn't he look cute in a tux.