Lizzy Lately February

Elizabeth you make us so happy. You do not need to try and do anything special, you just need to be you.

You have the cutest run.

You have the cutest everything, seriously I can not handle it.

You love to say meow.

Meow is also the name of your pink and white cat.

You love to take showers. 

You are confident when taking part in felt board activities at the library and drop in centre.

You follow my moves when we do yoga at home so well. 

You are happy!

You have this little foot stamp happy dance you do when you are excited. 

We are working on learning to jump.

The way you say mommy and daddy melts our hearts, your voice is the sweetest thing ever. 

You are a snuggler. 

You still enjoy nursing but it’s more of a quiet time thing these days as you are easily distracted by your brother. 

You copy most of what your brother does and it’s awesome. 

You love music and singing. 

You love food. When we go to Gma and Pappas you go right to Papa and ask him to feed you. (I agree Lizzy, they always have the best eats at their house).

You are independent and affectionate, I think that means you can rely on others but also stand alone. Exercise both qualities always because both are beautiful and important to being a woman. 

You are very good at hide and seek, specifically at being quiet while hiding.

When we tell you to say cheese, you give us the biggest smile.

You are wonderful our Lizzy girl, Missy Moo, Lizzy Boo, we love trying to figure you out.

Love, Mom and Dad!

These Days January 2018

When we complement Luke on his intelligence or being a great big brother he responds with “I am” I love his matter of fact confidence.

I am grateful!

We talk about where Luke will attend school. I wonder if he is ready and I wonder if I am ready.

I love being in hermit mode, staying inside for days on end in cozy clothes. 

I love to get out a little for work, get dressed up and get creative. 

Elizabeth is talking so much. She especially loves to sing. She will sing along with the choir in church and most other music. I think singing is part of her calling. 

Our current sound track is Trolls.

Tyler and I stare in amazement at our children. 

Luke loves to cut paper with children’s scissors. 

Luke’s morning voice is so sweet. 

For awhile I thought Elizabeth yelled because she was angry but I thinks it’s just one of her volumes. 

Luke loves to hide on Tyler or I when we come home for work and then jump out and scare us. 

Tyler and I often fall asleep while putting the kids to bed at 8pm, Ty snuggling with Luke me snuggling with Lizzy. 

Elizabeth is so sweet and so fierce.

Elizabeth is daring.

Luke is a sweet brother.

We make crafts often and I am teaching the kids the stories of The Bible. 

We eat dessert after most dinners these days, cookies or chocolates, sometimes ice cream, we get messy, laugh and sometimes teach the kids new words or a few French words, I am loving this dinner tradition.

These days are so sweet my heart hurts. Luke knows now that I cry often but its always a happy cry.

Luke Lately | 3rd Year Video | Better Late Than Never

Its a few months late but I am so glad I still put it together. Here is Luke's 3rd year video, its mostly shots of him running. I love these video compilations of nothing, the everyday, I appreciate the slow days even more now that we have Elizabeth as I find my days are more filled up. I use to have most of our days scheduled but recently I have started to schedule nothing days; we stay home and just go for walks if we leave the house. We move slow and recharge and just imagine. I love it and I think the kids do too, I find they play better when I am not trying to do much or get us out of the house.

Anyways, here is Luke's 3rd year if you would like to check it out. It's always so cool to see how much our children change in such a short period of time.

Luke Is Three

Luke,

You are a game changer.

A happiness bringer.

An intelligent mind.

A silly guy.

Your name means "light giving" and that is exactly what you do to our world. In three short years you have already spread so much light. Life with you is an exciting adventure.

Looking back at Lukey Luke!

Luke's Second Year

Luke's First Year (this one makes me cry)

Luke's Third Year video is currently in progress, watch for it soon. 

These Days | July 2017

 

Summer has arrived and these days

We have daily battles to put on sunscreen.

We dip our toes in the water.

We stay up way too late.

Luke goes to bed with dirty feet.

We run through splash pads.

As Elizabeth hits milestones, Tyler and I reminisce about Luke at the same age.

We live in a bit of chaos as we renovate our main floor bathroom but we surprisingly don't feel stressed. It will be done by Christmas;)

We can never have enough beach towels, what is with beach towels, they always go missing.

There is sand on the floor.

I feel like I am always telling someone to shut the door.

I pray a lot while nursing Elizabeth.

Routine does not exist.

We go go go for a few days then crash for a few days.

We can hear the boats on the river from our house.

Lizzy is sleeping through the night and I have been waking up before everyone and its my favourite time of the day.

When Luke and I hang alone it's so so sweet.

I love to watch Elizabeth's face as we look out the window each morning.

I feel so blessed it scares me.

There are moments in these days when I try really hard to capture a picture and seal it in my heart so I can remember it forever.

I am grateful for these days.