Baby belly pictures

As I laid in bed last night I was thinking of the beginning of December and of course of Christmas. Being pregnant and due to deliver a baby at this time of year gives one new perspective on the true Christmas story. I thought a bit about Mary. I know for sure that I would not have wanted to make that journey to Bethlehem on a donkey during the last few days of pregnancy. I get tired doing things that are much less strenuous than that. I'm wanting to look into the Scriptures and study Mary at this time. I'm so thankful for her willingness to be obedient even at the cost of personal discomfort. What a great vessel she was. I don't mean to idolize her but just identify with how she must have felt during that time. I'm so thankful for the gift of salvation that we have through Jesus.

Maybe our next post will bring news of the birth of our new little one. We hope that you're all well and resting in the peace that only comes through Christ.

We did belly pictures with our other kids, so we're trying to be consistent. Now they're done so the baby can come!:) Sweet brother and sister.

Mommy and Daddy.

Elianna loves to give the baby hugs and kisses.

We also got some good shots of the kids.

I'm so thankful they love each other so much.

They're great friends and play well together. Of course they have their moments.

They have lots of fun...

Our princess.

All of us.

Another family shot.

Our big boy.

Momma at 38 weeks with baby #3.

October-November

Aidan mission his first tooth. It fell out a couple days ago. Just in time to take it in for show and tell. On halloween we took the kids 5 pin bowling.
It was a lot of fun.

I actually beat Pete which is something that never happens!

A few days before halloween we woke up to this beautiful winter wonderland.

Most of us weren't quite ready for it.

A couple days before the snow we had quite a hail storm.

More hail.

Fall fun with friends. The girls made pumpkin cookies.

All the kids got a pumpkin to carve.

The kids drew the face they wanted and we helped carve it.

A big thanks to our friends the Dupuis for a great time.

Fall pictures

The beautiful fall colors, a few weeks ago when it was still warm enough to enjoy them. More colors.
And more...

Canadian Thanksgiving

Taken around Canadian Thanksgiving also

Enjoying a visit with Faith's parents.

A visit to the fire house during fire prevention week.

All the days...

As some of you may have noticed last week I changed the look of our blog. As I was doing that a verse kept coming to mind. It's the one the I posted under our title. It's a memory verse that Aidan had for school. What a great reminder that God holds all of our days in His capable hands. He knows what will come to pass before it does and he has ordained those things for us. Of course that doesn't mean they will always be easy but we can rest assured knowing that He knows what all our days hold and wants to walk with us through them. May this be a comfort and encouragment to all of us no matter what we're facing.

A beautiful day

I wanted to give you an updated picture of our growing baby. Believe it or not, I am getting bigger. I don't think the picture does justice. We'll try again soon!:)
Aren't they cute?

They love the baby so much and always give him, (my belly), hugs and kisses. Aidan sometimes even does when he leaves for school.

It was a beautiful fall day. We went to the park and had a great time, although I didn't take any pictures.

Tonight we were teaching the kids a game using dice. They had fun but were being really silly. I never knew little boys could be so silly!

Elianna had a unique way of shaking the dice. Aidan summed it up well when he said, "Eli, it's like you're doing (dribbling) basketball. After dribbling she would just throw them. Good times!

The many faces of our kids

Last week we were house sitting for some friends and they had a lot of dress up clothes. The kids had a blast. Here are some of their outfits. Elianna the owl
Aidan the dalmation.

Aidan the lion.

Batman.

The crocodile or alligator

The little ladybug.

The other view of the ladybug.

Superman.

Superman with the interesting ladybug.

The fuzzy sheep.

A couple weeks ago we were at a local park. I thought these water lilies were beautiful.

God has created such beauty for us to enjoy.