Praying...

We are planning on buying our plane tickets today; to go home for Christmas.

Please pray with us as we are looking for a decent price ;P

Only 20 days until we go....

Lord willing!

Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!

A nice surprise for everyone to hear!

black friday shopping...

I went black friday shopping yesterday for the first time!!

Will I do it again?...

maybe :)

I actually got everything that I went for, plus one extra (which I have to take back anyways).

I didn't get to Wal-mart (my first stop) until 8:30am, the stores were REALLY busy, but there were no line ups, or trampling going on!

Yes, trampling happens...

last night, Nathan turned on the TV just to watch the news about the crazy shoppers. We didn't see anything on the news but Nathan found a clip on the Internet about 4 men getting trampled at the Target in Buffalo. It looked brutal! These guys weren't small or anything either,

apparently they were just in the wrong spot in line...the front.

If I go again next year, I will definitely wait until the crazy people have done their shopping :0 ...

Melissa :) hahaha!

I love SNOW!

I woke up this morning to the ground with a fresh covering of snow! Who doesn't like that? :) To top it all off, it is still snowing! I love snow! Praying that it sticks around for a while....

sorry this is an old picture...I haven't been out yet this morning.

Daddy time...

Joshua LOVEs to spend time with his Daddy!

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A Call to Anguish - David Wilkerson

We saw this clip at the National Youth Conference in Portland, OR.
It really convicted, well, everyone at the conference, including us.
We praise the Lord for men and women who have had this anguish in the past...
praying that we will have this anguish today.

We serve an Amazing GOD!

In the past few months the Lord has allowed different things to happen to our family members (on both sides). Things that we have no answer for...things that just don't make sense.

I am reminded of the a verse,

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." ~ II Corinthians 12:9

I praise the Lord for His plan!

Its FINALLY here....SNOW!!!!

Last night while we were at church, we held a Singspiration, the snow began to fall!

When we got out of church it was just starting to turn things a bit white.

So for all of us normal people, it was so exciting...I can't believe how many people don't like snow??????.....

Anyways, by the time we got home last night, you could see the snow starting to stick to the ground. Within a half hour after we got home, the ground was covered!

I spent a 'few' minutes watching the snow just fall. Nathan and I wanted to go out for a walk in the snow (we usually go out for a walk during the first snow fall), but Joshua was in desperate need of his bed.

This is supposed to be the last picture...but...

I couldn't get it to move anyways,

after Joshua was finished with playing, well, "uh oh-ing" the snow, he went back to

fixing his stroller (He is going to be just like his daddy)!

First thing this morning I took Joshua out to play in the snow.

Mostly because I wanted to go out. When he woke up this morning I showed him the snow out the window and he was excited then...

but when we went out he kept saying, "uh oh, uh oh," because the snow was getting on his boots, then he would wipe it off and get it on his hands (he wouldn't keep his mittens on).

Lets just say, he doesn't know how much fun snow is...yet ;)
I guess I can't really expect him to know what to do in the snow. This is the first time that he has seen snow (other than when he was 6 months old) and noticed that it was something different.

I am sure, if he is anything like his parents, he will love the snow very soon :)

We are going to see his cousins later today, so they will be able to influence him a little :)

Hopefully...?


Joshua, right after touching the snow for the first time.



Our first snow fall of the year!!!!!!!!!
~I LOVE SNOW!~


P.S. Joshua's coat is in the mail... I ordered in on the internet, and we are just waiting for it.
Don't worry, Grandmas, he has an undershirt, a long sleeve shirt, a sweater and a jersey on. Along with two pairs of socks, jogging pants under his sweat pants...he was warm :)

White Christmas - Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds

Slops open early this year...

I heard on the new today that all the slopes in BC are opening early this year!!

Cypress Bowl is opening almost 3 weeks early, and Whistler Blackcomb is opening 1 week early.

Whistler has already seen over 140cm of that wonderful white snow this season, with more on the way this weekend for a nice fresh covering to open this weekend.

Cypress is supposed to see 50cm before Friday evening, 24cm of that is already there!

I just love snow!!!!

Praying for some at our house ;)

Weather Note...SNOW

I just checked the weather, and.....

they are calling for SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday through Saturday!!!!!

Praying that the meteorologist is correct!

Our little baby #2

I had my first ultrasound yesterday, for baby #2...

the baby that is still a mystery :)

We are hoping that I will be able to get a second ultrasound to see if baby #2 is a boy or a girl.

It is always so amazing to see your baby... the baby that is still waiting on God's timing to enter the world.

As I watched the screen, our baby was wiggling around a lot ;)

The baby kept crossing and uncrossing its feet, and doing something to its face with its right hand. It was so cute to watch.

In this picture you can see the back bone, its right hand at its face, its legs are up, and the left hand on its tummy.

During the ultrasound, the tech. asked me if my husband is tall? I said, "not super tall." She then went on to say, "well, this baby has LONG legs!" You can see in this picture that it has BIG feet too. I guess I am just meant to have big babies.

The tech. was trying to get a good profile picture for me, but the baby wasn't cooperating very well. She finally got this one, which is alright. The baby was lying on its belly so she kept poking my side to try and get the baby to turn over. Every time she would poke, the baby would lift its head up and look and then go back to its original position, as if it was saying "excuse me!" It was so funny to see:)

I put this picture of Joshua (at my first ultrasound with him) so you can see how much the same they look! We couldn't believe it when we compared this picture, and the last one of baby #2. They look so much alike! Especially the face.

Only in BC

Last night while we driving on the expressway heading to the border, we crossed over an inlet from the bay, and saw a seal...then I noticed at the same time, we were right in farm country :) Put it together; expressway, inlet from the bay, farms, barns , and a seal!?!?! How random...only in BC

The funniest part was the seal. It was just swiming and watching all the cars go by ;)

Waiting for snow..................

I was just talking to my Mum, and she was telling me that it was snowing at her house.

Since moving out West, I have longed for snow... and its not only me.

Nathan, Christopher and Melissa and their kids, and well, I'm sure that there are others

that are missing the snow :)

When Mum told me that it was snowing, I looked out the window and guess what I saw....

rain :( :( :( :(

So, because now I am all sad that it is not snowing here, and not even close to snowing,

I turned up my Christmas music...

and it just happened to be "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!"

Perfect ;)

Praying for LOTS of snow when we go to my parents for Christmas!!!!

Charlie Brown Christmas

This clip from A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of my favorite Christmas memories...yes, I know early...but my last post made me think of it:)

I'll just post it again closer to Christmas!

it is that time of year...

Yesterday, I took Joshua to Wal-mart to look at all of the Christmas stuff!

The first thing I took him to see was all the outside blow-up decorations...thinking he would love them!??!

When I showed them to him, he kept saying "no no no!" and shaking his head no!?!?

He was rather NOT impressed with them.

I guess I will have some work to do on him :)

The poor boy doesn't even get what all the huge fuss is about yet.

He did love all the stuffed animals that sang Christmas songs!

Especially the Snoopy and Woodstock that played the piano!

I am sure by the time all of our decorations are up he will "get it!"

Should I do my own Christmas family pictures, or should we go get them done?

Joshua and I made his first Christmas decoration the other day... a paper chain! pictures to come :)

Missionaries to the First Nations of Koruna, Ontario

I just remembered the name of our other missionary family we had at our conference.

The Moier family - to the First Nations of Koruna, Ontario.