Wooden spoons and stainless steal bowls...

On Friday, Joshua found my stainless steal mixing bowls (he is getting very mobile...he made his way all the way around the living room into the kitchen, then around into the hallway and found me in the bathroom!). He was having a blast! So, I decided to help him out and make it even more exciting for him; I handed him some wooded spoons!!! Yeah, he was lov'in every second of it! He even sang along with the music he was making! :)

Joshua has also recently started pointing his finger at things. It is quite funny, he will point his finger at whatever he is looking at until I bring him over to it. It we can't figure out what he is pointing at fast enough he tries to tell us...very loudly(Ill explain)!

On Friday-Saturday there was a men's retreat here. So, while all the Hubby's/Daddy's were away, we had a sleepover at Melissa's house (it was so much fun!). When we got back home, Joshua started talking to his Daddy and then all of the sudden he just started yelling!!!!! It was hilarious! He will just randomly blurt out a VERY LOUD BAAAA or DAAAA or anything else, and then go on talking normally again. I guess he thinks its to quiet at home now after being with his cousins over night! It is so fun watching him grow up and copy all of his big cousins!


Ill put up the movie I got of Joshua playing with the bowls and spoons as soon as I can! I have to get Melissa's card adapter!

'a virtuous women...her price is far above rubies'

I started reading one of my college class books again!

It has already been a challenge and a blessing to me and I have only made it through 3 chapters!! Now that I am married, have my own home, and a baby, this book is taking on a whole new meaning to me. Reading it as a college text book (while I was dating) was yes, a challenge to me, but now I am able to strive to put everything into practice.
Lately, the Lord has been working in my heart about being a better 'keeper at home'. It is actually really neat to see how the Lord shows you different things, through different circumstances. One, for instance was this past Sunday in Adult Sunday School. We had a lesson on the commandment, "honour thy father and mother:" Exodus 20:12 {we are going through all of the 10 commandments} Our teacher switched it around for us (adults) a little bit. He challenged us on how to act, so it is easy for your children to 'honour' you as a parent. One of the statements he made really stuck out to me. "What happens at home will affect the community, which will affect the city, which will affect the province, which will affect the country, which will affect the world." Home is the most crucial learning place for your children. It is where everything begins! How we (parents) react to things...we are being watched - constantly, has that great of an affect on this world.
Like the old saying, "your children will be everything you are, but stronger."
So how are we teaching our children?
Challenging, yes! I praise the Lord for His working/molding in the lives of His children!
I pray that this will be a help to someone who is reading this, just has the Lord has been helping me!
If you have the opportunity to read this book, take it!

Rachel
Prov 31:10-31

a new outfit...

CUTIE PIE, BLUE EYES

Joshua and I went shopping in the USA, on Tuesday with Sandra and the kids; I bought Joshua this new outfit. I didn't think that he would be able to wear it so soon (because it was supposed to rain all week), but we had a REALLY nice day yesterday...15'! So I put his new outfit on him:) I love it! The shirt says, "little tough guy"

Joshua loves to play outside, just like all his cousins! Everytime the door gets opened he wants out:) If you look closely, Joshua is standing all by himself here! He was concentrating so much on the ball that he didn't realize that he wasn't holding on. Its funny, he will do that often; he can stand on his own, but he thinks that he has to hold on to something:)

We played catch yesterday with these tennis balls.

Joshua was so funny, when he would pick up the balls, he would adjust them in his hand just like we would before we throw a ball!...he is learning soooooo fast!

Saturday, Nathan and I bought a soccer ball (Dad, that's a football :D), and went to the school across the street to play around some. Joshua enjoyed every minute of it. He even got to join in the fun some too, thanks to Daddy!!

We have been having so much fun with Joshua lately. He is learning to do so many new things, so fast! Grandma's, you are going to have your hands full this summer keeping up with this "little tough guy"!!

See you soon!

Spring is here....

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The Army Crawl!!

Yesterday, Joshua started doing the "Army Crawl"!! I was babysitting his Malazo cousins and we were planning on going to the park together. While I was getting everyone ready to go, Shirley was holding the door open...waiting. Well, Joshua saw the door of opportunity and he was so ready to go through it. He got down to his belly and away he went...doing the army crawl! It was so cute! He was loving it, and didn't waste anytime getting there either. BUT THEN... Shirley went out and the door closed.... Joshua didn't like that very much. He had just got to the door mat all the way from the other side of the living room when it happened. So from the cry I heard I figured something was wrong. Then I looked and saw that his door was closed

:( I opened the door for him again and away he went. Then another hurdle stood in his way...the door jam! I had to help him out with that, but he didn't mind...he made it to where he was trying to go...he was going outside! Joshua is very much like Nathan and I; we both love to be outside!

For lunch, yesterday, Joshua had a treat!

He eat banana's without his fresh food feeder! He loved it! It just took a little more patience on his part; the bananas were sticking to his tray :)

We had another busy, but fun day yesterday. At 10:45, we had Stephanie, Katelyn, and Hailey Ball over; we went to the part for 2 hours!

Then at 1:30 the Malazo kids came over while Sandra went for her ultra-sound. Yep, we went to the part again for another hour. Joshua is starting to LOVE the park. He is able to do more, and more each time we go.

Then when Nathan came home from work, he had to finish the brakes on the van, so Joshua and I watched and helped out a little. When the van was finished we went and played tennis...where are the pictures you ask. Well, when we are able to actually hit the ball over more that 6 times, then we will take pictures :) (we need a lot more practice)!!!!!!

Its not over yet! After we finished attempting to play tennis, we went for a walk and some how ended up at Tim Horton's??? I wonder how that happened ;D While we were walking there, Nathan got a call from Christopher saying that they were coming this way. So we had them all over for pizza!

It was a fun, but busy day.

Are you too busy?

Prayer...

I recently heard something convicting said about prayer...

"If you are too busy to pray, then you are too busy!"

How can we not find time to talk to the One who created this...?

"...that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;" Luke 18:1 b.

"Pray without ceasing." I Thess. 5:17

A busy day

Joshua and I have had a busy but fun day!

We did a lot of playing with toys,

We had a few snacks, (mmmm...banana's)!

We enjoyed some of the nice warm weather,

Look at those cute sandles!!!!

We had another snack, :D

Played some more,...
When Nathan got home from work,

he worked on the rear brakes on our van,

so we went out to watch.

Then, Joshua fell asleep...busy day!