Firsts

today is a day of firsts...so lets start a. first blog in a long time, and because of that i strongly suggest you make a little time in your day for this post...it contains much information and many pictures. b. first wedding, since i was pregnant with sophie. it was good to spend the day behind the camera again. c. first helmet, seeing as how we are expert bike riders a good helmet is always a plus. d. first teeth, penny now has a total of six teeth with the seventh coming through, these pictures really only show the bottom two. e. first garden, i have a plot in a community garden across the road and have been growing beans, pumpkins, zucchini, peas, cucumbers, beets, carrots, radishes, and peppers. the only difficult part is that we have to water the garden by hand from a hand pump...which takes its time but it has been really fun, especially with my two helpers. f. first and last time you will see pictures like these! g. first visit with family, in a while. h. first time painting, i had this romantic idea that i would hang her first painting. and it all went really well, until i saw all the hairs from the paint brush in the painting...scott said i could still put it up. i. first time sharing a room, and so far so good, except the night that sophie pulled on pennys arm through the bars of her crib to get closer to her! j. first bike ride, as a family...scott rode his long board and i took the girls in the chariot. it was way too fun, both sophie and penny laughed the whole time. ps, that is my bike that i bought in grade eight with my babysitting money! these have been the firsts in a while...i have one more to add but no pictures, sophie had her first dance lesson today, and i may have to say that she is really the star of the show. i was pretty proud of her, watching her take instruction and follow the teachers moves, she was pretty cute.

don't forget

often i am asked if i write down the things my kids say, as i am sure you can imagine, they are pretty funny. part of me feels that i won't forget, how could i, but the other part of me remembers that i don't even know what day it is today. so here i go, writing down what has caught my attention the last two days. let me set the stage for you; i am in sophies bedroom playing with penny when i hear from the bathroom, where sophie is sitting on the potty, talk of an ice cream cone. in my head i hear her and think she is simply remembering or thinking of an ice cream cone. but the talk doesn't stop. she continues to call out... s: "ice cream cone" s: "mommy, ice cream cone" m: "yes sophie, what is it?" s: "mommy, come, ice cream cone" i head to the potty and see her standing on the ground with her head leaning over and looking in the toilet, pointing saying, s: "mommy, ice cream cone" she looks up and with a smile points again and says, s: "mommy, poo looks like ice cream cone" i have to look...who wouldn't? m: "you are right sophie, it does look like an ice cream cone" cause it did! and today... s: "mommy, looks like carrot" s: "mommy, poo looks like carrot" again, i had to agree with her! really, do you really think i am going to forget this stuff? i hope not. i don't want to forget: the girls laughter in the bathtub sophie dancing and singing the lyrics to my favorite song penny's laugh, as she literally drops her head to the ground in laughter the way sophie says penelopes name the amount of energy that both the girls have how sophie encourages penny by saying "good girl penny", after EVERY bit of food she takes i am blessed. i am tired, but i am blessed.

snap shots

life seems to get away from me. my mom always told me how romantic it was to be a mom, and not that her words were not true...she just forgot to share about the crazy times too. this is the part that i feel immersed in now...the crazy times! i wonder sometimes if i am the only one who doesn't feel adequate enough for this job, who feels as though my patience has run out, and wonders if i have any of the fruits of the spirit left. but then the days continue and goodness is found in the cracks and corners of life. the Lord remembers me and blesses me. He holds me strong and for that i am thankful. deep breath. these days of sunshine feel good on my skin and in my heart. the camera is out and here is what we see and do.

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