Saturday, 2 February 2013

Jake

Well a week ago 70 lbs of pure muscle moved into our home and hearts. And no Ryan hasn't suddenly 
had a work out break through!! The boy in question's name is Jake and he is a 7 year old  Valley Bulldog. He was gifted to our family ,and we are loving him so much. 


                                                            We all love getting Jake snuggles
                                                 And we think he loves getting us snuggles!!!
                                                                        As Eva keeps saying..."This is Jake...he's a bo-dog" ( 3 year old talk for "bull-dog")
                                                       Jake loves lying around,watching us and sleeping
                                                    And usually there is someone close by him. This was Elle who was supposed to be at the table doing her schoolwork....
                                                                     It was getting done.....
                                                        Just not in the normal place!!




                                                            We think Jake is pretty handsome,
                                                    and we let him know all the time!!

                                                                  He makes us feel pretty well loved  too. Ryan especially is enjoying  having Jake at our home. Although their wrestling scares us girls, they both love it,and have a great time tumbling around on the floor. Jake loves the van,although he usually tries to sit on my lap, as the front seat is his place to be.
                                                           Jake is also used to sleeping on a bed...now, having a dog on our beds has never been allowed  in our house before Jake moved in.Now since he has been  here, every night Eva has a big warm sleeping  companion. Let me just say that this is supposed to be how it is every night.Jake sleeping on his own knitted blanket,over top of Eva's quilt..But although I haven't gotten a picture of it yet, what has been happening, it that Jake will go to sleep like a good boy on his blanket at the bottom of Eva's bed,but by morning, there will be a bulldog,and a 3 year old sharing the same pillow,snuggling each other very happily.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

New Years!!

  We had some New Years fun with the Cameron family at T.J
. and Sandra's home . For the first time in over 2 years we were all together...all 31 of us!!
Here is Elin just hanging out ,taking a break from all those playmates!!
                     The man in charge!!!       Here is T.J. cleaning up after the big feast!
Here are the Matriarch and Patriarch of the Cameron Clan!! Probably feeling a little worn out from all the busy little people.
                                                     Cousin love!! Emily and Charley
                                                               Having family fun.
                                     Auntie Sandra and Tara
                                                            Uncle Josh and Auntie Andrea
                                                       Grammie and Elin
                                                                   Eva holding her gifts close!
                                                       Yummy breakfast News Years morning.
                                                       Penelope Sante's birthday party games New Years day. What better time to have a party then when all 19 of your cousins are all together?
                                                                 Elin trying out her jumping skills for the competition
                                            More games and cousins
                                                   Elle jumping
                                                     Emmy flying through the air
Grampie reading to Eva and Kaleigh
                                                          So many fun times!
                                                                       Cousin times
                                                                  Cleaning up all the toys
                                                               Tired out after a long day.
                                                                  And there they are!! Blessings every one of them!!
                                                              The 2 oldest cousins with 2 of the youngest .
                                                         So we left very tired out from all the partying ,but feeling  happy that God has blessed us so abundantly with a family who loves and follows him.

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Christmas!!

                                                    Well here we were all set to start our Christmas vacation! It was Christmas Eve day and we were all packed up and headed to the Skaling homestead for Christmas.

                                      Elin was excited!!
                                            Ryan and I were excited and looking forward to some time away from the stress of ministry!
                                    Christmas Sacks awaiting the morn.
                                     Finding treasures!!
                                         Sweet treasures...
                                        scented treasures..
                                    and manly treasures!!!!! Ryan will not be impressed when he reads this!!!
                                           Our 4 Christmas blessings..
                                                Grampie reading the Christmas story blessings
   Elin opening a forever gift from Grammie
                                       Ryan helping the girls open a fun game.
                                      Excited Grammie!!
                                         Emily hugs for a gift she knit for Grammie's teapot!
                                         A new Wallet for me from my Elle

                                                   Monkey blessings made by the Skaling cousins
                                         Grampie helping with some tricky packaging
                                              Eva absorbed with all her new stuff!
                                                  Gifts for Ryan
                                         Time away from the noise for the 3 youngest girls . So cute.
                          Story time with Aunt Julia
                                         Julia and Mom pintresting

                                              Cousin time!!
                                             Snow time!!
                                  Slipper blessings made by Grammie for all her 7 granddaughters!!
                                  We received many fun  and wonderful love filled gifts,but the greatest of all was the one given over 2000 years ago . We are so grateful for Jesus and the gift he gave us...his life.