Cooking with mommy...

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:00:06 +0000

It has been a nutty time, maybe our nuttiest ever, which is saying something. K’s computer broke again, which means he takes mine so no blogging. Hopefully I am back! :) Here is a little taster of one of our slower moments. I decided one morning it would be a fun treat to do a bit of ‘cooking’ with Jonah. We had done this at a toddler group before and Jonah did not even have a bib. Wow, one minute he was clean the next minute he looked like this. I was home alone so was trying to corral him, get some photos and figure out how to use k’s camera with all the bells and whistles. It was fun and funny, but had to be shared! Enjoy the pics! :)

Little Brudder...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:52:53 +0000

So Jonah will have a little brother, and he will, we are sure, ‘have the heart of a champion” :) (For all you Homestar fans out there.) It will be an adventure for us to learn about parenting two boys, neither one of our families had that. We have talked about renting movies, reading novels and books about brothers and brotherhood. Any suggestions? Also, we want to glean wisdom of parents of multiple boys and guys who are friends of ours who grew up with brothers, this is unchartered territory. What an adventure life is.

Durham was all lit up...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:40 +0000

This last weekend was a four evening light festival called ‘‘Lumiere.” Each night 20,000 filtered through the city centre where there were all manner of artist light installations. Durham is not known for its cultural nightlife, but this weekend was very different. There were throngs of people about, every public area was heaving. Kristian did a great job of capturing the fanfare on the cathedral. There were lights along the river, light instalations in the cathedral, the cloisters and all through out. Jonah had a grand night out, staying up fully 2.5 hours past his normal 6 o’clock bedtime. It was lovely. A little sad it is over, sigh... But celebrations are so fun, no matter how ephemeral, and what embodies that more than light?

Unique Year...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:25:04 +0000

We found these blue pinecones on a tree in the agricultural college grounds here. Believe it or not, they only do this every other year. What a treat! We had never seen them before, but they were not to be missed. My mom, a pinecone nut, might have taken one away, but as with many things, they do not last if not attached to the source, so the blue color faded. Such a stunning tree. I am glad we were able to see it. A truly unique year. :)

A family is born...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:49:45 +0000

Ten years ago today our family was born with K and I walked down the aisle on that much warmer than we deserved November afternoon. It was an amazing day and it began the most exciting, fun, hard and hilarious journey of our lives. The music was perfect, my bridesmaids were beautiful, the groom was beaming (who can forget that thousand watt smile?!?) and I felt fabulous. So many people travelled far and wide to be there, we really felt surrounded by our community. Since that time others have come into our lives that we feel like were a part of the day (ex. a horrible moment when I questioned myself, why did I not have Melissa, my brother’s wife, in the wedding? Oh right, because I did not know her yet!!!) We have felt so partnered with and loved in this process. Thank you to all of you who have supported, encouraged, laughed, cried, played, frolicked, worked and lived with us over this journey. It has been amazing. Thanks to Kristian who has made it all so fun and worthwhile. May you all have a good day and revel in the things we have in our lives for which we can truly be grateful!

For a trip down memory lane, check out some of our wedding snaps. Shocking to realize it was pre-digital photography! Shock!