Ben the Shutterbug

On Sunday morning Ben and Daddy were headed to church and Ben brought his camera along for the car ride. The following is a photo diary of his drive. I thought it was really neat to see things from his perspective. Please take note that these were taken with a Fisher Price Camera so the quality is only so good. I think for a four year old he did great. Perhaps we have a budding photographer on our hands.

Fathers and Daughters

I'm really thankful for the relationship between my husband and my daughter. When Hannah was little I thought she was so much like me...but now she is starting to turn into her father...and in a good way too. They do a lot of things together and I love it. Father-Daughter walks where they talk endlessly, probably because they are the only two people who are able to talk as much as each other. They spend hours at the kitchen table drawing together and when it seems I can't get through to her, Marc has this special way of making her imagination soar and he's able to put things right. Here are a few pictures of my crazy duo.

Spring Break: Week Two

I have to say that week two is certainly turning out better than week one. We had such a nice day together as a family. It was a beautiful day so we took off to Cultus Lake this morning. I haven't been there in ages. We walked around and the kids threw rocks and we really soaked in the beauty all around us. Ben couldn't figure out why we weren't going swimming. He said this as he was shivering and needed to borrow his daddy's toque. Too cute!

In this picture we were posing for daddy. Aren't we excellent models?
I took this picture and I have to say it is my favourite. It really shows how beautiful our day was.

EASTER!

After a week of the flu in our house...Yes, I got it on Thursday night and had to miss the Good Friday service at church. OOPS! Especially because I was in charge of the children's lesson. Needless to say it didn't happen. Anyway, we all managed to pull ourselves together for Easter and I have to say we had a pretty good day.
Here are the chocolates that the kids got. Ben went crazy to see that he got a Monster Jam Chocolate. Hannah was also happy about hers.
The kids got to hunt for eggs with Grandma and Grandpa and then again with us upstairs. They were quite spoiled. Here are the kids all dressed up for church. Hannah looked beautiful and Ben thought he was pretty cool himself. He especially liked his matching hat. We had a great service. Marc was part of the drama, Hannah got to sing with the kids and Ben really enjoyed his time with his amazing teachers downstairs.
We had a pretty good day, ate too much and still had a little tummy troubles... but the most important thing was we knew the reason for the day and we celebrated. He is Risen!!!!

Vomit and Poop

The title of this post really makes you want to read it doesn't it? What a wonderful way to start off Spring Break. Ben woke up in the middle of the night on Sunday vomiting and a couple hours later the diarhea hit. By five in the morning Hannah joined in on the fun and Marc and I had about 2 hours of sleep that night. The nights have been better since, however the kids are still not better. Hannah seemed to recover quickly but got a little carried away and is feeling gross again. Ben is still sick and his little body isn't handling it very well. I hope that by Easter they are back to themselves. Here are a few pictures of our sick kids.

This was the state of our livingroom for three days.

Trying to keep the kids hydrated.

Taking one of his many naps.

Sick eyes.

Trying to get his electrolytes up with a pedialite freezie.

Happy Birthday Hannah

I'm so tired. Two birthdays in a row that each have friend parties, family parties, grandparent parties... it never ends. I'm happy to say we are done with birthdays for a while. Hannah is now 7 although she acts a lot like she's 13. We had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday and today was the big Hannah Montana Birthday Party. Five of Hannah's closest friends were over and they had a great time, dancing, singing, crafting, gaming and wishing Hannah the best. Here are a few pictures of the past week.
New jammies from Grandma and Grandpa. She's such a little model.Opening up her Hannah Montana CD and DVD. Enjoying the wig that Ben got for her. She's our own little Hannah Montana.I love this picture because it pretty much sums up the whole birthday. The kids danced, and sung and were extremely happy. Happy Birthday Hannah!

Happy Birthday Ben

My little boy is now 4 years old. The time has just flown by. He had his first "friend" birthday party and he was so excited. We also went out for dinner tonight and he got his first "Happy Birthday Restaurant singing" done. He looked so proud. He certainly is turning in to quite the boy. Our prayer for Ben is that he keeps his hilarious personality and that he continues to grow into a thoughtful, smart, loving boy that he already is. Here are some pictures.