Tuesday, January 31, 2023

December cuteness

 this sweet boy just brings such joy in the day to day. i hope this post conveys just the simple bliss, the everyday moments that make us and him happy. 

one of his favourite things to do is play with tools. especially when his daddy is doing the same.


 another is to drive to a local car lot on Sundays after church, where if you search at the back you can usually find a few "smashed up cars".  sweet baby C. routinely asks to go and see them, and he loves the potential stories behind the dents and damage.  one car in particular obviously hit a deer as the animal hair was stuck right there in the front, plain as day.  this fascinated him!!

he also loves loves loves these new Giant Seek and Find books our friends gave him.  he'll spend so long, looking and searching and finding.  we love to do this together.  it's so good for him and he's really good at it.  such a smart boy! 

 he still finds the most hilarious places for his toys. on this day, before baby Jesus arrived in the manger, Iron Man had a nap there.  made my mind drift to all sorts of spiritual analogies and parallels actually...i'll spare you all.



and that's where his Cocomelon action figures went! :)
keep the cuteness coming, dear boy!


Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Sloan's 2022

 Sloan's 2022









check out the ornament placement in the photo above.  so priceless.  sweet baby C. loved every minute of hanging, and later moving the gold balls.  and then moving again, and again, and again...so cute.  he knew the bottom two feet of the tree was his area and he made the most of his decorating decisions there! :)
 
feels like so long ago already, but it was a beautiful day!

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

this happened!

 Hannah is officially done her nursing degree!  she completed her final placement at a London hospice this past December.  she's now in that wonderful place of wide open doors and opportunities galore, with just her professional licensing exam to go! 


proud of you, kid!  you'll be fantastic in any role you choose, because you have an amazing ability to bring lighthearted joy to a room, paired with deep and genuine empathy.  a winning combination.  praying God guides you to the perfect place to best use your gifts and live your purpose.  i have no doubt you'll shine! ❤


Tuesday, January 10, 2023

I'm back

 and whoa, apparently i have some catching up to do.  therefore i'll be dumping some photos over the next while to help me get all caught up on some of the highlights that i hope to etch in the "forever" part of my brain.  sooo, before i dive too far into 2023...first things first.  

this was really fun! an out of town wrestling tournament for our daughter Hannah~ so we packed up and spent the night at a hotel with the two youngest.  sometimes it's all about a change of scenery. 


can you even believe the crossed legs above?! just chillin' with his big bro and loving life at that moment...

we all swam in the pool that we had to ourselves, and thankfully it was really warm, because i'm weak.  it's true.  i also told AJ about my incredible capacity to hold my breath and challenged him to a hand stand competition (which i remember excelling at when i was his age), feeling very confident i'd finally thought of something i could beat him at.  i was wrong, several times wrong.  and apparently my lung function isn't what it once was.  and that's annoying.   


me with AJ~ after defeat~ smiling on the outside and shocked and bewildered on the inside :)


the post-swim shower.  he stood there still for sooo long.  tired and happy and warm.
great weekend!  grateful.