William - 8 months old!

He wasn't very impressed with this picture, two seconds after I took it, he took off!

William is 8 months. Time to start planning his first birthday! ;)

He weighs 22 pounds, I weighed him 3 weeks ago. HE IS CRAWLING(7 months he started!) Like crawling ALL over the place. One minute he is in the living room, then he is in Hayden's room which is the other side of the house down a long hallway. I am so proud. He says "mama" and I am pretty sure he knows who he is talking about. He is mommy's boy, and I am totally okay with that since Hayden has been a daddy's boy since he was a newborn. Hayden's first word was "dadda" so you can imagine how thrilled I was when William said "mama" first. 

He is a thinker. You can tell just by looking at him that his brain is just motoring. His personalty is showing more and more everyday. Hayden is the type that will just jump into things without thinking and is a fireball, and William seems to be more of the lets think about this first kinda person. It should be interesting how this pans out when they are older.Its amazing how they both came from Adrian and I, but are completely different little humans.

 William looks bigger then Hayden!  Maybe its just the head. :)

cherish.

there i was standing in the kitchen FUMING mad because hayden accidentally knocked off william's lunch ( which was smashed up carrots and peas, and blueberries for dessert) off the table and onto my freshly, washed, sparkly floor. really? repeating in my mind over and over again "its okay, i will just wipe it up." "not a big deal." "kara, remember your new year goal." "breathe, breathe, breathe." 

after that was all cleaned up i then proceeded to get the boys settled with toys on the floor so i could do my jillian micheals workout on youtube.  and of course two seconds into the workout hayden throws a car which bounces off williams head. and again FUMING and lots of swear words going through my head. why can't I just get thirty minutes to myself just to do something that i wanna do. thirty. minutes. is that too much to ask for? 

workout never happened, boys are clingy, read the same book over and over again (Mortimer, by Robert Munsch), play hockey, play pirates, count it all joy, is it nap time yet? 

DO NOT get me wrong i LOVE being a mom so much, it has been my dream since elementary school. But there are days where i long for the floor to stay clean for more then 20 minutes, where i would LOVE to wipe my butt ONLY, where laundry is not a every day thing, where i can go out looking half decent, and i can sleep 8 hours a night without it being interrupted. yes, those were the days! 

then BOOM, boys are napping at the SAME time which NEVER happens. get my workout done, do some crafting and log onto facebook and read a beautiful poem my dear friend Robynn wrote. and i am a weeping mess. these days are  long but the years are short,cherish that sticky floor, embrace the shit covered floor (long story, for another day), read the same book over and over again,and love them unconditionally. Because one day they will be men, and you will long for the sticky floors, and walls that are marked up by hockey sticks!

mommy i won't always want your cuddles when i sleep or for you to hold my little hand to walk across the street. daddy i won't always fight whenever you say no or stomp my feet and run away when its time to go. mommy i won't always cry every time you leave the room. And my supermarkets temper tantrums are gonna end too soon. daddy you won't always wake to find me in your bed laying sideways on your pillow where you want to lay your head. you won't always have to spend your time cleaning up my mess. and it won't always take all day for you to try and look your best. so hold me now and cuddle,don't let these moments fall. Teach and guide me through each day, I won't always be this small.

written by: robynn wiebe 

HA typical! :)

Hoops!

Awhile ago I went to the Riverton thrift store and hit it BIG with hoops! They had a least 10 for sale. SO of course I bought most of them, bought some embroidery thread and headed home! I have found a new hobby, I love it. Its so relaxing and doesn't take TOO much thinking. These are the two latest ones I have finished. 

in our living room we have a closet that is dedicated to the boys toys, therefore i put it beside the closet.

we redid our living room,and the main wall I wanted to create a wall that has family pictures along with other things. I will have to post a picture of that wall, but anyways this hoop is among that collage.

Vamsi Golla.

This past Sunday we had a lady speak in our church about the Untouchables in India. She spoke about the Children as young as three years old waking up early in the morning and going to work. Hard work, like breaking bricks kinda work. She talked about Women being sold into prostitution as young as six years old. She talked about the hopeless lives they feel like they have,people searching for a god that will accept them as they are and love them.THIS BREAKS MY HEART. Children aren't suppose to be working at three years old. Little girls at six should not be selling their bodies.People shouldn't be living in those kinda conditions! The whole service I just wanted to weep. I thought of my little boys, how I could NOT imagine as a mother leaving my children to work, and knowing that they are also working in horrendous conditions. How did it get this bad? Why is it this bad STILL? We are living in 2014,you think that you wouldn't hear of things like this anymore. As I stared into the faces of the people that were put on the projector screen all I could think about was going to India, and taking all the Untouchables back with me. What could I do? 

Towards the end of the service she mentioned that she had children in the back waiting to be sponsored. And I have been to services where that option is also there, and never felt pulled to it. Reasons being I felt that organizations weren't the best,too commercialized, didn't trust them that the money was ACTUALLY going to the children and etc. But for the first time I could feel my heartstrings being pulled to just take a look. And when I looked over to Adrian and his eyes were filled with tears, I knew he was thinking the same thing. So, after we headed over to the table and picked a child. His name is Vamsi Golla, he has the biggest brown eyes and looks kinda sad. He was born on November 28,2007 and he lives in Uddehal. He is going to school with 139 more children,and is run by 4 staff. He looks so sweet, timid and shy.

One day I REALLY hope that we can go visit him and also visit India. I really hope that we can make a difference in this child's life. And hopefully one day we can sponsor alot more children.

 Also a good reminder to is that there alot of people in our communities that need help, weather its buying them some groceries or being a shoulder to cry on when they need it, or someone to JUST listen to them. Everywhere you go there are people hurting, struggling,and feel worthless and just want a glimpse of hope. Be that hope. 

Matthew 25

For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty,and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.Then the righteous will answer him " Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you, or thirsty, and give you something to drink? And when did we see you a stranger, and invite you in,or naked and clothe you.When did we see you sick, or in prison and come to you?" The King will answer and say to them " Truly I say to you, to the extent that did it to one of these brothers of mine, even the least of them, you did it to me."

Isiah 1:17

Learn to do good, seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphan, and plead for the widow.

Micah 6

With what shall I come to the Lord and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come to him with burnt offerings,with yearling calves? Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams in ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

He has told you, Oh man, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God? 

Christmas 2013

This Christmas was low key and I love it like that! Instead of doing a play by play I will just show you pictures of our little family Christmas. 

Hayden and William. Christmas gets more exciting when you have kids.

Hayden and William met Santa at Hayden's nursery school.

For advent this year we did 10  family activities leading to Christmas. One of the activities was make egg carton Christmas trees. Others were: watch a Christmas movie, look at all the lights in town, read the Christmas story, bake cookies, give treats to the neighbors, bake Jesus a birthday cake, and etc.

On Christmas Eve we opened stockings, our traditional Christmas Pj's, and a family movie.

This years movie was PLANES! We all got into our pj's and had snacks.Tonnes of fun!

After the movie we left cookies for Santa! Of course Hayden had to test them first! 

Christmas morning we opened gifts and had a Christmas Breakfast. Pancakes, strawberries, whip cream, bacon, eggs and orange juice! 

There is no greater joy then seeing the joy and excitement on your child's face on Christmas. And also trying to explain that Christmas is Jesus's birthday and having Hayden ask where he is and telling him you can't see him, he now thinks that Jesus is a ghost. ;) We tried!  

The rest of Christmas was spent with family, friends and the flu!

PS: Our Friesen gathering had a recycled gift game and I got this kick butt wall paper, so we are redoing our living room! Cannot wait! 

Happy New Year!

I am very thankful to see the year 2014.

This year we have had alot good things happen, and alot of test my faith in God and humanity things happen. But I am going to focus on the good and positive things that have happened this year like:


- The birth of William Anders, our second son.

- Hayden has started Nursery School. His vocabulary is taking off and I think he starting to realize that making friends and playing with others isn't as scary as he thinks it is. 

- It was the second year we have been living in our "new" home. 

- we celebrated 4 years of marriage.

- we landscaped our yard.

- we made new friends.

- we have a amazing church family that has stood beside us through all struggles. Its amazing how you can "feel" people praying for you. I have been going there for almost 6 years and I love it and I am so thankful for a church like that in Arborg. 

- and finally I am  starting to feel like myself again (I will have to blog more about that another time.)

This year I have decided to make some REALISTIC goals for myself. Some of them are:

- Play more. There is so many times I go to bed at night and feel guilty because I feel like I have been in the kitchen and cleaning more then playing with my boys. So 2014 is the year I "train" myself to put the rag down and not worry about cleaning and just play! 

- I also wanna discover God myself. This year some things have happened where my faith in God and humanity for that matter has taken a HUGE hit. I wanna discover the love of Jesus myself and who he really was. I wanna live in love. And love is what I think Jesus was all about. 

- Walk. Go for walks BY MYSELF when the boys are in bed. 




I really hope I can keep these goals, and not beat myself up if I do fail! 

I am excited for the new year, but also anxious to what it is going to bring!

Here's to hoping that the year 2014 is FILLED with laughter, hope, love and family! 

Cheers.