Lotions and creams

Heidi loves to put lotions and creams on her hands but usually puts too much on and ends up putting some on my hands and arms. Today, while I was busy doing some research, she told me her hands were dirty. I quickly glanced at her (not paying too much attention) while noticing a sweet smell which I initially confused with a coconut scented cream I have. I thought she had put too much cream on her hands again. I just told her to put some on my hands and while I rubbed her hands she had a huge grin on her face and then I noticed the texture of the “cream” was really heavy. When I looked down I loudly exclaimed “ahhhh ….. Is frosting!” she nodded and giggled. I then discovered she had been eating, while hiding under the table, the frosting we had for the cupcakes she had made with Ethan.

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

What happened to Fall? Where did it go? As I was getting breakfast ready, a few days ago, I looked outside the kitchen window and there was a blanket of snow over everything. I could not believe it! Blizzard-like snow was falling. After a gasp and a WOW! A loud “Wooooohooooo!!!” followed. After an energetic celebration dance on the kitchen floor, I got the kids bundled up and sent them out to play in the snow. I love being the first one to step on a fresh blanket of powdery snow, but this time I let the kids be the first ones. I sat and watched. They made angels on the snow, built a snowman and blazed a trail. Watching their excitement was rewarding. Gavin had a hard time keeping up with the older ones and fell multiple times on the snow, face first and got his hands very cold. He was very, very, very upset. As for the Fall, well, I don’t know if we will have it back but we are getting our sleds ready! I put a movie under the pictures for you to watch.

One year

A year ago I gave birth to a boy with a strong will and who is all smiles. He has brought so much joy to my life and given me so much to hope for. Since the moment he was born he has been on the fast track. He could hold his head up at two months, was sitting up at five months, crawling at six months, standing at seven months, up and down the stairs at seven months, walking at ten months, saying seven words (mama, papa, yes, no, aha, milk, more) at eleven months and has seven teeth already with one more ready to come out. What impresses me the most about him is not his physical abilities but the strength of his spirit. I am grateful to have been a co-creator with God and to have been entrusted with him. I hope I can measure up to my calling as his mother. And he is a mama’s boy and that is just fine with me.