tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71168298978107342862024-03-05T15:18:10.467-08:00The Little Langemann FamilySnapshots and snippets from our homePeaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.comBlogger403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-45056679272024945682014-07-15T15:44:00.002-07:002014-07-15T15:44:30.300-07:00Professional pictures from Chloe's wedding day <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thank you to Chenoa and Pilar Casamayor at Let Their Be Light Photography for these pictures.</div>
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<br />Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-12471308651021808832014-07-13T16:52:00.003-07:002014-07-13T16:52:40.743-07:00October Pt 3, Our baby turns One!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know, I know. It's July, and I'm about to birth another baby, so I figured I'd better at least get this post from around the time of Philip's first birthday up before I become a new Mommy again and want to post pictures of that baby. :o) </div>
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So. Here's the last post of it's type, as in, the way I used to post. :o) I'll have to find a new way one of these days, so I don't totally abandon my little corner of cyberspace. :o) </div>
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Uncle Andrew has been around a lot, and we like that.<br />
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Lorrie almost always sends special surprises for the kids with whatever suitcase finds its way from Denver to Spruce Grove.<br />
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My cute little man. Love this kid so much. He was our expert crawler, I tell ya. Didn't walk till he was 17 1/2 months!<br />
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My inquisitive, curly-headed child.<br />
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And Hopey, the faithful babysitter.<br />
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Fall beauty out front. (My climbing rose.)<br />
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And strawberries.<br />
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And fall beauty in the back. (Rose bushes.)<br />
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Daring enough?<br />
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Eventually.<br />
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Talking to Granny, I think.<br />
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Yes, he has two older sisters. And yes, he plays with their toys and jewellery.<br />
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Joy really started getting into colouring in the fall, wanting to do whatever Hopey is doing. So neat to watch the little ones grow and develop.<br />
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Snack at the kitchen table, just before bed, one evening when Daddy was away on business in Denver.<br />
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One of the last trips to the playground for the season.<br />
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A thank-you bouquet for an act of kindness. Very appreciated. :o)<br />
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I love it when the babies start getting interested in looking at books. :o) Apparently this one put him to sleep.<br />
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Oops. I see these pictures are a little out of order in this post. Oh well. I'm not fixing them now.<br />
This was Hopey "before..."<br />
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...and "after." The shorter hair cut was wonderful for her through the winter. She could wear it down without as much static, and it didn't hurt her as much to have it brushed. :o) Her hair is super fine.<br />
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Love it. Sleepy baby in the sunshine. :o)<br />
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Hopey painted this poster for her little brother for his birthday. We were going for the Winnie the Pooh look. :o)<br />
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Philip's 1st birthday, October 30, 2013.<br />
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Got him some things that make music, as it is such a part of him. He lights up and responds whenever we have music playing, live or recorded.<br />
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Kept an eye on him, but let him have fun with his balloons.<br />
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I think his birthday was on a Moms 'n Tots morning.<br />
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Painting a picture for her soon to be born cousin, James. (born to Joseph and Rachel Langemann in early November.)<br />
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Reminiscent of Hope's first birthday, I made waffles. :o)<br />
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It worked.<br />
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Lorrie got him a little drum in Guatemala. He loves it.<br />
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He was more into cheering when others pushed this wooden doggie from his Daddy, than he was about pushing it himself.<br />
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Tissue paper is for eating, right?<br />
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And there you have it. Our first little guy turned one. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-54567811964980818922014-07-13T16:22:00.001-07:002014-07-13T16:22:28.613-07:00October, Pt 2 A time of gladness <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We arrived at Chloe's house in Lethbridge in good time on Thursday, and ran a couple errands on the way over to her place. She had a couple friends already in town for the wedding who were enjoying her hospitality and helping out with a couple wedding related projects too. Why are alterations always some of the last things to be done? I don't know. However, my bridesmaid dress definitely fit me better after Chloe took up the shoulders for me. :o) Thanks, sis. </div>
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Reid rolled in Thursday evening, and joined everyone at the house for a spaghetti dinner. I couldn't stay to see all the friends who came as the evening went on, but it was sweet to visit with the few who made it before it was time for me to find our accommodations with Amy and put the children to bed.<br />
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Friday, we spent most of the day in-and-out of Chloe's. Enough time to bring the playpen and put the little man down for a nap while we did last minute things and got ready for the wedding rehearsal. </div>
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Later in the afternoon, we gave the bride and groom their wedding gift, which was from a bunch of us and we wanted them to have in-hand for their honeymoon. :o) The SLR camera was well received indeed.<br />
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Chloe and Reid had done seating assignments for the wedding, so Hope and Joy were "helping" Auntie Lyddie put together the poster with the seating layout on it.<br />
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Everyone made it to the rehearsal in good time, where we met up with Josh, who had arrived from Edmonton and was practicing with the worship team, comprised of Chloe's friends from all over Lethbridge and beyond. It was a pretty special group.<br />
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Lydia's dear friend Betsy was among those who travelled up for the wedding from the States. She stayed with the girls and was such a help and ever-available "level head" in the days before the wedding.<br />
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The bride, with landlords Bryan and Ann Norford. Bryan gave the charge to the couple the next day.<br />
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Andrew, making himself useful, helping Luke with some chairs.<br />
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Kendra Funston and Christy Lawrence did a great job of the flowers.<br />
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A whole lot of beauty right there, folks! :o)<br />
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Avery took it upon himself to contain and entertain Philip. Such a nice help. :o)<br />
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Mother of the groom herself. :o)<br />
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The photographers arrived, aka, Luke's girlfriend and her sister, Pilar and Chenoa Casamayor of Calgary.<br />
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Discussing logistics or whatever with the pastor of the church.<br />
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There's my two guys!<br />
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Monica Fehr, one of the six flower girls. (Reid's four nieces and our two girls.)<br />
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Six cuties, all in a row.<br />
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So completely cute, bashfulness and all.<br />
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Old buddies, playing together. (Okay, so they're not old... just great friends from our time living in Lethbridge.)<br />
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Yup. My Dad givin' away a second daughter.<br />
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Lisa Fehr, Reid's older sister. :o) She did a Scripture reading.<br />
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Breakfast at Chloe's house the morning of the wedding. We're not sure exactly how many chocolate dipped strawberries Joy ate with her breakfast, but it was a lot.<br />
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For amazing pictures, see the website of the photographers: <br />
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The Collin clan that gathered at the wedding.<br />
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A whole lot of cuteness right there.<br />
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My reception salvation - Lorrie and her girls! Oh my, what would I have done with all our kids if they weren't there? Found out it's hard to be a bridesmaid and a Mom of little ones at the same time. :) Unless you have help. :)<br />
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Good old shoe game. As hilarious as ever.<br />
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Walk down memory lane, (ie, the gravel road) with friends from our Chicago days.<br />
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And that, as captured by my iPhone, was Chloe's wedding weekend.<br />
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The "real" wedding photographers did give me a bunch of their pictures, so I may pop them up in another separate post here in the days to follow. If not, at least there is some record of the wondrous event here on my blog. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-20745132335871437252014-04-14T14:13:00.000-07:002014-04-14T14:13:06.608-07:00October, Pt 1 A Time to say goodbye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The first week of our October was spent quietly at home. Word was that Lorrie's Dad would soon be leaving us, and going home to glory, so while we enjoyed the last of the autumn sunshine, we did so with quiet hearts. </div>
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Grandpa Neufeld passed away the weekend before my sister was to be wed, and so preparations were made for an immediate trip to Swift Current for the celebration of his life. Lorrie and her unmarried children were all able to come as well, and while there was sorrow felt by all as Grandpa was not there with us, there was joy in our hearts for the opportunity to be together, and in the knowledge that Grandpa was having the best time of all, up in Glory!<br />
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We spent Sunday together as a family at Grandma's house, having a wonderful time of prayer, singing, and sharing together, as well as time to enjoy walks and meals outdoors. During our time of sharing, it was meaningful to hear of the visit of angels or heavenly beings that Grandpa had just prior to his death. As re-told to us by his son-in-law, Rob Schroeder, was with him at the time, Grandpa from his hospital bed looked up and said something along the lines of, "Ohhhh, wow!" Motioning with his hand to the space between him and the ceiling, he alluded to a vision he was seeing that sounded completely heavenly in every way. Rob couldn't see it, but he sure knew Grandpa was seeing something. What a gift that was to Grandpa, and to all of us.<br />
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Josh and I were able to accompany his brothers on some special music for the ceremony. It was special to see Josh up there with some of his brothers. Joe couldn't be with the family at that time, as Rachel was nearing the time of giving birth to their first baby, and travel to Canada was out of the question.<br />
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Some gracious friends of Grandma and Grandpa's, opened their home for us to stay in, which was a real blessing.<br />
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The family met for a meaningful graveside service prior to the funeral at the church. The grandsons served as pallbearers, and the sight is one I will not soon forget.<br />
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It is so hard to pick which pictures to post from gatherings such as this one. However, capturing those who remain, who were together on this special day, seems to have significance.<br />
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Between the internment and the service, the family met at a hotel for a meal. The children did well, all things considered. It was a real blessing to have the extra hands of Auntie's available to help. <br />
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This was a special moment. Grandpa Neufeld sang for many years with this group, the King's Servants. The group, led by Grandpa's older brother, did a few numbers at the service.<br />
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I will always remember Grandpa Neufeld as a man of faith. His life was one of prayer and contentment. He always had a joyful word to get everybody smiling, and his tongue was quick to speak of the Lord and speak His word into the lives of everyone around him. <br />
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We had to hit the road for home immediately following the service, so as to keep work commitments and do a fast turn around in order to be ready to leave a couple days later for Chloe's wedding. Andrew and Amy accompanied us home. Andrew, to work with Josh, and Amy, to help me. The iPad came in handy to entertain little children on the way home when it was dark in the van. :o) <br />
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This past September was a beautiful month in our lives. </div>
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Time at home. Time abroad. Time at the farm. Time at home with guests. </div>
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Much of our summer was cool and rainy. Hardly ever did we get several warm days in a row. So, when this popped up on my forecast in the beginning of September, I was so happy, I took a picture of it!!! A week of sunshine!!! And you know what that means - gardening!!! And picnics!!! And walks in the stroller! </div>
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It was kinda cool one evening, but I still took the kids out for some fresh air while Daddy worked late one weeknight.<br />
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Last snuggle with Daddy for a bit.<br />
Josh had the privilege of spending 9 days in Ireland with a bunch of folks from our church in September. When he came back it was so precious to hear of the relationship deepening that went on between various ones. That's really what this Christian life is - relationship with the Lord, relationship with others.<br />
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As he was gone two extra days on top of the Ireland time, the children and I escaped to the farm, for some time with my family before my sister's wedding.<br />
My Dad bought Philip these cute Carhart overalls for Christmas, and I dressed him in them a lot at the farm. They were too big on him, but oh well. It looked cute!<br />
My Cote grandparents also came to visit at the farm while we were there, as did Luke's girl, Pilar. Reid came down once, and we got to see Great-Grandma Collin a few times too. Words cannot say how blessed we were to be with all those special people, all at once to boot!<br />
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Time for fellowship with other friends I grew up with was also had while we were at the farm. Jesse and Heidi Jost and their children came over for supper one evening, and we had such a great time together.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">My children and I also spent part of a day over at Rebecca Fehr's. It was so good to fellowship and encourage each other in our busy Mommy roles.</span></div>
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Have to say... she's pretty much the cutest thing ever. I loved seeing her staring out the window, watching Papa on the tractor in the yard.<br />
Avery was so good with Philip. He was the pair of guy hands that were needed with Josh across the ocean, and my Dad out in the field.<br />
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And boy - did my girls ever make some memories with their Great-Granny Cote! You name it, they did it. They tired her out just like my sisters and I used to, playing dress up, reading stories, painting nails... all that good stuff you do when you're a kid on vacation with your Granny.<br />
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The guys graciously hauled the trampoline across a good bit of the back yard so it could be closer to the house and allow the girls to jump on it more without needing an adult to be out watching them.<br />
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Great-Granny spent many hours playing on the floor with the little Philip-man too. That was really special to watch. Wow! God has just blessed me so much! And my Grandparents blessed my little ones each with a special present. The kids were <i>thrilled! </i><br />
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And lots of combine rides were had for the girls... they talked about it every day for at least a month before our trip. And they weren't disappointed. I didn't actually get a shot of Joy in the combine, but here's one of Hope, and a few of Philip's first John Deere experience. :o)<br />
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Curls. They come in many colours. :o) Joy and Pilar have a special friendship. So sweet to see.<br />
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Sorry Chloe, you can get on my case about this picture when you see it.<br />
This was at her bridal shower in Foremost. The dear bride-to-be was subjected to a game of many questions about Reid. If she got the answer wrong, she had to stick a piece of bubblegum in her mouth. If she got the answer right, she was awarded a chocolate, which were collected in a separate spot, to be enjoyed after the bubblegum wore off. Let's just say, she got way more incorrect than I thought she would, but Chloe put on a good show, and had the room roaring with laughter at her epic expressions as she got questions right/wrong.<br />
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It was so very special to be there for her hometown bridal shower. Many of the same ladies who came to mine five years previous were there at hers too. And it was just so great to be together as sisters!<br />
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Nope. We did not plan our wardrobe ahead of time. That's the truth. We all just happened to be in black and white.<br />
Chloe's mother-in-law-to-be, Bev, was able to make it down from Calgary for the shower.<br />
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This was another thing that was so special about our time at the farm - Grampi Cote fed Philip his oatmeal each morning (the wee chap <i>still </i>loves the stuff) while I fixed breakfast for myself and my girls. Once it was discovered that this experience was mutually enjoyed by all, it was a regular occurrence.<br />
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We have this one Winnie the Pooh book here at home that is bilingual. Hope asked me if I could read it to her "both ways." I told her I didn't know how to read French (at least not pronounce French...I sorta understand the general idea of what is written with my "cereal box French.") BUT - I told Hope, we were about to spend some time with Great-Grampi Cote, and he speaks French, so I told her to make sure and pack the book when we went to the farm so she could finally hear it "both ways." What a delight that was for both of them!!! I made Hope so content she fell right asleep on the couch afterwards, and no loud noise could wake her up!<br />
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The recently finished basement at the farm was a wonderful place to play!!!<br />
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We only did this once, and I gave myself a hard time about failing to do it more often after re-remembering how wonderful walks at sunset are on the prairie. However, we did tuck the kids in to the wagon/stroller and watched the sun set over the prairie one special evening. "Be still and know that I am God," comes to mind. It has such practical and vivid meaning out in the country.<br />
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I also got to attend Chloe's Lethbridge bridal shower, which Lydia and another friend put on for Chloe. Hope stayed behind at the farm that night, so I just had the two little ones with me. Joy-Belle soaked up every second of Auntie time, I tell ya!<br />
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The talented and beautiful sister-of the-groom, Leanne, was able to make it down from Calgary for that shower.<br />
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My sweet, hard-working sis! She did an amazing job on putting together that bridal shower, I tell ya!<br />
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Mom with her classy iPhone.<br />
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And Granny, with her, uh "classy" flowered pants! I just lover her spunk!<br />
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This was a game of "draw a bride while holding a paper plate on top of your head."<br />
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Some of the pictures needed explanation!<br />
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Besides her Daddy, her Auntie Chloe, Miss Pilar, her Papa's combine, and all her other Aunt's/Uncle's, the next favourite thing in Joy's world is red high-heels. Oh yes. You'd better believe it. :o) Good thing Auntie Lydia didn't really want to wear her red shoes that night anyways. :o) Joy kinda stole the show for a while, walking around in them.<br />
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And then it was time to take my little ones home again. We took off on a late night adventure, picking up Josh from the Calgary airport around 11:00 pm, on his return home from Ireland. :o) Sweet reunion!<br />
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While there was still sunshine and a bit of warmth, we put our borrowed stroller to use, and went for a few walks at home before regurning it. See Joy?<br />
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Whoops!<br />
Never let a fall in the sand stop you!<br />
And she didn't!<br />
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Oh yeah - that's Uncle Andrew and Steve. They were up in Canada for work, awaiting us upon our arrival back from Foremost/Ireland. It's always a great time with those guys!<br />
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Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-16601882634249371692014-01-14T15:11:00.001-08:002014-01-14T15:11:20.721-08:00Then and NowHello Everyone,<br />
And Happy New Year!<br />
We are still living and breathing over here, though the breathing part has been a bit harder recently with continuous colds between the little ones and I over the last month and a half. :o)<br />
I realize something has to change, for something has changed. It is a new season in our lives. A season with three <b>little</b> ones, soon to be four, and many opportunities to host people in our home and reach out to what really matters - the hearts and lives of <i>people. </i><br />
Every time I thought I saw the way clear to sit down and blog over the past months, another need has overtaken it, and I have had to be okay with that. Noses to wipe, meals to cook, people to help. And then sickness, that has taken it's toll since the cold weather moved in to stay up here. The flu, the common cold, and the not so common cold. And as anyone with little ones knows, they tend to pass it back and forth and around between each other and sometimes you, despite your best efforts to keep a clean home. :o)<br />
This is a season of long hours at the kitchen sink, and constant instruction or care to the little ones in my heart and home who are growing up.<br />
It is time to teach my oldest how to read. The youngest needs to be trained to put away his toys. The middle child is learning to enjoy being a help to Mommy, and accepting the fact that she is getting to be a big girl too. Rhythm is life to her, and her pace is quick.<br />
There are stories to read and stories to tell to my little people, and there is the story that we live every day, seen for the wonder and gift it is in the eyes of a child. The girls are learning how to paint, and their drawing skills blossom by the day. The boy doesn't walk yet, but his content nature is not meant for it yet.<br />
And then there is the other "big person" in this home, my wonderful hubby, who loves me despite how completely spent I am by the time he finally gets home from work each day. He labours long and hard too, and the commute is not short. <br />
I realize that you, my blog followers, are people too, and the blog is important to me for that reason. I feel I am supposed to keep working on maintaining the blog, but it needs to be in a new form, as there simply is not enough time in a week or day or month for me to post and update as much as I used to. I must accept this, and I am looking to the Lord to show me the new way in which I can still blog, and yet also be faithful to keep up with the needs of home and family and church.<br />
Beyond that, I am not sure what to tell you. Stay tuned, for I know there is a way for this blog to stay alive and all us to stay alive too. :o) I am not sure if I will post highlight pictures from the past four months or so, or if I will just start fresh with snapshots of this calendar year, this week, or perhaps this day.<br />
Too, I was blessed with a new computer for my birthday, a Mac! Totally new to me, but it was a gift that meant a lot to my hubby for me to have, and that I was very grateful to receive, for my old faithful Dell machine was becoming slower and slower and crashing more often than not. I am beginning to learn how to use this marvellous new machine, but I have very few hours to devote to it, and so it currently takes me longer to do every basic task on the computer while I learn and change my finger and brain habits! So, take that for what it is - an excuse maybe! Or an explanation. :o)<br />
We spent three and a half wonderful weeks in Denver over the holidays, enjoying time with Josh's family. The weather was warmer there, so the girls enjoyed time at the playground a couple days. Here's a quick picture of each of my darlings as captured on my iPhone, which is becoming a most convenient camera and tool in my Mommy-hands. :o)<br />
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No, this is not a passport photo - this was just his first haircut with the black cape, and his first haircut using the clippers. It was his fourth or fifth actual hair cut - this boy has hair, let me tell you! The clippers seemed better in the end than the scissors, mostly because they were quicker - get it over with sooner! It also helped a lot to have Josh hold him! </div>
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Man, I love that little boy!<br />
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And his Daddy. :o)<br />
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Saturday finances has become a bit more relaxed and interactive since we got the receipt scanner, because Hope is very good at running it, and Joy is learning. I'm happy it is something they can do together with their Daddy! :o)<br />
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Up on all fours, not quite crawling yet. Him and his four little teeth. :o)<br />
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Taking advantage of the end of the summer, with a few last picnics on the lawn. Hope had picked her own outfit that day, and we had gone for a nice long walk/trike ride together. :o)<br />
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Ho-ho - a stuck son! :o)<br />
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My Mum gave each of the girls some flower seeds for Christmas last year, and these were some of Joy's mini-sunflowers. :o) We will definitely be growing those again. :o)<br />
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A visitor - Josh's Aunt Rita from Guatemala was in the area, and stopped by for dinner and a visit.<br />
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It was a gorgeous evening, so we ate outside.<br />
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Johnny, her adopted son, was able to accompany her, and he had the girls laughing and running up and down the deck while we did dishes - it was great!!!! I am guessing it was Joy's idea that Johnny wear her sunglasses. :o) Who knows? :o)<br />
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Late August brings anticipation of BC peaches and all their goodness. Home canned peaches are well loved by all of us, so we make time to can some every year. This year, the girls really wanted to help and experience the process with Mommy, because they love eating them out of the jar so much. :o) </div>
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I don't recall this from previous years, but this year, every-single-peach had a sticker on it. And when you buy 100 lbs of peaches, that's a lot of stickers to remove! Good thing I had my happy helper Joy-Belle on hand. This proved to be a great job for her! </div>
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Meanwhile, Hope did different jobs, like measuring the correct amount of lemon juice into the bottom of each jar for me.<br />
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Joy was ready to help me fill the jars with peach pieces.<br />
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And Philip was a very good little boy, and played happily with his toys at our feet. :o) Mercifully, it was a cool rainy day, the day we canned peaches, which made the job more pleasant than if it had been a stifling hot day.<br />
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Hope had enough patience to help me skin the peaches after they were blanched and cooled. I was quite impressed.<br />
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The girls had had enough after a while, and happily went off to play, each claiming an empty peach box to use as their "car" or something. It was a great idea, and kept them marvelously entertained and contained. </div>
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When it came time to clean up, I literally ran out of counter space, so I made a makeshift drying station. :o) Frozen pizza to the rescue for dinner... I had to laugh at the irony of it all - home canning all day and frozen fast food for dinner. Yup. That was how it happened. :o)<br />
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The fruit of our labours, and some to share too!<br />
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A few days later, we processed the rest of the peaches and froze them for smoothies. This time, Joy decided she was brave enough to try skinning some. Good thing those ones were being frozen for smoothies - they didn't look too pretty, with little finger holes dug in to them all around. :o) "Mom, I can't get it ooooofffff."<br />
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I'm thankful for the blessing of having good fruit put up for the winter, and for the grace to do the canning by myself this year. I've always had a mature helper before, but God had it all planned out this way for this year, and it was good!</div>
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The cute boy child enjoying his new box of Lego from Grandma Langemann.<br />
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Our friends, Matt and Val, came over late Sunday afternoon to hang out for a while. Thankful to the Lord for the fellowship we share!<br />
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Just love this picture of Micah. Wonder if Philip will do that when he's 2 years old too!<br />
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Just before they had to leave it started to rain, and then by the time they got to their car, the rain had stopped and a beautiful rainbow filled the sky. It was exciting to show to the girls, who are always drawing rainbows and seeing them in storybooks.<br />
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One Friday, smack in the middle of August, I took my three little kids for an adventure. We left a while after the sun got up and headed for the Calgary Zoo, where Grandma Lorrie (Langemann) would be waiting to meet us. She was up helping her parents in Swift Current for a couple weeks, and couldn't make it all the way to our place, so we arranged to meet in somewhat of a central place and hang out for the day. </div>
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Sadly, Josh had to work and couldn't come with us, but the excitement of the adventure kept the girls happy on the way there, and the exhaustion of the adventure worked it's medicine on the way home and they were soon sleeping, except Hope. :o) Hope stayed awake talking about the day till around 10:00 pm, and then finally joined Philip and Joy in slumberland. And thanks to cell phone plans, I had a nice visit with my Mum as we drove. We got home around 11:00pm, I unloaded the children, put the girls to bed, nursed the baby, and then Josh got home, having decided to work late that evening. :o) </div>
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We stopped in Red Deer on our way south in the morning, and I fed Philip his oatmeal in the van. Then it was time to find a restroom. Public restrooms are quite the adventure with two toddlers and a non-walking baby. Stroller to the rescue! :o)<br />
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There's beautiful Grandma! We each pushed a stroller, and the girls took turns walking, or I packed the third child in the Ergo some of the time.<br />
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Philip had his afternoon nap in the stroller while we walked.<br />
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Stopping to watch the bear.<br />
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Only half of the Zoo was open due to the major flooding that occurred there this summer, so there wasn't a lot of animals to see, but the Penguin Plunge was sure cool! You could literally walk up to this structure/pond and put your hand in the water or touch a penguin! Not that you would, because of protocol, but that's how close you got to them. It was set up in this little building with very cool air, making it feel something like home for the animals.<br />
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Having seen the Zoo, we took off for a Tim Horton's in Airdrie and the girls promptly fell asleep! :o)<br />
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Mom and I grabbed our Timmies and found a green space where the kids could play and we could visit.<br />
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Then it was off to Boston Pizza for supper together before it was time to say our goodbyes. The girls had quite the fun time "feeding Grandma." Slightly wild at moments, but fun.<br />
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And Philip ate like a true boy - stuffing his face with his little fist and eating up all the food I had brought for him.<br />
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Mom was kind enough to get the kids into their jammies while I went and got gas, and then we had to say goodbye.<br />
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She is such a precious lady, and I cannot say how blessed I am to have her in my life!<br />
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The same day Chloe and Reid left from their visit with us, Josh took off on another business trip. That was Monday. Tuesday that week was super Tuesday at Save On Foods, so as is my norm, I loaded up the kiddos and went to the store. Little Philip fell asleep in the Ergo <i>just </i>as I was going to the checkout!</div>
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Hope and I had this idea to make an airplane out of a Kleenex box, so once we finally had a white-ish box that was empty, we made some wings from an egg carton, and there - she had a plane for her dolly. The girls know all about planes, because their Daddy flies on one all the time for work.<br />
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We went searching for some fun to occupy their minds while Daddy was away, and landed at the Loates' house!!! (It didn't exactly happen that way, it was pre-arranged.) So sweet to see their new house!<br />
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Philip made good use of Raphy's high chair and jolly bouncer.<br />
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A big box. Of Tupperware. 22 lbs of it, to be precise. They were having a rare sale on the modular mates I like to use in my cupboards, so I did a big order, some for me, some for Lorrie, some for Chloe. And I proceeded to try and fit it in the van with the three kids and a stroller and a trike already in there. I succeeded too, just not without some creative re-arranging. And the two guys in the pick up truck parked next to me at the PO just sat there and watched the whole time! Hah! Farm girl wins! :o)<br />
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Time for the farm girl to mow her lawn. How could I tell? The clover had overgrown the garden hose.<br />
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Some unique pole beans a neighbour lady gave us seeds for. I don't recall ever seeing a bean bloom yellow and white flowers on the same plant, but this one did. :o)<br />
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Happy to have Daddy back on Saturday!<br />
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We took the kids for a walk to the park with a little picnic and caught up on each other's weeks.<br />
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A Costco run, and one of Philip's first times to sit in the kid seat on the front of the cart.<br />
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The girls spotted their Winnie the Pooh play set on the top shelf in their closet one day, and that captivated their attention for a wee bit outside.<br />
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Oops. Princess Hope got her first shiner, by attempting to roll down the ramp on the deck, but missed it and planted her face on the cement walk instead of the lawn.<br />
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Feels all important to have one of his sister's most coveted bath toys since they got out before him.<br />
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Eager helpers.<br />
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Another park outing, this time with friends. :o)<br />
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Joy being her charming self, and Jayln not minding one bit. (I think big brother Micah has her well trained.)<br />
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Micah and Philip, swinging away.<br />
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Trying something new in her hair - braids like Auntie Angie's.<br />
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Joy was all excited to help me unpack and pre-wash the free new set of Ziploc containers. :o)<br />
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Back at the Loates' for a baby shower on a very hot summer's night. Watermelon to the rescue. I don't normally let my kids be seen in public with just a diaper on, but it was soooo very hot that night, and he was just cranky from it, so it was a last attempt to console him in hopes of being able to stay and visit with the ladies a bit more. :o) And it worked. :o) And then I gave him a mini-bath in the kitchen sink before heading home. :o)<br />
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Sweet little Philip, sitting up pretty well on his own now, and discovering new toys. The trouble with balls is that they roll away from you, and until you can crawl and chase them, that's not very much fun!</div>
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Poor kid - he had more colds and runny noses in his first year of life than both his sisters combined. (note the runny nose...)</div>
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For the most part, it was a cool summer, but the girls took every chance they got to play outside in their swim suits. :o)<br />
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This particular day, Philip was in need of a bath, but as the girls had been in the pool and were relatively clean, I got them doing a fun activity while I bathed just Philip. They thought it was great! :o)<br />
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They got better at this job as the summer went on. :o)<br />
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That's Chloe and Reid gracing our table!!! :o) They came together for the same fateful ball tournament Reid played in last summer. (The one where they both were at our house the same week, totally unplanned by us but very planned by God.)<br />
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Ah the weekend. Time for a story read by Daddy! This has been one crazy year of work for him, so any time he can give for loving on the little ones is a huge treat!<br />
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I think they were playing "Belly Button Dr." or some such laughing game on the couch.<br />
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Just love how he looks up at me like that. :o)<br />
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Ah yes. Then we had to give Reid his inaugural round of the Kleenex tickling game to see how long he could last. Hope and Joy had a grand fun time with it, and I think Chloe did too.<br />
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Since Reid and Chloe both love ice cream, I decided their visit would be a good time to introduce the girls to ice cream cones. Hope and Joy take a while to warm up to new things, but I thought, "what childhood is complete without ice cream in a cone? None!" :o)<br />
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It was such lovely weather while they were here, we ate outside a good deal of the time. Reid had already left for the pre-game warm up, and Chloe and I were gonna take all three kids to the game, so their "quiet time" was just snuggles on the deck after lunch that day. :o)<br />
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Chloe has been so generous to our little girls, buying them so many cute dresses on multiple occasions. She blessed them again on this visit.<br />
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I decided to have a little extra fun with our outing, and make a sign. Reid was #3, of course. :o)<br />
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Umm... don't ask. It was the end of the day, and I think Philip was crying. That'll be my excuse for not getting the whole sign in the picture. :o) It was almost time to start counting down the time to their wedding, but not quite. :o) </div>
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A new addition to my front garden - a lily!<br />
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Not exactly what the busy box is meant for, but she did fit in it, and the bottom didn't break out, so it all ended well. :o)<br />
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Technically, these are wooden trains, but Joy figured they could be indoor roller-skates. :o)<br />
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Hope told me this was a "biiiiig" truck that pulls other cars, like on the highway!<br />
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These few pics are actually from the beginning of July. Josh worked July 1st, but took the 4th off. It just worked better that way, as all of his clients and staff are in the US, and were taking the 4th off. So, we took a one-day vacation for the summer to the nearby Edmonton Zoo. Nothing like the Calgary Zoo in terms of it's showcase of animals, but the grounds are pleasant for walking, and it was a lot more "rustic" than Calgary. :o)<br />
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And carousel rides are free! It took several times around on it before Joy got brave enough to sit on her own horse.<br />
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Hope, however, warmed up to the idea a bit better. For a while there in the afternoon, it was just our two girls and one other little girl on it, and the operator was kind enough to run it again and again and again for them.<br />
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The pride and joy of the Edmonton Zoo, Lucy the elephant. A very tame elephant, mind you. :o) Her keepers brought her out onto the grass and let people come really close to her.<br />
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The little train,which Hope decided she was too afraid to ride, so Joy and I rode it, after standing in line for over half an hour! </div>
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One desire on the house was fulfilled this summer, in the painting of our doors. We got new doors just before winter set in, and now they are painted, in very merry colours, I might add. :o) We just love the warmth of the red door out front (a symbol of hospitality) and the green door out back is just plain fun, and reminds me of my John-Deere days on the farm. :o)<br />
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In better lighting, the door colour is more of a rose-leaf kind of green, not as yellowish as it looks here.<br />
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Sometimes it is just too beautiful to possibly eat inside. :o)<br />
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Kale from my garden, and soft goat cheese on some gluten free wraps Lorrie brought me from Denver. :o) Our kale grew really well, until the slugs found it. I think I will plant it again next year, I will just harvest it all right away instead of waiting for the leaves to grow really big.<br />
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Some of our little tea roses out front.<br />
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One shopping adventure. :o) It is so nice now that Philip is sitting and can ride in the front of the shopping cart without being in his car seat. Makes so much more room for groceries that way. I do pack him in the Ergo sometimes, and put the girls in the top of the cart, but for some reason my feet and back always seem to hurt after such excursions. :o)<br />
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A new, floor-sized alphabet puzzle. I felt like I needed something padding-ish for Philip to sit on on the hardwood floor, as he has a tendency (or had,) to fall backwards and bump his head real hard which always ended in tears. So, I got the puzzle partly for that reason, and also, because it was something fun!<br />
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This particular summer's day started out quite cool, and I had a bunch of ironing to catch up on, so while Philip napped and I ironed, I had Hope sort the toys from the toy box onto the alphabet mat, based on the first letter in each word. :o)<br />
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Should have thought to use the jolly-jumper frame for an ironing rack long before this!<br />
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All that was left of Joy's strawberry, and she specifically asked me to take a picture of it.<br />
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Uh-oh, stuck again. Philip pushed himself backwards on his tummy for quite a few weeks before finally figuring out how to crawl for real.<br />
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And does this boy ever love blueberries!!!<br />
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Hope put on many miles on her trike this summer. She would bike alongside me while I pushed the younger two in the double BOB, and we went quite far sometimes. (Like 20-30 min one way.)<br />
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Ahh. Such a gift. They all love music!!!</div>
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Three incredible blessings in my life, right there, swinging away. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-85645119314242911612013-10-21T14:42:00.003-07:002013-10-21T14:42:23.302-07:00A visit from Opa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Late July we had a lovely surprise visit from Josh's Opa. It was so good to see him again, and a first time for us to have him here at our place. :o) I love it anytime our children get to spend time with their great-grandparents. That is something I have very few memories of as a child. </div>
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Little children are so amusing. :o)<br />
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Josh thought it would be nice to take Opa to the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton. :o) I couldn't help but think of Oma while there. She had such a way with flowers, and many a plant flourished under her care.<br />
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Classic moment - "Smile Girls...." yeaaaaah right! Wasn't exactly their idea of fun, not being allowed to touch the plants all around them. :o)<br />
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Thought this was a unique use for old wrenches.<br />
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After looking through the four indoor pyramids of unique plants, we went outside and enjoyed the beautiful grounds for a bit before getting back in the van to come home. There was a photoshoot being done on this bridge when we first got there, but it was available later on which made the girls very happy. :o)<br />
Joy came up with her own way of crossing it. <br />
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Meanwhile, Philip snoozed in the Ergo.<br />
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The tongue. A must have for every Joy-excursion.<br />
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Sunday afternoon naptime. I can't thank the Lord enough for how sweet He made babies! </div>
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Sunday evening tea on the deck with a couple friends. Johnny Peters is another of Opa's grandsons, (adopted) and he lives nearby so we called him up.<br />
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Monday morning. Philip loooooves the book drawer under the crib.<br />
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This was back before Philip was crawling. He would sit in the corner of the couch and play contentedly with his toys while the girls frolicked around him on the floor.<br />
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Opa brought a little photo album of pictures of the acreage when it was under construction. I asked him to explain the pictures to Hope, as we have been out there a few times, and we were taking Opa out there later that morning. It was special for her to see pictures of her Grandpa, and her Daddy when he was younger, as well as the others in the family, as they worked on building the acreage.<br />
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It was during Opa's visit that we discovered Philip loved oatmeal. I made some for Opa each morning, and gave Philip a taste out of my bowl, and he was hooked! He still gobbles the stuff right up!<br />
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Watching his great-granddaughters play on the merry-go-round he made for his grandchildren two decades ago.<br />
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Opa was an iron worker, back in the day, and so he made this unique railing for the staircase that leads up to the attic at the acreage. The music is some of the song Albert wrote for Lorrie on their wedding day.<br />
I gained more appreciation for the history of the place, and the vision my late father-in-law had for it that day with Opa. He told me some of the same stories Lorrie has told me over the years, but I came to appreciate the whole history of things in a new light and with new understanding. Once again, I was caused to be deeply grateful for the man my father-in-law was, and, I think, be able to see more of him in his sons.<br />
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It was a bit somber, leaving the acreage that day, and it was rainy, so.... :o) we stopped by Tim Horton's for tea on our way home and enjoyed it on the back deck, as the showers had passed. The girls neeeded "something to do" so painting nails it was, while we asked questions and listened to Opa tell stories of his past. I think he has them written down somewhere. He really is a living legend, and such a testimony to the good favour of the Lord.<br />
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I absolutely had to go make supper, so I asked if Opa would push Joy on the swing. He came in chuckling, "my, that little one, she likes to go high. I push her and she says, 'more, more' , and so I do, and and she laughs.'" Yup - that's my Joy-Belle! She has her Auntie Lydia's spirit for adventure. :o)<br />
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I wasn't quite ready with supper when they were ready to come in, so I set out the tub of coloured blocks on the kitchen table, and encouraged them to create together. Opa made several amazing structures, and Hope had fun making some too.<br />
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Opa blessed me so much - he helped with dishes after almost every meal while he was here. Such a blessing to me, as with all little children and no working dishwasher, dishes are quite a time-vacuum for me. :o)<br />
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You can see where the little man was gnawing on the couch. Gums must be so itchy, when teething. :o)<br />
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A picture of the three generations of Langemann men, for Lorrie. Just missing Josh's Dad, Albert.<br />
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Except for his hearing, you would never know this man is nearer to 90 than he is to 80. He said it himself, "The Lord has been so good to me."Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-68720143093484541432013-10-18T20:14:00.001-07:002013-10-18T20:14:05.701-07:00Bread buddies and a wee baby shower gathering <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It used to be that a batch of bread (8 loaves) lasted quite a while in our house, like, maybe six weeks. However, with the discovery of "honey toast" we find ourselves making bread far more often. And, it can't always be saved for naptime, so sometimes I make it when the girls are up and let them help. :o) I have discovered though, that the best time for me to make it is to start between 3:00-4:00 in the afternoon. That way they can have fresh bread with supper, and I can clean up all the extra dishes when I am doing the supper dishes and evening clean up of the kitchen anyways. :o) So there you have it! Even though I can't eat regular bread, I do still enjoy making it for my family and enjoy the aroma of it baking in the oven. :o) </div>
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During one of the hottest weeks of the summer, we decided to host a baby shower at our place - indoors! Phew - was it ever hot in here! Thankfully, a storm blew threw just as the ladies were gathering and cooled things off a bit. I had the girls "help" me colour little signs that read "Baby Shower" to hang out on our front lawn so as to let people know which house to come to.<br />
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Philip was delighted with the balloons and ribbon. There were a few bigger babies at the shower too, like Jaxon, fifth of five boys, tackling little Jaylyn. :o)<br />
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Beautiful Carolyn and her two girls, Lilianna and Rachel-Malea. You'd never know that she also has four strapping boys at home, and is still in her 30's! :o) She is such a godly, gracious woman!<br />
As we like to do, several ladies gathered around baby Lilianna to pray blessing over her, starting with her very own Grandmother.<br />
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One of the games at the shower was to make "babies" out of Play Dough. It was fun to watch the ladies getting into it and commenting on their creations.<br />
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Rachel-Malea opted for playtime with Hope and Joy after a bit. :o)</div>
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That week was also the week of preschool dance camp at our church, which Hope was thrilled to attend. Joy-Belle was just a tad too young to attend the full thing, so I really tried to do fun outings with her while Hope was at class. As you can see above, she knew what was up. Wasn't too impressed, but at least we were outside trying to have fun!<br />
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They let Joy join in some of the class a couple days, and that delighted her little heart!</div>
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The alley behind our place is the perfect spot for the girls to practice their trike-riding skills. I would often take them out there on summer evenings, especially when Josh was working overtime, which has been a lot this year.<br />
And yes, Joy has a longer tongue than some adults. And... yeah... you get what she likes to do with it!<br />
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On this particular evening as we were returning from our "walk," I recall thinking, "Ah, at least one of the children is already in their jammies and ready for bed." Yeah. Right. He was. But I guess the leisurely walk got him all relaxed and he did a good job of filling his diaper and the surrounding areas as I discovered when I picked him up out of the stroller. :o) <br />
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Joy's first haircut. Love her head full of curls. I trimmed up the ends after her bath one day, as they were getting tangled and hard to comb. She's our hair-twirling child too.<br />
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Trying to find hair do's that go with putting (Hope's) bangs back.<br />
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Hope's handiwork on the doodle pad. All of our names really are in there. You just have to be creative with where you look for the letters. :o) (She's still getting the significance of sequence.)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-72230348594745357722013-10-17T10:39:00.001-07:002013-10-17T10:39:07.511-07:00The journey of a lifetime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, dear friends, this was the highlight of our year. A much prayed-for and hoped-for celebration.<br />
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And yes, more stories and pictures of the wedding day and the days leading up to it will appear on the blog here, in time.<br />
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Chloe's wedding was the end of a <b>very </b>busy month in our lives.<br />
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From Sept 8-Oct 19, our little family of five traveled over 12,000 miles, yes, that number was twelve thousand. One trip for missions. One for a memorial service. One for a marriage. Oh yes, and Josh traveled for work too, and the rest of us went to the farm while he was away.<br />
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In the time between all the travel, we had 15 nights of house guests, a marriage conference a church, and our carpets cleaned. ("just" the three upstairs bedrooms - the places where we pretty much live, so that was like moving out and moving back in!) And then there were the gardens and garage to clean out before winter, and the normal things like laundry, cooking, and church. :o) For some odd reason, we also got colds that went through the house, and are just now recovering from that. :o)<br />
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So. I have not fogotten about the blog. I simply have not had any hours to devote to it.<br />
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But take heart, I will find some hours again, and hopefully soon. <br />
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And now you know the rest of the story.Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-45410131358291547542013-10-17T10:05:00.000-07:002013-10-17T10:05:01.888-07:00Feast or famine <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Blueberry season!!! Last year I definitely regretted my decision to not freeze any blueberries, and so this year I jumped on it when the supermarket had them at a reasonably good price. They were beautiful berries too - hardly a bad one in the box! And the task of putting them up in the freezer was made so much more pleasant by my little helper, Hope!<br />
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Trying to grow her bangs out and see what we think of it. :o) We refinished two "antique" dolly dressers that were made by her great-great Grandfather on Lorrie's side. The top drawer was deemed "Joy's" and the second one "Hope's." Hope spent a great deal of time carefully folding each dolly clothing item before putting it away in the drawer, and delighted as much in the doing of the self-appointed task as it's fulfillment.<br />
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Josh was away on business, and it was a nice summer day, so I got creative with my toes while helping the girls with theirs.<br />
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Joy and her way of making Philip laugh:<br />
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The curly-haired one loves underducks!<br />
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Auntie Lyddie came to see us on Thursday, day four of Josh's five day business trip. Lydia stayed with us till the next Tuesday, and we had many grand park outings, travelling with the double stroller/rollerblades, and the bike/bike trailer.<br />
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Hope was terrified of this object when I put her in it on a previous visit to this playground, but she got a bit more brave when Auntie Lyddie was there. :o)<br />
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Talking to Granny on the phone while we had a picnic in the back yard. Dad and Mom were on their way to our house via Calgary, where my Dad was to have eye surgery, when their vehicle just plain old died in the middle of the road. Roadside assistance wasn't fast enough to allow them to make their surgery time, but after much talking to the sweet sounding voices of their little granddaughters on the phone, they decided they could still come north to Edmonton and see us, they just had to go back to the farm and get a working vehicle! :o)<br />
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Philip's first time on the grass. Yup. He had to try eating a piece of clover. He didn't like it. :o)<br />
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With Lydia's help (and vehicle) we picked up a glass top table for the deck and assembled it to surprise Josh when he got home. This was something he had been wanting to get to all summer and just hadn't had time, so we had a bit of farm girl fun and did it ourselves! :o)<br />
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Charming Philip with her game again. :o)<br />
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As it was a reasonably warm day, we decided to break in the new table with games on the deck. Hopey painted pictures on her small table and Joy went in between painting with Hope, playing with Philip, and sitting on Papa's lap. :o)<br />
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Granny's iPad to the rescue. She was entertaining the kids so I could clear dishes. :o)<br />
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Painting nails with Granny. Fun times.<br />
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Storytime with Papa. Another memory made. :o)<br />
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Taking turns posing with the adorable drool-factory, Philip Raymond. Seriously, this boy drools more than both the girls put together!<br />
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Oh yes - Play Dough. Papa fixed the Play Dough press so that it worked again, and they were away.<br />
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Cherry time.<br />
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Watching "Chariots of Fire" together, for some down time.<br />
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"Give me that phone, Auntie!!!"<br />
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After a week away on business for Josh, a busy week for me with the children, and Mom and Dad's van breaking down, we were all ready to just relax together.<br />
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Dad left first thing in the morning in his vehicle, and Mom traveled home with Lydia in her vehicle after lunch.<br />
I made some iced coffees for Mom and Lydia for the road. I didn't have any travel cups with lids available, so I put masking tape over regular cups and wrote them each a message on top. :o)<br />
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And so, our summer continued. We seem to go from one side of the pendulum to the other - we are "just us" for a little bit, and then we are "just-us-minus-Josh," and then we get a whole bunch of company. It keeps us hopping! :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-18877441036026061672013-08-19T09:38:00.003-07:002013-08-19T09:38:34.235-07:00The warmer days of June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My jolly-jumping son. :o) </div>
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Some friends from Denver are here in Edmonton for about 6 months of work, so we took the opportunity to get together. <br />
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Their little Daniel is sooooo cute. Oh my word.<br />
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The first strawberry from our little strawberry patch. All in all, we got about 7 lbs from the first picking of the year, and we have a few plants getting ready to produce a second crop of fruit now. We ate them as fast as we picked them.<br />
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Especially these two kids. They <i>looooove </i>strawberries.<br />
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And smiles. Lotsa smiles. Philip automatically brings out the grins whenever he sees me with the camera, no coaxing needed.<br />
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Summertime meals... out on the deck as much as possible.<br />
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Beauty out front.<br />
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This is my experiment this year - pole beans in a pot. So far, so good. :o)<br />
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Hansen roses.<br />
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Look! It's a bean! Half of our bean seedlings died when we transplanted them into the garden this year, but those that survived are bearing veggies! :o) Not enough to cook for a meal, just enough for fresh eatin'. I love it that Hope and Joy will eat anything straight out of the garden - kale and parsley included!<br />
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Wakin' up from a nap in his stroller.<br />
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The long boardwalk part of the deck that goes by the house comes in handy when I want to put some distance between sleeping and awake children. :o)<br />
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Why not?<br />
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He loved it.<br />
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Except for the shoes part... he's not too keen on shoes just yet.<br />
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Digging in their bucket of sand.<br />
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Thankful for happy, simple days of summer.<br />
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Look who came to see us!!! :o) That's right - it was Pilar, along with her sister Chenoa. They were in town to shoot a wedding that weekend, and graced us with their presence, staying in our guest room downstairs.<br />
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Joy and Pilar had talked about painting their toes the same yellow ever since we saw Pilar at the farm earlier this spring.<br />
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Getting more independent, as in, more able to do things independently. :o) Pilar and I were playing Boccee ball with Joy at the other end of the lawn. :o)<br />
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"Can you give me an unner-duck?"<br />
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The girls still fit in the baby swing too... yus! We actually have two regular or "big girl swings," as we call them, and a baby swing, but only spots for two, so it changes what we have up there day by day, sometimes minute by minute. :o)<br />
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Chenoa obviously had the camera at this moment.<br />
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And this one... I wouldn't think of a pose like that. :o)<br />
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Surveying their work.<br />
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Pilar and Chenoa were out all of Saturday, shooting the wedding, and we had a normal/busy/laid-back, Daddy's-home-odd-projects-and-Tim-Hortons kind of Saturday.<br />
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It was just what the doctor ordered.<br />
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The days and weeks are long without Daddy as he works many, many hours these days, so it's always special to have time during the day with him.<br />
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Another shot of the roses out front.<br />
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Picking strawberries together on a Sunday afternoon. :o)<br />
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Yum, yum.<br />
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<span id="goog_962991074"></span><span id="goog_962991075"></span>Pilar and Chenoa were able to come to church with us, and stay for lunch after. We were so blessed to have them. Joy fell asleep on Chenoa's lap during church...so sweet.Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-89942255988805039602013-08-02T15:53:00.001-07:002013-08-02T15:53:03.356-07:00Of Aunties and Gardens <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had the blessing of having my sisters both come see us for a weekend. It is rare that either of them has a weekend free right now, let alone both having the same weekend free, so this was a real treat.</div>
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Chloe introduced Hope to the game of "belly-button-Doctor." Hmm.... not so sure about this one myself, but it was fun for them that weekend.<br />
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Philip thought Auntie Lyddie was pretty great.<br />
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My girls are getting into wanting to paint nails themselves, so they had a chance to practice their budding skills on their Aunties.<br />
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Hope actually does a very neat job for being just four years old. :o)<br />
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Chloe and Lydia were both so gracious about it. :o)<br />
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It was a wee bit cool outside, but we still went out. I mean, come on, it was June after all!<br />
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Summer beauty.<br />
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And summer beauties. :o)<br />
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Children are the masterpieces of creation.<br />
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Evening tea. A friend dropped by with the peach rose blossom from her garden. I had watered that rose faithfully one summer when it was a mere six inches tall while they were on vacation a few years ago, and it finally matured enough to produce blossoms. :o)<br />
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Playin' with a spoon.<br />
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Is it just my kids, or do all kids like to bang spoons on any surface they can find?<br />
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New summer outfit from Auntie Chloe! The girls have sure been spoiled by her generosity over the years!<br />
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Mr. Adorable after a nice bath.<br />
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So grateful for those overalls that came in a new-to-us bag. He has worn them and worn them and worn them!<br />
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Glimpses of the gardens...<br />
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This is the first year I have done a window box, thanks to the iron stand we found in the attic of the acreage. It was an old one Opa had made for Oma back in the day. It is so special to me to be able to use things my ancestors created.<br />
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New to our garden this year is a clematis - a gift from my sweet Mother-in-law. I added some chicken wire to another old flower stand/creation of Opa's, painted it brown, and positioned it in front of the fence to make a nice climbing wall for the clematis.<br />
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Hope is getting good at dead-heading flowers. She practices on the mini petunias, and we have gotten to where I can ask her to go dead-head a certain set of flowers, and she does it right! Pretty great for a four-year old, I say!<br />
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How I like to garden - with water and tea. :o) My Granny Cote, who is an expert flower gardener, always liked to garden with a cup of tea, so I partly do it to keep up the tradition.<br />
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A promise of beauty soon to come.<br />
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The vegetable garden, dotted with fallen lilac blossoms. :o) Amazing how much the garden has grown in a month. Now those front tomatoes are literally as high as my shoulders. :o) Amazing what sunshine and rain can do. God is good. He has a purpose in everything. </div>
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I was getting the girls in their PJ's for the night and Joy wandered off. I didn't think much of it until I noticed she was being quiet. She came back in saying, "Ah, ah! I don't know what happened, Mom!" Yeah, right!!! Oh well. We made good use of the lotion, had another talk about using Mommy's things without asking, and went from there.<br />
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Look who dropped in! Unplanned, but welcome in our home was Reid, recently engaged to Chloe!!! He called around 4:30 on Saturday afternoon, saying he missed Chloe, and being that his weekend commitments were completed he wondered if he could come join us for the weekend. :o) And you know what we said. :o)<br />
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Laying some love on the couple...<br />
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And the beautiful Lydia. A friend wanted to see a picture of her with her short hair cut, so she asked me to take a picture of her. :o)<br />
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It was Father's Day weekend that the girls (and Reid) were here. They left after Sunday lunch, and we managed to head out as a family for a wee walk in the evening. Josh was so amazing. He chased the girls and got them giggling.<br />
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I was plumb wore out - same as this little guy... hmm... wonder why? Must have something to do with the fact that he and I don't sleep through the night.... but he's chubby, and that makes me happy. :o) While he dozed in his stroller, I plopped down in the girls' double stroller and had a little siesta myself.<br />
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Ready, get set, GO!Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-89086011703993666192013-07-29T14:40:00.004-07:002013-07-29T14:40:45.226-07:00In between days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Philip, he is such a gift to all of us. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">He brings each of us so much joy. </span><br />
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The girls love making him smile.<br />
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And he loves smiling at them. :o)<br />
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His first ball. :o)<br />
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And a cloth storybook - perfect, since his love-language is chewing...just kidding! :o)<br />
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He is getting to be so good at sitting, too. <br />
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First parsley of the season.<br />
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A perfect task for busy little hands.<br />
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The remains of his potato. :o) </div>
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Practicing his sitting...<br />
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He does best with something behind him, as when he gets excited he shakes right from his core, and the "sit" doesn't always survive that.<br />
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Looking at playmate Joy...<br />
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..."You want the tea cup, Philip?"<br />
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"Catch it!"<br />
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Chicken noodle soup, crackers, and cheese, perfect for a cool day when Momma didn't have any other ideas for lunch.<br />
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He liked this toy, and had those blocks unstacked in no time! :o)<br />
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Somebody loves somebody!<br />
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And yes, those are long sleeves, and yes it it summer here. Just not a very warm one. :o)<br />
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Catching a shot of the row of irises all in bloom.<br />
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He loves that blue teacup, that boy!<br />
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I think he looks so grown up in his yellow sport-type-sweater from Grandma Lorrie. :o) He's almost grown out of it now, though! (these shots are over a month old...<i>life.</i>)</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I had just re-filled the honey container. I didn't have to ask them twice about licking off the spoons. </span></div>
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Growing up and getting bigger, these girls of mine.<br />
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Joy is still our "hold me" child, and delights in any tickling, wrestling, and chasing.<br />
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Hope is still our thoughtful child, and can talk as fast as she can think.<br />
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One morning recently, upon helping her get dressed in the morning she looked at me and said, "Momma, I'm thankful for you." Ah!!! That totally made my day. We have talked about what it means to be grateful and thankful, but the girls haven't really "got it" until recently. It blesses me so much to hear them voluntarily share or pray the things they are thankful for. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-51923058994351978312013-07-05T20:51:00.001-07:002013-07-05T20:51:43.613-07:00A day at Spruce Meadows <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Friday, June 7th, we took off as a family to spend the day in Calgary with my family at Spruce Meadows. My Aunt and Uncle, Ted and Teena Vriend, from Ontario, were out visiting my parents, and we wanted to see them too, so Calgary was a mid-point that worked for all of us. </div>
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So thankful for perennials that come up year after year on their own. Thankful too, for free space to play around with different annuals each spring. :o)</div>
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The irises (on the rh edge) did much better this year than last, boasting many healthy, beautiful blossoms. <i>This was just as the first ones were opening up, as you can see from the unopened heads on the plants. </i><br />
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New to that front bed this year are the tea roses by the solar lights. After observing things for a year, <i> </i>I decided I liked the look of the front side bed, so I made this one match it. :o) New also for me this year was the light yellow petunias. I have not planted that colour before, but I have discovered I like it! </div>
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We loaded up in the van and headed for Calgary around 8:30 that Friday morning, arriving in time for lunch on the grounds before the afternoon of show jumping got underway. The traditional thunderstorm blew through the grounds just as the competition was about to start, but the warmth of the air made the rain quite pleasant. :o)<br />
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Slightly dopey boy-child.<br />
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The girls were so excited to see Granny and everybody again!<br />
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Ave couldn't wait to hang out with Philip, and he put the little guy to sleep in his strong arms for me. :o)<br />
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My Dad decided to take a day off the farm work and come along with Mom and the others. And I was so glad he did! Each of my little ones got some special, quality, one-on-one time with their Papa that day.</div>
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There's the lovebirds we came to see - Ted and Teena! Hopey and Joy warmed up to them right away and gave them many, many hugs throughout the day.<br />
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Yup. There was an equestrian competition on, and we sort of watched it, but we were more there to visit with each other than to watch the horses. :o)<br />
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Hope saw Granny using the binoculars and was immediately fascinated and wanted to try too.<br />
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Sleepy eyes. :o)<br />
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Papa got a turn with his little grandson later in the day. </div>
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I think it was at this point in the day that Josh was playing with Joy at the playground, and Hope was hanging out with Mom, that I sat down on the bench without any little ones in my arms or on my lap. It was a very weird feeling, and while I was grateful for the break, I was glad it didn't last too long.<br />
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He's big, but he's little, that boy of mine. :o)<br />
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Share the snacks, everyone! :o)<br />
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I must smile at this picture, for Hope was totally amused and curious at Papa's hairy arms and hands, <i>just like</i> I remember being as a little girl. :o)<br />
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Philip had just had cat naps all day, and my Mom could tell he was getting really tired, so just as the competition was winding up for the afternoon, she took the fussy lad out of my arms, swaddled him up in his blanket, and lulled him to sleep. :o) He was much happier when he woke up.<br />
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Supper was the leftovers from the grand picnic we'd shared at lunch, enjoyed on the grass as a few merry little sun-showers passed over us.<br />
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Growing up, our little Hope Alberta Langemann.<br />
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Joy and Uncle Ted. A fitting match. :o)<br />
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And then, the happy gathering had to say goodbye, and around 8:30pm we all went our separate ways.<br />
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It was <i>so very special </i>to see my Aunt and Uncle again. After 20+ years of marriage, their love is still fresh and free and fun, and they are amazing people to be around. Their youngest son just graduated high school this year, as did my kid-brother Avery, and so begins a new season for my Mom and her sister at the same time. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-26212055383135772222013-06-27T14:15:00.001-07:002013-06-27T14:15:35.103-07:00From ten down to six <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Everyone but Andrew had to leave us that week, on Wednesday, I believe. They went back to Swift Current to spend some time with Lorrie's parents. Lorrie ended up staying on in Swift Current for a while, and Angie drove her two youngest siblings home to Denver. </div>
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There was lots of time for snuggles.<br />
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And everyone soaked it up. :o)<br />
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We are so blessed!<br />
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A bit of time with Daddy on the couch after supper.<br />
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Philip loves those maracas!<br />
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Andrew stayed with us for another ten days or so, commuting to the CX Canada office with Josh for work each day. We really enjoyed having him around in the evenings!<br />
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Hanging out in the jolly jumper while we ate supper on the lawn.<br />
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The winters are long here, so we soak up every minute outdoors we possibly can in the spring/summer/fall.<br />
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Sunlight is the best!<br />
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The higher the better, you should hear him giggle.<br />
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I did dishes while Josh got the girls ready for bed one night, and Andrew was good enough to entertain Philip for me. :o) Guy time. It was good. Philip got quite the concert. Uncle Andrew can sure sing!<br />
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A friend from Denver, Cheri Hamvas, blessed the kids with these outfits. We had to go out and run some errands, so I had fun dressing them up, and they had fun wearing their new ladybug clothes...they had seen them in the drawer and had been asking for a while when they could wear them.<br />
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An impostor in the jolly jumper! I think Hope was responsible for this arrangement. :o)<br />
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Lunch outside. It's how me and the little ones like it. Keeps the kitchen a lot cleaner, that's for sure!<br />
On these summer days, I have taken to cleaning the kitchen just twice in the day - after breakfast and at suppertime. The kitchen will always be there, and it will consume as much time as you will let it. And yes, I like a tidy kitchen, but I like to give my attention and energy to other needs too. Like the children. :o)<br />
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Joy put this together on her own, and was quite happy with herself. She ate all three at the same time.<br />
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Hope had to try it too. Somehow it just doesn't look the same on her. :o)<br />
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Philip's first taste of watermelon. :o) He loved it like a true Langemann, though I am learning he doesn't like it when it's cold. :o)</div>
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Walker time on the front patio.<br />
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Sigh... I could just take pictures of him and kiss him all day long. :o)<br />
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Munchkin and her sidekick. Oh yes. All of a sudden, on their own, they have named imaginary playmates, and they are starting to name their dolls too. Hope's imaginary friend is Martha, or "Marfa" as she says it, and one of Hope's dolls is Sopia. Joy's play friend, which is sometimes also her doll is Heidi. Heidi came first in their little world, and then the others joined. :o) They are growing up, these two little girls of mine.<br />
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Some of Philip's first real food - potato. He loved it. He is turning out to be like Joy, preferring what he can hold with his own hands and mulch with his two little teeth, rather than the pureed stuff. It's easy, because he feeds himself. It's hard, because he doesn't get much actual sustenance from it, at lest not yet. But that's perfectly okay right now. He still nurses great, and is bigger and rounder than both his sisters were at this age. :o)<br />
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Just starting to sit up on his own.<br />
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We put the XL puppy around him for support,<br />
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Their makeshift sandbox makes them so happy. Hope's favourite thing to do in the sandbox is make "ginger cake." And Joy, I'm not sure that she has a favourite. She just likes the sand. At the end of each day, I dump the sand back in the bucket, and put it away in the garage, safe from neighbouring kitty cats and the little things they like to deposit in soft, clean sand. :o)<br />
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Every good meal ends with a washcloth! :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-22759957935287042752013-06-26T16:01:00.002-07:002013-06-26T16:01:50.458-07:00A house full of Langemanns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As I mentioned, some of our Langemann family came to our place after our time in Swift Current. Melody and William had to return to Denver because of work, but Angie, Amy, Andrew, Daniel, and Lorrie were able to come our way for ten days or so! </div>
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It was a wonderful time together. Josh took Daniel and Andrew with him to work most days, which left us ladies here at home with the girls and Philip. </div>
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It was extra-great that Angie's work load was lighter this time, and she was able to put in the hours needed from the house here, which allowed her time with the little ones and time to catch up on rest!</div>
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Despite Joy's face, she really was happy about this situation - in fact, she was the one who suggested that she be Auntie Angie's "rinser."<br />
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If you could put her personality into a picture, this would have to be part of that picture!<br />
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It rained a lot while they were here, but that didn't keep them down! It's great that Lorrie is able to go out and about and see friends from when they lived here back in the 90's.<br />
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Philip loved having extra arms around to hold him.<br />
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Of course, attention of most every kind is just great in his books!<br />
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And he likes to chew on spatulas. Yup. He does. :o)<br />
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Grandma Lorrie had this "Noah's Ark" game on her iPad mini, and Hope and Joy couldn't get enough of it!<br />
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Auntie Angie showing Philip how to work that toy.<br />
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While they were here, I skipped out of the house one rainy morning to drive to the nearby Leduc airport to visit with my Aunt Winnie and Uncle Barry who were on their way to Calgary and had a layover here.<br />
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I haven't seen them since our wedding, five years ago, and they haven't met any of our children, so it was sure extra-special to get to see them. At least they met Philip. That's a start!<br />
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Auntie Angie learned Josh's secret of how to get Philip to sleep - go walk on the elliptical. He likes the lilt of walking, and after making his happy little "ahhh, aaaaahhhh, ahhhh," sounds for a while, he falls fast asleep.<br />
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Cuddles and bounces with Auntie Amy.<br />
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Bring it on!<br />
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Yep - he loves to jump!<br />
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On the weekend, Josh and Andrew took off an hr north to participate in a men's retreat with our church, which they called a "men's advance." :o)<br />
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Josh texted me on Sunday morning and asked how I was doing. So, I texted him back this picture. :o) I do say, iPhones are very convenient. :o)</div>
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After church out at the Mosher's, we got Daniel to grill, and enjoyed a picnic on the deck in the bit of sunshine we were finally getting. :o)<br />
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Happiness all around.<br />
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He doesn't really like the chin strap on that hat, but the hat does a good job of keeping the sun off his sweet lil head.<br />
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Love this lady!!!<br />
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The guys got back Sunday evening in time for snacks and a wee bit of time with the kids.<br />
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The kazoo was most amusing to the wee lad, that is, to Philip.<br />
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Meanwhile, Joy was tinklin' the ivories, which, in typical Joy-fashion, is anything <i>but</i> a tinkle.<br />
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She sings when she plays, and of course, she always has to turn the page. :o)</div>
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One day the following week, we got to tag along on a trip to the acreage. Lorrie had to get some stuff from the attic, and as the children love it when we go on "outings" so we just made this into one. :o)<br />
They enjoyed riding on the merry-go-round that Josh's Opa built for the Langemann children when they lived at the acreage.<br />
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I locked the stroller wheels, and we were away. :o)<br />
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Some of the Fehr children eventually came out to play, which made things even happier. Hope eventually disappeared inside with one of them, and when it was time to go home, I found her quietly enjoying puzzles and books on the couch inside with Olivia. :o)<br />
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Big enough for under-ducks this year, she is. :o)<br />
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Hope and Joy are just getting to the age where they like to "do your hair." So far they've only asked to comb/brush it, and I'm leaving it at that as long as they will. I know one day I will have crooked pigtails and all sorts of coloured barrettes in my hair as they become more inquisitive and creative.<br />
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The Langemann's cousin, Johnny, was able to come over for a game one night while they were here. Angie toughed it out with the guys in a long game of Cities and Knights, to triumph in the end, around 11pm. :o) </div>
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Sweeties after naps.<br />
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I just had to capture the adorableness happening at bedtime, so it was the iPhone camera to the rescue!<br />
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He is as sweet as he looks.<br />
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You'd never have known by her energy that it was the end of the day and time for bed.<br />
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"Hi Mommy."<br />
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These little ones are such a blessing to me! :o)<br />
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They are all so unique, and love each other so much.<br />
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Hold on there, Hope!<br />
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Often, we eat our lunch outside in the summer when the weather is nice. It keeps the kitchen floor cleaner!Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-28940341615545874872013-06-20T20:17:00.000-07:002013-06-20T20:33:05.113-07:00A weekend in Swift Current<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After our visit to the farm we were home from Sunday-Thursday, and then we packed up our three little ones once again and headed for Swift Current, SK, home of Josh's grandparents, who were celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary the May long weekend.</div>
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I had a couple new tricks up my sleeve for the 7.5 hr car ride, like an old calculator for them to play with. Joy "texted" on it for quite a while! </div>
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They both traveled so well. I was proud of them! It was another long drive, but the weekend was definitely worth it.<br />
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We arrived around 6:30 in the evening, having left around 8:30 in the morning. We stopped over at Grandma and Grandpa's for a quick visit before going to our billets for the night. This little guy just wanted some wiggle space!!!<br />
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He did pretty good to not play strange when all of Josh's family walked through the door shortly after we got there. :o)<br />
We all had to laugh - in their 17 hrs of driving (coming from Denver) they stopped three times for a total of 54 minutes, (thank you, Daniel, for the stats) whereas in our 7.5 hr drive we had stopped four times for about 40 minutes each time! Ah, the joys of traveling with a nursing baby and driving through Llyodminster at noon hour on Friday of the long weekend! Eeks! :o)<br />
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On Saturday morning most of us went to the church, enjoyed brunch together, and set up for the anniversary party the next day. It was so good to be with family!</div>
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Lorrie basically handed us girls the box of decoration supplies, told us approximately what she wanted, and let us figure it out from there. I had a blast!!! Joe and Rachel put out the table cloths, I "cut" the runners out of wrapping paper, Amy folded all the napkins, various people helped set the tables, and Andrew and Joy helped out with setting out the utensils. :o)<br />
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With things in order, most of us drifted off to various things, Hope and Joy had their naps, and Josh, Ang, and I got some time to spend together on our instruments, putting together a little playlist for prelude music the next day. Philip watched from his stroller, like a good little boy, for about 30 minutes.<br />
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Then, Uncle Daniel came to the rescue, having come in from playing baseball with his brothers. :o)<br />
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Orange + orange, love it!</div>
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Then everyone headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's for family time and a BBQ. That's Josh's cousin's boy, Caleb, who is almost 6. Hope and Joy loved having a playmate for the weekend!<br />
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Relaxing on the patio.<br />
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Siblings playing an old board game.<br />
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Tulips in Grandma's garden.<br />
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She still puts in a large garden, even in her golden years. </div>
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Saturday was our 5th wedding anniversary, and we did manage to sneak away for two quick walks together, one with just Philip, and one with Joy and Philip. :o)<br />
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Enjoying some different lawn toys than she'd seen before. :o)<br />
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We had a grand BBQ, and the kids enjoyed being at their own little table.<br />
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This was really all Joy wanted for dinner, though she was obedient and ate some other foods too.<br />
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Waiting for dessert...<br />
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We had a triple celebration of sorts, as it was soon to be Grandpa's 84th birthday, Michael's birthday (Josh's cousin) and our anniversary.<br />
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It was so cute to watch Grandpa sing along as his own birthday cake was brought out.<br />
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Special memories.<br />
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Someone was happy about something.</div>
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Even happier when he and Hope got to blow out the candles.<br />
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Espresso made by Uncle Rob. He and his wife, Carol just moved back from Germany to live with Grandma and Grandpa. They had been there over twenty years!<br />
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Get ready Josh - this is the real thing! Cheers! It was quite the drink, I tell ya! I tasted a bit so I would believe Josh as to how strong it was!!!<br />
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Sunday morning we had a simple service on the patio at Grandma and Grandpa's.<br />
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Then, Josh lead in a time of prayer for Grandpa, as he faces the weakness in his body.<br />
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It was a very moving time.<br />
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Grandpa then prayed for all his grandsons gathered there and both his great-grandsons, and blessed them in Jesus' name.<br />
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It was an amazing time. I wondered if we were feeling some of what Joseph's brothers felt when Jacob blessed them at the end of the book of Genesis.<br />
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Caleb, and his Grandpa, Rob. (Rob is married to Carol, who is Lorrie's oldest sister.)<br />
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Meanwhile, Auntie Rachel got to practice up on her baby skills, happily anticipating the birth of her first child in October, Lord willing.<br />
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Philip was so excited about that wind chime!<br />
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He just went at it...<br />
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and was quite happy with himself when he got it.<br />
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Then, after a bit of quiet time, it was time for the party at church. And, as Andrew was using my camera to record the program, I really didn't take very many pictures of the celebration!<br />
Guess which treat Joy wanted - chocolate! Ah, "you can dress them up but you can't take them out" as the saying goes. Thankful for good spray and wash to get the stains out of pretty dresses!<br />
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Just before tear-down.<i> (This really is very pathetic that I don't have any pictures of the celebration to post...)</i><br />
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Hope and Joy made good use of the play room in the church basement after the program.<br />
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And Melody got lots of Philip-time! My arms were relieved. :o)<br />
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My sweetie, helping wash dishes after the celebration.<br />
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I know it's blurry, but I just love how that dress fits Joy. It suits her. :o) <i>(Several of these pictures were taken on my iPhone, hence the variance in quality.)</i><br />
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The kids got to play with the helium balloons after.<br />
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And they thought that was great. :o) </div>
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Some friends of Grandma and Grandpa kindly put us up for the nights we were in Swift Current. It was so much nicer to stay in a home than in a hotel! There was a single bed for Hope, a double bed for us, and room for a playpen for the wiggly munchkin and another one for the baby, all in one room!<br />
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Our hosts served us an amazing brunch the morning we left for home.<br />
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Such a sweet, blessed couple!<br />
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Driving home, we encountered something I don't think we have ever encountered before - a cattle drive happening on the highway.<br />
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We literally had to stop the van, and watch them pass. Ironically, this was in the "Mosquito Reserve" land in Saskatchewan.<br />
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Auntie Amy rode home to Spruce Grove with us, as some of the family came to stay for the next while with us. Sadly, one of the helium balloons went up into space at one stop, but we just said that one was Philip's, as he wasn't old enough to know the difference. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116829897810734286.post-11783209533681862052013-06-13T16:43:00.001-07:002013-06-13T16:43:15.266-07:00Company's Comin...My sisters are coming for the weekend, and my hubby arrives home tonight from a three-day business trip, so that's it for me for blogging for the week. :o) Check back the next time it rains. :o)Peaceful Psalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950580234185255noreply@blogger.com0