Showing posts with label Mariah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mariah. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Rag curls and cake pops



I fondly remember having my hair rolled up into rag curls when I was wee and waking up the next morning to glorious, bouncy curls. So I thought I would try it on Mariah. It worked really well on her and I think would be a nice thing to do for special occasions. I took some old scrap cotton material that I had and cut it into 1 inch x 6 inch strips. Then, after her bath and when her hair was "nearly" dry, I rolled little sections up and let her sleep on it overnight.





And, on an unrelated note, I tried making cake pops and cake truffles (same thing) for the first time. They were fun to make and I learned a lot in the process. I think I would make them a lot smaller next time though. They were a bit too large but still tasted nice. You should see the shapes people make with these things! So cute!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Christmas highlights

Here are a few of our favorite moments over the Christmas season, captured on "film".

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

And that's that

So here we are, at the end of my Minnesota trip. Our last week was packed full of seeing friends and family and enjoying every little bit of Minnesota that we could. Here are a few random shots of it all...
Like father, like son!
I was amused to see that my nephew Thomas has grown so much like my brother. They both have the same ability to intensely concentrate on things, love being the center of attention, are highly intelligent, and like to let you know by using big words and concepts! Ha ha! And they are both crazy fun! And check out their Christmas tree!!...

We also had the blessing of seeing the Fraser family one afternoon. Love this family so much. They are a huge encouragement and an amazing example of Christ-likeness. I really admire them.

And their girls are gems! Mariah enjoyed dressing up with them (or rather, being dressed up!) Wig and all!


We were also blessed by a lovely evening over for supper with my cousins. Their kiddos are close in age to ours and enjoyed playing together. Mariah and Judah are tolerating a rather vigorous hug from Elinor.


And finally, saying goodbye at the airport! :(
Boy, do I ever miss them! I thank God for such wonderful parents and grandparents for my children. Sooooo blessed!!

And here we go...back on the airplane, flying home. I kind of felt like Micah looks at this point too..."HELP!"
Traveling home was WAY harder than the trip over. For one thing, the bassinet that I had tried so hard to reserve didn't work out in the end and we never had an empty seat next to us, unlike on the way over. So it was a bit more work and slightly stressful since I had to hold a wiggly little boy the whole way,. Thankfully the kind gentleman next to me managed to save my tray of food from flying into the air from one of Micah's swift kicks. In the end, we made it and are now home safe and sound. Whew!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Photo shoot with a 2 year old

"Somethin' in my toe"...

Disappearing act...

I can still see you...

And she's back!...

Tripod ownership disagreement...

Toes again...

who knows...


Kisses!!!...

YooHoo, over here...

Ahhhhh, that's better...

Monday, October 31, 2011

Mariah turns TWO!


2 years old!
on September 9th, 2011

My little baby girl is not so little any more!

We had a little Teapot themed birthday party for her since her very favorite song was "I'm a Little Teapot" and would make us sing it for her every single night before bed. :)

We played, Pin the Top on the Teapot...

Pass the Parcel...

Opened presents...

Served cake...

Listened (intently) to everyone singing Happy Birthday...

And blew out the candles...!
We thank the Lord for blessing our lives with this sweet little girl. She is so precious to us and brings our home so much joy!

We love you Mariah Grace!

Saturday, September 03, 2011

My sweet lil' helper

Demonstrating how to do the laundry...









Sunday, February 20, 2011

Catching up

It's been a shamefully long time since I've "spoken" to you all here. No offense meant...just terribly occupied with other things these days. Things that suddenly feel very important like taking a nap every day (other wise I can't seem to function past 8pm!) and organizing baby things. My growing belly has slowed me down a bit too...
38 weeks

I seem to "lumber" a lot these days even though I really try to be light and graceful on my feet. I don't think I'm fooling anyone. So, only 13 days to go to my due date! I have to say, I feel great considering how close we are to the end. I thank the Lord for that!

We've been keeping busy with other things too. Recently it was a cousin sleepover party at our house with Rhiannon and Reuben. Such wonderful kiddos. They talked me into walking up Solus hill and I actually made it to the top!...lumbering the whole way, of course.

Mariah loves her cousins.
Rhiannon sometimes gives her wee "lessons" on the piano.

The following are just a few snapshots of Mariah who won't be the baby in this house for too much longer!
I am treasuring each day that I get to be her mommy. She is a joy.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

We have had several snow falls this year in Northern Ireland already and I love it. It reminds me so much of Minnesota, where I spent the first 29 winters of my life buried in snow from November until March every year! Although, Minnesota is suffering under -25 F temps lately (that's minus -31 celsius!) and I have to say I don't really miss that too much.

Mariah was in awe of all the white stuff!


Here is our house, sitting cozy in the pretty snow!


"Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."
Psalm 51:7

"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater."
Isaiah 55:10