Joyful June

June has been full of joy so far. 

The kids have enjoyed biking.

Micah graduated from SK. His character trait was meekness, "Patience without anger".

We had a lovely bridal shower at Jonathan's mom's for his cousin. It was great to celebrate the upcoming marriage and see the gang. Leah looked so cute in her dress from Auntie Michelle.

Great Family Trip to Ottawa

What a great trip to Ottawa! Racing 2 km (boys) and 10 km (Krista), eating great food and enjoying great family time (Amy, Joy, Shirley and Hugh), swimming, hotel....couldn't have been better!

Leah ... growing up fast!

Leah is really growing up, quickly!
She just loves shoes and is starting to say more words. She is a sweet, affectionate, happy sweetheart and we all love her to bits.

A bit behind

Life has certainly been busy this spring so naturally I'm a bit behind in the blogging. They say a picture is worth 1000 words so I added several! Here's what we've been up to: preparing to move, renovating the new house, Krista going away for a week to run a marathon in Rotterdam (Netherlands) for a shot at the Olympic standard, moving, Jonathan going away for a week of work, Leah walking, the boys finishing hockey and starting soccer, and a busy but fun Mother's Day weekend with family and friends. We don't have much planned for the long weekend...and that is ok!

He Has Risen! Happy Easter!

Another beautiful Easter weekend...a time to reflect on Jesus' death and resurrection. What an amazing thing!

We are having a great weekend: Good Friday service and Payne reunion (where Krista received some generous support for her trip to the Rotterdam Marathon to try to qualify for the Cdn Olympic team), hockey, house prep (packing boxes and working on the new house), and Easter Sunday service. He Has Risen!

Leah's first steps at 12.5 months

Video.
Grammy and Grampa were here when Leah took her first few steps. What a special moment. We even got it recorded!

Pictures.
Leah enjoying daddy's blueberry crepe.
Mommy enjoying her sweet girl.

Happy 4th Birthday, Seth!

Happy 4th birthday, Seth!
Seth, Micah, Liv and Colton enjoyed an afternoon at the movies, watching the Lorax. Thanks to Jonathan for taking them while I was the expo for the Around the Bay race. Check out the Brantford Expositor to see what we came home to! Yellow police tape all around our home sure made for an interesting party! This same link also has my race story for the race.