Saturday, February 6, 2010
We bought Jonas what he calls a “snowboard” at Costco the other day, so we’ve been snowboarding around here this week.
John made a snow hill the other day so we’ve been using that, as well as our little creek bank in the back.
Notice his boots?
He had them on backwards almost the entire time. 
I didn’t notice until it was almost time to go inside. Quite surprisingly he didn’t either. He’s usually pretty quick to tell me when something he’s wearing is “uncomfortable.” 
Seriously all smiles when he’s able to do this.
I’m watching the falling snow right as I’m typing. It’s really quite pretty…feels like Christmas. LOL.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Saturday morning thrills at our house.
Hope your weekend was fun too.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
…and I think I like it!
On my mind for awhile has been this dining room wall and what to do with it.
It needed something that would bring life to the room. I wanted something a little fun, but there’s the side of me that likes everything “clean.” After pondering it for a few weeks, I finally decided a collection of frames was the way to go. So, Monday evening (day of the snow storm) we headed to Walmart to check for frames. It wasn’t that I NEEDED the frames that day, but I was more than happy to get out after having been snowed in all day.
I was pleasantly surprised to find frames there that I actually liked! So, I brought home 9 frames of the same size, thinking I would do a symmetrical arrangement of 3 rows of 3 stacked on top of each other. Got them home, played around with them, and realized it didn’t look as great on the wall as in my head. So, after buying some smaller frames and keeping the middle 2 large ones, this is what I came up with.
Frames only:
(excuse the lighting!)
With photos:
(that’s my MCC plant in the corner. )
All photos in the frames by Marcy Penner.
The framed monogram is something I whipped up in photoshop when I was playing around with the photo arrangement. I was thinking a fun art print might be the way to go, but then came up with this and figured “why not?”
You know what the best part of it is? I didn’t put a single nail in the wall to hang these (or anything else in our house so far)! 3M strips are the way to go. (especially for a girl who changes her mind as often as I do.)
Thanks for stopping by…happy Thursday!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Two days before Christmas I shot a quick family session for a friend and her family. When I say quick, I mean quick! We made it work on a half hour lunch break with probably 20 minutes of shooting in total. Despite me taking the winter “off” from photography, this session was booked in summer already and I was happy to do it for them! You may recognize some of the faces from previous sessions. They were able to spend this Christmas together…this being the last time for awhile that they’ll all be together.
A few favorites:
Experiencing Manitoba in December. (just a wee bit colder than England, right? )
There you have it, short and sweet.
Thanks for looking..have a wonderful day!
Go the extra mile to put a smile on someone’s face.
Put away “self” and focus on others.
Show them the love of God.
(Photo of John at Pan De Vida, courtesy of Chris Unrau)
A challenge to myself this weekend. Anyone with me?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
For those of you who were wondering, John was one of 20 men from our area that went on an 11 day trip to the Pan De Vida Orphanage in Queretaro, Mexico. It sounds like an amazing experience. I’m so happy he got to go, but we’re happy to have him back! You can read about their experiences here, and see a bunch of great photos here. I feel like a part of my heart is in Mexico now, and I didn’t even go on the trip!
Ok, I got around to taking a few photos of the house..in Jonas’ room at least. It’s been neat to see his space come together. His room is the most “finished” in the house..meaning he has furniture and a few things up on the walls.
Probably my favorite part about his room..this little nook where he can play.
The blue bins hold his duplo and his wooden train set. Up top is a little basket for his little treasures he tends to collect. The blue pig is his piggy bank.
On the low wall I mounted these 2 magnetic boards side by side. A place for him to display his artwork and other special things he likes to keep.
This print, along with the red one from his nook were ordered from an online store, Century Finds. The sock monkey was made by my friend Susi.
The nook is just to the right of the dresser.
So, there you go. A peek into his happy little space.
Happy Wednesday!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Missing the sight of these two together. Working together. Playing together. John is really great about letting Jonas “help.” He puts me to shame, really, when it comes to spending quality one on one time with our little guy.
I’m also missing the cozy fires that get built with this wood when John is around, and the evenings spent together in front of the fire.
Yeah, you may have noticed I’m missing him. Period.
A really long time actually. But here I am.
Not a lot to say today. No photos of my own to share. I’m still recovering from this whole moving thing.
So although this isn’t a photo of my own, it is one of my favorite photos in a very long time. (It just makes me tear up!)
My honey is away while we speak, and this photo of him was taken by a friend a couple of days ago while they were handing out shoe boxes. In an email John wrote to us afterward, he said “I would have loved to take some of those kids home.” When I read the email to Jonas he promptly interrupted me at this part and said “daddy’s bringing some of those kids home??!?!?!?” LOL. He was really hoping it was true.
I’m hoping to be back with new posts a little more often. Thanks for hanging in there!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Time for me to slow down, reflect, and remember the REASON for the season. Praying the story of Christ child will touch our hearts in a new way again this year.
From me to you:
Hope your Christmas is wonderful!
P.S. We are all moved in! Looking forward to spending Christmas together as a family in the new place, attending gatherings, and then heading out on a little family getaway! My internet access is limited right now, so I’ll get back to emails when I can. See you in the new year!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Life around here these days:
1. An 11 hour bake day last week with my sisters. Yup, we baked A LOT of stuff. But that took care of neighbor/teacher/friend gifts plus my freezer is still packed with goodies.
2. Working at the house. John is there every spare minute and I’m there when I can help. Moving this coming weekend!!
3. J’s preschool Christmas program. SO adorable. Jonas told us later that his teacher told everyone beforehand that there was to be no silliness on stage. I think he took her very seriously.
4. A sick day for me yesterday. Thankfully it must have been the 24 hour flu. I feel much better today!
5. I need to pack. Every time I set out to start I get distracted. So….here goes!
Happy Monday. Stay warm!
by eva
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