PIC OF THE WEEK: I Love Snow

She's been waiting for snow to come since her birthday :P

PIC OF THE WEEK: The B-I-B-L-E

Missions Conference on World Evangelism at our church this week.

The students were asked to create a poster with this year's theme of "That All May Know"

Since we have two children who are required to do posters this year,

I needed hubby's help.

He will help Jakob, while I help Beata.

And at the final day of the conference, 

Beata's poster was chosen amongst the Grade 1 entries.

Her tears paid off since we had a bit of drama while making that poster.

"Fear and trembling" --

Hubby knows what I am talking about.

She was awarded a Bible

and I promised her that I will take pictures of her with her new Bible once we get home.

Here are our pics of the week.

We are proud of you!

Birthday Outtakes

Our funny little princess 

who likes to make faces 

and pose in front of the camera.

Here are her birthday outtakes.

This girl can be a comedian when she grows up!

You need two hands now

Yes, my dearest Beata needs two hands now… to count her age, that is!

She is now 6 years old, and needs two hands to count up to six fingers.

First five years really flies fast.

She is now in Grade 1, and in school every. single. day.

Tonight, when I tucked her in, she gave me a big smile before I left her room.

And I don't think I'm ready for her to grow up.

(Insert big, fat tears here)

……..

Happy 6th birthday, Beata!

You will always be my baby girl.

PIC OF THE WEEK: Princesses?

Look who's been playing with the dress-up bin...

Rhianna, Beata and Virginia playing dress-up on Saturday afternoon after fishing at Trenton

 

PIC OF THE WEEK: Hat's Shade

Taken July 3, 2010
(face with food and face paint and all!)

My Little Graduate Cutie

My middle child,

my baby (as she wanted me to call her, just no diapers involved),

my princess,

my cutie pie,

my graduate.

Can't believe my Beata is now promoted to Grade 1.

Many thanks to the teachers for helping her in her Kinder years.

They worked hard and helped her accomplish a lot of things...

including being able to read and write WELL!

Happy Graduation, Little Miss!

And congratulations to Jakob, too for his piano recital

and first violin recital

and making it to the "A" Honour Roll.

And this is for Jethro because...

we don't want him to be left out.

Good job, guys!

We are so proud of you.

I apologize for the long absence.

Been very busy preparing for a yard-sale-that-would-end-all-yard-sales

that suddenly became "House for Sale"

Can we get a dog?

My kids would jump for joy if I tell them we are getting a dog.

I said, "IF".

I don't think we can handle a dog for a pet yet (we can't even keep a goldfish alive!)

When Beata saw a dog in the park one time, she was was totally smitten by the dog.

Who wouldn't? 

It's a very friendly, gentle, loving Golden Retriever.

Just like Beata's stuffed dog that she would take anywhere!

Say goodbye to the doggie.

Sorry, kiddo. 

You just have to wait to get a dog for a pet...

until you have your own home.

Art Attack

We love watching Art Attack. 

We even have a book of it that I bought from a yard sale.  Sadly, it was in French and we could never understand a word (but pictures work fine!)

My Beata loves to draw, and colour, and cut, and glue things together.

My boys like it too but they would choose playing Wii over art.  Boys.

Our little arts and crafts table is in our kitchen, and my kitchen is full of her creations. 

Sometimes, I would put them away when Beata is not looking because seriously, there is a LOT of them.

But I like it a lot when she draws mommy.

Or when she makes a card or letter for me.

Or even just watching her while she draws, and colours, and cuts, and glue things together.

PIC OF THE WEEK: Are we done with these pictures yet?

Beata being tired from having to pose for mommy for the iheartfaces' best face contest.

Sorry, darling.

Thanks for all your help.

I love you.

iheartfaces: Best Face Photo

Taken January 7, 2010

I wanted new photos for my new picture frames in our living room so I dressed my kids in white and made them sit in my blue and white oversized chair.  These were taken late in the afternoon, and my kids are hungry (as always), so they were not quite happy with my photo session, so I made them tell me a story...and this is what I got from my princess while doing her favourite thing -- TALKING.

PIC OF THE WEEK: My trio in B&W

Low, low, low

Yesterday was the Sunday School Participation Sunday in our church.  We have been helping our kids rehearse their lines and verses for this special day. 

Jethro behaved so well this time (unlike last year).

He sang wonderfully.

He even gave me a thumbs up before getting out of the auditorium (but I missed taking a photo of that! ugh!)

Beata was loud, funny and great. 

She recited their verse perfectly with her big, low voice.

And sang her song with the same alto voice.

I love it!

Proof

Here's the proof of my kiddos' cooperation to my beloved camera last Wednesday night.

No complaining.

No hiding or running away from the crazy lady with the camera.

No fake smiles (okay, maybe a little!)

Just very willing subjects, posing away for mommy. 

Especially Jakob. 

I find it hard to take a picture of him coz he is either too zealous or too lazy (or eyes are always closed) when I have my camera on hand.

But that night was different.

He was even requesting for more.

I guess it's official -- they now welcomed my D90 to the family!

Awww, thanks!
*sniff, sniff*

I was wrong

So whatever happened to my "awake, arise...and write" post?  I thought for sure that last post should have triggered the reset button on me to get back into my blogging routine.  But I was wrong :(

Knowing myself, whenever Raymond is away, I always bury myself in "things-to-do" so I can forget about time and his absence.  But that week after my awake post I did not write one single blog even after after being alone in bed for three nights.  I must have anticipated Raymond's return so much...or was it the date night that Friday?  Probably!

Yes, you read it right; that Friday night, we went on an early anniversary date downtown (11 years.  Woohoo!).  We went to the Princess of Wales Theatre to watch Sound of Music.  It was great.  Love their voices.  Love their performances.  Love the stage.  But boo to me for not bringing my camera that night.  It would have a been a great photoshoot with all the lights downtown.  (I even got to see a nice landscape of the city when we went to Raymond's office to print the tickets --- don't ask me why we're printing it just minutes before the show!)  Then a nice dinner at Baton Rouge.  Ahhh!  And it was a perfect night.  Not too cold for a November night.  Wished I had my camera (don't ask me why I don't have it; long, sad story).

Too late for this drama (Raymond promised we will visit downtown again for a date, and this time I AM BRINGING MY CAMERA!)

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Now,  let me blog about my princess' field trip that Friday afternoon.

I was able to join her again at that field trip (thanks to hubby for working from home).  We went to a nursing home and the kids prepared a program for these beloved seniors.

We also have a little ministry for the seniors in nursing/retirement home somewhere else once a month but this is different.  Not only do they get to hear poems and special music...

and Scripture recitations...

but they get to see a whole crew (twenty, I believe) of little boys and girls.

Somehow, the presence of children always brings a smile to these grandmas and grandpas.

Plus, they got to eat treats together. 
Now that's a real treat!

Thank you to their teachers and helpers.  It was real blessing...to everybody.


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Oh!
It's Wednesday? 
I am supposed to do a rewind, right?
Well, this will do. 
It's a rewind of what happened last week!
;)