Rainy Days

The past couple of weeks have been cloudy and rainy, which does not make anyone feel too happy! However despite the clouds and rain we have found ourselves busy in the kitchen baking anything and everything, trying all sorts of new recipes and whenever we get the chance, slipping outside for some fresh air. Danika is so eager to help me with baking, so we have had lots of fun together in the kitchen. Adessa is such a busy, curious little girl. She has started pulling herself up whenever she can and is exploring everywhere in the house. She is also putting EVERYTHING in her mouth! She is very similar to a little chipmunk as her cheeks always seem to have something stored in them. I love seeing Adessa's little personality come out a bit more each day, she is such a happy little girl and so much fun! However as much fun as we are having entertaining ourselves at home, we are MORE than ready for Mr.Sun to come out and play! : )

Our "Wonder Bread" deliciously healthy, and totally kid proof to make.. however mommy had a little trouble waiting patiently for the bread to rise!!!

My Girls

Pictures taken by a good friend from camp! I love them! : )

Slowing Down

At 9 months it feels like Adessa is learning something new every day, such as playing peek-a-boo with her blankie, or clapping, or uttering new words. And Danika is always surprising me with her perception of the world... I love it. Last night after playing hockey with the camp staff Steve and I came home to hear this awesome story from our babysitter... This wonderful girl who has volunteered many of her hours to watch our girls told us that Danika can not (or will not, we aren't sure) say her name so she asked Danika what she would like to call her, in which Danika very quickly replied, "Polka Dot."
Another story from this particular evening, occurred when they were reading Danika's bed time story, 'Gigi- Gods little princess.' There was a person in the book who said he was the King and Danika very seriously looked at 'Polka Dot' and said, "No, only Jesus is the King."
One morning this past week as Danika headed to our bedroom for our daily family cuddles Danika told us that "Jesus gave grace to the world." Amen sweetie. I find that in the quiet of the morning some of the sweetest words are spoken by a very innocent little girl. My girls teach me something new every day, whether it is to just slow down and literally smell the roses, or to go in the play room and get lost in the land of make believe. I learn many life lessons when I take the time to just slow down and enjoy life with my two baby girls. I hope I can remember this and make it a priority in our lives, as life just flies by!!

A picnic to the ocean and our flowers

A trail of cheerios...

After dinner I had set Adessa down on the ground near the kitchen table (where there were a few crumbs underneath) and turned from washing the dishes to see Adessa crawling for a piece of a snap pea. I was sooooo excited! Steve grabbed the camera and tried to get her to crawl again. I found the motivation to make it work...
Congratulations my sweet little girl. 9 months old and crawling!

Why am I doing this?

So I have been interested in creating a blog for awhile now, however I have felt that I had nothing important to say. As I have kept updated with a few friends blogs I have felt that many are very clever and well thought out and for that I have been frightened of creating one. However, I have ALWAYS been a journaler (is this a word?!) as far back as I can remember. It is the way I have connected with God during my devotions, I am not much for words and often if I sit and pray I find my mind wandering in ALL sorts of directions so I took up writing out my prayers in journals. And it is soooooo neat to look back on some of my toughest life situations and to see how God has answered my prayers. And so for the purpose of looking back I am creating this blog. A way of tracking life's precious moments. With a 9 month old and an almost 4 year old each day one reaches a new milestone and I find myself hoping I will remember when it happened. I guess it is also a way of keeping family and close friends up to date with our life out here on the island. So for these couple of reasons I am starting to write. I hope you enjoy! : )