A little under construction

Sorry, I'm redoing our blog. So please be patient while I put the finishing touches on it. :)

Pray for two Runaway Teens

One of my friends has a sister who just ran away with her boyfriend on December 11. For more details please click here on my friend's blog. Perhaps you have seen them?

Visits from Friends

Last week our friends, Joshua and Stephanie, did a babysitting swap so that all of us could go see 'The Wizard of Oz' playing at our local theatre. We watched their kids last weekend, Claire and Sophia. Claire and Joshua played well together:


Then this weekend Ryan (Renee's brother) and Emily came up to visit. That was fun and the kids enjoyed getting to know their aunt and uncle.

Grapenut's First Doctor's Appointment

Today was my (Renee's) first doctor's appt for Grape Nut. I've been kind of anxious about it. But no need! The doc and I heard the heartbeat today!! What a relief! Grape Nut is twelve weeks along now, so the risk of miscarriage is now much lower. An ultrasound is scheduled for Mon Dec 22. It's a little early for a routine ultrasound, but the risks are higher now due to Emily Grace. We will try and find out the sex of the baby, but no guarantees! (Grape Nut might have his legs crossed, or it might be too soon.)

They'd wear them around town if we let them!

So I come across a certain annoying toy in the kitchen yesterday evening, swoop it up and ask Renee what the repercussions of depositing it in the garbage can would be. "Just don't let the kids see you do it," she says. Into the can it goes. Said toy was a talking hippo figurine. When bumped it would say in a growly voice, "Wow - I'm like every hippo's dream" - whatever that means.
I thought I had taken care of that one nuisance and was quite happy with myself until the garbage can starting talking to me when I was cleaning up after supper. More than once I've dropped something in and its responded, "Wow!" Somehow the kids haven't quite clued in yet!




Rachel's new way of indicating she needs a diaper change!