The SNOW is Here!!!

Sunday morning, at like 7:00 am, Jillaine woke up to get ready for church, looks out the window and says in the happiest voice, "It snowed." She ran into Maryn's room to tell her. I jumped out of bed, looked out the window, and instantly felt depressed. It had snowed all Saturday night, and flurries all Sunday.

Piper likes/hates the snow. He is such a wimp! As soon as you send him out, he starts whining and will not stop. But he loves running/bounding through it.

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Kid Kwotes & Kwips - Archive

November 1, 2011
at our yearly eye examinations-
Optometrist: "Do you play sports?"
Lehman: "No, I don't have any brothers, but I try to play as much as I can."

October 24, 2011
Brent: Lets say our prayer, dear Jesus thank you for my day. Thank you for my Mommy and my Daddy and my baby brother Keaton....
Marshall: and Lightning McQueen...
Brent: yes and Lightning McQueen... Please teach me to love Jesus...
Marshall: and Mommy (I guess he needs to be taught that it doesn't come naturally thanks!)
Brent: yes... and teach me to obey...
Marshall: and patience
Brent: and help me to have a good sleep. Please help me to be obedient tomorrow so I can learn first time obedience. Help me to have a good day tomorrow and stay healthy....
Marshall: and, and, and ummmm watching Cars?
Brent: maybe, please protect me and give me good dreams. In the name and the blood of Jesus Christ, Amen
Marshall: Amen... Cachigga!

Marshall: Mommy may I have some coffee? I think not!!!

May 23, 2011
While in a crowded store with Mommy, Mattea spots something that, based on her reaction, she had never noticed before...a very obese man...
Mattea: OH NO!!! MOM!!! OH NO!!! LOOOOOK!!! What HAPPENED?!?! What happened Mom??? WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!?!Despite Mommy's attempts to quietly address her concerns (and get out of the store!!!), this yelling (combined with wild gestures and pointing) continued long enough and loud enough that both the man and his wife heard and the wife said, "Well dear, you have certainly got someone's attention!" Needless to say, this probably goes down in the record books as MOMMY's most embarrassing Mattea moment - to date anyway!!!:-)

Auntie Kari: Marshall what does a gangster say?
Marshall: WORD! Thanks Kari :P

Background info: Mattea can't say Kayla properly so it comes out more like "Key-ah"
Mattea: Wanna go Walmart?
Mommy: No, today we are going to Ikea
a few moments of silence as she ponders...
Mattea: I-Keyah? Noooo!!! I no wanna go I-Keyah, I wanna go I-Tea! How ‘bout me? How ‘bout Tea?
I guess its just not fair that her sister gets a store and she doesn't!

driving to music lessons: "I like talking to Jared about sports, but then he gets talking about history and geography and sheddin' his knowledge all over me." -Lehman

Lauryn steps on scale to weigh herself, Mattea rushes over to see the results...
Mattea: "TWO NINETY-FIVE???!!! WHAT DA???"
*In Mommy's defense, Mattea has not mastered number recognition yet!:-)

It became evident early on that her mouth was probably going to be the source of most of her troubles!
Mattea 12 months old, reading with her Uncle Alfred
Uncle Alfred: pointing out pictures to Mattea
Mattea: What da heck is dat?

Brooks: How did your running go? Are you skinnier?
Mom: I don't know. Do I look skinnier?
Kenna, glances over: uuuuuh, nope

Family Photo's 2011

Taken in the fall and posted almost in the Albertan winter! We are expecting a good snow day anytime now. We have thoroughly enjoyed our busy fall filled with lots of hunting, fun activities and church business. Brent finally got himself a nice big elk which has been a dream for him for a very long time and also provides us with almost 200 pounds of meat!! I have also started hunting this year but only casually. We go on a lot of family drives with the kids sitting in the back (watching Cars :) and Mom and Dad scouring the hills for wildlife. Brents work is really busy in fact its their busiest year yet and that coupled with new church responsibilities, he has been a very busy man. I am kept on my toes by my two busy little boys and have been doing a lot of hosting and butchering at our house.

Marshall is getting huge and talking a mile a minute. His vocabulary is stretching at a phenominal rate and he astounds me every day with things he has learned. He LOVES to sing the ABC's and spell out his name on his sketch pad. It seems as though he has developed into a little south paw! We are so proud of the sweet, loving brother he has become. Aside from sharing his favorite toys, Marshall is in love with Keaton and continually cuddles and kisses him.

Keaton is crawling and saying "Mama", albeit often when he wants something and only sometimes when he is asked to. His little personality is quite different from Marshall, he seems to have a less intense countenance. His smile is small and sweet whereas Marshalls was wide and he is a lot more withdrawn from other people. As long as Mom is beside you or he knows you well he will be fine to "tolerate" you for a while. Keaton also has a huge temper, enough said!

Yes, we are very proud of our little family. God has taken us down many new and challenging roads but with his grace and strength we are enjoying both the hard and happy times. We are learning a lot about ourselves and seeing some of the fruits of those hard times. We are through Thanksgiving and preparing for (and looking very much forward to) Christmas. Here are just a few of the photo's that Kari took for our family 2011 photo shoot:

Too sweet

I found this old picture on an old hard drive. It's just so precious I had to share! It was in 2004 I believe, when we picked Jared up at the Grande Prairie airport. Maryn was elated to see him!

Uncle Kaden and Marshie

Uncle Kaden and Marshie "beatboxing" and drumming :). Ever since Kaden came to visit Marshall hasn't left him alone, seems like he has a new best bud!

Cruisin'

Piper loves going for walks and bike rides. The kids love to go on long bike rides through the trails in the park and Piper runs along beside. He gets so tuckered out on the long distance so they have to cut their ride short. Today, Beccy/Mom had a brain wave! Let him run and then when he gets tired let him ride! He absolutely loved it and did not struggle at all to get out!

Shrill Screaming Shriek

Last evening a salamander/geiko was spotted on the side walk at the steps to our front door. We all came outside to have a look. Not wanting this thing to ever get in our house, we got an ice cream pail and cut a little hole in the lid so it could breath. Davis knew of someone who might want it for a pet, so we needed to keep this thing until he could get a hold of him. I declared it was not coming into the house.

Lehman decided to help keep it warm we needed to add some leaves for the little guy. I gingerly opened the lid as he dumped in a handful of leaves. As went to replace the lid, the critter started walking up the side. I screamed and jumped back as did all of the kids and a did a 'dance' while squeeling. We did get the lid back on. Ewwww! I hate those things!

This morning the kids were laughing about me screaming and I said, "I know, I am usually very self controlled but not when it comes to lizards." Lehman said, "But Mom, it was so funny. It wasn't a scream. It was a shrill shriek of pure terror." Jillaine said, "It's the first time in my life, I've ever heard you do that. Man, I've missed out on so much fun in my childhood. How could we have lived this long and never heard you scream?" I assured them it has happened before. And, thank you very much, I am happy to have only a few of these isolated incidents.
And for the record, Gerard, as he was affectionately named (after Gerard Butler, if you're wondering), is still on the front porch until he gets picked up.