This Winter

Cozy

Tea Party with Daddy

Christmas 2010

Fall 2010

Fall is Andy's favourite season. We had so many beautiful moments outside this year and certainly got to appreciate the change of season. Here are some.

Elk Lake, Victoria

Beaver Lake, Victoria

The following images are from our annual pumpkin searching trip to Abby Lane Pumpkin Farm. It is owned and farmed by a family and is the most beautiful pumpkin farm I have ever seen. They pick you up by the roadside pumpkin stand by a horse-drawn carriage. The ride takes about 15 minutes and drops down into a valley... so, so pretty. It is totally quiet (besides for the click-clack of the carriage) and we were the only ones on the farm. They took us down to the farm and left us there for an hour ALL BY OURSELVES. We had a picnic on some hay bails. It was a dream.

Snuggling in the hay.

Goldstream Provincial Park. We were looking to see if the salmon were running. No luck on this day.

I love this photo even though it is a bit out-of-focus. Savannah and Andy were playing hide-and-seek.

First snowman. She did not like the snow. She just stood still and cried while we quickly made this snowman. Not the case now with this latest snow!

She sometimes let's us put her hair in pigtails.

Halloween 2010

What a fantastic time we had with Savannah this Halloween. We all three loved her Dorothy costume. We went trick-or-treating with friends and by the end she would say "Trick or Treat!" We loved it. She did not understand that we were not invited into the house and would try to sneak around the persons legs to get into their house. So funny and slightly embarrassing.

Right before carving.


She loves candles. She did not like feeling the guts.

With Jackie her Jack-O-Lantern.

I was so glad Andy did not crave his cross-eyed with the tongue hanging out again.

With Gannon the Frog

Hitting the street with Eli (the leopard) and Oliver (the knight). You can just barely see little Nadia in her mama's arms (25 days old). Noah and Sam were with us too. They were the cutest lion and pickle I have ever seen. So fun.

Our little Dorothy. Toto is in the basket.

Moving Across Town

We moved closer to the university this past September. It was a lot of work, but has been so worth it. We have a WAY better space with a fantastic yard and we are renting it for less money (that is always good). It is by no means super fancy or a dream house or in our dream neighborhood, but it is a lovely, humble place to call home and we are blessed by it everyday.

Some faves are:

• Great layout for having children... a total family home
• Guest bedroom that will one day (we hope) be an available space for a sister or brother for Savannah.
• A Dining room (we did not have one at our old house)... yhessssssssss!
• The way the sunlight pours in throughout the day (it is south-facing... I LOVE THIS).
• A Beautiful Fenced Yard
• Koko and Daniel (see below)
  

We are renting from a property management company. It has 5 bedrooms (2 of which are in the full-suite in the basement) and we rent the basement to some WONDERFUL people. Koko is a friend from The Table. He is a musician (has a drum set set-up in our garage... love it), a barista and a student. Daniel is a friend from Open Gate (Andy's other church he works at) and is in the teaching program. Savannah LOVES going into their suite and loves them both. They are so pleasant to share a house with and we are very thankful for them.

So all of this to announce our incredible gratitude for this new space and to tell you all on the internets that we do not live on Millgrove Street anymore. E-mail us if you want our new address. And also to invite you to stay in our guest room! Yay!

The Summer of 2010

With Jane

We had a lovely summer weekend playing with the Goldsberrys in Vic.

Playing with Jane and Megan in Bellingham.

Why is Savannah always the one crying in group photos?

Blowing bubbles.

With her cousins. This is one of my all-time favourite photos. Could life be any more beautiful?