{my water baby!}
-went on a lunch date! (to my favorite pizza joint!)
-went family swimming
-finally hung photos and such up on the wall - we have some wedding photos up now - it's only going on 3 years!
-cleaned our house pretty darn good
-took Ben to emergency for his cold - had to take some medicine to open his lungs up
-hung out with some amazing friends that came up from calgary
-had a birthday dinner with family
-had to repair a flat tire.....uggg
- had to cancel a coffee date because ben was sick :(
-and snuggled lots with Ben!!
all in all it was a pretty relaxing weekend.
{ben's shelve we finally got up- in the middle is my grandmother's rosary-she passed away 8 days before Ben was born}
{we were not good with plaster casts for his hands and feet so we did paint! I love this idea more and it cost us less then 3 bucks for both!}
Celena, I love the little hands and feet on the canvases..such a great and inexpensive idea! Also, my grandmother on my dad's side passed away when I was about 7 months pregnant with Lucy and then my dad passed away when Lucy was 6 weeks old...It is so hard but so amazing when we get to tell them stories about those people. My dads favorite uncle died when my mom was pregnant with me and so my dad always told me that he was my guardian angel. That he was in heaven keeping an extra eye out for me. I always thought that was really special, even though I wish I could have met him. Our plan is also to keep lots of pictures of those people around so they don't forget them. I love your blog by the way :) Your pictures and stories always make me smile!
ReplyDeleteaww thank you! We are trying really hard to have a better life and to enjoy it to the fullest now. I never really had a chance to grief over my Memere's death because of all that was going on with my pregnancy. But the day we arrived home from the hospital I went to the bedroom and cried my eyes out.. even now I still get all teary eyed when thinking about how wonderful she was. Our glider faces the rosary so every time I nurse Ben I get to think about how strong and gentile and wonderful she was. It is really special to me to have that time to reflect. I have always thought that since she passed away just before Ben, that she was his guardian angel to him. She would have been crying of happiness when she heard about Ben's birth. Often Ben will stare off and laugh at something and I find myself saying "are you laughing at old memere?". I tell Ben about all my grandparents all the time. (And all our other wonderful family members too!)We says that one person has to go when a new life is coming in - and that she had to pass for Benjamin. I also thought that she guided me through labor and then the c-section. It was always important for us to name our children after grandparents (both Jon and I have felt this way) so he carries on my pepere's middle name. -Patrick. We have just started putting up photos around our house. These are the most important possessions I own! I am very thankful that Jon and I often share memories of our family members with eachother. It is so important to us. and I am sure your dad is looking after both your girls and all the children to come (and the ones that have passed) That is something very special to have that not many people have either. A very special guardian angel.
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