Valentine's Day and more...

Pete's looking a lot like his Dadda these days!

Last week the Springmans came over and we made pinecone bird feeders together. They were made out of pinecones, peanut butter and bird seeds. Today we noticed some robins eating the seeds. The girls were very excited and happy to watch their work being enjoyed.

We had a fun Valentine's Day. Ella celebrated Valentine's at her community class, and we also had a few celebrations with friends. On Saturday evening we had a special dinner with heart shaped waffles (but as most of you know we enjoy hear shaped waffles year round :) Ella made everybody a special red heart at their table place.

We even had whipping cream and berries on our waffles. Something we don't do year round.

Last week Peter made his debut in the Jolly Jumper. He loved it!!

And so did his big sisters :)

Peter spat up in Ella's hair. She was quite grossed out but definitely wanted a picture of it.

The girls made a birthday banner for Grandpa Rob. They also put together a gift box for him. Included was a new worship song, several drawings, and a very special letter telling him how much Jesus loves him. 

Happy Birthday Grandpa Rob. We love you!

Ella is very into writing her own songs. She has her own binder of worship songs. This one is called "Yeah". Lyrics above, video below.

Multiplied

"God of mercy sweet love of mine

I have surrendered to Your design

May this offering stretch across the skies

And these Halleluiahs be multiplied"

Family Day

Today was Family Day in BC. On Family Day we have a tradition of washing each other's feet. Juju was very excited to wash Peter's feet this year.

And she washed mine too...

Ella washed Dadda's...

Then we headed down to Crescent Beach. All of the girls needed to take their purses.

And we were all very excited when we realized that this was Peter's first time seeing the Ocean. Ella told him "it goes all the way to Hawaii, Pete."

The girls loved throwing rocks into the ocean.

And to end the day we watched "Charlotte's Web."

E, J, and K loved the movie. We have read the book 3 times and this was our 2nd time watching the movie. It is such a beautiful story.

Karis was disappointed at one part in the movie. Her favorite part of the book is when Avery finds a frog. When that scene in the movie did not include the frog - she looked at me in disgust and said "there was no frog. Where is the frog?"

Happy Family Day!

Last weekend our family took the sky train down to Missions Fest. Our kids loved the ride!

We are so thankful that our landlords share their yard with us. When it is dry we spend a lot of time climbing trees, playing soccer, swinging, and running around.

Peter got a new highchair from Ikea. Sometimes when Juju and Karis aren't feeding their babies, Peter gets to sit in it.

Happy 5 months to our handsome little boy! Dadda and I agree that it would be impossible for you to be any cuter.

A Visit from the Smiths!

At the end of January Uncle, Auntie Jaynie, and Lydia came for a visit. It was so special for us to meet our little niece / cousin. She is an incredible answer to prayer. Our hearts felt so full spending time with the 3 of them. 

Lydia is such a sweet baby. She is a healthy little girl and loves her milk! She also was a very good sport about having some extra moms around :)

Thanks so much for the visit!!

The cousins :)

The girls were lining up to feed Lydia her bottle.

Peter and Lydia had some cute interactions. It will be so fun to see them grow up together.

We went for a rainy day walk at the Houston trail.

And spent lots of time snuggling our sweet niece.

Karis is thinking "where's my baby?"

I just love this last picture. We had such a fun visit.

Thanks for the pictures, Uncle!