Hi All,
It has been such a long time since I posted a message on our family blog and it makes me feel so guilty.. But I am here and posting..
The last 2 months have been hectic, we have been busy with all sorts of things...
Ethan is doing well, he will be 9 months on Monday, cannot believe how fast he is growing. He crawls everywhere now and doesn't leave me alone for one second.. Best I enjoy it while it lasts..
Hannah is also doing very well, talking up a storm and she is very very very busy, keeping me on my toes always..
Just wanted to give you a quick update on the family and hopefully I will be able to post pics real soon.. (My camera is broken)
Hope you all have a wonderful day & weekend.. Will post more detail soon.
Love
Us
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Busy Busy Times Ahead.....
Hi All,
Hope you all had a fantastic easter weekend and that the true meaning of easter was felt by all..
We had a rather busy weekend to say the least.... But all in all it was a fantastic one!
On Thursday, I rushed home to get the kiddies bathed and in their pyjamas as they were going to visit granny while Stephan and I attended the All - Hands - On - Dec - Friends Charity committee meeting, yes I am on the committee and I know I am going to enjoy it! After the kiddies were settled and ready to go, we made our way to Krugersdorp to drop them at my moms.. Hannah fell asleep in the car on the way there and I just knew we were going to have a hard time if she woke up and we left her at granny. So being the careful and quiet (ha ha - what a joke) parents we are, we tried our very best not to wake her but to no avail.. She let rip, with a load cry.. I figured that I would have to calm her before we left for the meeting.. After granny & Daddy tried to calm her and they didn't succeed, I thought that maybe a tad bit of bribery will do the trick.. So to really look like this awesome mommy, I casually strolled into the kitchen and asked Hannah if she wanted some chippies (her absolute fav) and the tears dried up and out came a smile.... Yay for mommy..
So we then left for Kerry (friend of Gillians) house in Morningside, armed with our map and the directions Kerry gave due to road closures.... Stephan and I have a history of getting lost when trying to find places because he never listens when I tell him to turn.... Then we end up arguing, but funny enough we never got lost and never argued once...
We had a great evening with Gillian & Daryl....
On Friday, I was a bit worse for wear, so we headed home from Grannys and spent the day playing with kiddies and when they went for their afternoon nap, I embroidered some facecloths for Samm's Scrub A Dub Dub project.. I am pretty far already, I have done 30 facecloths... The day was great as we spent it together as a family...
On Saturday, Stephan had to work, so I was left alone with Hannah & Ethan and they were amazing, we played a little, watched some DVDS and slept.. What a lot of special time I had to spend with my babies, I treasure every smile, every laugh and every single hug, kiss and I love you.... We missed Stephan very much though..
On Sunday, we had another quiet day, we spent most of the day with the kiddes outside playing.. Hannah loved playing in the water and Ethan enjoyed being outside.. Did I mention, Ethan is reallly trying to get theis crawling thing 100% and is moving around more.... Ethan had his first ice-cream on a cone and loved it..... It was a great day..
On Monday, Stephan had to work again, so we all went to Krugersdorp again.. Hannah, Ethan and myself went to do a little shopping in Clear Water Mall... It was fun.. Ethan was a absolute star as he slept through the whole shopping experience and Hannah entertained me by telling me she "loves me madly" - a new saying that she has picked up.. We then went back to Grannys so that Hannah could take a nap and Granny and I sat discussing all the charity projects coming up and we were trying out a few things...... We then fetched Stephan and made our way home and had a peaceful evening further....
Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend with your loved ones... Hope you all have a very blessed week..
Love US
Hope you all had a fantastic easter weekend and that the true meaning of easter was felt by all..
We had a rather busy weekend to say the least.... But all in all it was a fantastic one!
On Thursday, I rushed home to get the kiddies bathed and in their pyjamas as they were going to visit granny while Stephan and I attended the All - Hands - On - Dec - Friends Charity committee meeting, yes I am on the committee and I know I am going to enjoy it! After the kiddies were settled and ready to go, we made our way to Krugersdorp to drop them at my moms.. Hannah fell asleep in the car on the way there and I just knew we were going to have a hard time if she woke up and we left her at granny. So being the careful and quiet (ha ha - what a joke) parents we are, we tried our very best not to wake her but to no avail.. She let rip, with a load cry.. I figured that I would have to calm her before we left for the meeting.. After granny & Daddy tried to calm her and they didn't succeed, I thought that maybe a tad bit of bribery will do the trick.. So to really look like this awesome mommy, I casually strolled into the kitchen and asked Hannah if she wanted some chippies (her absolute fav) and the tears dried up and out came a smile.... Yay for mommy..
So we then left for Kerry (friend of Gillians) house in Morningside, armed with our map and the directions Kerry gave due to road closures.... Stephan and I have a history of getting lost when trying to find places because he never listens when I tell him to turn.... Then we end up arguing, but funny enough we never got lost and never argued once...
We had a great evening with Gillian & Daryl....
On Friday, I was a bit worse for wear, so we headed home from Grannys and spent the day playing with kiddies and when they went for their afternoon nap, I embroidered some facecloths for Samm's Scrub A Dub Dub project.. I am pretty far already, I have done 30 facecloths... The day was great as we spent it together as a family...
On Saturday, Stephan had to work, so I was left alone with Hannah & Ethan and they were amazing, we played a little, watched some DVDS and slept.. What a lot of special time I had to spend with my babies, I treasure every smile, every laugh and every single hug, kiss and I love you.... We missed Stephan very much though..
On Sunday, we had another quiet day, we spent most of the day with the kiddes outside playing.. Hannah loved playing in the water and Ethan enjoyed being outside.. Did I mention, Ethan is reallly trying to get theis crawling thing 100% and is moving around more.... Ethan had his first ice-cream on a cone and loved it..... It was a great day..
On Monday, Stephan had to work again, so we all went to Krugersdorp again.. Hannah, Ethan and myself went to do a little shopping in Clear Water Mall... It was fun.. Ethan was a absolute star as he slept through the whole shopping experience and Hannah entertained me by telling me she "loves me madly" - a new saying that she has picked up.. We then went back to Grannys so that Hannah could take a nap and Granny and I sat discussing all the charity projects coming up and we were trying out a few things...... We then fetched Stephan and made our way home and had a peaceful evening further....
Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend with your loved ones... Hope you all have a very blessed week..
Love US
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
We Honour You Today, Angel Declan Du Toit!
Hi All,
Today marks 2 months since the passing of Brave Little Declan Du Toit...
I just want to use today to thank God for allowing us to know and be part of Declan's short stay here on earth.. Declan did not get his miracle on earth but he received it at the very hand of our Father in Heaven!
Please take a moment today to remember Brave little Declan and all other children who have lost their battle to cancer. Also remember those fighting this horrible monster.
Please say an extra special prayer for Declan's mommy & daddy, Gillian & Daryl, that the Lord comforts them today and holds them close.
Thank you Gillian & Daryl for allowing us to be part of Declans precious life and allowing us in your hearts!
We will always remember you Angel Declan...
Love
Us
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Time for a new post!!
Shopping Diva!
Ethan chewing his dummy!Hi All,
Hope you are all well ? I think its about time to put pictures on our blog!
Things are really busy lately with all the happenings...
Samm started her new project for the year called Scrub A Dub Dub - she is going to start a facebook profile and if you want more details on the project then go visit her blogspot: http://www.deqlanhiggins.blogspot.com/ or email her on bryb@polka.co.za or at samt.etravel@galileosa.co.za
Gillian & Daryl have also got loads of projects in the pipeline for All-Hands-on-Dec-Friends, so I will post updates here about all the upcoming events but they can be viewed on the All-Hands-On-Dec-Friends facebook profile page or on the website at http://www.all-hands-on-dec.co.za/
Please support these amazing people as they help so many less fortunate children suffering from cancer. They just want to make things a little easier for these courageous warriors battling a horrible monster.
Furthermore, Hannah & Ethan are well.. Growing up so quickly, Hannah is talking so nicely, she picks up every word we say and repeats it back to us.. SO we really need to watch what we say around the little monkey.. Ethan is trying real hard to crawl but keeps falling on his face so he is very frustrated at the moment.. But all good things come in time..
Have a wonderful week and fantastic Easter Weekend.. God bless and Keep you all safe.
Love
Us
Friday, March 20, 2009
How Clever Is Our Son!
Hi All,
Hope you are all well and keeping warm in this odd weather.. One minute its raining and cold and the next we are dying of heat...
Anyway, coming back to the heading of the blog.. Ethan just amazes us.. He actually managed to get into the crawling position and he tried to crawl but ended falling on his face.. We are so proud of him for attempting this..
He is starting to sit really nicely now as well... I can't believe how quickly these little ones grow.. It feels like I am missing something because they learn so fast...
Both Hannah & Ethan are down with flu, so we are all not sleeping well at the moment but thats the joy of having kids..
Hope you all have a great and blessed weekend..
Love
Us
Monday, March 16, 2009
An update!
Hi All,
What a great weekend we had, it started really good....... We had a busy weekend but did things we enjoy, so it was not too tiring...
On Friday we went to visit some friends in Pretoria North and had pizza and just chatted and had some wine and relaxed.. The kids had an absolute ball, Hannah played her little heart out and Ethan just enjoyed all the faces chatting to him.. By round 8pm, Ethan was the first to go to sleep and at round 9:30, Hannah fell asleep while watching Madagascar.. This hardly ever happens while we are visiting and we took full advantage and visited until 12:15 pm, which I might add is very late for us, as our average bedtime is latest 10:00pm..........
On Saturday morning, we were up, bright & breezy.. My first alarm clock - Ethan - is awake from 05:00am and my second alarm clock - Hannah - is awake from about 06:00am.. So we do not have a choice to be up early.. I fetched Samm at round 9 am as we were going through to meet Gillian & Daryl (Parents of Declan Du Toit) to give them gifts and just chat... It was wonderful, fisrtly to catch up with Samm, we talk almost everyday, but can never catch up on everything, I spoke so much I am sure poor Samm was only happy to be rid of me when I dropped her back at home.. Ha ha! Meeting Gillian & Daryl was absolutely wonderful, they are absolutely amazing people and very strong - they spoke about their little warrior with so much love - man, my heart just broke for them..... I hate seeing people in pain, it must be the worst thing for me, and I always wish that I could help carry the pain but unfortunately not.. So, to Gillian & Daryl, two wonderful, strong people, thank you for allowing us to be part of Declan's life & journey and thanks for meeting us on Saturday...
While I was out on Saturday morning, Stephan watched the kiddies and I thought when I return home, I am going to return to absolute chaos, but I was proved wrong.. I returned to a very peaceful home, everyone was sleeping - even Stephan - how wonderful was that.. Thanks babe, from now on you are going to do a lot more alone baby sitting because you are so good at it - ha ha! We then had friends over on Saturday afternoon for a braai, but it was an early night, they left round 9pm and we were just too happy to get into bed and relax...
I slept really badly on Saturday night, had too much on my mind.... I rolled around all night, so was exhausted on Sunday.. Sunday was peaceful, we battled to get Hannah to take an afternoon nap but she finally fell asleep but when she woke up we saw that there was something up.. She was not happy, just sitting on Daddy's lap looking at us, she didn't want to eat at all, I offered two different meals and she just refused.. And its all the stuff she loves.. I gave her something for pain & fever and she wanted to get into bed @ 6:30pm already (that is not Hannah).. Through the night she had fever and battled to go to sleep - I was awake with her for most of the night - she finally fell sound asleep at round 03:45am this morning.....
She is still not well and I am taking her to the doc later tonight.. I am sure its her tonsils playing up again... But will post tomorrow on the details!
We had a good weekend and I really enjoyed my weekend for the first time in a long time.. Hope everyone else had a good weekend and rested...
Well have a blessed week and may God Bless you all!
Love
Us
What a great weekend we had, it started really good....... We had a busy weekend but did things we enjoy, so it was not too tiring...
On Friday we went to visit some friends in Pretoria North and had pizza and just chatted and had some wine and relaxed.. The kids had an absolute ball, Hannah played her little heart out and Ethan just enjoyed all the faces chatting to him.. By round 8pm, Ethan was the first to go to sleep and at round 9:30, Hannah fell asleep while watching Madagascar.. This hardly ever happens while we are visiting and we took full advantage and visited until 12:15 pm, which I might add is very late for us, as our average bedtime is latest 10:00pm..........
On Saturday morning, we were up, bright & breezy.. My first alarm clock - Ethan - is awake from 05:00am and my second alarm clock - Hannah - is awake from about 06:00am.. So we do not have a choice to be up early.. I fetched Samm at round 9 am as we were going through to meet Gillian & Daryl (Parents of Declan Du Toit) to give them gifts and just chat... It was wonderful, fisrtly to catch up with Samm, we talk almost everyday, but can never catch up on everything, I spoke so much I am sure poor Samm was only happy to be rid of me when I dropped her back at home.. Ha ha! Meeting Gillian & Daryl was absolutely wonderful, they are absolutely amazing people and very strong - they spoke about their little warrior with so much love - man, my heart just broke for them..... I hate seeing people in pain, it must be the worst thing for me, and I always wish that I could help carry the pain but unfortunately not.. So, to Gillian & Daryl, two wonderful, strong people, thank you for allowing us to be part of Declan's life & journey and thanks for meeting us on Saturday...
While I was out on Saturday morning, Stephan watched the kiddies and I thought when I return home, I am going to return to absolute chaos, but I was proved wrong.. I returned to a very peaceful home, everyone was sleeping - even Stephan - how wonderful was that.. Thanks babe, from now on you are going to do a lot more alone baby sitting because you are so good at it - ha ha! We then had friends over on Saturday afternoon for a braai, but it was an early night, they left round 9pm and we were just too happy to get into bed and relax...
I slept really badly on Saturday night, had too much on my mind.... I rolled around all night, so was exhausted on Sunday.. Sunday was peaceful, we battled to get Hannah to take an afternoon nap but she finally fell asleep but when she woke up we saw that there was something up.. She was not happy, just sitting on Daddy's lap looking at us, she didn't want to eat at all, I offered two different meals and she just refused.. And its all the stuff she loves.. I gave her something for pain & fever and she wanted to get into bed @ 6:30pm already (that is not Hannah).. Through the night she had fever and battled to go to sleep - I was awake with her for most of the night - she finally fell sound asleep at round 03:45am this morning.....
She is still not well and I am taking her to the doc later tonight.. I am sure its her tonsils playing up again... But will post tomorrow on the details!
We had a good weekend and I really enjoyed my weekend for the first time in a long time.. Hope everyone else had a good weekend and rested...
Well have a blessed week and may God Bless you all!
Love
Us
The Awards Continue........
Hi All,
Firstly, thank you Samm for nominating me for an award, it is much appreciated!!
Here Goes:
This award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his or her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.
Here are the rules:
Step 1: respond and rework -- answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
Step 2: tag - eight other bloggers to do the same.
1) What are you wearing right now? Black Pants, Purple top and black sandals
2) What is your biggest fear? being alone
3) Do you nap a lot? used to! Sleep, whats that??
4) Who is the last person you hugged? Hannah, when I left for work this morning..
5) What websites to you visit when you go online? I am a blog addict and visit loads of blogs and I visit many sites that teach me a lot about cancer....especially childhood cancer..
6) What was the last item you bought? Nappies - the story of my life, but I love it!!
7) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland - its just a beautiful place...
8) If you could go to the Oscars, who would you want to sit next to? Meg Ryan - I am a huge fan
9) If there was something you could do over, what would it be? Study harder
10) What is your most frightening moment? being hijacked in front of Hannah's school while I had her in my arms..
11) What was the last movie you watched? PS. I love you - A highly recommended movie
12) What is the luckiest thing that ever happened to you? I also would not use the word lucky - but blessed - my children, Hannah & Ethan.. (Luck is not normally on my side.. ha ha)
13) If you had a whole day to yourself with no work, commitments or interruptions what would you do? spend time with my family....
14) Is there a major goal you have that you haven't yet achieved? mmmmmm - I want to do my BCOM in Marketing...
15) What is the first job you had? A cashier at a supermarket
16) What is something that those in blog land might not know about you? I have shaved all my hair off before and dyed it orange!!
17) What is something simple that relaxes you and you enjoying doing? Scrap booking or cross-stitch embroidery...
18) Do you make time for yourself everyday, and if so, what do you do? If I get a gap, which is rare, I take a long hot bath!
19.)What is the last book you read? Warning!
Firstly, thank you Samm for nominating me for an award, it is much appreciated!!
Here Goes:
This award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his or her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.
Here are the rules:
Step 1: respond and rework -- answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
Step 2: tag - eight other bloggers to do the same.
1) What are you wearing right now? Black Pants, Purple top and black sandals
2) What is your biggest fear? being alone
3) Do you nap a lot? used to! Sleep, whats that??
4) Who is the last person you hugged? Hannah, when I left for work this morning..
5) What websites to you visit when you go online? I am a blog addict and visit loads of blogs and I visit many sites that teach me a lot about cancer....especially childhood cancer..
6) What was the last item you bought? Nappies - the story of my life, but I love it!!
7) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland - its just a beautiful place...
8) If you could go to the Oscars, who would you want to sit next to? Meg Ryan - I am a huge fan
9) If there was something you could do over, what would it be? Study harder
10) What is your most frightening moment? being hijacked in front of Hannah's school while I had her in my arms..
11) What was the last movie you watched? PS. I love you - A highly recommended movie
12) What is the luckiest thing that ever happened to you? I also would not use the word lucky - but blessed - my children, Hannah & Ethan.. (Luck is not normally on my side.. ha ha)
13) If you had a whole day to yourself with no work, commitments or interruptions what would you do? spend time with my family....
14) Is there a major goal you have that you haven't yet achieved? mmmmmm - I want to do my BCOM in Marketing...
15) What is the first job you had? A cashier at a supermarket
16) What is something that those in blog land might not know about you? I have shaved all my hair off before and dyed it orange!!
17) What is something simple that relaxes you and you enjoying doing? Scrap booking or cross-stitch embroidery...
18) Do you make time for yourself everyday, and if so, what do you do? If I get a gap, which is rare, I take a long hot bath!
19.)What is the last book you read? Warning!
And My nominations are:
1) Samm Higgins from Deqlan Higgins Blog - For being a true inspiration to me and for always having such positive blog posts.. Many can learn from you Samm..
2) Gillian Meiring from All-hands-on-dec site : For your true courage and inspiraton shown through this site and for always being positive and keeping a positive spirit alive on the site.
3) Megan Du Plessis from Keatons blog - You two are a true inspiration to mothers around the world, sharing your love for Keaton for the world to see..
4) Loren Stow from Malakai Stows blog - For your amazing strength and courage you show and for the way you embrace your son and show us all the true meaning of love through your blog.
5) Elriza from Caden Pauls blog - The strength and courage you showed from the day Caden was born (3 months prem) is amazing.. You are indeed a woman of faith!
6) Loren Stow from Loren Stow Photography - for bringing out the beauty of people and their personalities through your photgraphy.. For telling storys in such a beautiful way..
I only have 6 nominations - Sorry...
ENjoy!
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