Remembering

Today I remember my Grandpa. He fought in WWII and while he survived it, he passed away quite a few years ago. He stood beside many who died for their country.

Earlier today my thoughts also wandered to how Jesus took on the sins of the ENTIRE WORLD, past, present and future, and died for literally EVERYONE, should they accept the gift.

Considering then, the ceremonies and all the formalities of Remembrance Day (Veterans Day USA), how much more should we be remembering and THANKING Jesus for his sacrifice. It got me thinking about Easter and how much more important that holiday and the ceremonies around it should be.

Landon agrees...

When Landon was Measured for his Helmet

These are just a couple photos I was able to snap when we took Landon to BC Children's Hospital to get his head measured for his custom Starband helmet.

He got to play with toys, the hospital is very friendly as it is for children.

They put a thing on his head. It was tight in order that his hair would not interfere with the scan. Also, you might notice there are stickers by his ears. He did not like being in this scanning machine however Daddy and Mommy were right there the entire time. 

Feel free to ask me questions about how this all went.

We've been busy!

It has taken a few days to get back on here, but here I am.  And I am excited for Christmas. I love the whole season so much and last year my son was born right in the middle of it. Therefore, we had to miss my husband's family's celebration because we could not cross the border with a baby with no ID. We stayed close to home last year so this year will be our first complete Christmas with our son. 

Now I should tell you, the reason my thoughts are on Christmas is because my mom and I went down to Burlington and to Aunt CJ's Cash and Carry Partylite show to start shopping for Christmas. We got great deals from Aunt CJ and from JC Penney's. So now I cannot wait til Thanksgiving because we have a tradition.  We eat Thanksgiving on Thursday, then Michaels opens from 5-9 for a pre-black friday sale which is awesome, and then we (and by we, I mean Matt's mom Linda, his sister Sarah, and I) go shopping at the Seattle Premium Outlets but we wait til around 2am because it's nuts at midnight and we have no reason to be there when it opens. We don't need the zoo.  So we shop from 2am til around noon on Friday, heading to Smokey Point after the outlet mall, then to Mt Vernon to JC Penney and the Cascade Mall.  Then on friday, we have a nap and rest up. Then on Friday evening and Saturday we do ALL of our Christmas baking and get it all done and over with. So in 3 days we get all our Christmas shopping and baking finished so that we can totally relax and enjoy the entire Christmas season all throughout December. 

I could probably write for hours on my Black Friday shopping experiences over the last few years, but I won't bore you with the details right now, maybe a few days after I actually go this year, you'll get to hear my stories, but for now, I'll leave you with a few older photos. 

The first is me in May when we dedicated Landon to the Lord. This is at the "after party" at my parent's house.

And this one is from September, out at a park near our home.

Hope your week is going well.

Some of my latest edits

Matt's parents came up to visit today and we began choosing some photos from this past year to go on their wall in their hallway. So here are a few that I edited so we could get them printed.

The first four are from Justin (Matt's cousin) and Shawnie's wedding on Labor Day weekend in Moses Lake, WA.
Matt's sister Sarah and I.

Landon with his Great Grandpa!

Landon with his Great Grandma and Great Grandpa while we visited them in Arizona in April.

Looking back some older photos, WOW have things changed. Especially Landon. He has grown so much.

Bathtime with baby

A couple more from last night

Teething much? Look at those cheeks.

Teeth

Landon got another two teeth today. His bottom front two teeth are sharp sharp sharp. You still can't see them though, however I did manage to get a photo of his top tooth, his FIRST tooth.

And as you can see, Grandma Linda (Matt's mom) came to visit this evening. She likes to give Landon a bath, which he needs more often now as he sweats in his little helmet. Funny story, to go with this. Linda has come for the last three weeks in a row on tuesday nights and has given Landon a bath each time. She gets him undressed completely and then holds him while Mommy gets the bath water and tub ready. 2 out of the 3 times she has done this, Landon has PEED on her. You would think she would have learned after the first time (yes, she reads this, but she said this herself so I can quote her), She just gracefully laughs it off. We all had a good laugh. My mom has always said "a mother knows that you don't wear cloths that can't be washed," and to Linda, it's totally worth it. Though, I think from now on, she'll start packing an extra shirt to wear home. I look forward to telling Landon this story when he's older to help communicate how much his Grandma loves him.

Here you can see his tooth.

There he is with his Grandma.