Day 341. Friday. Dec 11

The only photos I took of Vinj and Kath getting ready to leave for their European Vacation were of Seth playing on the couch and of Taliah getting Seth's loving. Here, he was tickling her and making her laugh then giving her a kiss.

Day 316. November 26. Thursday

This photo is from yesterday...I didn't take any pictures today (oops). Still, a cute photo of Kath and Seth

Day 315. Wednesday. November. 25

Kathryn and I (with Seth's 'help') set up the 'Sunday School' room today. Except that church is on Saturday so maybe it is Saturday School.....except that for a reason unknown to me, the children's ministry is called 'Bugs Club'. I call it Sunday School so I don't have to explain to someone that does not go to our church what Bugs Club is. It is Sunday School, OK?

Day 311 Saturday, Nov 21

Jim was home today and Seth came over for the afternoon. You can see by his face that he was painting with him mom that morning. What you cannot see in this photo is all the paint all over his pants and shirt. LOL.

Day 305....sunday, november 15

We had special guests this afternoon and overnight......

Daya 296 - Friday, Nov 6

First evening of LifeGate's Retreat Weekend. I went for a few hours - before Jim came home. Here, Jon C is teaching Seth how to play airhockey.

Day 289 - Friday, October 30

Jim could not work this morning due to the wet snow that had fallen overnight and the rain that was falling in the morning. So, we returned home together (well, in 2 vehicles). We stopped to visit Vinj and Kath and the kids.

Seth likes to wipe Taliahs mouth when she spits up....

Day 277....Saturday, October 17

Obviously, since I had Seth overnight, I also had him for the day today.

When he woke up, I brought him into bed with me for a morning cuddle. When we got up, I turned to make my bed. He ran over to where my flipflops, slippers, and shoes are sitting in the bedroom. He picked up one of my flipflops, ran back over to me, set it on the floor beside me and said "shoes". He then ran back and got the other one.

As I was getting dressed, he explored Papa's side of the bed. After being told he was not allowed to play with the things on Papa's bedside table, he turned to come toward me. Jim's cowboy boots distracted him.

"Papa" he said as he stepped into the boots, which come up to the tops of his legs. He did not try to walk in Papa's boots, but stood there grinning for a minute or two.

Thankfully the weather has warmed up and the snow is melted so Seth could play outside for awhile. He loves being outside.

Here are just some of the things he did in the yard:




Jumped on the trampoline.....he can actually JUMP on it now.






His favorite outside toy is hands down Papa's tractor.....

He also discoved he could climb onto the snowmachine and pretend to drive it.....

He took a turn on the swing......

And discovered the pail of charcoal beside the fire pit.....

He filled his little hands with burned wood and made little piles on the fire pit wall......

He threw the miniscule pieces of black wood......

Put handsful on the picnic table and then spread them around......

Oh yes, and he tasted it, too!

He was also quite interested in the dog's pen......he even got brave enough to go inside.....

He checked out what was in that blue bowl that the puppies were drinking from.....

So much for a busy boy to do at Papa and Mama's house!

Day 276 Friday, October 16

I was not feeling too good today....maybe I'm getting Jim's cold. Nevertheless, I agreed to take Seth for the night and next day so Kath could get some studying and housework done. They had had an extremely busy week - out most every day and evening - so she hadn't had time to keep things picked up and in their small apartment, it doesn't take much to become quite untidy.

Anyway, I went in for Seth but had to wait for him to wake from his nap, which afforded me a visit with my daughter and Taliah.

At home, Seth and I had fun.

Supper....chicken nuggets and apples for him. He dipped the apples in the ketchup!








After supper, he played in the kitchen....jumping, climbing on the stool, and playing with Papa's magnets on the fridge.

Then, Seth led me to the piano where he serenaded me for awhile.....

After awhile, he pulled me over to sit at the piano and motioned for me to play. In spite of the fact that my piano (oops, I mean Lana's piano) is dreadfully out of tune, I played for him. He laughed and pulled out one of the chairs from the child-sized table that sits beside the piano. Seated, he began to use the table as a drum. We had a fun jam session.

The toy box was our next stop where he pulled out a ball. It was a small one that his little hand just fit around. He held it in his hand, reached his arm way over his head, and kind of jumped as he pushed his arm forward. It took several trys before he figured out how to let go of the ball. So funny.

We played 'catch' for quite awhile, then, when I figured he was tired out from all the playing, I put him to bed.

Day 262. Friday, October 2

In the midst of my running around today, I took a bin of winter clothes to the Muyabas. They had packed all their winter things up when they moved at the end of February because they were expecting to be moving to Zambia this month and wouldn't need the winter things for a few years. Well, they are here for winter - which we are very happy about - and are needing some warmer outdoor clothes.

Here, Kath is trying a pair of boots on Seth to see if they will be usable this year.

They fit, but I think Seth found them a little awkward to walk in.

Seth showed me the new addition to his bedroom.......someone had given them a large slide so Seth has a playground in his room!

Sweet little Taliah slept the entire time I was visiting.

The Muyabas were leaving within the hour for a weekend retreat at Crow's Nest Pass. I had several errands to take care of before going home to get supper ready for my husband who is coming home this evening. Therefore, my visit was quite short.

Day 258 Monday Sept 28

It has been more than 2 months since 'the girls' and I met for Bible Study. It was good to get back 'to it'.

We talked about 1 Cor ch 7 - but we had to stop before we were through with the chapter...there was just so much to talk about in that portion of scripture!

Melanie and Suzanne cuddled on the love seat while we waited for everyone to arrive...







After we wrapped up, we visited casually for about half an hour - Ada came and sat on Kathryn's lap to read a book. Guess she thought Seth looked comfy there.

Taliah is growing very fast!

Liam came in sporting a new 'cool' hat that his Uncle Joshua bought for him. Doesn't he look cute?

Seth thought he needed a hat, too - so he grabbed Sophia's bike helmet.

I am already looking forward to our next meeting! Two weeks from today, Ladies!

Day 250 - Sunday, September 20

It was nice to start my day with the Muyaba's in my home...


My enjoyment of them, however, put me a little behind in leaving for the baby shower. Like an hour behind, at least.

I was so blessed when I arrived at the church to find that Judy and Sherry had already made coffee and set up the dining room for the event. I still had to rush around a little, since I'd run out of the house without makeup and wearing everyday clothing. Judy ran to Safeway for me to get some flowers for the table and soon, ladies began to arrive bearing gifts and food.

What a blessing to see so many women come to honor my daughter and welcome my grandbaby into the world! Most of the guests were ladies from the church - plus Kathryn's sisters, her grandma, Auntie Mel, and cousins Jessica and Suzanne.


The selection of food showed love and care for Kathryn.....

Kath was overwhelmed by the number of gifts brought for her baby girl......

Many of those bags were packed FULL of lovely things!

Taliah, being the guest of honor, was on her best behavior for most of the afternoon....

Titus was the only male who stayed for the shower.....his Uncle Dan had been there for a little while, before we got started......Ty was a good boy - as long as his mommy kept him with her. I held him for about 20 minutes when Lana went back home for some pens - that boy is heavy! I ended up having to pass him over to Uncle Dan before Lana got back.

There were many truly beautiful gifts - most in the sizes we had requested.

Jessica painted letters to spell Taliah's name....Kath loved the personal nature of this lovely gift.

When the ladies began to filter out, Judy and Sherry again were invaluable as they and a few others began to clean up and put everything back in order.

The shower was a success - thanks to people who love my daughter.

Day 249 - Saturday, September 19

The organisation Vinj works for, "The Open Door", is an emergency shelter for youth at risk. They held their annual fund raiser this morning - the main event being a 'bed race'.

Vinjelu and Kathryn had been asked to perform on the stage during the day. I went along to look after the kids while they were singing. There was a pretty good sized crowd - two bleachers full of people - but the bleachers were a rather long way off, so I cannot judge how the crowd responded to the music.

Several people (mostly youth) came and expressed their enthusiasm to Vinj and Kath, though.

Taliah was a good little princess....sleeping through most of the afternoon....







Seth was also well behaved. He was quite fascinated with this clown.....

When his mom and dad were singing, Seth was singing, dancing, and clapping in his seat.....

Their performance over, Vinj and Kath went to Wetaskiwin where they attended a meeting for church before the actual church service. I brought Seth home with me.....to Melanie's birthday party.

The little girls introduced Seth to their favorite thing about being at Auntie Mel's....kittens!

Later on, the girls enjoyed Uncle Ken's hot tub.....

.....while Titus beat out a rhythm on the fire pit....

Oh yeah....the day was meant to honor Melanie - who was turning 48.

After birthday cake, we went out to sit around the fire pit.

Vinj and Kath arrived about 11:00 - just as I was ready to go home to bed.

I do not know what time they called it a night, but they stayed overnight in my guest room. Daniel also stayed here - in the trailer.