Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A new & little child of God

A sneak peak of the little pressie I made for Eleanora. I will show the rest once she receives it in the mail :) 

Look at this precious little pumpkin, all dolled up for her Baptism.

Just beautiful in her gown (I am sure Rachel will tell you more about it on her blog)
Eleanora looks like a little angel.
I am one of the god-parents to this darling child, Eleanora Naomi. She was baptised this past Sunday, I couldn't be there for her special day, but Rachel sent me these beautiful photos of her 6 week old before the service. I love her so much...it's funny how two babies born recently just make my heart go all mushy...I like that feeling. And everytime these two new mums, Bec & Rach send me a photo of their baby, I can SMELL baby... the soft, calm, gentle, milky smell newborns have. Rachel told me that Nora was such a good girl for her day, after having the sniffles this past week, being the smiley, content child she is. You can tell in her photos. I can't wait to meet you Eleanora. 

Thank you Joel and Rachel for giving me the privilege to be this child's god-parent. I look forward to spending my lifetime praying for her, and you as a family. 

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Winter

 On Tuesday my mum came for a short visit to see her growing grand-daughters. It's always a difficult/sad time mainly because I would love to have family to just drop in for a cuppa for a chat, or a bit of help with the girls, but when we do have visitors, it seems to highlight that our loved ones live far away, and we have to make the most in a short space of time. This time however, was a lot of lying down on couches with sick little girls more happy to watch tv, sleep and live off of cracker biscuits than going out and making memories. Which is all ok. Winter has been a bit like that this year for us. 
 But we have tried to make the most of it.
 Winter has been a lot of warm snuggly sleeps with warm jarmies and the heater on, trying to ward off colds and coughs...I must say, I have enjoyed this season of relaxing and taking time out...even if it feels lazy at times...I think if bears can hibernate in winter, we are allowed to slow down, rest and enjoy  family time.
These were a few photos I took this morning. I know there are a lot of places colder than this at the moment...so I shouldn't really complain...I hope you are keeping warm wherever you are!