Friday, June 29, 2012

school's out for summer!!

this was another week of graduations.
my sweet nieces from chatham graduated gr 12 on tuesday night...

after the ceremony we headed down town to a restaurant to celebrate with friends & family...


last night eryn graduated from high school!!
it was surreal.
i remember putting her on the school bus for the first time like it was yesterday....sigh.
 her girls...
 with her best cousin & best friend aaron...

 class of 2012...

 this was our view....the back of eryn's head :)!
 getting her diploma...
 flipping the tassel to the other side of the hat...graduated!!!
 singing their class song 'saviour like a shepherd lead us'...but not the familiar one we know~it was beautiful :)
 with grampa & sylvia...
 a quick family pic before we go home...
 a fun one...just act crazy normal everyone...
for all those graduating...
my prayer is this for you:
{taken from the song 'words i would say' by sidewalk prophets}


Be strong in the Lord and,
Never give up hope,
You're going to do great things,
I already know,
God's got His hand on you so,
Don't live life in fear,
Forgive and forget,
But don't forget why you're here,
Take your time and pray,
Thank God for each day,
His love will find a way,


Tuesday, June 19, 2012

june randoms...

hi.
so i'm sitting here writing this with a gazillions things to do before tomorrow.
crazy??...yes.
i don't care though :)!
i just thought i'd better get a few things posted, before you know, it's say...NEXT YEAR!!
june is THE busiest month in the year!
at least this year it has been!
2...yes, 2 kids graduating this year.
tournaments to go to.
class trips to chaperon.
birthday parties to throw.
work.
just to name a few.

don't get me wrong...i'm not complaining!
i quite enjoy doing all these.
well, with the exception of maybe one ~which i'll not name ;)


my baby turned...
yep, double digits!
acting normal  silly with her big sisters...



 having a party with her friends...
 got out the water balloons :)
~notice the kid on the far left is getting splashed from a popped balloon :)!!


once all the kids were brought home from the party...
it's off to the beach!




 eryn brought her school work so she could continue studying for exams...


 <3...

 what a great way to end a special day, eh jordyn!!
this was last night...
roni graduated from grade 8 !



 with her friends at the dinner before the ceremony...

her class...

 at the ceremony...
 with grampa & sylvia...

 me & my girlies....
 just think, this little guy graduates next year!!
 our tradition is dairy queen after grad~yum!
so, that brings us to today.
wayne & roni & her class are gone to algonquin park till friday night~year end camping trip.
tomorrow i head out with levi & his class on his year end class trip.
we go to campfire! the christian camp resort 4 hrs up north.
we will be in cabins and it's only one night.
eryn & dani will hold down the fort here~it's just them & jordyn.
then thurs exams will be finished...yay!
friday eryn & dani go to canada's wonderland with the high school ~last trip for them too.
next week it's 3 more graduations to attend...my 2 sweet nieces are graduating high school in chatham.
then eryn graduates the following thursday night.

man, am i ready for summer!!!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

baseball

the boy made the school baseball team...wu~hoo!!
today was the big tournament...




his position is first base...

he played great & knows how to hustle~so cute...just cause he's so little compared to all the other players!

we had an awesome day weather wise!
the sun was pretty intense at times but the breezes were cooling...nice :)!
there was a 2 min down pour right after lunch, but not enough to stop any games.

our boys played hard & came in 4th {i think :)}out of 8 teams.
not bad for only having 2 good team practices under their belts!!!

till next year boys....




Tuesday, June 5, 2012

who am i...?

just enjoying the last of these beauties from my garden...

lov'n these blooms & thankful for their Creator and all the wonderful gifts He has given us in His glorious creation we enjoy everyday!!

reminds me of this song...

casting crowns "who am i"









Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt?
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wondering heart?

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done

Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow

A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord You catch me when I'm falling
And You told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who am I, that the eyes that see our sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again?
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me?

I am yours
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours