Ezra 5 Months

Look who is touching his toes!

He is now starting to twist and turn too, 

 which now means keeping my eye on him all the more, this

 little chunk is growing too fast for me :(

I am loving his lips, gums and chunky legs.

Happy 5 months my little Ezra

You make me so proud my little boy, you are my joy my delight.

Psalms 127:3-4 
 Children are a heritage from the LORD,    
 offspring a reward from him. 
  Like arrows in the hands of a warrior    
 are children born in one’s youth.  
Love

~ Marie

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients 

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, 

softened 1/2 cup chunky or smooth peanut butter 

1/2 cup granulated sugar 

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 

1 egg 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

 1/4 teaspoon salt 

Preparation:  

Preheat oven to 375°. Cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light. Add the egg and mix until fluffy.  Blend the flour, baking powder, soda and salt together well. Add these dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Add the chocolate chips.  Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°.

These cookies are so much fun,

you might want to make a double batch if your like me, (I can't get enough of them)

They were super easy to make and also very easy to consume :)

Love 

~ Marie

Big Boy

Ezra looking out the window,

just enjoying the rain,

like a big boy,

with a little help from daddy

:)

Dining Room Paint

 

Honey Man and I painted our dining room set just a few weeks back. This set my mom gave to me and got for free from a dear friend, who's mother was wanting to get rid of some furniture. At that time I was only 16 but my mom knew I would be needing a dining room set when I got older and I am so glad she stored this for me, such a wise and sweet mama I have :) And  a sweet daddy for storing it all these years. I still have to get the breakfast buffet which is too large for our house right now.

 

This set was in very nice condition just needed to be stripped and stained which would cost a small fortune which we are not quite ready to pay yet. So late one evening I had just finished painting a dresser with this black flat paint and I thought, why don't I paint the dining room furniture!! So Honey Man and I stayed up way past our bed time to get it painted while the babies slept. The next day we did a second coat and then later finished with a little bit of distressing.

The paint has freshened up the dinning room

and changed the whole feeling of this part of the house.

Amount for expenses:

paint $7.00

Brushes $ 3.00

Total $10.00

A Birthday for Him

 We had fun celebrating Jon's Birthday on Monday. I ordered some of his gifts online so they were a little late in arriving which has given us the pleasure of  celebrating his Birthday all week.

He ordered his favorite carrot cake from me and we were eating off of it all week. We were sad when it was all gone. Maybe he can make it for me for my Mother's Day present :) 

Happy Birthday my Honey Man!

I love you.

~Marie

A Delightful Photo shoot

 I had the privilege of taking some pictures of this yummy baby yesterday :)

His little spirit kept me laughing and laughing. His little baby rolls and diaper bottom were so much fun to capture.

My friend Daisy over at Graceful Becoming happens to be the mom of this little cutie pie. She is the loveliest hostess, cook and friend. Our time got eaten up so quickly without us even realizing it. She served me her delicious soup and some lovely coconut short bread cookies for dessert. A delightful cup of hot earl grey tea to top it off for me.

I hope to do some more photo shoots with them in the short future :)

Resurection Sunday

 Here are some late pics of our Sunday celebrating our Lord's resurrection.

 Zane had a blast hunting his eggs, something he has just learned about, his biggest delight was discovering that there was something very yummy inside those colorful eggs.

I have been enjoying my new 35millimeter lens that I got in the mail last week and boy oh boy am I having so much fun taking pictures of the babies.

 Hunting is so much fun.

Ezra in his Sunday best. 

I found this little vest at the thrift store a couple days before Easter and couldn't resist it.

 Zane now wishes me to dress him in his Sunday suspenders whenever he happens to find them in his dresser drawers.

This past week has been a full one. Full of rejoicing over Christ's resurrection and also a week of sorrow. Days ago winds were hitting our home in such a violent force that brought concern to our hearts and wondering what was going on in other states that also had tornado warnings.

Learning of the death of David Wilkerson whom I have mourned over and over this last week has been so so sad for me. You can read more about him here.You may remember the daily devotional I had posted a few posts back? Unknowing it would be his last few devotions on this earth. I know that he will be greatly missed and his love of the Lord has blessed so many people. and now also just learning of the lives that have been taken in the last tornadoes is so devastating and heart breaking. Yes this last week has been one of sorrow and sadness. But as David Wilkerson has just written,

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2).

If you should ask me what is happening in the world right now, I would answer,

“Everything Jesus warned us would happen in the last days!” 

What did Jesus tell us to do when we see all these things coming to pass? He

said, “Look up, lift up your heads (eyes); for your redemption is drawing

near” (21:28).

"Oh beloved, if you love Jesus, you should not be surprised or fearful. GOD HAS

EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL."

Yes, we tremble at first seeing and hearing such dire news—but this is the

time to look unto Jesus. He brought us this far—he is the author of our

faith—he will bring us to the finish line with hope and peace, no matter what

happens.

Today, let not any bad news cast down your soul. Look up—keep your entire

focus on Jesus. He is coming very soon."

 

Much Love to you all dear readers

~ Marie

Ezra 4 Months

 This Happy baby is turning 4 months in just a couple of days.

Here are some fun pics I had taken today. I am loving Me Ra Koh's new book called Your Baby In Pictures. It has gotten me so inspired and has taught me a lot concerning photography.

Much love to you all dear readers :)

~ Marie

Easter Cake

I have been planing on making this Martha Stewart cake for the last two weeks and today it happened. I got cozy in the kitchen and baked away. This cake was fun but as usal I was impatient. So I rushed to have it ready for 4:00 tea. My nest started floating down stream by the time I got to take pictures :) Next time I will give myself enough time for the chocolate ganache to cool.

And and guess who I caught licking the cake while I stepped away for a split second?

This little man decided he had waited too long for his tea.

One lick was not enough.

Aha!!! Caught him red handed!!!

So the floating nest cake also had a couple of tongue marks on the side. No biggie,

but will it survive mommy's pony tail that whips into the chocolate ganache when she leans down to clean little boys chocolate face from getting on the couch?

It survived :)

And was worth it all!!

Looking Unto Jesus

David Wilkerson Today

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2).

If you should ask me what is happening in the world right now, I would answer,

“Everything Jesus warned us would happen in the last days!” He warned of

men’s hearts failing them with fear from beholding the things happening on

earth. He warned of earthquakes in various places—nations rising against

nations—ethnic group against ethnic group.

We have lived to see the beginning of all the end-time prophecies being

fulfilled before our very eyes. Consider Luke 21:11, “Great earthquakes in

various places.”

What did Jesus tell us to do when we see all these things coming to pass? He

said, “Look up, lift up your heads (eyes); for your redemption is drawing

near” (21:28).

Oh beloved, if you love Jesus, you should not be surprised or fearful. GOD HAS

EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.

Yes, we tremble at first seeing and hearing such dire news—but this is the

time to look unto Jesus. He brought us this far—he is the author of our

faith—he will bring us to the finish line with hope and peace, no matter what

happens.

Today, let not any bad news cast down your soul. Look up—keep your entire

focus on Jesus. He is coming very soon.

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is

faithful that promised” (Hebrews 10:23).

This devotion was such a sweet fragrance for my soul today. 

 I am posting this late past midnight which really

means its yesterdays devotion :)

 This time of night is when I get to really take advantage and get my sweet moments of rest to indulge myself in the Lord. Hope you can slow down a bit and find your quite time to spend with our Lord too !!

Blessings to all dear readers,

~ Marie

Kefir Smoothie

Our Kefir grains have been growing so quickly and we have been trying to keep up with them. Almost every morning for breakfast we have our Kefir. Here is one of the recipes we have enjoyed.

You will need about 2 -3 cups kefir

 (if you don't have kefir you can substitute yogurt instead.)

2 Spoons of Honey. 

2 Bananas

3 Strawberries

Cupful of Ice

1 Orange

Blitz together and Enjoy :)

If anyone is wanting some Kefir grains please let me know.

 We are growing to much for our family as it is.

Love 

~Marie