Valentine's Day

The Card says it all!
For Baby's 1st Valentine's Day

From Grandma Hill

Raymond's Birthday with Extended Family

For Raymond's Birthday we were in Winnipeg, hanging out with his family!  We had a family supper with Raymond's parents, grandma, and his brothers Dennis, and Doug, and Doug's wife Beth!  Raymond's parents had even bought Raymond an oreo ice cream cake! Yummy!

 

The Birthday Boy!!!!!

Doug

Dennis

Grandma Northcott

Dennis, Elaine, and Doug

Bob, Raymond and Abbey

 

Raymond's Pre-Birthday

On account of the fact, that we'd be in Winnipeg for Raymond's birthday, the fun started a few days early at home! 

Love is....

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, and a friend doing the 14 posts about love previous to Valentine's I have been inspired to do at least one post about LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

- The Bible : 1 Corinthians 13:4 -

This is one of my favorite scriptures about love! 

This is one of my favorite quotes and describes Raymond to a T!!!!

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot,
who calls you back when you hang up on him,
who will stay awake just to watch you sleep.
Wait for the boy who kisses your forehead,
who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats,
who holds your hand in front of his friends,
who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on.
Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you
of how much he cares about you
and how lucky he is to have you.
Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "...that's her."

In honor of Valentine's Day, here a few pictures of the great loves in my life!!!!!!!

Only a daughter knows just what you mean,
Couldn't care less if your house isn't clean,
Keeps all your secrets, including your weight---
Only a daughter who's great.
Only a daughter will lend you a shirt,
Help you get moved, share a dessert,
Not say a word unless asked for advice---
Only a daughter who's nice.
Only a daughter will cover your butt,
Stand up for your rights, tell you what's what,
Offer a thoughtful and smart point of view,
Be the one person who keeps coming through,
Someone you just gotta love (and we do!!)

Only a daughter like you.

Highlights of 2011

2011 has been an incredibly busy year for our small family, and has been filled with many blessings!  Here is small list of some of our blessings this year!

• Raymond graduated from Red River Community College and received the Gold Medal for his program Information Systems Technology (Network Management)!  I am so proud of him!

• Geekabyte Computers was created by Raymond and although it had a slow start, what with the flood, it has continued to grow and develop and Raymond is enjoying running it!
  
   
• We bought a new house!  We are now located at #14 Spruce Ave in Ashern, Manitoba.  We took possession on March 1st, did a whole lot of renovations and moved in on March 31st!
  

It is a super cute 3 bedroom bungalow, that Raymond, and Dennis fixed up for us!  We're not completely done renovations, but we've done most of what we're doing for now.  That included, redoing the kitchen, our friend's Beth and Tom came and helped us rip up the parkade flooring and take out the cupboards, as we redid the kitchen!  Beth and I repainted all of the upstairs except the bathrooms, and Raymond and Dennis, put an office in the basement for Raymond, then for me, and a family room downstairs!  It has been quite the year of renovations! With only a few minor scrapes and one as I call it mini major scrape resulting in a few stitches!

• We endured the Flood of 2011, as we moved out of our old house we encountered a small issue one day, in that our driveway had a 5 foot chunk which had been washed away and we were unable to return to get our stuff that day! Thankfully it was repaired quickly and we were able to move out!  We have been blessed in this flood that we were not affected. However, our area has been and continues to be devastated by the flood.  The water has not gone down a great deal, and farmer's fields, homes, pastureland is all underwater.
  

•  On July 2nd we were sealed for Time and All Eternity to each other in the Cardston Temple in Cardston, Alberta, Canada!  It was a beautiful day and we were able to share the day with Raymond's brother James, and his family, and his sister Jacquie, and her family, who had been unable to attend our wedding the year before!

• In November, Abbey Lynne Northcott came to join our family!  She is a pretty special young lady, at least to her family!  Her smile can magically make you forget the plethora of dirty diapers, the late night feedings, and the tiny bit of crying that she does!  She is a super great traveler, she is a good sleeper, and everyone comments on what a quiet baby she can be!  We love her dearly and are so happy to call her our own!
  
  
  
  
  And to steal the ending from my friend Krystal's blog...  The best thing about 2011 is all of the time we've been able to spend with family and friends.  Whether it was in person, on the phone, or over emails and Facebook, we appreciate all of the time that we've been able to spent together this year and look forward to spending time with you all next year!  May 2012 bring you all health, happiness and prosperity!
  

  
  

Week #4

I'm four weeks old today!!!!

Santra Trip

Dad had built a computer for a friend for his wife for Christmas!  Mom, Dad and I were going to go and deliver it about two weeks before Christmas, and mom thought it would be fun if we all dressed up!  Of course there are no pictures of mom and dad, but mom took these pictures of me!

 When we got there their kids were super excited to see me and each wanted to hold me, and everyone but the youngest was able to! 

 Devon and I, with Charlee!

Porter gets a turn too!

Charlee is so excited to hold me!