Anna Mary Macrae

We are pleased to announce the birth of Anna Mary Macrae. She was born on November 20th at 8:26am. She weighed 7llb,11oz and was 19 1/2 inches. She was a great size for being three weeks early. We are all more than thrilled!!!!

Jam time with Daddy!

Ethan's 6th birthday party

Ethan turned 6 on september 17. He LOVES dinosaurs, so we had a dinosaur theme. Auntie Laura made the wonderful cake, which Ethan was thrilled about!

Ethan wanted a dinosaur theme for his party, so we had a fossil dig in the back yard. It was alot of fun. The fossils were made out of coffee grounds, salt, flour, and water.

Our Little Paleontologist!

An Ethanism

Today it was Ethan's turn for show and tell in kindergarten. He wanted to bring a picture of him as a baby and one of Granny and Grandpa. I asked him how it went. He said "Mom, I felt really good about myself today, and I was really loving God"!

Ethan's first day of kindergarten! (sniff sniff)

Dress Up Brides

Ethan, Sophie, and Levi LOVE to dress up! The big problem with this though, is that it is always at the same time. I caught the three of them sharing one bridle outfit, very graciously I might add. Levi only wanted the shoes.

New Names!

The other morning over breakfast, Sophie had a new idea. She said, ''Mommy, I think you and Daddy should have new names''! I asked her what our new names should be. She said, ''Well, Daddy is now called Mr. Fix it, and you are called Pancake Server''! We all shared a laugh.

Ethan and Sophie's first Swimming lesson!

The kids loved the starfish float, as you can see.

Cousin Sarah was also in lessons, so they were able to watch eachother. I definately see olympic potential in these three!

Camping Fun!

I wanted to share the following song with all of you. It spoke to me beyond compare. I often worry about being perfect. Are my photos good enough for this blog. Does everyone have to be smiling all the time? This song reminds me to look to Jesus for everything! Thankyou for reading our real life blog. We love sharing it with you! I hope this song speaks to you.

"Sacred" by Caedmon's Call

this house is a good mess
it's the proof of life
no way would I trade jobs
but it don't pay overtime

I'll get to the laundry
I don't know when
I'm saying a prayer tonight
cause tomorrow it starts again

could it be that everything is sacred?
and all this time
everything I've dreamed of
has been right before my eyes

the children are sleeping
but they're running through my mind
the sun makes them happy
and the music makes them unwind

my cup runneth over
and I worry about the stain
teach me to run to you
like they run to me for every little thing

when I forget to drink from you
I can feel the banks harden
Lord, make me like a stream
to feed the garden

wake up, little sleeper
the Lord, God Almighty
made your mama keeper
so rise and shine
rise and shine cause

everything is sacred
and all this time
everything that I've dreamed of
has been right before my eyes.

Exciting News!!!

I just wanted to let you all know that Lee and I are having another baby! I am due in December and very excited. Stay tuned...

Karate Kid

Ethan has been in Uncle Jim's Karate school for 2 months. He loves it so much, and he shows such consentration. He keeps asking when he can get his black belt. We are encouraging him to be patient.

Exploring along the river

Sophie turns 4!!!

Auntie Laura made Sophie's Dora cake. It was delicious!

A Very Happy Birthday!!!

My dear sister Laura suprised me with a wonderful suprise lunch. For those of you who know me well, you know that my favorite restaurant is Pagliaccis in Victoria B.C. I have been missing their food like crazy! Laura made me the most amazing lunch. She started off with an amazing salad, full of chickpeas and veggies. My favorite salad dressing went right along with it, yogurt dill. Hemmingway Short Story was the pasta dish. This was full of rich cream, bacon, tortelini, cheese etc. You get the picture. The bread was delicous as well. My favorite part of the meal was the dessert. Turtle pie in all it's glory was devoured by us all. Laura is so talented in the kitchen as well as many other areas. Thankyou again for your wonderful gifts dear sister!

Pagliaccis comes to Kamloops!!!

To my faithful readers,

I am still here, and have not forgotten about my blog. Please forgive the lack of updates. Get ready for lots of catch up. Stay tuned... and thankyou for reading.

We have moved!!!

Hello dear friends! It has been such a long time since my last post. The Macrae's have been very busy. We have officially moved to Kamloops! We bought a house with my brother Rob. This is such a blessing from the Lord. Lee is on his way with our posessions as I am writing this. As you can see from the pictures, the kids are very excited to be here. I have so much to catch up on in blog world. Christmas, Levi's 2nd B-day, and more moving pics will come soon. Thankyou all for continuing to read our blog. We love your comments and sharing our world with you. Love the Macrae Family. Our new address is 1340 Midway street,Kamloops B.C. V2b-2V5.