The Heavens...

The Heavens truly do declare the glory of God.
For the Lord our God is mighty to save.
Our fortress.
Our resting place.
An ever present help.
Our eternal God.

For the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.
He makes me like down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for You are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23


Martine

A very happy 5th Birthday!

Our not so little Noah turned five yesterday!

He has been excited for days and he was up before 5am....but waited until 6 for presents!!

Always one to dress up - Noah looks quite the part in his new fireman suit!

...'lil Masterchef in the making helping me make his birthday cake...
"But mummy I won't watch when you decorate it!"

Byron *helping* and just checking to see if the oven really is HOT!

The birthday boys party table.

Cheezels and cheerios - what more could we want!

Pin the tail on the donkey...

Birthday cake time!

I love that when Noah saw his birthday cake he exclaimed to me, "Mummy, thank you so much for my cake. I love it so much!"

The party ended with "Super Miracle Bubbles"...

We thank God for our precious son - such a blessing to us and to others!
Martine

A little belated....

These photos are from the last few months. Its awhile since I've blogged, the haze of constant nausea is lifting! Yay! The photos above is Noah doing his "school" work...he insisted that the 3D glasses would help him to read :))

Enjoying some French bakery treats while feeling very sick!

Byron loving the swings...

Dan's masterpiece...the first one in our family to master choux pastry!

beach trips...

sunsets over our backyard...

Noah's latest dress up craze...

Byron and his scrunchy smile helping me to do some baking...

a little bush adventure...

Martine

4+1=5

How has your week been? A little bit of Valentines love? Dan and I enjoyed a really great lunch at a restaurant near where we live called Two Small Rooms. On the night we got engaged we celebrated with a beautiful meal there. It was really nice to go back and enjoy some fine dining! Ahh... I LOVE when someone cooks for me! :)

Our fridge blackboard is experiencing alot of love lately... Can you see our latest addition??

Yep! A little bubba growing in this tum :) I'm twelve weeks pregnant and have been experiencing the extremes of morning/all day sickness and a cocktail of hormones. I was VERY relieved yesterday to have my third scan in this pregnancy and see a strong beating heart and a very wriggley bub! After a scare a few weeks ago and the stress of not knowing what was happening with our little one, I'm one relieved mumma-to-be!

An encouraging verse I read today....

Psalm 27:8
My heart has heard you say,
"Come and talk with me"
And my heart responds,
"Lord, I am coming...."

Martine

My heart will always sing...

A beautiful new song I love by Kari Jobe....

Love Martine

Birthday birthday birthday brunch!!

This morning we celebrated Byron's first birthday with brunch on our deck with family.

The bunting and lanterns were hung bringing much delight to Byron!

The cake was baked...

"Happy birthday" was sung....

and our big boy enjoyed his first piece of birthday cake!
Happy first birthday Byron - we love you so much!

Martine

The Power of a God Encounter...