Last but not least, Christmas with the Zseder's

Mel came out for Christmas this year, so it was great being able to catch up with her. Christmas with the Zseder's means food and games. We love being a part of the family.

Ever spoiled with gifts.

Christmas dinner. I can't believe how big these kids are. And Mel, beautiful as ever.

Nat seems to not settle well at Christmas. We had to pull out the carrier again this Christmas.

Christmas

We get so busy with Christmas, all the family, food, gifts. This year we tried to make life simple, but still ended up busy. We hope to instill in our girls that Christmas is about Jesus, and all the celebration is because of the gift that God bestowed to us at Christmas time. We are so thankful for all that we have, and for our loving God who would value us enough to send us the gift in Jesus.

As a recap of where our Christmas went, here are a few snapshots of our Christmas.

Christmas eve with the Lusty / Cornwall family.

Christmas morning at our house.

Christmas evening with Depak's family.

SNOW!!!

We were blessed this Christmas with snow!!! Chelsea prayed for a White Christmas, and got it this year. But along with the white Christmas comes a lot of shovelling. My husband's back is still very sore, and mine too a little. He did a lot more shovelling than me this year.

Christmas eve this is how much snow I shovelled off the driveway. Depak had shovelled the day before, and I got the next day, which was significantly more snow.

Here Chelsea fell back into the snow. Now that's a lot of snow for Abby.

Forever my posing girl. I think I have this picture of her every year.

We went sledding, it was great, but we don't look all that good afterward. Fun times though.

Church family skate

One thing we look forward to every year is the church family skate. It's become a part of our Christmas tradition.

Family photo. This one's not super clear, but we're all there. So much fun (although my toes got really cold this year, better socks needed next year).

Our little snowman. I love the suit (it was my midnight shopping at Superstore purchase).

Chelsea and her friends. Gotta have the classic group shot.

Natalie spent so much time afterwards pushing the stroller around. It was so funny.

The only pic I got of Walt was at the end with Natalie. He was too busy playing hockey to hang with us this time.

I need to blog before this year is done!!!

Since I've been back to work, this little venture that I started has been neglected. And since we're still in 2008, I thought I'd get you all caught up with the life of a Parmar. So, here's a few pics...



Here are the girls when we were picking out our tree. It was the first very cold day we had. Brrrrr!!!!!


Aren't they beautiful.


And goofy Natalie. I don't know where she gets it from.

Chelsea sang with the kids in the Christmas theatre. Everyone did great, and Chelsea looks stunning.

First snow fall of 2008. We got a lot of snow, and it was great.

Hi ho, hi ho, its off to work I go...

Yes, I am going back to work. My heart is torn at this decision. I know that we are at a point in our lives that this is necessary, but I have truely enjoyed being at home for my girls.

So, I'm singing, "hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go", because I need to. I need to keep singing. I need to trust that God knows what is best for my family.

It's still hard for me, as I want so badly to stay home. Someone told me this weekend that an easy fix to the problem would be to have another baby. As tempting as that sounds, I am not there yet.

So, I may be Grumpy Dwarf singing, but I'm singing none the less.

A year gone by

I cannot believe that a year has gone by already. I remember so vividly seeing Natalie with her long arms and legs for the first time, and getting to hold her. And now she is my little girl with loads of personality.
Natalie, we are so thankful to God for blessing us with you. We are confident that God will teach us so many lessons as you grow, and will bring us closer together as a family because of you.

My pumpkins

I thought it was neat that I had two pumpkins for Halloween yesterday. Here's some pics of Chelsea and Natalie in their costumes. Can you tell my girls love eachother?

And the pumpkins were carved by Chelsea. She did a great job!

Some fall pics

Here are a couple of neat fall pictures for your viewing pleasure. I'm saving the best ones for the annual Christmas card handout.

And here's our little pumbkin. I'll get a photo of our big pumpkin tomorrow and post it too.

I'm tired

I am sitting at my computer and I'm exhausted. I am not done my list of things to do today (or yesterdays list, for that matter). It has been such a busy fall, I don't know why, but I'm am nearly finished. I am truely looking forward to a weekend away next weekend with a bunch of lovely ladies. I know that God will renew my strength. I am going to bed soon, I hope. Tomorrow is a full day, so I need to accomplish a few more things today.

p.s. I don't even know if I can understand my ramblings... I should go now before I say something stupid.

She's 12, and a beauty

Chelsea turned twelve this week. I can't believe how time flies. It was not that long ago that I took her home from the hospital, moved to Abbotsford with her, and the list goes on and on. Chelsea, we pray special blessings over you. Always look to Jesus as your strength. Psalm 121:8 The Lord will protect you both now and forever.

These are the spider cupcakes and little pumpkins we made for the party. We spent a lot of time coming up with the perfect crafts and nicknacks for the party. Most of what I found was from other people's blogs (thank-you ladies for awesome tips).

Chelsea and her friend jumping before the party. Look at Chelsea go. For how high she's going, she could jump into the neighbors yard.
Here are the girls. They all had a great time. But let me tell you, girls get louder and scream more as they grow older. And who said only boys wrestle, we had a couple of wrestling matches (or pile ons) at the party. Fun was definately had by all.

Here's the birthday girl and her cupcake tower. Thanks Tammy for lending us the cupcake tower. It worked out great.

Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHELSEA. We love you and are excited to see how God works in your life as you grow, both in age and in Him.

The Apple Barn

Our family had never been to the Apple Barn here in Abbotsford, but were we ever surprised at this fun fall time jewel we have here in town. We had a blast with the activities, picking apples and pumpkins. The weather was awesome too. I can't wait to go next year again.

Here are just a few photo's of us, enjoy!

(Do note how tall my girls are getting.)