James & Carolanne

Snow Day!

Today it snowed. So Benjamin and I had lots of fun outside.We shoveled our driveway. Benjamin even helped for a little while until mommy's back was sore and then we went on a walk around our complex and we finished off with mommy making a snowman while Benjamin played with all the snowballs until the snowman was done. Then he had fun talking to the snowman and taking off his mittens over and over again.Benjamin...

Our 5 year Anniversary

Well December 27, 2008 marked our 5 year anniversary. We had plans to go away and enjoy 2 night just James and myself, but due to the amount of snow we got this year and not being able to find boarding for Rusty while we would be away we had to reschedule our anniversary plans to a future date. We ended up renting a movie and ordering in. It's been 5 years. I've enjoyed being...

Benjamin's full mouth

Benjamin now has a complete full set of baby teeth, including all his 4 molars. The 2 back molars on his left side are not fully in yet, but they have made their appearance through the gums. I can't believe he already has a full set of teeth. That would explain the cranky times. I guess we won't have to deal with any them coming in when he's 2. We just have to deal with...

More teeth!!

You read that correctly Benjamin has more teeth coming in. His upper moller on the right side is almost completely in. I realized this while tickling him on the couch this morning. I read that these don't start coming in till around 20 months. I guess this would be why he's had all those moist shirts recently. Look at that little grin. He's so cute! Yes, I'm a little bias, but just look at him...I...

He used a straw!

Today turned sour fast. Benjamin woke up just as usual, happy and wanting to sit and cuddle for a while. James was nice and let me sleep in for a while. We try to take turns letting each other sleep each weekend. After we got him changed and fed and ready for church and while I went to go and get ready and Benjamin was walking around the living room daddy let Rusty in and...

Carolanne's Home Business

Some of you may already know that I have started my own home business selling photographic greeting cards. I have been enjoying it quite a bit. I have been wanting to do something like this for a while now so that I could stay at home with Benjamin as well as being able to help out with bringing in some kind of extra income. I started earlier this year and have since been able to...

Benjamin's improving!

Benjamin is getting better and better at walking. He can now walk greater distances without the use of something to hold onto. He still will hold onto our finger when we go on a walk and he loves to hold onto his little ride on car and push it all around the house. He's figured out how to move it over the little bumps that divides the living room from the kitchen. This also means...

Benjamin walks!

Benjamin took his first steps yesterday evening at grampy and Grammy's house. (That's James' parents) We caught it on video, but are not able to put it on here yet. He took around 4 or 5 steps all on his own! I guess now I will end up running around even more then I already do. He still prefers to scoot around, but we know that he can walk if he wants too. Our little...

Benjamin is now 1 year old

Well today our little baby boy turned 1. I still have a hard time when I think that James and I have been parents for a whole year. I can still remember giving birth to him and bringing him home from the hospital. We celebrated Benjamin's first birthday as a family today. Seeing as it was so beautiful out today we decided to go to Sardis Lake for a picnic and a walk around the...

Merry Christmas 2007

Merry Christmas from James, Carolanne, Benjamin and Rusty Warkentin!

Benjamin's first tooth

Benjamin's first tooth came through on October 23rd. He was grabbing my finger and putting it in his mouth when I realized something a little sharp inside. It was his bottom left tooth that had emerged. It's just this little bit of white poking out of his gums. He's 5 month's and 8 days old now. Our little boy is growing up.

IMPORTANT: Official Name Change

As of today, Campus Crusade for Christ, Canada will no longer be known by that name. As of today, we will officially be known as ... dum du du daaaa... You will most likely be receiving a lot of mail to do with this change, including an updated prayer card for us. Please let us know if you don't receive one and would like one. We would love to hear your feedback on this. Feel...

What a Day

Sunday might have been an ordinary day for some of us, but to others it was definitely not. Last night we got a call from my brother's wife informing us that my 5 year old nephew had been hit by a car. Thankfully he is alright, he just has some scrapes and bruises and a nasty bump on his head. They were at my parents house and he was going to visit my brother downstairs...

Last day teaching

Well yesterday was my last day teaching my Wednesday morning class. I was teaching the 4/5 year olds at our church on Wednesday mornings while their mom's were at something called connections. I have enjoyed teaching this class and thought it would be fun to have a party the last day that I was teaching so that's what we did. We played games and had goodies and just had a good time partying. I will...

We need help moving!

Hello friends and family. It is official we are moving! We are moving on May 4th. Yes, it is on my mom's birthday and my sister-in-law Bitsy's birthday, but we have no choice in the matter this is the only day we have for moving. We need to be out of our place be noon on May 5th. We hope to start at 2:00pm here at our place and pack things into Dan's trailer and...