A year in review

2007 was a great year for the Zuidhof family. we've had lots of good times, here's a few highlites:
January--we celebrated Ryker's 1st birthday with family, first the Zuidhof side, then the Michel side (Lola and Grayson and Cassidy were in Argentina for the first part of the month climbing). ryker loved the games and food, but wasn't so sure about the cake.
April--natalie had a small crisis when she turned 29 (hopefully it won't happen at 30)
May--

We enjoyed the Taber parade.
June--

July--we had a great summer, playing, swimming, and taking a few short trips to waterton and montana.

August--this month brought some exciting news for our little family. One more will join us in April 2008.

October--We had thanksgiving in Picture Butte this year. It was great to have lots of family and lots of food. Ryker enjoyed the cherry pie the most (with the pie filling I canned this year) yummy!












Halloween was fun too. Ryker was a lion, roar. we left dad at home and went trick or treating in Welling (the best way to trick or treat).












November--we actually managed to finnish most of our Christmas shopping this month.
December--we got to celebrate when Grayson and Diana got married in the Alberta temple.
Christmas was fun. ryker got some great presents and we got to spend time with family.

we are looking forward to another year of fun and family. wishing you all a happy new year!

Tagged

Rules
1. The player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves - try to find 6 you haven't already posted about.

2. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, and then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog for the rules.


6 things about me

1. I love Christmas. My tree is up (though still waiting for decorations). and I'm itching to start playing Christmas music.

2. I am addicted to playing nintendo wii. in particular, mario (anything mario). my latest one is super mario galaxy. I could play it all day, every day. i have to force myself to turn it off so that I get things done around the house.

3. I love cooking. I love trying new recipes. luckily my husband is willing to try just about anything once, as long as i make meatloaf or shephard's pie occassionally.

4. I am sure that i'm having a baby girl in april. don't ask me why. (though I'll be just as happy with another little boy).

5. I want to get into photography. I got a great new camera and would love to do family portraits, etc. ever since we took photography in grade 8 i've had a desire to take pictures. (if you want to give me a try, just let me know).

6. I love my van. even with just one kid it's the greatest thing in the world. i never have to worry if there's enough room for the stroller and all my groceries. I wouldn't give it up for anything.

there, now you know me a little better.

now i'm tagging shelsea, chris, michelle, mandy, diana, cassidy. (i know that not all have blogs, so i figure those that don't can post theirs on facebook).

Halloween

Summer is over, and fall begins. I'm sad to see summer gone, but look forward to fall and all the great things that means. Cool days, cozy blankets, cuddles, thanksgiving, halloween, pumpkin pie, and so much more.

Fall is here

Well, summer went by way too fast. I can't believe that it's over. But we had a blast this summer and did lots of fun things. September has started out great too, with Chris home for two weeks of holidays. We've spent the time as holidays should be spent, together and having fun. We haven't really gone away, but as long as we're together, it doesn't matter, right.

For those of you that keep up with our lives here, but aren't on facebook, we're expecting baby #2. I'm due April 5th and feeling great. We're excited for this new addition to our family.

Friends

Why God Made Friends

God made the world with a heart full of love,
Then He looked down from Heaven above,

And saw that we all need a helping hand,
Someone to share with, who’ll understand.

He made special people to see us through
The glad times and the sad times, too;

A person on whom we can always depend,
Someone we can call a friend.

God made friends so we’ll carry a part
Of His perfect love in all our hearts.

Summer dreams

Summer is flying by so fast! I'm not sure where it has gone. It has been a great summer. just the right amount of family vacation and fun things to do. With more vacation fun to come (2 weeks in September). I like having Park Lake close and the kiddy pool in the back yard even closer. ryker loves playing outside and would be out there from the moment he wakes until late at night if i let him. All the hot weather and hearing about others adventures in the Philippines has made me homesick for the Philippines. I would love to go back there and enjoy the people, the culture, the food, and the great beaches. Chris is all for a visit, even moving there if I found a job. That got me thinking about all the places we could go...I really would like to go the New Zealand, I've only heard good things. Once I started talking about it Chris has started looking at job opportunities for him and it's amazing what you can find if you only look. So, the plan is...save all our money, work hard, then play even harder in a year or two, taking some vacations from New Zealand to all the places we can on the other side of the world (like the Philippines). Sounds like fun to me!