Day 304 - Family Photos... Oh Boy!

This morning we were supposed to take some family photos of the Burnetts. Jaco set his alarm on his watch, as I forgot my alarm clock at home. He then put his watch in the chest pocket on his sweater. He put his jacket on in the middle of the night when he woke up cold. I suppose it goes without saying that we didn't hear the alarm go off in the morning! 


Thankfully the Burnetts were roaring to go when we did wake up! Heidi had a rough night, thus Mike did too. He'd been up since 0700 with Harrison & well, nobody was chomping at the bit to say 'cheese'! Phew! We slowly got ourselves ready for the photo shoot. It was a challenge.


Trying to catch & maintain the attention of a 2 year old who is one hour past nap time is no small task! It was midday, bright sun & hot. What a great combo! In any case, I think we managed to get a few good shots! Not without a challenge! 


After Harrison was down for his nap, we wheeled Heidi out into the field for a few snaps of Mom & Dad. It was a brilliant blue sky day & the tall grass made for some fun shots...


Alas, all good things must come to an end, and so we had to pack up our things & head on down the road. We were off to Raymond to see Dave, Collet, Ezra & Baby Ezekiel!


Collet had her second son on Friday, in her home. She had a midwife help her out & she's now the proud Mama of Ezekiel Jasher! Excited to meet the new addition, Jaco & I were going to spend the night with the Stephan's. 


When we pulled up, Terri, the Midwife, was just leaving. She introduced herself & I was shocked at how young & beautiful she was. I guess I expected someone older? It was quite funny! We went in to find Collet all dolled up. The family was about to jet off to True Hope for a few errands. We went along, as Jaco hasn't been there before & it is an interesting place with a lot of good things happening. 


We met Edie, the gal who helps us with our orders. I've spoken to her on the phone, but never met her, so it was fantastic to put a face to the name. Collet showed us around the office & we met several of the TrueHope staff. We left the office just before closing time & headed home.


On the way, Jaco & I picked up a few corn cobs for supper & Dave bbq'd fish & added some garden fresh beet greens & kohlrabi to our supper spread. For dessert, Ezra & Dave baked some scrumptious flax & hemp cookies. I still need the recipe! 


We were all quite tired & called it an early night. Tomorrow will be a big day for photos... fingers crossed it goes smoothly! xxxx M, J & V

The Burnett's - rockin' it!

Lookin' good Burnett Bunch!

Yay! They are all smiling!

Heidi Jo - total sweetheart!

Perfect but for the stick!

Uh-oh!

Brotherly love

Too cute for words!

Kiss me!

Love