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Running a little late this week, I apologize.

A Portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.

Isla: After a day of being cooped up at home we ventured out to have some fun, you were the sweetest toddling about in the puddles and trying your best not to be sprayed.



Linking up with Jodi, for The 52 Project.

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A Portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.

Isla: On this particular morning you insisted on going outside at 7am. There we walked in the quite, our street still as most were still sleeping. We waved at the neighbourhood cats and giggled as the morning breeze blew through our hair.

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A Portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014

Isla: The new favourite thing is answering the door. We stand outside and knock, the door not quite closed all the way, you answer excitedly smiling ear to ear then say, "Bu bye" and close the door, and the cycle continues. We indulge you in this game for quite sometime as we so love how happy it makes you.



Joining with Jodi for the 52 project.

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A Portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.

Isla: A moment outside with Nana and Papa, playing in the grass and picking the wee daisies. You definitely prefer the outdoors to the indoors. I foresee a lot of outdoor adventures with you this summer.



Linking up with Jodi for the 52 project.

Catching up. 20 & 21.

The last week and a half has been chaotic and well, things happened that made posting Isla's portrait from last week fairly challenging so, I am posting two portraits today. One from this past week and one from the week before.

A Portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.

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Isla: You may have the sweetness nap time hair I ever did see. It seems to wake up happy. Just like you!

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Isla: Finally home from our crazy adventure, having fun with daddy in the front yard blowing dandelions. Mom had fun trying out pigtails in your hair for the first time.

Linking up with Jodi.


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As mentioned above this past week (+) has been a chaotic one. Last Saturday, May 17th, Isla and I left on what was supposed to be a wee weekend adventure. We were going to join Ben up at a Young Life Conference just outside of Princeton. We arrived in Princeton at around noon. Isla was happy to be out of the car and was quite enjoying all the people and new things, she was also very happy to see her dad.

Early Sunday morning, around 3am, I woke up with a LOT of pain and nausea and sat over the toilet trying to puke for about an hour. After nothing came of it I thought I'd try to get back to sleep, maybe I could sleep it off. I woke up and still felt quite ill but thought that maybe breakfast would settle my stomach. After breakfast, around 8:45am, I started walking back up to our room and ended up stopping several times because my side was aching so much.

Long story short I ended up having an emergency appendectomy that night, Sunday May 18th, at about 8:00pm.

We were very fortunate to have friends who lived in the town where I had the procedure and Ben and Isla were able to stay with them. We did the big drive home on Wednesday May 21st, and were finally back home on Thursday.

We have been so very taken care of and feel so fortunate to have such an amazing and caring community surrounding us. We are truly thankful to all those who have made this time of challenge so much easier. God has definitely shown us his love through those who have helped us through this.