Visits and Valentine's

Hi! This past weekend we had a visit from 2 of our favorite people-Matt and Christine! They were on their way moving back to NS from Montreal with the kids and so they were able to stay with us for a couple days. Unfortunately, a sweet man in our church, Holly, 75, died on Thursday and so it was also a sad time as we had visitations and the funeral at the same time our guests were here. Holly had become very special to us and also his family, some of whom are church members, over the past few months. We were able to be with him and his family when he passed on Thurs. night. He knew the Lord and was anxious to be with him, but of course we will all miss him dearly.

But, the Lord in His goodness must've known we needed some friends at this time, too, and sent M&C our way. We had a great time visiting with them, playing with their kids and monday night, their last night with us, we stayed up late and I was really hyper. We took a wack of pictures, we made Matt dress up as a prophet with toilet paper on his head to try to make us smile for the camera, and I forgot I was pregnant and did a belly flop on the bed- I'm OK, btw:). Anyways, here are some pics to fill you in!:

Matt Reading Dr Suesse (sp?) to the munchkins

Christine gave me this cute hooded towel for the baby, which Joseph had to test out first:)

Joe checking out our honeymoon pictures

Like father, like son.

Scott jammin' on the guitar

Joe after a bath

Snuggles with mom

Christine trying her skill at the guitar

Nap time for Joseph

What a face!

And the Elijah!! He says so much now and so clearly- he's so fun to watch:)
My favorite E -lines: "See ya in another life, brother"(from Lost), and
"Sometimes things are tricky"

Matt, the prophet:)

Side view...

And my fave, with the grapes.

I don't think it's necessary to celebrate on the 14th- make your own V-day! So on the 13th, Scott and I went to Boston Pizza for dinner and then saw "The Queen", which we both really liked! We had a free coupon for pop and popcorn, too- it was so much fun, I love my husband:)
PS-note our new frames! Scott's were 10 years old, and mine, well, I lost them after Europe...
PPS-only 10 more weeks to go before baby comes, yeah!!! We ordered a crib online today from Sears, thanks to Nanny:) and we'll be getting it in March!

I feel like a teacher!

Hi everyone! Suddenly, I'm getting all kinds of subbing days, which is a real blessing 'cause it's good for me to get out and do something to contribute to our wee community, and gets me out of the house, and of course it's a help financially! Yeah! Today I had grade 4 for the afternoon, and it was really fun- we learned about the continent and the seas (they could name all 15 with a little help- it was amazing! Kids pick things up so quickly. We also did a science experiment which didn't work at all, which was kinda funny. At the end of the day when they were all packed up I passed out little pieces of paper and got each student to write down their name on the back and then a boy and girl name on the other side as suggestions for baby Kohler:) It was so cute, they were pretty excited about it. The most popular names I'd say, were: Brittany, Hillary, Cassidy, Benjamin, Victoria. It was a fun day. By the way, the baby seems to have had a major growth spurt in the past week and now when it moves it's like, huge! The other night I didn't sleep hardly at all b-c the baby was moving SO much and it was so uncomfortable, and pretty overwhelming. Scott got up with me and we watched a Friends at 4am...then I finally went back to bed around 6ish. Anyways, the next day the baby slept all day, of course. But last night went better, and I was so thankful to get a good night's sleep. Does this ring a bell for any of you gals that have wee ones?
><>Dee

A New Team Blog- Full of Recipe Ideas!

Hi everyone! I thought I'd just let you all know about a new blog me and some girls have started as sort of a recipe exchange! Most of us do scrapbooking, or "scrapping", hence the name of the new blog- "Supper with the Scrappers!". Of course they'll be all kinds of recipes on this blog, not just supper ones! Please check it out for new recipe ideas, and if you'd like to join our "team" (which will enable you to post your own recipes), please email me (your email address is all I need to set that up). Also, please don't forget that blogging is more fun with pictures! So if you're able to, please post pics of your recipe (I know that always helps me know what the end result is suppose to look like!). Enjoy!

For the Scrapping Girls

Hey guys, I've been trying to finish these pages forever on Scott and my first date. So here they are- I still need to fill in the booklet on the second page to tell the entire story. I used an envelope to journal on the first page for a change of medium.

Enjoy! (BTW, there is another new post below this one that I did earlier today):

Trip Pics and Pizza

Hi everyone! Here are some pics of the beautiful "mountains" (I know to west coasters these are like little hills, but come on, it's all we have for mtns in the east!:) in Vermont:






Here we are driving thru Maine on our way home- thru tons of these little towns- it was so fun! And we came across Mexico, Maine! Here's the sign, albeit small:
We stopped at Denny's near Bangor for dinner which was very yummy, mmm breakfast all day!


And here's the homemade pizza I made yesterday (we made 2 smaller ones instead of one big one). I wanted to try my hand at it, so I made this crust which had to rise for an hour and then it was like SO THICK! But it tasted really good and scott chopped all the stuff to go on top- it was very yummy and fun to make! Then we watched Erin Brockovich which I'd never seen and was really good! It had some language, but not nearly as bad as what I had thought. What a great story!

Montreal!

We've been having a great time in (near) Montreal with the Pardy's. The other night we went out to see the movie Dream Girls- it was very good- better than I expected. The next day we went with the whole family to a museum called Pointe-a-Calliere, here's a description from a website:

"Place Royale, home of the Pointe-à-Callière museum, is the location of the very first European settlement in Montreal. The museum includes the 1992 building in the photo as well as several others nearby, including the old Customs House on the square. A visit to the museum includes a 20-minute multimedia presentation encapsulating Montreal's history, and a visit to the archaeological dig beneath the museum, which goes back to the very origins of the city."

Me and the fam went out to lunch after the museum while Scott hung out with Matt, then we went to a local mall- stores are different here and people are a lot more stylin'- crazy colored (and styled) hair and clothes. In the area of St. Jean, where the Pardy's live, most people speak english as well as french- so that's been good! Seeing downtown Montreal's been great- it's really busy-and has a more European and historic feel to it than Toronto.

We also had the chance to go visit Matt and Christine and their kidlets at their house! We made dinner together and then Christine made a chocolate fondu with toblerone for us! We ate it with fruit and it was so good...it was so great to be able to visit with them at their house!! Unfortunately, now that I'm feeling much better, Scott has caught the stomache flu that's been going around this area like an epedemic- so we weren't able to drive home today. Hopefully, I won't catch it, so that we can head home tomorrow- so please pray for us! Thanks!!

So here are some pics of our time in Montreal, enjoy! (and of course a belly picture at the end!):

Montreal Skyline

Champlain Bridge

A Downtown Street

Us and the Pardy's at a museam

The Chapel at the Megabase (where Larry and other chaplains preach)

The boys cuddling with Scott at the Pardy's

Scott getting a cuddle from J- so cute!

The Girls and their Coke with Lemon

Toblerone Fondu & Fruit...yummm

It's all over my face...

Daddy and J

Happy J- I love this picture!

Not the most flattering picture, but here's me at 26 weeks, 4 days! Note: my shirts don't fit me! I have others but I just couldn't be bothered- I hope no one's offended!:)

Vermont and Hangin' with the Pardy's

Hi everyone! I thought I'd put up some pics from the last few days. Vermont was so beautiful, lots of green mountains- hence the french name- Vert Mont! And I am feeling a bit better today, especially being able to rest here at Sharon and Larry's place in St Jean, QC. BTW-Sharon and Larry are friends of ours who used to go to Scott's dad's church in Lake Echo. They also used to live in Wolfville, NS where Larry and Scott attended Acadia together (Larry's a military chaplain in QC). Scott also lived with them a few days a week when he attended Acadia. Anyways, they are awesome people and have 2 awesome kids- we're so glad to be able to visit with them here, they are very special to us!

Mountains! Green ones!

Scenic Drive

Us and Larry and Sharon Pardy

Scott Relaxing at the Pardy's

We also had the opportuntiy to meet up with Matt and Christine today (Sat)! They came over with the kids and had dinner and hung out with us at the Pardy's. It was so great. We love seeing these friends, what a blessing to be able to see them so often even though we live hundreds of miles apart! Yeah!

Vermont Vacation Bite

Hi everyone- we're on vacation right now and visiting with Larry and Sharon Pardy in St Jean Quebec! It's so nice to see them and the kids, we're just about to eat pizza so I can't make this long...we've driven thru Maine, Mass, a tiny bit of NH and spent last night at a beautiful inn in Vermont. Unfortunately I've been very sick with a cold...which has been very sucky...but, it's OK and I'm sure I'm on the mend now, and will be resting lots while we're here in Quebec (1/2 hr out of Montreal). We're having a great time, and the mountains in Vermont were so picturesque and beautiful- we stayed in a little town called Manchester and it was so quaint! I'll give the full update later with pics...bye for now! We're on vacation until Tuesday, yeah!
dee and scott and little kohler inside dee's belly><>

More Christmas Pictures!

Here's Scott and Graeme on boxing day morning - they bought the SAME thing for each other- the 4th Harry Potter movie!

On Christmas eve Scott and I were invited to a couple's house from our church- Lyndie and Barb, and their kids- Jenny and Jake. Lyndie's dad Eddie, with whom we're quite good friends, was there too, and he brought his mandolin and so we had a singsong and listened to some "fiddle tunes" thruout the night! It was a great way to spend Christmas eve, and so nice to hang out with this great family!

Jenny and Lyndie

At one point during the eveing, Jake found an accordion and this hat and came out "playing" it and dancing- it was so funny:). I said he looked like a Russian...he's quite a character!

Eddie on the mandolin!

B4 we left Halifax, Scott and I and his parents spent an evening hanging out with Lori and Jeff- friends from Scott's dad's church in Lake Echo. We played Trivial Pursuit and even though it was Jeff and Scott against the rest of us, they still won! It was really fun:)

Scott, Mama and Papa Kohler, me and Lori and Jeff

Good-bye Joyce...

Today we came home from Fredericton to hear the shocking news that a friend of ours, a lady in our church-70 years old, healthy and full of life, suddenly passed away. It's been a very sad evening. She was an amazing lady that lost her husband only 9 months ago. She was so friendly and happy, and she really helped to make us feel welcome and cared for here in McAdam. We will miss her greatly, along with our church family, and of course all her family and friends. I just wanted to share this news with you since she was precious to us and we will miss this new and special friend of ours.
Good-bye Joyce, much love and we know you're in heaven rejoicing with Jesus even now.
Love, dee and scott><>