Exciting Weekend

Hey there! I'm pretty pumped about this weekend- starting...last night. Wed. nights we always watch Lost with Miranda and Tony (friends our age from church/library) and Tony always brings yummy treats- I try to also have something out, but who am I kidding- I love when ppl bring treats! It's like a surprise every time! Last night was pringles, last week pretzels, week b4- BBQ chips...mmm. So after Bible Study we gather at our place and watch Lost as well as chat for a while- it's fun:).

THEN- today was special because it was my first day volunteering at the elem. school to help kids with their reading, one on one. It was really cute and fun to be involved like that. Who knows about the subbing- my name is in, but so far no calls. Anyways, after that we went into fredericton and Scott dropped me off at starbucks for an hour where I read and enjoyed a pumpkin latte- mine (and Danielle's too!) new fave drink. It was nice to do that, since I used to hang out there in Hali. or Dart. all the time! It was fun:)

OK so THEN tomorrow Devin and Lenore our good friends from the Valley are coming to spend the night with us! Yeah!!!! We are really looking forward to seeing them again!!

THEN, on Sunday, after church guess what? We're going home for 4 days!! We're coming down for seminars at Acadia in the Valley, but hope to see lots of family and friends while we're home. If you need to get us, call Scott's parents!:) I'm very excited, esp. since Danielle is coming up so we can get together on Monday! Yeah! Weird thing- last time we were in Hali together we were at Starbucks and SHE was pregnant. Now the tables are turned, and we'll prob meet at Starbucks again:)!

THEN, on Friday morning when we come back we're bringing Nanny home with us! Yeah for Nanny! She hasn't seen our place yet and I want her to meet some ppl so I think it'll be a good time! Well, that's all the excitement for now- Scott's gone to bed, we just finished watching Nacho Libre, which was funny and silly, but REALLY neat because it was mostly filmed in Oaxaca Mexico, which was my favorite place in Mexico of everywhere I went! It was nice to see so much Mexican landscape, too- I found it really depicted parts of Mexico exactly the way I remember it. Cool. Good-night! PS- Doesn't the sun on the ticker look like it's almost halfway?? I know! Exciting!:):)
dee><>

First snow

It's November 6, and I woke up this morning to everything covered in white. Knowing Dee would be excited, I decided to let her know and assume she'd want her sleep interrupted for this. I was right. It's all quite magical when the first snow hits. I just hope it's gone by tomorrow. It's not quite Christmas yet (although someone has put some decorations up in our house already!). By the way, Dee has a new post below, so don't let this post keep you from checking that one!

A Scrap Page!

Hey there (especially my scrapbook girls)- here is a page I just completed- except for journaling, which I will do (Christine!:). All this talk about scrapping got me motivated to do it. Also- Scott and I went for dinner to a friend's house the other night and the wife is an avid (and very good:) scrapper. I was so impressed that I took pics of my favorite pages! (Of course I can't post someone else's work without their permission, but when I need some inspiration, now all I have to do is look on the computer at her pages! Anyways, this page is from when Danielle, Rachel, Jen and I went to the louvre, Paris, 2001. We didn't actually go IN, but this time when Scott and I went we spent a 3 hour morning there. We took a break and then went back for more, but when Scott's backpack went thru the security machine water started pouring all over the floor! His waterbottle had leaked and suddenly the security lady was calling for "cleaning back-up" in french. That's when we decided to skip the second trip to the Louvre, and do something else:).


The true color is better in the first pic (no flash), but the 2nd pic is a bit clearer (with flash).

My 15 Week Belly!

Hey there- I know, I know, long time no belly picture- but so far there has not been much belly to see! Here is a pic where you can kinda tell I'm pregnant. Everyday it seems to grow a wee bit more- it's exciting, and not as scary as b4- especially since I feel so much better now:) So here it is- a real belly- on me! Weird!

Whoa! Now there's a face! This is my"I'm so happy we're out for dinner!" face at Boston Pizza, our fave restaurant, in Fredricton.

Yeah! Feeling (mostly:) all better and out for dinner- it felt like we were dating! Hehe!

Frosty came to visit McAdam on Thurday morning and was a wonderful reminder that Christmas is on its way! Yeah!

Fall Happenings

Hello everyone! I'm having trouble blogging my pics from today, but these are from the fall from the last couple of weeks- get to know our neighborhood! Yeah!

All the street signs in McAdam have trains on them because the town's tourist attraction and previous livelihood was the train station here- it's really cool looking:)

This is our street- see our church?:)

Scott's 3rd pie- they get better every time!

Our very leafy backyard

Pretty tree

Weekend at Steph's

Last weekend, after church on sunday, Scott and I drove 3 hours to Miramichi to visit my good friend Steph and hubby Matt! We had a great time with them- catching up on church stuff, talking about traveling and playing Dutchie! Steph made a VERY yummy Lasagna for us! We spent the night and the next day we went exploring all over Miramichi/Newcastle and visited Matt at work. It was really cool to see what they work on there- thanks Matto! We also went to s scrapbook store which inspired us to do some scrapping when we got home! Steph- I included the done page here so you can see it all done. Hope it's not too long before we see you guys again, thanks for having us, love ya!

Steph and Matt's House

Cuddley on the Couch

Steph in the Kitchen

Yummy Lasagna and Caesar Salad

Scrappin' it up

Scrapbooking is one of my favorite hobbies- all thru my first trimester I felt pretty gross, and not much like myself- including not wanting to scrapbook. But one of the indicators that I'm feeling better is that, yep, I'm wanting to scrapbook again! I hope the feeling lasts! Here is the page I started at Steph's- and then a homemade stamp I made with an exacto knife and eraser- big money saver!! Yeah!!

The Florence Page

How it works!

My new Tree Stamp- cut out of an eraser- and how it looks on paper-cool!

Anyone can make one! It's fun- you should try it!

Great Expectations!

Hey everybody...we have some exciting news- although if I've seen you in the past 3 months I probably already spilled the beans, but:

WE'RE PREGNANT!!! . . . . . I KNOW!!!

Yep, yep it's true- 3 months along and counting. Because I've been quite sick throughout the first 3 months we told our church at 5 weeks so they could help us out with meals and stuff which was awesome- what a blessing, and opportunity. We are both very excited- although sometimes I'm freaked out about how big I'm going to get and that the baby's gonna want to come out sometime- but we have 6 more months before that happens! So, it's awesome to share this news with all my blog buddies- and those who come across our blog at random. Don't worry- we'll be keeping you updated with pictures- at least once a month- if not once a week- we'll see:). So stay tuned for more on baby Kohler- who for the record- I'm sure is a girl- but we'll have to wait and see! Yeah!:) And the due date is April 24, 2007- it may change depanding, but that's what it is for now! Spring baby!:)

Ginger Cookies!

Upon Stef's suggestion to bake when I can't find anything to do- today I ambitiously baked ginger cookies! They're called ginger snaps but I think of those as thin biscuits. They turned out great! Yeah! It wore me right out though, I had to take a rest after mixing and forming little balls and all that- it can be tiring! BTW- this update is not to compete with my husband's apple pie success- we both enjoy eating each other's baked goods...:) OK and to all my friends- PLEASE update your blogs- I'm desperate for some new pics and info on you guys!!:) love dee><>:)

Scott's response

Unlike Dee, I loved the season premiere of Lost last Wednesday night. I've seen the whole episode twice now... I have a separate blog now for this kind of thing, so if you'd like to read my thoughts on Lost last week, click here to visit my "thoughts" blog...

Scott's First Pie!

Scott made his big debut today by baking an apple pie! It turned out perfectly, though there were some dough problems early on- it didn't stop him! I think one of the trickyist things to bake is a pie- to get the crust right and all that- but Scott is quite the baker and it turned out great! Yeah for Scottie (and me who gets to enjoy the fruits of his labour:).

































Also- it was so hot here today! Lately we've been having cooler fall weather but today it was sunny and hot- like 22-23 degrees! I went for a walk to one of my fave spots in McAdam- the dock. I read and just chilled for a while there and then Scott came to pick me up (I wasn't sure if I could walk all the way back- it's a bit far).

















Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving to all! What a wonderful time of year to remember all of God's rich blessings in our lives- just looking outside is cause for praise. Today I read Paslm 8 and it reminded me "What is man that you think of him?". God is so awesome- and even tho I feel a bit homesick today since we couldn't be home for this holiday- we spent a great evening with the Blair Family from the church as they had us over for thanksgiving dinner last night- yeah! We also got to play with their daughter Sarah's new baby! Yeah!

Are you lost?

Hey there everyone. Scott and I were really looking forward to seeing the seaon 3 premeire of Lost...but was it just me or was anyone else frustrated with the way it turned out? I was glad about seeing all the characters again, but it seems so far fetched to me- I can't really explain it but it made me less interested in the show for sure. Like- the island (obviously Oahu, Hawaii)- is so huge and yet no one has discovered it yet? It's so huge that a neighborhood of American looking people live on it along with the 'others' and the plane crash victims. Anyways, I haven't completely lost faith in it yet- I just find it too complicated.

So let me know what you think- for the record- Scott loves it just as much and is so excited for this season:)
dee><>

Autumn in McAdam

So I thought I'd put up some pictures of beautiful NB (don't worry- I'll always love NS:) in the fall. Lately I've been taking walks and collecting, then drying in old textbooks to keep them flat, fall leaves! I love doing this, and so I thought I'd share some pics of my favorite kinds of leaves!

I love the way the red starts to bleed in splotches onto the leaf-half the rainbow is here!

A sea of color

This is my favorite fall color-
I like to call it candy red cuz it has some orangy pink in it

Changing Hues (fancy word, eh?:)

Jen Henry's Wedding

This weekend we had such a great time going to Nova Scotia for Jen's wedding! (Nat- it also made me sad that I missed yours because I was so sick:( Anyways- what a great party! It was totally Jen and AJ style- the guys all wore brown sweaters- only AJ had a collar under his- and all the bridesmaids wore cotton brown summer dresses- so sweet!
Jennifer looked so gorgeous in a 3/4 lenth strapless dress and white flip flops! (Fashion File or what?:) Her dad and grampie walked her down the aisle, and pastor AJ who was also dressed casually did the wedding.
After they were pronounced husband and wife everyone cheered! It was awesome, and sooo nice to be at this sweet friend's special day! Scott and I love them both, and love them together- it was a real joy to see them get hitched!:)
After the wedding they had great food- BBQ chicken, roasted potatoes, salads, and then warm cider and fruit trays for dessert! Oh and skittles were the wedding favors- I switched some of mine with Graeme's- don't tell:)
They had Anthony Liberatore was the MC, and he introduced all the speeches and also all the different people who played music- it was very coffee house style. Scott and I sang "Such Great Heights" and "So Happy Together", both of which we sang at our wedding last summer- awwww:).
It was also great to see people who I haven't seen for ages- and catch up with some old friends!
Scott and I sat at a table with Graeme and Diana Higgs, Nick and Jessica Miller and their son, and Nick's brother Luke.
I also got to catch up with Dave and Jonathan Bryant, Naomi Hunter (Maid of Honor) and her boyfriend Matt, Jen Spencer (Bridesmaid), Owen, and Nathan and Erin Doucette (Erin and I went to High School together) and Scott was glad to catch up with friends Bryan Weins (they were friends since grade 3) and his girlfriend Sasha, and Dan Freeman. And, of course, it was awesome to see Jen and AJ- so in love, and commiting their lives to each other! Yeah for love!:)
So, after chatting it up- listening to some great live music, eating yummy food and seeing two of our friends married in a beautifully simple wedding that was totally them, we headed to the Kohler's for the night and then drove home this morning. BUT not before a quick visit to see our good friends Matt and Christine Walsh and their babes in Fall River! It was SO nice to see them and get to just visit with them for a while. We really miss our valley friends!:( So all in all- we had a wonderful visit home- though not quite long enough, enough time for a short visit with Scott's parents and my Nanny! Well- so you're dying to see some photos- so here's the gallery- enjoy!:

On the way to NS

Beautiful Fall Colors!

Jonathan, Luke and David

The Groomsmen-Owen, Derek (AJ's brother), AJ and Nathan


Here comes the beautiful bride!

Saying the vows

Cutting the cake

Graeme and Diana Higgs and us!

Luke creatively made these glasses using only 2 plasic spoons and fire from a candle...

They almost fit!

Me and the bride- she looked so pretty!

Jenny, Scottie and Deedee

Matt tickling Elijah this morning at Christine's parent's house:)

Rice Crispies

So I made some of the squares and have eaten way too many of them...ugh. In other Kohler news, I finally went to Wed night Bible study where we studied the 4th chapter of Micah. I brought some of my squares so I wouldn't eat all of them. Tomorrow pm we head to my fave city- Hali-to attend Jen and AJ's wedding on Friday! I'm so excited to see them, and to be there for this huge life event for them. I'm looking forward to it. Today I went for a walk around the village and enjoyed the smells and feel of autumn. Everybody's been saying it, but it's such a wonderful time of year! Not too cold- fresh, crisp, cozy, and beautiful, esp. in NB with all the trees around! The drive tomorrow should be nice! Bye for now- others of you- we'll see ya in Hali!

Since I haven't taken any fall pics yet this year, I thought it'd be fun to recap LAST fall. One of the highlights of autumn last year was attending a 'Couple's Retreat' with our church- Kentville Baptist- along with our good friends Devin and Lenore. It was SO much fun, and I desperately wish we could go this year with them- but our church sched. just doesn't allow for it this year. We miss our valley friends!



Campfire at the Retreat- a campfire smells like fall, no?



















Singing time with Scottie, Pastor John, wife Catherine and friend Karen Illsley (went to Poland with us)















All the couples at the campfire. (Devin on far left)

Titles

Hey there! After I posted the last blog and got Scott to read it he was like, "It's great... only the title of the sermon was a little different."
I thought it sounded too harsh!
Anyways, turns out it's wasn't "Are you listening?" but "How's your hearing?"
Ah- that's better:)
This whole thing struck me as really funny- so I thought I'd share it:)

Paris and Preaching

Hey Y'all! I thought I'd put some of these Parisian pics up here. These are a snapshot of our 3 days there. It was our favorite city of the whole trip for both of us- we loved it! So enjoy. Following that are my thoughts on Scott's sermon today- titled "Are you listening?" Interest peaked?....But first- Paris!!

Scott under the great Tower

Scott and Chris- we were all tired of the subway at this point:)

Sunset on the Seine River

Boat Cruise on the Seine (cool- they show you the smallest house in Paris on this tour!)

See? Romantic city.