The littlest Viljoen

I cannot believe he has been with us for two months already. So grateful and blessed with Mason Viljoen.

Two years!

Yes, I have been on blog hiatus since I had our second son, Mason. Yes, I will post some lovely pictures of Mason in the next post. This post, however is about the two big kids, Casey and Asher. Casey turned 15 last week Wednesday and Asher turned 2 last week Thursday. Whew. Let's just say March is not easy on the checkbook.

Casey chose to go ice skating for her birthday and we chose for Asher to have a Mickey Mouse party to celebrate his two years of life. We also included his cousin Kiki on the birthday fun as she turned 2 only two days before Asher. Crazy!! Here are some of the fun pics from the time Saturday.

I decided to get some fun decor off of etsy for the party, which you can find here. I also got personalized shirt iron-ons for the birthday babies, also from etsy, here.

Casey & Kiki

Mom & Ash man

Family picture(Aunt Stephy is holding Mason)

Ordered the cake, will use her again. Yummy!

Birthday boy!

Dad & Ash man

Already a driver

Asher's latest escapades includes an obsession with driving. He will gladly hop into anyone's car to drive it for them. I have caught him on his daddy's lap several times, in other friends cars and lately our kombi is his main preference. He hops up into the driver's seat and starts steering the steering wheel, flicking the brights on and off and trying to change gears. Our kombi is thankfully parked at the back of our garage so there is no danger in him playing with it, other than running the battery slowly down perhaps. He sometimes likes to take Mickey Mouse with him on his adventures. Always, when I ask where he is going the answer is the same-"home." Yes my baby, indeed we are going home, slowly but surely. Asher is driving the bus, anyone wanna hop on?

One Thousand things to be thankful for

My mom recommended this book to me a while ago(over a year ago I think). As with most things moms recommend, I filed it away in my brain and forgot about it. Why do we do that? I know my kids will do that too. Sorry mom for doing that. You have much wisdom to bestow on me. Another friend actually passed it on to me late last year after she finished it as well. The book is One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. I am sure most of the planet has heard of it by now, the western half anyhow. I went to Ann's website and can tell it has been a hit because you can get the journal, the app, the book, etc., etc.

The thing I really am enjoying about this book is the simplicity with which she tackles subjects like suffering, thankfulness, experiencing God's presence; to name a few. She uses personal life examples on each chapter subject she engages and brings it back to God's word in a unique way.  If you haven't picked it up yet, then get yourself a copy. I put it in my Amazon list to the right so you can click and choose how you would like to get it. I am sure it is in your local Christian book store( I did see a bunch of copies at CUM here in Jozi). You can also check her website out here. She posts things on her blog a few times a week as well. Always encouraging and fresh words when I often need them most. Enjoy!