summer life...

I love summer.....
I used to be an all seasons kind of girl but in the last little while I have decided that I could live somewhere warm all year long! I might miss the beautiful trees in the fall and the pretty frosted trees in the winter and even the flowers blooming in the spring but I still could live somewhere warm :)

Things I love about summer:

Being outside and enjoying the warmth.

Going for walks, bike rides and runs.

Eating delicious ice-cream.

Enjoying all the festivals that Saskatoon has to offer.

Going camping and enjoying the outdoors.

Loving watching my son discover and explore our backyard.

Heading to play parks with friends.

Reading out on my deck while my babe snoozes.

Starting to learn more about gardening.

Wearing flip flops everywhere.

and so much more....

It is so much fun being a mom during this season with the little explorer I have and I am looking forward to so much adventure this summer with my family! 

First time at a spray park... he loved it, got soaked and had a blast with his friend!

Water table fun... the best investment for this summer!

Fun at the play park... he loves to be outside and with his friends!

What are some of your favourite things about summer?

Be Blessed.

Shaeline

Celebrating being home 6 months...

Yesterday was exactly 6 months of arriving home to Saskatoon with our little man. I can't believe how he has grown so much and continues to learn each and every day! 

I just wanted to share a few pictures of our airport party! A good friend of mine, Chantel Klassen, offered to take pictures to capture our moments in the airport and I am so blessed that she did! I hope I can repay the offer so very soon for her! 

home sweet home

The next pictures are 6 months later! 

Sure do love our baby boy!!

Be Blessed. 

Shaeline

P.S. I hope to write a post soon about how our life as a family is going! Stay tuned!!

6 months ago...

6 months ago our lives changed forever! 
6 months ago we became parents to the most amazing, incredible, funny, goofy, loveable, wonderful, charming, precious, handsome little boy, Solomon Owami Stromberg!
6 months ago we walked out of a court room (with our sick little boy) and it hit me that this baby boy was ours forever!
6 months ago I learned how much I could love another person so incredibly much that I had only known in person for 9 days!
6 months ago we fell in love with our newest addition to make our family 3!

To our beautiful boy,
You make us smile each and every day. You have learned so much since we met you and it is such a beautiful thing to see. You love to copy dadda with words, sounds, actions and you miss him so much when he is at work! You are becoming a picky eater (Yay but hard too :)) but it makes me become more creative so that I can give you what you need! We spend our days together playing, talking, singing, dancing, going outside, going for walks, giggling and so much more! We can not wait to see you continue to grow and continue to learn! We love you so much and could not imagine life without you!

Love, Momma and Dadda

Parenting has definitely changed my way of thinking and living on a daily basis! I always knew that it became child first when you entered parenthood but not until we had one did it truly affect my way of living. He is always at the front of my mind- what is best for him? can he handle that? should we try that? There are these thoughts and more that run through my head every day and I continue to be excited about the adventure of parenthood through the good and hard! 

I am helping a friend on a university assignment and it has caused me to go back to before we knew that Solomon was our child. I wanted to share some scripture that carried me through some of the hardest parts of our journey and I will  continue to reflect on through the journey of being parents!

"God will strengthen you with his own power so that you will not give up when troubles come, but you will be patient" ~Colossions 1:11

"I no longer depend on myself for provision but trust in God to provide all things for me" 

                                  ~1Timothy 6:17

"cheeeeese"

picture for dada

loving the puddles...spring is coming.

"what does a hippo do?"

our next beethoven 

A few pictures of my beautiful boy to end the post!

Be Blessed!

~ Shaeline