Monday, January 21, 2013

Two Peas in a Pod :)

These two crack me up. Tallis loves his daddy and is always wondering what daddy is up to in his office. So Justin showed him :) 


Daddy and son!! 
                                               

This is daddy's computer and I do work on here. 


This is how daddy relieves stress. 


This is the bible in Hebrew and Greek. 
Daddy translated the bible from the original written languages. 





Snow Day!!

So being a stay at home mom has been the most rewarding thing I have ever done. I love it.. I get to spend all day with my sweet baby boy. I get to teach him words, colors, animals and really anything he point out to me, I get to sit down and talk to him about it and he picks it right up and remembers it. It is like witnessing a miracle everyday. We wake up together and have our morning drinks, him milk me strong coffee :) then we just sit and talk about anything and everything. He loves to pull me down to the ground and says "down momma"!! And we play trains, color, go through his flash cards with words, number, colors and pictures anything from a lion to a tea cup. But his key words that get him really excited is Outside, Bottle, Brushing Teeth, Bath, chips and Trains.  If you mention any of those words, he will bug you till he gets one of those things. Everything is chips. I don't know why. We don't give him junk food. But over Christmas break he got to try a chip and now he is obsessed with them. He saw a pringles can on the coffee table and ran across the room yelling C-H-I-P-S!!!! Hahaha! 
He loves going outside. And now even more that there is this really cool white stuff all over the ground called snow. He loves stomping in it and scooping it up in his gloves.  
He is my little buddy and such a blessing in our life. There is nowhere else I would rather be than with my child each and everyday, raising him and teaching him about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is such a blessing a privilege to be his mother. To kiss his boo boo's, sing to him, read to him and cuddle him. 
Here are some photos of the other day when the snow started to  fall. 









January 2013 Durham, UK

 Well, we waited and waited and the snow came. It did not just come for a day, it came with force and everyday!! We have more snow than this Florida couple know what to do with!! We are loving it!! I know, we are Floridians and we love snow? Yes!! We have had such a wonderful time playing with Tallis in it. Teaching him how to make snowman, snow angels, and throwing snowballs at each other. Next is a sled!!! 

But really and truly 

 Well, we waited and waited and the snow came. It did not just come for a day, it came with force and everyday!! We have more snow than this Florida couple know what to do with!! We are loving it!! I know, we are Floridians and we love snow? Yes!! We have had such a wonderful time playing with Tallis in it. Teaching him how to make snowman, snow angels, and throwing snowballs at each other. Next is a sled!!! 

But really and truly the Lord has truly blessed our time here in Durham, UK, and has helped us to make our ends meet, by providing Justin with a part time Job while he does his PhD. It has been quite a tough year for us uprooting, leaving our families and friends, but we know that this is where the Lord wants us to be. We know that through this, this will make Justin the Pastor the Lord wants him to be. He is loving his professors and studying the Old Testament and Languages. It has stretched us in our relationship with each other and financially, but the Lord has given us peace about it and keeps reminding us that everything is in His hands, not ours..
As we approach our time to do IVF with the remaining babies, it tugs at our hearts and no matter how much you prepare yourself for something, your never really fully prepared and just have to go through the trials that the Lord has set before you. We trust in God and know that whatever happens, it is His will and He knows what is best for us and our children.. Please, Please keep our family in prayer as we come up on the time to do this. Pray for it to work and for my body to be fully ready to carry those sweet babies. Thank you for all your prayers and encouragement. We truly do appreciate it and need it. 
My the Lord bless you and your home this year. 
The Estradas











background

University of Oxford~Christ Church College

University of Oxford~Christ Church College

Parliament. London, UK

Parliament. London, UK
Justin and Laura

Justin and me in front of the London Eye.

Justin and me in front of the London Eye.

Oxford Punting.

Oxford Punting.

Mom and Dad McKenney

Mom and Dad  McKenney

Mom and Dad Estrada

Mom and Dad Estrada

The Estrada Family Dec-2007

The Estrada Family Dec-2007

Estrada Family Snowboarding Jan-2007

Estrada Family Snowboarding Jan-2007

Snow boarding Jan-2007

Snow boarding Jan-2007

Flagstaff Arizona Jan-2007

Flagstaff Arizona Jan-2007

Justin at The Grand Canyon Jan-2007

Justin at The Grand Canyon Jan-2007

Puerto Rico Rainforest *Honeymoon*

Puerto Rico Rainforest *Honeymoon*

Wedding Justin and Laura at Westminster Presbyterian Church Brandon, FL

Wedding Justin and Laura at Westminster Presbyterian Church Brandon, FL

Justin and Laura Estrada May-20-2006

Justin and Laura Estrada May-20-2006

Justin and Laura Wedding May-2006

Justin and Laura Wedding May-2006

Wedding Cake May-2006

Wedding Cake May-2006

Belize missions Trip. Jun-2004 Our first date...

Belize missions Trip. Jun-2004 Our first date...