Beamish!!

Tomorrow we go to Beamish!! We are so excited to experience the Victorian village. Everything from shops, cars, trains, buses and farm are run just like it did back in the Edwardian period! Can't wait to check out the bakery and sweet shop!! Justin and I are excited to take Tallis to go and see the farm animals, tractors and steam train! His eyes will be as big as saucers!! 

Botanical Gardens and fun times at home.

Snow Drops are in bloom. First flowers to bloom 

this year. 

I can't remember the name of this tree. It has the softest seeds on it. Feels like fur.

 

Tallis LOVES going to the gardens. He loves the open space he can run around in and going up and down the hills in the buggy!!

Tallis and his new Wellies! Loves them and won't take them off :)

Vintage car in the parking lot. Had to take a photo.

Fun time with daddy! 

Feeding daddy crackers. 

Mommy and Son.

Our sweet baby :)

Little feet :)

Daddy Love! 

Sweet Baby Hugs :)

Me and my sweet little man. I love his hugs!! 

Snow gone, Rain back!

We truly enjoyed our time with the snow, but with the snow, we could not get out and about as much. So now that it is gone, our walks are back on! Tallis and I love walking down by the Durham river and  the scenery is just beautiful! Justin is busy, busy with school and work, but it is paying off. He loves his professors and they have been so supportive and encouraging to Justin. Me on the other hand am finding it quite hard to make friends. I have been praying for the Lord to provide me with  a sweet friend. It can be quite lonely at times, but it does force you to go and do things you normally wouldn't. I can't wait for Justin to finnish up his first year so that we can go on trips as a family. We could really use some family time. 
Please pray for us. For the Lord to give us peace and wisdom on what to do. For the Lord to provide me with a good godly friend as well as IVF coming up this spring/ summer. I could use the support...

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