Counting blessings....

171. Lots of colours in the garden
172. Beautiful flowers
173. Argentina won the first game :)
174. World cup fever
175. Rain drops
176. The love of my husband
177. The prayers of my son

Children

Last sunday we went to our friends boy's birthday party. I just love seeing Lemmy playing so well and having lots of fun with whoever he meets. There were so many different cultures. I really enjoyed taking some photos of the party for my friend. I took way too many, but here are some of my favourites.

Counting blessings....

Times passes by so quick. Or just gets busy with daily things, is so nice to stop and remember those blessings from the week. Here are some! 

158. A new day
159. A birthday party
160. Watching Lemmy sharing and giving toys to other kids.
161. Amazed how Lemmy never gets upset when other kids take toys from him, he just looks puzzled, turns around and find another thing to play with!
162. Children
163. yummy chocolate cake
164. Lemmy turned 23 months old!
165. Arriving just on time to watch the birds show at the Zoo
166. Lemmy's sweetness
167. Holding Lemmy to sleep when he is not feeling well
168. How Lemmy started to finished some words with ita ( spanish way of saying) like : zapatito ( little show), gatita ( little kitten) , moquitos ( little bugger) , papito, mamita. I melt every time!
169. Jirafas!
170. A call for Marc to lead worship in London this evening. ( meaning bacon for the table!) ;)

Counting blessings....

147. Lemmy's soft skin.
148. New passions arising
149. Listening to one bird very loudly at 1am while awake in bed.
150. Free BBQ on a windy day.
151. Lemmy's excitement as he plays with other kids.
152. Watching my boy grow.
153. Blessed Rain by Marc James.
154. Worshiping freely.
155. Being at the studio with Lemmy while daddy was recording.
156. Blowing dandelions

Joy

One thing that is so contagious is when somebody radiates joy or laughter.
And there's nothing so fresh and energising as when a baby or a toddler laughs or giggles! Even a smile can go a long way!
I love how Lemmy wants me to laugh! He likes to tickle me and Marc, he does the best raspberries on my tummy and cracks up!
This weekend we enjoyed lots of time outside. We have to make the most of it when the sun is out in England! We never know when those clouds will come back again!
It was so fun for Lemmy. We went to different parks, we saw friends, we ran around and laughed together and it was an amazing time as a family!
Lemmy is so sociable and loves to be with people. He has always been so sweet to other kids and it has been a real joy for us to see.
If a baby or kid is crying, he goes to them and says : No pasa nada nene ( Is ok boy or is ok girl)
On Saturday I went to the nearest mall to get his feet measured and get him some summer sandals. In one of the shops there was a little girl ( about the same age as Lemmy) crying really loud. I heard her but I was busy looking at kids sunglasses for Lemmy. Lemmy was on my side going: ohhhh noooo, ohhh nooo. No pasa nada nena, I heard him said. I looked and Lemmy had a little concerned look on his face, so he approached the girl. By this point I was following him. The girl stop crying instantly. Lemmy say : hola! , and waved goodbye when he knew she was ok. The girl was pretty amused by then!
He smiles at the cashiers, winks, and makes cute little faces, brighten their day! People stop to look at Lemmy and smiles back or waves. Lemmy waves to people passing by and just charms his way through life.
I can learn so much from this little guy! So pure and innocent, so full of love and life. So many laughs and giggles. So much to give and he never holds back! I need to be more like that.
Is funny, I can remember being 5 years old and with my friend we used to tickle each other and laughed so much that it hurt. But we kept on going just to laugh. But now, sometimes I ask Marc to stop tickling me cause it's starting to hurt. Funny how we are when we grow up. I need to laugh more ( definitely Lemmy helps me in that area!) to smile more into life. And maybe even until it begins to hurt.

Photos taken by mummy at the Park.

Counting blessings....

136. The hottest weekend in England so far!
137. BBQ with friends, enjoying the lovely weather.
138. Buying Lemmy his own vacuum cleaner ( perfect gift!)
139. Lemmy's joy
140. Loving the late sunsets
141. Picnics in the Park
142. Seeing Lemmy making new friends at the park and playing for a looong time with them!
143. The cool breeze on a hot summer day
144. Feeling my skin getting hot under the sun
145. Good times with my little family :)
146. How Lemmy makes me laugh!

Photos of Lemmy with his good friend Ella.