YUP it's true!!:)

On May 9th...I woke up Dave early to show him this...

We are both very excited to be parents! This is something we picked up while we were in NYC on a mission trip...if you are wondering why Dave is dressed that way and has that horrible mustache, it's because he is playing "Burl" (based on, "My name is Earl) in the summer series at our church:) We did some taping for that while we were in NYC.

Our 1st family photo...

Our 2nd Family photo in Central Park!:)

Our due date is January 11, 2010!!! So a little after Christmas our family will have a new addition!!:)

Mom's Retirement Party

Sorry I couldn't be there Mom, but this is for you...Love you!!!

Rally in the Valley 09 Highlights

Super Bowl

Hey All...

We had our 3rd Annual KVWC Super Bowl Party this past Sunday night. Had a great time, thanks to all the people that made it happen. Here's the video we used to promote the night Sunday morning.


KVWC Announcements (superbowl XLIII) from Brent Ingersoll on Vimeo.

Take a Chance on Me

We're huge fans of The Office, so I thought I'd share one of my top five Office moments with you. Plus this song got stuck in my head tonight, so now it's stuck in yours as well. Enjoy

I Love Jesus, but...

Check out this clip from Ellen, make sure you listen for the part "I love Jesus, but..."

Home Renovations:)

Bathroom- BEFORE

AFTER!!:)

Dave & I have recently done a few home improvements...starting with our bathroom.  The bathroom was one of the rooms I hadn't painted when we first moved here in 2006...sooo when I accidentley sprayed my shower curtain with my bleach cleaner instead of febreze like I had attended...I decided it was time for a little bathroom make over:)

AFTER

 

Now a confession.... For almost 3 years we have been putting up a sheet in our bedroom, guestroom and office because all we had on the windows were white sheers....well we finally did something about that!  

BEFORE

AFTER- Praise the Lord for blinds!:)

One more fun detail we did to our other bathroom that is connected to our bedroom is get a medicine cabinet, yeah no more stuff on the counter!:)

Really, Really Cold

It's been really cold here the last couple days. Calling for "feels" like -35 C and stuff (which by the way I don't get, if it feels like -35 but it's actually something else, who cares, all that matters is what it feels like cause that how cold you're going feel, in our minds are we like "it feels like -40, but it's really only -10, so I'm not that cold".... Stupid).

So anyways, it's been really cold and getting colder till Monday. So we're staying inside a lot. That's fun, good thing we got our Wii.

Also LOSTclub has started again. We began LOSTclub again Wednesday night after youth. We watched the last 3 hours (by accident) of last season to get us ready for the season premier next Wednesday. We're so pumped. LOST rocks, and LOSTclub makes it even better (in case you're wondering LOSTclub is a group of people from our community that get together to watch, well, LOST, duh, we have a great time trying to figure out what's going on)

That's about it... I have a meeting today to talk about our plans for this years Rally in the Valley. Looking likes it's going to pretty sweet... Matt LeRoy is going to be our speaker and Brent Ingersoll is going to be leading worship, plus we have a sweet sound system and lights rented so it's going to rock.

Later
_dave

Classic Video

NEW Year, Same Blog

Hey all...

I figure it's a new year so we might start updating stuff to this old blog of ours...

So here goes:

• We still live in Quispamsis, NB (Say it with me "QUIS-PAM-SIS", wasn't that fun)

• I (Dave) still work at Kings Valley Wesleyan Church... Youth Pastor

• Lynnette's photography continues to take off check out the updated website (masonphotography.ca) She's booking for 2010 already... Crazy
  

• We even just painted our bathroom chocolate brown with white towels and shower curtain (White and brown in the bathroom all we need is yellow and it will look like a toilet)

• Oh and we finally got blinds put up (so no more sheets hanging on the windows) I (Dave again) did it myself and it's surprising how complicated an "easy-to-install" thing can be, but I think I got it right in the end and as I said, no more sheets on the windows so yipee

• We went home for Christmas (Quispamsis-Ottawa-Midland-Ottawa-Quispamsis) Close to 48 hours of driving... Yeah and we still have the Jeep so highways are no pleasure, but it was great to be with family

• We got a Wii for Christmas (I know I sound like a 12 year old) but really it's a lot of fun, so far we're hooked on bowling and Wii Fit (oh and I got Lego Star Wars so I really am 12 years old again)

Well that's about it... As I said I will try and update this blog more as we find things to tell everyone about... So enjoy

I know...

For those who check this, I'm sooo sorry, we have been crazy busy & blogging just hasn't happened. I promise I will update you soon on the events in our lives this summer...for now I will show you why I have been busy...

I feel blessed that God has provided for me to do photography...it's become a passion that I truly love to do. Besides all the amazing ministry opportunities that Dave & I have had this summer...(mission trips to NYC & Toronto, teen camps, & summer events) my summer has been packed with weddings and family sessions, so here's a peak at some of the weddings I have done this summer...

The View- Pastor's Wives Edition

On Mother's Day they asked the wives of all the Pastor's to take over the message with..."The View, Pastor's Wives Edition". We had alot of fun and we discussed "hot topics" such as...should mom's work or stay at home...how do you raise your kids to love Jesus? Then we were able to have an interview with two generations of Mother's...a new mom and her mom. We had alot of fun with this & the church seemed to really enjoy it.

Melanie, Janet, Linda & Lynnette

Lynnette- Pastor Dave's wife, Linda- Pastor Dan's wife, Janet- Pastor Don's wife, and Mel-Pastor Brent's wife.

Our special guests were...Crystal, who just accomplished her first year of motherhood & Crystal's mom, Janice. Who is a Mother of two and Grandmother of three.

The View Girls:)

Rally in the Valley

Rally in the Valley was an amazing weekend! God truly blessed this event and it was so exciting to see God at work! We had over 350 teens & over 100 + adults attended this district event and 25 students gave their lives to Christ! I was very proud of my husband for pouring his passion & time into this event to make it such a special time for so many students. Check out my facebook to see all the pictures & the rally website! Thank you for all your prayers, God did bless this event and we had a BLAST being used by Him!

Worship was amazing...Pastor Brent & the band did amazing leading us into kick butt worship!

My hubby..ddddave!

Jeremy ( one of the students in our youth group ) led us in worship through his art...

A group of our jr high girls for your youth group did a worship dance during one of the rallies...


Pastor AJ was the speaker for the weekend & did a great job!

Check out the Website:

www.kingsvalley.ca/rallyinthevalley

Home Improvements:)

I love our new sink....Dave surprised me by putting in a new sink in our kitchen a while back (and he did it all by himself!) & I hadn't got a chance to share with all my blogging friends!:) No more yucky looking sink, now it's new and improved!!:) I love doing home improvements!

Happy 31st Birthday Dave!

Yesterday we celebrated Dave's 31st!!It wouldn't be Dave's Birthday with out his favorite ice cream cake from DQ!:)

This is the hat Dave got with the $ my mom sent for his B-day...He will be styling when he plays golf this spring & summer.

The thumbs up means...THANKS!:)

Rally in the Valley

We have a big district Rally coming up on May 2 & 3. Dave has had the privilege of organizing this Rally and it will be held at Kings Valley. Join us in prayer that God will truly BLESS this event & more teens will come to know Jesus as their Savior that weekend!

Check out: http://www.kingsvalley.ca/rallyinthevalley/

My 1st Trade Show!

On Saturday I was in my 1st mini Trade Show! The event was called "A Girl Thing" and all the vender's were women running their own businesses. It was alot fun and I was able to make alot of great contacts and people really responded well to my work, so that was exciting. Becky's mom was in the trade show too, so it was great hanging out with Becky all day too!

My table...

Becky's mom's table...

Bex & Net

PURE Chic'- High School Girls Lock In

This year I decided that we should do two girls night lock in's...one for the JR High girls and one for the High School Girls. Last weekend was our High School Girls Lock In- "PURE Chic'" I wanted the girls to come & enjoy a night of just being a girl!!! The night was jam packed with fun events... they could come get their hair, makeup & nails done, enjoy a fashion show put on by their peers with "PURE Chic'" fashion trends, play on DDR (Dance Dance Revolution), rock out to Guitar Hero & Rock band, and watch girly movies, such as "Enchanted" and "Ever After"...but my main purpose and vision for the night was for the girls to find out why God calls us to be Pure. I did a purity night back at College Church for my JR High girls and it was an amazing time so I really wanted to get the chance for my new girls to experience that as well. God totally blessed our "Purity talk". We had a panel of amazing women and the girls could ask ANYTHING they wanted on the subject. The girls wrote their questions on pieces of paper and were all handed in in a basket so that no one knew who asked what... I of course sorted through the questions and also made sure things were talked about like...What is purity? What does the BIBLE say about sex before marriage...Why wait?....Am I a virgin if I was abused sexually? What do I do if my boyfriend pressures me? The girls asked some amazing questions and it was a great time...later we broke up the girls in small groups with each a leader from the panel where they were able to discuss in their groups what had been talked about. I then had one of our teens sing an amazing song called..."Legacy" then I challenged the girls to decide if they wanted to leave a Legacy and live a pure life and decide to wait to have sex when they get married. It was amazing to see the response from the girls, for those who decided to take the vow of purity they were given the option to fill out a contract and post it by the cross. I was sooo proud of the girls and pray that with God's help they can live a pure and holy life.

Here is a peak at what our all nighter looked like...

Girls arriving...

Lyndsay, Me, & Sarah (some of the many volunteers that night)

Smoothies for everyone!!

Want to get your makeup done?

Looking good!

DDR!

Craft time...let's make a purse!

Hair!!! The most favorite station!!

Pretty nails...

Rockin out to ROCKBAND!

Want your picture taken?

The girls were served appetizers before our Purity Panel discussion....

The Panel...

The vows...

Time for the fashion show!!!

Looking good!

The ultimate PURE chic' outfit...a white wedding gown!

YEAH for the girls!

Our lovely models for the evening...most of these girls also helped planned the Lock In.