Desperate plea from a mother of 4!

Macaroni, Macaroni, Mac n Cheese - 3 times daily pretty please!
Macaroni, Macaroni, Mac n Cheese - we love Mac n Cheese!

That is the lyrics of one of Aleah's favourite songs from a 'Barney' video. It is also my plea as a mother of 4 who just used the last box of the precious stuff the other week! All you American mothers out there...what would you do without Macaroni and Cheese when you need a quick meal for your kids???? I beseech you therefore any of you who feel so inclined to help me out...could you send us some Macaroni and Cheese??!!!

If you need my adress - email me (kdrybonz@aol.com) and I will send it to you.

A thousand thankyou's to anyone who hears my plea and answers it!!

Levi is 3 weeks

Here's a quickie to mark Levi's 3 week birthday. Don't have much else to share on the matter because we have been stuck inside due to VERY cold weather and fevers coming and going between myself (kris) and Aleah. As soon as we are well enough and the weather permits I will be taking Levi to the baby clinic to get weighed.
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He is currently on a 4 hour schedule of feeding (pretty much clockwork). Sometimes he'll go 5 hours in the night which is a REAL blessing. He is very content and happy to be awake for a little while after most feeds. His sibling dote over him daily.


Enjoy.

Here's what we've been up to...

Over the last 2 weeks we have been...
- adjusting to life with a newborn
- enjoying the Christmas holidays
- enjoying a great visit with Grandma which includes:

*playing games (dutch blitz, phase 10, spoons, boggle, and perudo)

*making and eating lots of cinnamon buns


*having 'mickey mouse' pancakes

*doing puzzles



*making 'snickerdoodles'


*and just enjoying having her around!


We love you Grandma!
(Quoting Samuel just as we drove away from the airport...'I miss her already!')

Levi is doing well and is on a pretty good schedule. He has changed so much already...his newborn look is slowly fading - it happens so fast! He is not bothered by the noise of his brother and sisters and they are all very happy to have him around. We often have a waiting line of siblings wanting to hold/cuddle him. They are all very sweet with him.

Christmas 2008

Here are a few pictures from our Christmas fun this year. These pictures are of 'Christmas Pajamas'. Every Christmas Eve, we let the kids open one present...and it's always pajamas. Everybody loved their pajamas! I hope to be able to put up a Christmas slide show in the next day or so. So look out for it on the side of the blog.

Levi is doing well. We are fortunate enough to be getting at least 5 good straight hours of sleep in the night. He usually sleeps from midnight til around 5am! I can't believe he is over a week old already!

That's all for now...will try and post more holiday pictures soon.

Welcome Home - Levi Benjamin Dryden

We're home! Levi and I came home today around lunchtime. Levi spent his first afternoon at home sleeping, and greeting (or being greeted by) his older siblings. They are all very proud and pleased to finally be able to see and hold him.

Baby Dryden No.4 has arrived!

Hello friends and family - It's late on Wednesday night and (OK it's now Thursday morning but anyway) Kris has given birth to a healthy and beautiful baby boy and is doing well. He weighed in at 8lbs 1oz and is as cute as a button. See for yourself! We give thanks to God for blessing us with this new life and we're also grateful for all the prayers and thoughts of you all. Here are some pics and vids to enjoy. Love to all. Dean.

Playgroup Christmas Party

Every Friday morning I help run our church's playgroup for parents/carers and toddlers. It's called Noah's Ark and it runs every friday morning during school term time from 10-12. Today was our Christmas party. We had a great time...this year we hired and 'entertainer' who provided us with bubbles, balloons, games,face painting, music, and fun! There was lots of food as well provided by our great team of helpers.
Here are a few shots of our busy morning, including Aleah who came dressed as an angel and later had her face painted as a beautiful butterfly!