tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252193572024-03-07T01:50:50.640-08:00The DutchiesThe Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-52300978117781146422011-03-08T21:23:00.000-08:002011-03-08T21:26:46.463-08:00Hadrian is FOURHadrian is four now. Where does the time go? I need to figure out how to upload pictures from my phone to my computer so that I can put pictures here on the blog. Pictures to come soon.The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-54978794514086152712010-12-23T19:56:00.000-08:002010-12-23T20:15:29.365-08:00The week before ChristmasThe week before Christmas...in pictures and a few words. The kids started getting sick last weekend. They have just gotten worse and worse the last few days and all three or coughing up a storm, watery eyes, runny noses, low fevers and Christmas is quickly upon us. I'm not sure if our Christmas plans will have to change; I'm praying for a little miracle that they are all healthy enough to at least make it to church. I'm trying to adjust my expectations to be different than what was planned, but that is not easy for me. So, it's been a hard couple of days. However, there have been so good times too! It started out with Hadrian and his school Christmas program. You can see from the pictures that he seems a little tired, or maybe now I can look back and say he was just starting this cold...it was a fun 30 minutes, I was so busy watching Hadrian that I didn't catch any of the other funny children. Hadrian was in a bit of daze, especially after he fell off the stage - yes he just tumbled right off. Jair calmed him down and Hadrian went back on stage; all the while looking so serious - so McDonald.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabxCJmMk6M2Mq9hBLcV8ONcJvCsvTsGuozdInBD136DccIejkT6CBVGqEqISfKXF_lbhuI8SmDUOoWbleukkV3_-BmPBHKd5MLE4JEo02TNJCSo9ABg-y_DF4R1tN2k-ovIMdfg/s1600/1220102.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUK7SGdRuP3MOg6bhxIl_GyeegDBC8H6Np0XD9dwRjHZRYiL1yoZ7ZKnmjsl8-WKwmknY4M2npj8c4BNu9Pa86Vvt9vbhuNrOiTsBHRS3KsBHDLiVuALQ6eZHKLuk2_4it_45mQ/s1600/122010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUK7SGdRuP3MOg6bhxIl_GyeegDBC8H6Np0XD9dwRjHZRYiL1yoZ7ZKnmjsl8-WKwmknY4M2npj8c4BNu9Pa86Vvt9vbhuNrOiTsBHRS3KsBHDLiVuALQ6eZHKLuk2_4it_45mQ/s400/122010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554093147143380722" border="0" /></a><br />Over the weekend we got to get away Jair & I and went with the family to see the Narnia movie, the voyage of the dawn treader. It was good, I enjoyed it. And always nice to be out! After the movie we got the kids and headed to dinner with the family in celebration of my SIL's birthday. We went to Ruby Tuesday's and it was the absolute worse experience we waited, and waited, and waited and we were practically the only ones in there. I think we were there for 2 hours and the majority of the time....waiting. The kids were absolutely incredible! What a blessing to have such wonderful children. They sat in their seats, they weren't loud or obnoxious; they were very well behaved. <br /><br />Later in the week, as Hadrian & Hadassa were taking naps Matthan and I sat down and made a few button wreaths. Let me tell you, this was another highlight of my week! To sit down with my baby; who has a hard time doing this and seeing in him the growth he's had to be able to thread buttons on a string was a huge blessing and just a joy - to do something creative with him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5E9C6W9kupJO6Z0m1vyGVvEOuHQcXaZyAzNvm3G9yGjGhmCn9r8Pe-Q3klUD-1Lgo0xAUAEQ8aW_G-ailXvktEj1GL84HKHVdbj4iYBOlcjeTmhBb5FtkctUmnOxlS_gumiOsQ/s1600/1220101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5E9C6W9kupJO6Z0m1vyGVvEOuHQcXaZyAzNvm3G9yGjGhmCn9r8Pe-Q3klUD-1Lgo0xAUAEQ8aW_G-ailXvktEj1GL84HKHVdbj4iYBOlcjeTmhBb5FtkctUmnOxlS_gumiOsQ/s400/1220101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554093143497193442" border="0" /></a><br />With the button wreaths done, I started getting a crafty feeling inside and at the same time wanting to clean and organize the kids' rooms. Which for Hadassa's meant changing her bed in to a toddler bed as well. It looks great in her room now; she is getting so big. But, here's one other crafty thing I did for her room I made her this hair bow hanger. I had all the stuff just here and there in my craft box. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabxCJmMk6M2Mq9hBLcV8ONcJvCsvTsGuozdInBD136DccIejkT6CBVGqEqISfKXF_lbhuI8SmDUOoWbleukkV3_-BmPBHKd5MLE4JEo02TNJCSo9ABg-y_DF4R1tN2k-ovIMdfg/s1600/1220102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabxCJmMk6M2Mq9hBLcV8ONcJvCsvTsGuozdInBD136DccIejkT6CBVGqEqISfKXF_lbhuI8SmDUOoWbleukkV3_-BmPBHKd5MLE4JEo02TNJCSo9ABg-y_DF4R1tN2k-ovIMdfg/s400/1220102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554093251119331266" border="0" /></a><br />Later still in the week in preparation for Christmas Eve & Christmas I thought it'd be fun to make Matthan a few goodies of his own that he could enjoy too. So, I made chocolate cupcakes for him and he decorated it with the snowman. Another very fun moment with just him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefdYFWs9SQMn0Eg3nhYpAnm_gnw9IynU3QgzqV2IEVHP27Z0vSLywprGjNIYjjRoIKUbu53vuSuHOT6QnGZd2zBjUBV_XTZlOjOyG-o5jNjraaar7WtpAznxc4Ayc8wlMQoFxdg/s1600/122310.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefdYFWs9SQMn0Eg3nhYpAnm_gnw9IynU3QgzqV2IEVHP27Z0vSLywprGjNIYjjRoIKUbu53vuSuHOT6QnGZd2zBjUBV_XTZlOjOyG-o5jNjraaar7WtpAznxc4Ayc8wlMQoFxdg/s400/122310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554093138496635074" border="0" /></a>So, although sicknesses lurk here and are quite discouraging; I can see looking back that my week was good. Praying for a healthy Christmas Eve & Day. <br /><br />Merry Christmas.The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-13638132900216535722010-11-29T16:14:00.000-08:002010-11-29T16:18:42.624-08:00Christmas ParadeSpontaneously my mom & I took the kids to a Christmas Parade in downtown Olympia. It was a lot of fun. I packed with me some rice krispie treats and hot cocoa with marshmallows and we enjoyed ourselves watching the parade. I hope next year is a nice dry day like it was this time; it'd be fun to go again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TcJjmSJrxLV_1UYFS88skrH_aqJgdAeuQlvNVhISDFsprub-VUi-bpEf_KMCuyvuPn26ii2K3AUfMPrEpypTT9bErvPQVUHucsM0OOdJ47wfx24a957FcYrzhcM-sXjIIYvj9A/s1600/1125101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TcJjmSJrxLV_1UYFS88skrH_aqJgdAeuQlvNVhISDFsprub-VUi-bpEf_KMCuyvuPn26ii2K3AUfMPrEpypTT9bErvPQVUHucsM0OOdJ47wfx24a957FcYrzhcM-sXjIIYvj9A/s400/1125101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545130281227743874" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyE47XxDuxRxuLLomT6T4zRnqDTLc540LMISBc_DADkj2FtVYqhhn2Rcz2gQJ09GHa4UcmuxB_ZIVSOhqUpIk2Bke_XbBNS-FP_1Hnkh7ALOJ_X-DE7DGhIQd_z79KrNcXZyIGw/s1600/112510.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyE47XxDuxRxuLLomT6T4zRnqDTLc540LMISBc_DADkj2FtVYqhhn2Rcz2gQJ09GHa4UcmuxB_ZIVSOhqUpIk2Bke_XbBNS-FP_1Hnkh7ALOJ_X-DE7DGhIQd_z79KrNcXZyIGw/s400/112510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545130290390821410" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-15654250173471779712010-11-28T06:02:00.001-08:002010-11-28T06:12:10.459-08:00ThanksgivingWe had a great thanksgiving! It was fun in the week prior to talk with the kids about being thankful and trying to teach them about thanksgiving. On thanksgiving day we took the kids to see a movie; which was a lot of fun - minus the wiggly 18 month old :) Then we went over to my parents for the afternoon/evening. Always so good to be all together. There are times especially during holidays, and birthdays but even on an everyday day that I wish we had more time with Jair's family too. Often, here friends and sometimes family will say how lucky we are we don't have to share a holiday and go from one place to the next since Jair's family isn't here. We often tell them, that we'd much rather share holidays than seem them occasionally. We tried to take family pictures with our camera on a timer - that was fun :) Challenging and a test of our patience and the kids' but here are a few of those pictures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJG7ZyUQpezIlgjjCaMIchxnGgsrmsb2ZbgEf_Gpx7y8beeUWzK8XAOwU6ZKTVrFY2UPB1igpoXDVcVhFILarIYiePzePM3d2wtEPtm2pXFavdJYrvHD0uykVJdx-bbHi6sAcKA/s1600/DSCF1454.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJG7ZyUQpezIlgjjCaMIchxnGgsrmsb2ZbgEf_Gpx7y8beeUWzK8XAOwU6ZKTVrFY2UPB1igpoXDVcVhFILarIYiePzePM3d2wtEPtm2pXFavdJYrvHD0uykVJdx-bbHi6sAcKA/s400/DSCF1454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544602326659335954" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6eCs6-SaIKs-GiFRL1J0uJcCtaBR6nH-lBq8UHotizFBIwb341gPUIprYfrUrNGAnF2q1J7Az0B9CQtiPuUg3gwJO9Gwfzv48wppNo6Wr9Ix4H_SLCHVCKtbqq1ApkBgkENe3g/s1600/DSCF1457.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6eCs6-SaIKs-GiFRL1J0uJcCtaBR6nH-lBq8UHotizFBIwb341gPUIprYfrUrNGAnF2q1J7Az0B9CQtiPuUg3gwJO9Gwfzv48wppNo6Wr9Ix4H_SLCHVCKtbqq1ApkBgkENe3g/s400/DSCF1457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544602355780563538" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8sSuWVo7Xj9btgu5okB-OC5K9z2RsMkw7abv6TMbcDrz5mgQcvsHv_H0zyhXA6ogOB8oZ_xXpmMJor0aKh-WVSgNXA8Lct-AotnCvkF2qSDpxbbAzQG1ZJULUBoymcEXXFAcuA/s1600/DSCF1469.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8sSuWVo7Xj9btgu5okB-OC5K9z2RsMkw7abv6TMbcDrz5mgQcvsHv_H0zyhXA6ogOB8oZ_xXpmMJor0aKh-WVSgNXA8Lct-AotnCvkF2qSDpxbbAzQG1ZJULUBoymcEXXFAcuA/s400/DSCF1469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544602353423439410" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYxWYDVF08BXKpWpmmGDvpKbpLnlXCF226DJSPTJZCodNiq8wekYlSM1T2HHZu93AnS2G6I_1QwXWNqKeZfZ5imZ17Mh2SJN6Zaa9Xs9JYH47-bK5XX100qf5W5LtJ355nHi5xw/s1600/DSCF1461.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYxWYDVF08BXKpWpmmGDvpKbpLnlXCF226DJSPTJZCodNiq8wekYlSM1T2HHZu93AnS2G6I_1QwXWNqKeZfZ5imZ17Mh2SJN6Zaa9Xs9JYH47-bK5XX100qf5W5LtJ355nHi5xw/s400/DSCF1461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544602344969892178" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Esg6JynxQRyWRpAayQs29qOFHUS6ey257ezUgVhncrH7gLyZp34PONOnaH-sBprkjaIJETyDbvq-xsb4893Z8The5X5BRaNxz-Dk0yVc1FDpsW8HBSmMgoYQsO8JrvTe3qxxFw/s1600/DSCF1460.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Esg6JynxQRyWRpAayQs29qOFHUS6ey257ezUgVhncrH7gLyZp34PONOnaH-sBprkjaIJETyDbvq-xsb4893Z8The5X5BRaNxz-Dk0yVc1FDpsW8HBSmMgoYQsO8JrvTe3qxxFw/s400/DSCF1460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544602340261723986" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-80941197317656878522010-11-22T15:22:00.000-08:002010-11-22T15:31:39.444-08:00The First SnowIt's snowing here - a real winter wonderland. We ventured out for a short time this morning. Matthan enjoyed it the most. Hadrian was his <span style="font-style: italic;">moody</span> self upset that he had to wear multiple socks to go out side; he finally cheered up a bit while we were out there, and then he got hit by a snow ball so that sent him back into his <span style="font-style: italic;">mood</span>. Hadassa wasn't too sure about the whole experience; she pretty much just stood in one spot the whole time :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9_W8rf83hyphenhyphen_3OtD-dkDF_z9AzDB0JPpAaTZhEKomjQik6Xt8198i-OAhn6CW0s36MGKOYcVX3PjOYjodnVPwlgvqaldhg7JdMaJMlp38gV_ZTvEw4Mc_V4d0bVY3KpPZVKbFzA/s1600/DSCF1449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9_W8rf83hyphenhyphen_3OtD-dkDF_z9AzDB0JPpAaTZhEKomjQik6Xt8198i-OAhn6CW0s36MGKOYcVX3PjOYjodnVPwlgvqaldhg7JdMaJMlp38gV_ZTvEw4Mc_V4d0bVY3KpPZVKbFzA/s400/DSCF1449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542519563265651474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd6YQWMfYN4Tlk2FShBQzTbBiD-2GcUUASAeFaOVDzRRzf7Hon6GdUjG3dIreyj2mzJWjfjxp1CjA8hQCscYeZKCDWn3bOmzL0o9J20AILYQXMYHmC8kFCtLbt3vfcj3i0EvTuQ/s1600/DSCF1447.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd6YQWMfYN4Tlk2FShBQzTbBiD-2GcUUASAeFaOVDzRRzf7Hon6GdUjG3dIreyj2mzJWjfjxp1CjA8hQCscYeZKCDWn3bOmzL0o9J20AILYQXMYHmC8kFCtLbt3vfcj3i0EvTuQ/s400/DSCF1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542519569511070418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLt06DRma72CNS1hD0ZhUvybx21PrdgVzLBzGGPG9hxkOTwk5y9ckLBqYY11FMOhakVuskYAQOyZQbwQZd4ks1rg_IvjKY43r-hfLuGIGmVTiM5f-xCVYMlx93XQRAIOyvDVniA/s1600/DSCF1446.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLt06DRma72CNS1hD0ZhUvybx21PrdgVzLBzGGPG9hxkOTwk5y9ckLBqYY11FMOhakVuskYAQOyZQbwQZd4ks1rg_IvjKY43r-hfLuGIGmVTiM5f-xCVYMlx93XQRAIOyvDVniA/s400/DSCF1446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542519578463155250" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLt06DRma72CNS1hD0ZhUvybx21PrdgVzLBzGGPG9hxkOTwk5y9ckLBqYY11FMOhakVuskYAQOyZQbwQZd4ks1rg_IvjKY43r-hfLuGIGmVTiM5f-xCVYMlx93XQRAIOyvDVniA/s1600/DSCF1446.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmOI7ezixX38_8RF0ejUIAPam2gFCmX0Jp93I7s7MGZPR86b1ymFwLMeCtQx5LqrYj5P5m_nZu2M2W6goPJ37uPIiEn3QALh7mL-nRaWJpfT1ipt3nKBxYbmA3xfkIJSZJII5mw/s1600/DSCF1450.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmOI7ezixX38_8RF0ejUIAPam2gFCmX0Jp93I7s7MGZPR86b1ymFwLMeCtQx5LqrYj5P5m_nZu2M2W6goPJ37uPIiEn3QALh7mL-nRaWJpfT1ipt3nKBxYbmA3xfkIJSZJII5mw/s400/DSCF1450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542519580729431922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirECIOBO6Bjk1cEdE03dg97_A4T_Dp1nuTKYl9XuTKo6uxVXWJt3r5R-GL5I9NmBEPd8kNJk_r9TgY4omNxJp-6qdsKaIsEryExLg9bsx7dHvBTEBDFt8mdr4FkRKXs8U0vyMqGg/s1600/DSCF1451.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirECIOBO6Bjk1cEdE03dg97_A4T_Dp1nuTKYl9XuTKo6uxVXWJt3r5R-GL5I9NmBEPd8kNJk_r9TgY4omNxJp-6qdsKaIsEryExLg9bsx7dHvBTEBDFt8mdr4FkRKXs8U0vyMqGg/s400/DSCF1451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542519592411184466" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-72534166060757441762010-11-10T14:38:00.000-08:002010-11-10T14:47:16.228-08:00Time For A PartyThe kids and I are all sick with an awful cold. We are home today enjoying our time in our jammies and watching movies. Just about lunch time; Matthan says "we should have a party" and of course Hadrian jumped right on that idea! I said "okay lets have a party with our toast, hot cocoa and grapes. You can wear your hats" (one Hadrian made at school; and I threw one together for Matthan). They were excited! Of course you can't have a party with out candles, so they each got one candle in a piece of toast and they sang happy birthday to themselves. These are the moments that are so sweet and treasurable!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-mKBeIwB7OeWd8A8c02GIumJk_nCMalFoFIgMmZOf7c2gSxgA9WCYPTQzpN01p4Ct9pvvvMhwDHSEuTsX1zcurxPJYEPwlTJ2i5wcwJgpeiwae1X6Shyphenhyphen4_08fKgfgawzUbPeVQ/s1600/DSCF1394.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-mKBeIwB7OeWd8A8c02GIumJk_nCMalFoFIgMmZOf7c2gSxgA9WCYPTQzpN01p4Ct9pvvvMhwDHSEuTsX1zcurxPJYEPwlTJ2i5wcwJgpeiwae1X6Shyphenhyphen4_08fKgfgawzUbPeVQ/s400/DSCF1394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538055838501670786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T00r39TV4kOmmdTjwLSzU1FmNZ7ptbXmQC3h-keodE6YcyjVumKwFmT4RgfojbS9DdZy7akCgyjA8bFFCaLpyCwGfeRCGgABsifZyn4hqL-RKWTYMlMbxEOBoaXLGAeZXpoLIA/s1600/DSCF1396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T00r39TV4kOmmdTjwLSzU1FmNZ7ptbXmQC3h-keodE6YcyjVumKwFmT4RgfojbS9DdZy7akCgyjA8bFFCaLpyCwGfeRCGgABsifZyn4hqL-RKWTYMlMbxEOBoaXLGAeZXpoLIA/s400/DSCF1396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538055854931954418" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj7TFTpErapwzwXqedhePLUVoZojS4l3qLSlyLO__1BONILpEh6Oqeh0uv0bCG3JNp8nuXpNk7F_SkuZyi-8uh2tmrAYrosKNZXTWDxW7VTvGc5kw6aXeVBhx88PJRbnwIlOcLg/s1600/DSCF1397.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj7TFTpErapwzwXqedhePLUVoZojS4l3qLSlyLO__1BONILpEh6Oqeh0uv0bCG3JNp8nuXpNk7F_SkuZyi-8uh2tmrAYrosKNZXTWDxW7VTvGc5kw6aXeVBhx88PJRbnwIlOcLg/s400/DSCF1397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538055863349416930" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-70080206344474263652010-10-27T07:46:00.000-07:002010-10-27T07:49:04.214-07:00The Pumpkin PatchA couple of weeks ago we made it out to the pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful fall afternoon. Everyone had a great time!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipN5v826gbHxHYKxXi2EP0vFUdAMtnTfAYRqyQnmOVSEwW8prjyLNBqRIk5iW09o7xW_BneV1n3QpT8GsABdXc3sNIpJrF8aNYTmISBErcd4I16M3VDIWTiNzqkoJVo4CjQQ8hMQ/s1600/101810.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipN5v826gbHxHYKxXi2EP0vFUdAMtnTfAYRqyQnmOVSEwW8prjyLNBqRIk5iW09o7xW_BneV1n3QpT8GsABdXc3sNIpJrF8aNYTmISBErcd4I16M3VDIWTiNzqkoJVo4CjQQ8hMQ/s400/101810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532737730556534978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY5E3zA8lntFx76qXxxLMiAWmuk-B8GTuQT4ceHzG0Tdo4bzZ3ZlxqxfG4WVWX8BZCxpuMY-GpSoLGeumyIf-kp3zyMJpIklG-WEiyW-zggHZ5_ByVx2N0TDNclEHWemC__MdWw/s1600/1018101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY5E3zA8lntFx76qXxxLMiAWmuk-B8GTuQT4ceHzG0Tdo4bzZ3ZlxqxfG4WVWX8BZCxpuMY-GpSoLGeumyIf-kp3zyMJpIklG-WEiyW-zggHZ5_ByVx2N0TDNclEHWemC__MdWw/s400/1018101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532737732747476978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucfvfUn2_Vd9b_UbvAlE-_t8ebIYKAnev_dAkid_uGHNHnQRIQCZOgz9opLO9w4nCq5SB3CIpKM4yx9YjEwUkDErMpbVTlWMrQXgiyI4YiSI5uJQukf3Q08LfCYN1AJpyOnhTIw/s1600/1018102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucfvfUn2_Vd9b_UbvAlE-_t8ebIYKAnev_dAkid_uGHNHnQRIQCZOgz9opLO9w4nCq5SB3CIpKM4yx9YjEwUkDErMpbVTlWMrQXgiyI4YiSI5uJQukf3Q08LfCYN1AJpyOnhTIw/s400/1018102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532737741764716050" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-53941589982125329702010-09-13T12:13:00.001-07:002010-09-13T12:29:38.837-07:00Back To School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix91TUr9ockBaUzRs6QbWZHnP-v1nR6Wm1qVuEVF7rC8rojxnWX9-q5TecB3xugUMQzgI-A5xgxEnj83tEQtc2qdXAHvIpnV6GUfL5dOCUVKxaoeLUn05YJDzhvRIMmu7uUJNu3w/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix91TUr9ockBaUzRs6QbWZHnP-v1nR6Wm1qVuEVF7rC8rojxnWX9-q5TecB3xugUMQzgI-A5xgxEnj83tEQtc2qdXAHvIpnV6GUfL5dOCUVKxaoeLUn05YJDzhvRIMmu7uUJNu3w/s200/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516481978886714226" border="0" /></a>Fall has arrived and school has begun. Last week was the first week back to school for Matthan; and Hadrian just starting preschool. Somehow, I haven't gotten pictures of Matthan yet (I'll have to do that this week :). They were both really excited to get going to school. Matthan is attending preschool 4 days a week all day. He did VERY well his first day back! Hadrian, is loving his school. When I took him his first day he just couldn't wait for me to leave - I was waiting for the teacher as well as just observing for a few minutes and I think in 5-10minutes time Hadrian asked 4 times when I was leaving and what I was doing there still. He finally came up to me and gave me a big hug and kiss and said "see you later mom". So independent!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxuOK9IBZQWmu3FWbRBOgVZwZv6Z68TM9CIlbYTDOs5eNxUtSAw7OGlZKPVPH8OwAbnamNO5PFp621CHFhzKW_08vtmxyEFvJX45tOHq-PVhdm_votc2415uVlNmZFIXeWeTRiQ/s1600/DSCF1094.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxuOK9IBZQWmu3FWbRBOgVZwZv6Z68TM9CIlbYTDOs5eNxUtSAw7OGlZKPVPH8OwAbnamNO5PFp621CHFhzKW_08vtmxyEFvJX45tOHq-PVhdm_votc2415uVlNmZFIXeWeTRiQ/s400/DSCF1094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516479635362368658" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZKH_5BjU2eBpNDG_WATRMDpTGsoNhJR-vLYTJ2n0c5o0wFENrSH0tWW8r8fPcDkBmU9413SU9Iaru_D_90OLnbgun696OSd4KiroCWwpQ4vBpPCzAioE-bkfYXzSR4fIYuEtrQ/s1600/DSCF1100.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZKH_5BjU2eBpNDG_WATRMDpTGsoNhJR-vLYTJ2n0c5o0wFENrSH0tWW8r8fPcDkBmU9413SU9Iaru_D_90OLnbgun696OSd4KiroCWwpQ4vBpPCzAioE-bkfYXzSR4fIYuEtrQ/s400/DSCF1100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516479659470003938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUB3c0fBQpEzXsGZiNAhid3On8PBhvmQmif-NSjtTR3PALXAkIStrzvmBQ-MGVGOwZBT0Pqzs1m_-d6q0SXp9EAiHxJvZJeS0qj8DTrF-8G_nGbBssltobolrnP26FaR-HBS1sQ/s1600/DSCF1102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUB3c0fBQpEzXsGZiNAhid3On8PBhvmQmif-NSjtTR3PALXAkIStrzvmBQ-MGVGOwZBT0Pqzs1m_-d6q0SXp9EAiHxJvZJeS0qj8DTrF-8G_nGbBssltobolrnP26FaR-HBS1sQ/s400/DSCF1102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516479673644014850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm really looking forward to this school year. I have high hopes for Matthan as he goes all day and am looking forward to some individual time with the kids.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it didn't take long for colds to set in. All 3 of them are sick with an awful cold and the start of the 2nd week of school are home. I hope and pray that get well soon and that this won't be an awful cold season.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKJEzKMqRVK-8rQutI2eTSfYHFgqDIVsCvPyXHXbXalpz7tpugJKbVUmjRxDIlQWBU8yTlvdqdartFU1_talH3aRt2mQdHMIwoDor4qBbMNhKkySYoax14aqMa03TkPXX67d4Rw/s1600/images2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKJEzKMqRVK-8rQutI2eTSfYHFgqDIVsCvPyXHXbXalpz7tpugJKbVUmjRxDIlQWBU8yTlvdqdartFU1_talH3aRt2mQdHMIwoDor4qBbMNhKkySYoax14aqMa03TkPXX67d4Rw/s200/images2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516482466760249442" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-12500755352167399792010-07-16T08:42:00.001-07:002010-07-16T21:11:12.230-07:00Summer Time FunWe have been having a lot of fun this summer. Starting off with the 4th of July.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMmq6VIWTf3NjSKTXz7fd4sdAjY2pBTxPPK0gDXBe5ZVZOCSX9zLZWEJw9YuUE1Xmhfr9CzxvpV2i-pXeEACiR3bL-Uc3ANw3s7m0HI8Bn8R-sNvpMapfmLR_GgMdy-4xAqAeHw/s1600/071510.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMmq6VIWTf3NjSKTXz7fd4sdAjY2pBTxPPK0gDXBe5ZVZOCSX9zLZWEJw9YuUE1Xmhfr9CzxvpV2i-pXeEACiR3bL-Uc3ANw3s7m0HI8Bn8R-sNvpMapfmLR_GgMdy-4xAqAeHw/s400/071510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494530147764688386" border="0" /></a><br />Then on the 5th of July Oma en Opa arrived! The boys were so excited to see them and are really enjoying their company.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-_bvq1ykz8uh9ZQl5SrN2ljrQAl5vbbEkVRWlecxLRWhVvj2RDfYqQYHzD_m9cjK6t-7SPi1ZD8Ui23ZnxzdPocC_nUXetjcya0ZSYlBOQlXxWt0nefZfjljK-2k6RDGYZnCZw/s1600/0715102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-_bvq1ykz8uh9ZQl5SrN2ljrQAl5vbbEkVRWlecxLRWhVvj2RDfYqQYHzD_m9cjK6t-7SPi1ZD8Ui23ZnxzdPocC_nUXetjcya0ZSYlBOQlXxWt0nefZfjljK-2k6RDGYZnCZw/s400/0715102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494530593396839634" border="0" /></a><br />The boys also have had their first fishing experience....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXTAUguNnUejOya-e6OsmEwlq_P9kHfAnUpN6Xw6UCA4mFio60c8knELQ3gTt8SmXjnGDS4bC0MDtNS5CKM6Iq7z53ojqJCU3nIcnWLbHPYUW1a2GIH637HA-r4IIWvmN0amRxw/s1600/0715101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXTAUguNnUejOya-e6OsmEwlq_P9kHfAnUpN6Xw6UCA4mFio60c8knELQ3gTt8SmXjnGDS4bC0MDtNS5CKM6Iq7z53ojqJCU3nIcnWLbHPYUW1a2GIH637HA-r4IIWvmN0amRxw/s400/0715101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494530823083296834" border="0" /></a><br />We just spent 3 nights in Lake Chelan, had a great place to stay, awesome warm weather, and a lot of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ9r0Q3AKmxTTVkV7ambQjpjMZguaP_TWBnuYbqWsv5oaZ3b3cn9C2qG0PHqPFet6yhm3PU2CYccnFtPDjHQC3Ls7rmJRrhxjY_DMykYyWDCKvzucPIjzt5n84ZcIzqBHerc8AQ/s1600/DSCF0895.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ9r0Q3AKmxTTVkV7ambQjpjMZguaP_TWBnuYbqWsv5oaZ3b3cn9C2qG0PHqPFet6yhm3PU2CYccnFtPDjHQC3Ls7rmJRrhxjY_DMykYyWDCKvzucPIjzt5n84ZcIzqBHerc8AQ/s400/DSCF0895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494533069508354706" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">The place we stayed</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPE3luxGP3qoCan_uqJW3HfMVbZLx4ORyRZ17ngYxS6Pcm_s49vGyL3-bmiGH7Lpj8bZ_iZGtCVqpD6gMviU15ydMtwbN3iOA6nNcPNiHM-q3dW5HiRsXBMAU72o7ZwvkOUGX_Qw/s1600/DSCF0887.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPE3luxGP3qoCan_uqJW3HfMVbZLx4ORyRZ17ngYxS6Pcm_s49vGyL3-bmiGH7Lpj8bZ_iZGtCVqpD6gMviU15ydMtwbN3iOA6nNcPNiHM-q3dW5HiRsXBMAU72o7ZwvkOUGX_Qw/s400/DSCF0887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494533081698658658" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"> The view from the place we stayed</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWYB_idIppLq70wH0PFt5zPXEUuAMs0TjbCQDQxi52IXKyI4y9K7qsLRZnq8PppHjNvSZz4z4IRlTJBcgv7mZl6L8qwJd8FB3SqMYIEoHZ0VLEOTsTXUEf2Ubf83XsjB6xcvrZQ/s1600/DSCF0911.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWYB_idIppLq70wH0PFt5zPXEUuAMs0TjbCQDQxi52IXKyI4y9K7qsLRZnq8PppHjNvSZz4z4IRlTJBcgv7mZl6L8qwJd8FB3SqMYIEoHZ0VLEOTsTXUEf2Ubf83XsjB6xcvrZQ/s400/DSCF0911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494533090892737986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYem0LG0of72a4MDBLTGUgS1eorZFzCdoY6Vs2CGrn6vAE1-FmO1heykc1x08FQPb54MRXqRutkgJNhwhQ0z9YKeLKTlVg7iPL5MMIXb9s02u7TbgjMCdb7kfOYhz5kPZXxvVJQ/s1600/DSCF0922.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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It was so fun, we all enjoyed it and it is such joy to see your children experience new and fun things. I loved going down the slides with Matthan & Hadassa - Hadrian stayed close with Opa & Daddy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kODE3gUvU9Dvxc6-lIJQ12kJl2rrhqSl_85qPFgFMIYrSp1hNjatkz2OhXGCpIAER7ipv5t_K_Ea8MGhDoTcZKxiDqZyD6-rMAyAWv8K6ERYGk3TpaVzvArHRcdC8xfk-1MoHQ/s1600/DSCF0927.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kODE3gUvU9Dvxc6-lIJQ12kJl2rrhqSl_85qPFgFMIYrSp1hNjatkz2OhXGCpIAER7ipv5t_K_Ea8MGhDoTcZKxiDqZyD6-rMAyAWv8K6ERYGk3TpaVzvArHRcdC8xfk-1MoHQ/s400/DSCF0927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494534414732232082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9IKdlr05XaAbOihiQLAaNGT6vzpKcwEWRmfUy5fN72zrCO6Joyc81_cV0ZTEAJFoXAb8nQ16m5aQlQjgFJdmVrzKkGP8omKo2Xt8u7QJU83MrOhvSi2lnaAoSWWAvdvUO0t9VA/s1600/DSCF0929.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DVZ3nWyK10l76RaQHweLoJzwH6Ta8ogkFLaHgY81aERv69nx1aYjokWn80Td1SLVpKRVBM8w2aLHLsFiHy3DWPH87ke_vMR8LkB9nJPv7K7qSbzBdcC_uToPMb_1Qh0C9Ee8Bw/s400/DSCF0935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494534856313266754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98z4lM8fqhxXBOVw1P3W3uNkznCcbf_o0SbjhEqTSlE9W7pQke2rGFrKErdf3sOxSYgKV1cnDl3ua0oSGzei_HzbnitvQuBYLq1XyuoaPsaDGjzAZXTHua0L1ydf_VfeN0nCs0g/s1600/DSCF0950.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98z4lM8fqhxXBOVw1P3W3uNkznCcbf_o0SbjhEqTSlE9W7pQke2rGFrKErdf3sOxSYgKV1cnDl3ua0oSGzei_HzbnitvQuBYLq1XyuoaPsaDGjzAZXTHua0L1ydf_VfeN0nCs0g/s400/DSCF0950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494542319498429490" border="0" /></a>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-6625117453175191002010-06-30T21:54:00.000-07:002010-06-30T22:33:08.731-07:00All Things Summer & MoreSummer is in full speed ahead now! The 4th of July is only a few days away and we are going to the beach for our usual family celebration. I'm really looking forward to it, food, campfires, beach walks, fireworks and most of all being with the family.<br /><br />On the 5th we have yet another great event planned. Mamma en Pappa are coming! Yes, Jair's parents are due to arrive the evening of the 5th and we are so excited to receive them and be with them for the rest of July! We have a few fun adventures planned, but again I most of all look forward to being with them, drinking a cup of coffee with them, seeing memories being made with Oma & Opa and the kleine kinderen (small children). We have a small house, it's even small for the 5 of us - so this time around we've got a very special setup for Jair's parents - in a way it reminds me of the story Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - where all the family; parents, and two sets of grandparents live in one little house...We'll be nice & cozy that's for sure. Or as they say in YWAM sleeping under each others armpits.<br /><br />Matthan has been doing really well on his diet and his supplements. He is such an amazing child, watching him take these vitamins (15-20) a day that are pills he has to swallow is just incredible to me - he does it! Some days he doesn't want to, but he still does :) His time in therapy (speech & occupational) are going well - at least today! He still has good days & bad days. Since school got out 3 weeks ago now, we have officially ditched all pull-ups and are toilet training (again), he is doing the best he has thus far and I am praying that by the end of summer, he will be well on his way for the coming school year.<br /><br />I continue to pray for Matthan's healing. That Jehova Rapha (the God who heals) would touch his body, his brain in a miraculous way. I was very blessed by an incredible evening at church tonight - worship and praising Jesus. In that time of worship I received a verse: Psalm 139:5<br /><br />"You hem me in—behind and before;<br /> you have laid your hand upon me"<br /><br />The power of the Word is incredible. I love it when the words jump off the page at me! The Lord has his hand on Matthan, yes on me too, and my family - but I really felt strongly a reminder to me, for Matthan. His healing hands - the great physician - is touching my baby boy and I will continue to knock & to seek Him in all things!<br /><br />Hadrian is a wonderful little boy, who loves to play, be the "boss", and is unfortunately quite the "middle" child. It is hard to remember sometimes that he is only 3. He has got an older brother who takes and requires a lot of help and a baby sister who is simply the baby, the princess. There are times that my heart is heavy for him and I ask the Lord to help me protect his "childhood", to not make him grow up too fast and to remember to treat him special too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eMMsXP0OdyMe6k-R7X5zmyJ1Yd3VYJ9hRyveXzOwNJlu7DGr51ySOKXGTEg0ueUW_lAd1KjcPzu6kT_EMgw0RiD3iRtiQHA4zZE2iHv_kMspKld0mnMmCqKk72SpU1ZIzvX6AA/s1600/DSCF0687.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eMMsXP0OdyMe6k-R7X5zmyJ1Yd3VYJ9hRyveXzOwNJlu7DGr51ySOKXGTEg0ueUW_lAd1KjcPzu6kT_EMgw0RiD3iRtiQHA4zZE2iHv_kMspKld0mnMmCqKk72SpU1ZIzvX6AA/s400/DSCF0687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488805297481194482" border="0" /></a><br />And yes our little Hadassa is growing up. She is doing very well and loves being with the boys and doing what they are doing. It is so fun having a girl ;) She is often in my shadow (as most children are at this age) helping me, doing what I do - laundry, dished, groceries, etc...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiFqLkfoAkOhNckQ7SvsjjO2N_7oWzriA3JrC4uYWhLjjS8mG9xWgrFqjqGi8Y5s-73kIeMHynAVWWhiLX0g1fshFGiqK43lgaIGv-0-56mCOiN-8WePFfesSiYSmuuw3CkKX3w/s1600/DSCF0688.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiFqLkfoAkOhNckQ7SvsjjO2N_7oWzriA3JrC4uYWhLjjS8mG9xWgrFqjqGi8Y5s-73kIeMHynAVWWhiLX0g1fshFGiqK43lgaIGv-0-56mCOiN-8WePFfesSiYSmuuw3CkKX3w/s400/DSCF0688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488804652879434258" border="0" /></a><br />In only a few short weeks - Jair will be turning <span style="font-weight: bold;">30</span> - We are planning on a little gathering of family and close friends for kayaking & dinner out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gj4QX2P0J4nPD4sgN2VZSfD5I0ZumspCFi7RbcCiOQYYSFv9hHS1TMTP12SvBq6RtO-lLl65uUmL5crr4NF5cvZL2lvzDFb5U9tYbR3XEe2iswWBOP-2XdzLCragLcXKbpZqSQ/s1600/2010-06-21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gj4QX2P0J4nPD4sgN2VZSfD5I0ZumspCFi7RbcCiOQYYSFv9hHS1TMTP12SvBq6RtO-lLl65uUmL5crr4NF5cvZL2lvzDFb5U9tYbR3XEe2iswWBOP-2XdzLCragLcXKbpZqSQ/s400/2010-06-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488804104115179106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And that my friends is a little update from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Dutchies</span>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-72420137683111743322010-05-17T14:01:00.000-07:002010-05-17T14:05:08.854-07:00May<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbOplf3O_7zZz80m30t7bml5Bd4WaBqdVFoNFAViVJRFK-ibr5UPw3pPwewjWvNaHhKQMR5jdoEBaSebqV6hNASoGVCT9cSTaKhRlLAO4KqB5bs4MxZj-QQdOdImkNctxuAMLmA/s1600/0517103.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbOplf3O_7zZz80m30t7bml5Bd4WaBqdVFoNFAViVJRFK-ibr5UPw3pPwewjWvNaHhKQMR5jdoEBaSebqV6hNASoGVCT9cSTaKhRlLAO4KqB5bs4MxZj-QQdOdImkNctxuAMLmA/s400/0517103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472347349843142658" border="0" /></a><br />Fun in the Sun with bubbles & mud.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-qpzavFboKteyZrYFFyqMd2s-_yfCHGLiRa-WHZryGoPBBsEUBTCdkF2QYxj7IJkAK8WUFvZl4SQkKHmrvZvsdFsRW2Jtubuk3ez9Lawv83woUZGrMNxeUuElXADahfXvVBiBA/s1600/0517102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-qpzavFboKteyZrYFFyqMd2s-_yfCHGLiRa-WHZryGoPBBsEUBTCdkF2QYxj7IJkAK8WUFvZl4SQkKHmrvZvsdFsRW2Jtubuk3ez9Lawv83woUZGrMNxeUuElXADahfXvVBiBA/s400/0517102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472347339300778898" border="0" /></a><br />Hadrian loves helping his daddy. He is our little worker. He reminds us so much of my brother, Chris. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXyZlYp8dI-bC7T8m8EdT4Cd_tZ0ksxW4DGnxWD_FKy1Ud_VEbuCbxYxoLzQ_pFBhalV1m0k_yvKHOtA8HmArkHz0MNWQpUhhv9G9V3aYGY_3nOZUGLW7Y85skbWeExVb5VoTnw/s1600/0517101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXyZlYp8dI-bC7T8m8EdT4Cd_tZ0ksxW4DGnxWD_FKy1Ud_VEbuCbxYxoLzQ_pFBhalV1m0k_yvKHOtA8HmArkHz0MNWQpUhhv9G9V3aYGY_3nOZUGLW7Y85skbWeExVb5VoTnw/s400/0517101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472347333574112530" border="0" /></a><br />Our sweet lil' angel....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mDp3U1jJR8T_r0WGqoc5u3AM5NNIwpfF06mNB7PMZhmJsM5rqu7FDpv4MdjUW64OsKF6-_Us95neAV-iM1JvBIl8m-J8RolnRbDAMF_y2-NgtXDNBABKtocHE1LR2ahj0rd4xg/s1600/051710.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mDp3U1jJR8T_r0WGqoc5u3AM5NNIwpfF06mNB7PMZhmJsM5rqu7FDpv4MdjUW64OsKF6-_Us95neAV-iM1JvBIl8m-J8RolnRbDAMF_y2-NgtXDNBABKtocHE1LR2ahj0rd4xg/s400/051710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472347327278257618" border="0" /></a><br />The kids love their swings - I'm so glad to have them it keeps them occupied for a good while, although I have to push still, it's okay :)The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-86784333270444206722010-04-21T20:52:00.000-07:002010-04-21T20:56:17.623-07:00Beach<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1ZDmU7vuHtOIKYQBqY3YnyvvTbzVaZj3hsO9ptvN-xd3fq24v172S7r-QqhBTGkU_KvS9CS1PEHc' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-59200635680687010892010-04-21T19:34:00.001-07:002010-04-21T19:43:16.465-07:00Our baby girl is 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ88ps5vOD5UQ64p20yahZ8_61ZU0O1N8enipNeLda_v8Oi8vA1zRut2k7yIpkP-heyqmiFdZHQKFRe2YgR7Xv4OFlNcLlp8JJCKn4DDh0fyz96vhzebaWwcup_2RMsnsPA7a69w/s1600/binv.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ88ps5vOD5UQ64p20yahZ8_61ZU0O1N8enipNeLda_v8Oi8vA1zRut2k7yIpkP-heyqmiFdZHQKFRe2YgR7Xv4OFlNcLlp8JJCKn4DDh0fyz96vhzebaWwcup_2RMsnsPA7a69w/s400/binv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462786291842774322" border="0" /></a>This is Hadassa's birthday invitation Jair & I created.The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-82240773978530732302010-04-07T21:57:00.000-07:002010-04-07T21:59:33.368-07:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwyDJuUMfRl7Qd90pUisRMxiRaQP_UMmUw_VpnqilWxP3h4Ewosu0fijAHML3-qeD3PPHfjJY6-xcs' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-79273746064320472302010-04-07T20:26:00.000-07:002010-04-07T20:26:50.396-07:00Autism & Motherly Emotions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G-bnVTL9l0iZ7iUARB69DYNE_piPs7gmX6MXGBJGa8aYAeQda2-YVKRtthJfLWs1Gy6dv0zKQyPaQZWwLtKRexdG8VDbv7D3aqKeKvhqBnobpIBs67gD3LfIVWX5BNy4hUMEtA/s1600/2010_04040066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G-bnVTL9l0iZ7iUARB69DYNE_piPs7gmX6MXGBJGa8aYAeQda2-YVKRtthJfLWs1Gy6dv0zKQyPaQZWwLtKRexdG8VDbv7D3aqKeKvhqBnobpIBs67gD3LfIVWX5BNy4hUMEtA/s320/2010_04040066.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Yesterday we went to another appointment at the naturopath. We found out that we will begin a process of reintroducing all the foods that Matthan has reactions to one by one. This will tell us what his reaction is to that particular food; for example - maybe an orange will give him a stuffy nose, as to a piece of beef will send him in a tailspin of meltdowns - so an orange maybe okay here and there and the beef we would stay far away from. This will be really helpful to know how he reacts to each food. We are also going to do the organic acids testing for him, which will tell us a bit more of how his body is doing and processing things. And as I've mentioned before that the cost to all of these tests, and supplements, diet changes, and vitamins is really a lot - but I'm amazed at how the Lord continues to provide for us and our every need. Thank you Jesus!<br />
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So, on the way home from this appointment yesterday - we both felt very discouraged that it's not getting any easier yet - there's always something more to do. And then the emotions came at me full speed ahead! I cried so much on the way home, the tears streaming down my cheeks. It doesn't often happen, but every once in a while I ask God "why? why me? why us? what did I ever do to deserve this? Why can't I have 3 typically developing children?" and of course I don't get immediate answers. I feel so bad that autism and the search to help Matthan takes up so much of my time and my thoughts. I feel like I miss out on the other children's milestones. Recently as Hadassa is growing and changing there are the questions, were the boys like that? And honestly it's really hard to remember Hadrian as a baby because I was just going through so much in the beginning of discovering something was wrong with Matthan. So, it just puts a damper on things - autism. It's really turned my world upside down - and is the furthest thing from what I ever expected I would have to journey through. Even now as I'm trying to get my thoughts down - I tear up because I long for my baby - Matthan - to be back as he was. This is my prayer - that the Lord would heal him. In the car ride home I just kept having that chorus line "I surrender all, all to thee my blessed saviour I surrender all" run over and over in my head. It is hard to surrender! A little later after I dropped Jair off at work I was listening to the song <i>Healing is in your hands </i> by Christy Nockels this is such a powerful song to me lately. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page to hear the song) I realized two things in this song yesterday; one was that as much as Matthan needs healing from autism, I need healing in my heart. My heart is broken, broken for my son, broken from my dreams and ideals - I need Jesus to heal my heart. The other thing I realized is that the healing for Matthan <i>is in</i> the Lord's hands! Not mine - and I will do all that I can do, to help Matthan, to heal his body, to make him healthy - but no matter what I do or don't do - it's Jesus that can heal him if and when he chooses. What that realization does is bring freedom to a degree to myself. I don't have to carry around the burden of trying so hard on something that only He can do. I will and do fervently ask Him for healing, but it's up to him. <br />
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This afternoon I read the first chapter of <i></i> <i>Traveling Light </i>by Max Lucado. I've read this book before a number of years ago - it was good then and today it spoke to me again. The first chapter gives analagoys of traveling and packing and trying to deal with all these heavy bags and luggage - and in life, we have luggage too, burdens. "The suitcase of guilt. A sack of discontentment. You drape a duffel bag of weariness on one shoulder and a hanging bag of grief on the other. Add on a backpack of doubt, and overnight bag of loneliness, and a trunk of fear" "Come to Me" he invites "all who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 NLT Then Max goes on to quote the 23rd psalm and today verse 3 jumped off the page <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-14239">"3</sup> He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake." Yes, Jesus restore my soul! The last part of that verse also was intriguing me "For His name's sake" I've kind of been thinking about this lately too - maybe all of this, these specific trials and heart wrenching times, the challenges we face in having a child with autism, all of it, is for Him....On the other side of my heartache and tears yesterday - I stand here and pray Lord, all for you, all for Your glory. May my life be pleasing to you. How I deal with my challenges, with my children and family. As well as today I realize again that I don't have "it" as bad as some do. My life is good. My child who does have autism, is a really good kid! He has so much going for him. There are others who have autism or who have children with autism and life is much harder for them. I am thankful that God does not give me more than I can handle!The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-72506075101844805242010-03-31T21:25:00.000-07:002010-03-31T21:25:46.667-07:00Hadassa's latest smile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjLA3kORb_790RyQHevszeUe2J5i24FKXS31RfUZORw354mWNF8sNGsimSm40l6LBuCcUbH_kKjAEMIJWGOUkkMQCBTDj9J7CfGAe9I9laYMheq03HefG3UMUu7gvoipHZHxX_A/s1600/2010-03-31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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We've got one really good shot that Jair took with the new camera!<br />
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We have a number of different supplements to give Matthan - he even has a huge "old person" pill box with 4 times each day for a week. It's a lot to keep straight :) Some of his vitamins he does just fine with, but others particularly the newer ones he his having a hard time getting them down. They come in a capsule form and we are supposed to break them open into applesauce, or a smoothie - well so far that hasn't worked. So, we tried to put the entire pill in a spoonful of applesauce and it worked for the first couple of times, then he got "onto us" and began swallowing the applesauce and biting the capsule - yuck! That's so gross I can't even imagine - and no wonder he doesn't want vitamins anymore. Today I found a nice webiste that listed a number of ideas for how to get your child to take these things. One, I tried this morning was to put the capsule contents in some frozen juice concentrate - that was good - although he was still so smart that he new there were vitamins in there and he didn't want it after a try or two. But, I tasted it, it was good, cold, sweet. Maybe too sweet actually - so we added some "pop" club soda and that made it a little better. He did good and finished it all. I rewarded with a little bit of candy. I think candy reinforcements might work too. So, day by day....<br />
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The other day Jair came up with a very good idea to prepare snack packs for him for the week. So, that when we are on the go - it seems we are often headed somewhere. I can just grab a snack for him and know that he has something to eat wherever we go. So, I made up a couple of those today.<br />
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I've also read a lot about egg replacers and am hopeful to make pancakes soon - using some ground flaxseed and water. I like the idea of the flaxseed because of it's fiber and nutrition. As well as I'm hoping to make some bread for him in the coming week. <br />
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We are gearing up to paint this weekend and are buying the no voc paint - no toxins. I'm super excited to have color on our walls!<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">We went yesterday to the Naturopath. We have been on the GFCF diet now for 3 weeks and had in mind to go over with the dr. the changes we observed in Matthan (which in fact were not many) as well as go over his blood work results. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> Shall we do the good news first?? The good news is, he tested negative for celiac disease, as well as gilberts syndrome (gilberts syndrome is a low count of bilirubin and runs in Jair’s family – Jair has this as well as an aunt of his), his sugar levels were good. His kidneys and liver are functioning properly. </div><div class="MsoNormal">The “bad” news…Matthan has a low count of red and white blood cells. His red blood cells are enlarged. Before I go into more detail, the dr. said he overall looks healthy. With a low count of red blood cells he is anemic and low on iron. This could explain the circle under his eyes. I had been watching for those to lessen in the last 3 weeks thinking they were due to food allergy, but it could be his iron levels. So, hopefully in the coming 3 weeks those will begin to clear up. With a low level of white blood cells it means he bruises easily – which is so true, he’s got bruises all over and sometimes I’m like “what did you do?” they look awful. As well with his white blood cells usually your blood cells are in a 60/40 split, 60% is fighting with your immune system, like when you get a bug, a cold, flu, etc…and 40% fights chronic illness. Well, his white blood cells are 30/70 split, 30% fight his immune system and 70% fight chronic illness – so he is constantly fighting something. My poor baby! I have to not weaken and feel sorry for him or me, I have to keep pressing on to try and help him feel better. Lord, help me! More, to the facts…Matthan also shows some pretty high levels of heavy metals in his body. There are treatments for this known as chelation and over the course of time; you slowly draw out the metals in his body. How does he get those heavy metals there? It is from vaccines, some drinking waters (or tap waters), and I can’t remember if she said anywhere else – those were the 2 I recall. So, maybe in the future we will work with this, but first we will try to tackle the diet <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> He also, may need to have some vitamin B12 shots. I’m not entirely sure how this is helpful, although I have read that it often does help children with ASD (autism spectrum disorders). I do think it’s to improve your overall red blood cells. And you can often get it from food, but at this point with his diet his intake of B12 will be minimal. So, that too is one of those things we may work on in the future. Matthan was low in vitamin D and actually all my children probably are with living here! He also showed low cholesterol, and while for us adults that sounds good, but cholesterol actually feeds the neurotransmitters and so he kind of needs “all he can get” so we won’t be shy with him in using the fats. Now, to the food allergy testing….We had a food allergy test done for him, which was pretty expensive (we were blessed by a generous family member who paid for it) and I was pretty excited to see the results. Although, they are not what I expected and I think my world of cooking just got a bit harder and more challenging! He is allergic to:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Milk</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Whey</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Beef</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Eggs</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Cranberries</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">All Citrus Fruits</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Gluten</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Soy</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Peanuts</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">The milk and the beef he reacts to immediately as with the others he will show a reaction later - a day to a week later. I’m thankful that he didn’t show positive allergy to casein, cheese, yogurt, or goats milk. And over time we will slowly add those things into hid diet one by one. I’m bummed that he can’t have beef (he really likes it) especially steak! And for me, I’m bummed that he can’t have eggs, or soy because really those are also in a lot of things! So, cooking healthy and creative just got harder again! And for peanuts – oh man he loves his peanut butter. So, yesterday I picked up some almond butter and hope that he will like it. One of the great things about Matthan is he really is pretty flexible. So, now for the next 3 weeks we will be cutting out his entire allergy foods and see how that goes. Jair thinks he wants to do it too, because he is a lot like Matthan and maybe Jair will benefit from the diet change. We’ll see.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">We continue to pray for the Lord’s leading in all of this; His wisdom and His discernment on how best to help Matthan. It has been a very expensive venture thus far and it will continue to be so we also pray for His provision. The Lord is always faithful to provide for us. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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The recipe for the hot cocoa was:<br />
1 T agave nectar<br />
1 tsp of cocoa<br />
1/2 tsp of vanilla<br />
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Basically you mix the heated milk with the other ingredients and voila! Hot cocoa!The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-60700514747538920532010-03-07T08:20:00.000-08:002010-03-07T08:20:41.090-08:00Hadrian-o-saurus BirthdayHadrian has turned 3! I can hardly believe it. We celebrated with a dinosaur birthday yesterday. It was really fun and he totally loved all the aspects of his birthday, people, gifts, cake - it's so fun to see the excitement in your child's eyes. Here are a few photos. Oh, and the cake we made, Jair did the precise design work and I frosted, and baked. It's also completely gluten & casein free!<br />
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This past weekend I ventured out to get a bunch of GF flours to cook and bake with. I think I spent like $30 on flour - $30!! That's so much money. I'm not sure how long it will last - time will tell. Hadrian is turning 3 in 2 days so we are having his birthday which I will be baking the first GFCF birthday cake. I sure hope it turns out!The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-91942730894606593572010-02-25T20:42:00.000-08:002010-02-25T20:42:06.962-08:00Day 4 of the DietWell so far so good! Matthan is doing really well on the diet. He absolutely loved sandwiches - which we've not had any bread now for 4 days. He's doing so good on it, not asking for things he can't have. I think it's really helpful right now not to have things around that are "off limits". <br />
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We had our first get together tonight (for my dad's birthday) and that went okay. It was too awful not being able to eat what everyone else was. The boys really wanted dessert though, that was the hardest part - but my mom gave them a rice cake with p.butter & honey so that helped. <br />
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I'm still not sure how long I can do it though - I find myself resisting the fact that I can't have something. When something is off limits, I just want it more it seems. And the things that are available to supplement with are just not as good. I made my regular cup of earl grey tea the other night and put almond milk in it, totally gross - tonight I'll try with soy milk and see if it's any better.<br />
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Hadassa is just getting her first tooth in and she's walking really good holding onto things. I wish I had a picture to post - but our camera is broken and we don't have another one...I really need to get one, I'm missing so much of her especially as a baby. <br />
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That's all I can think of for now - until next time...The Reitsma Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613510601581208505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25219357.post-23061643908809310492010-02-23T08:19:00.000-08:002010-02-23T08:21:25.719-08:00GFCF DietWe have officially begun the GFCF (Gluten Free, Casein Free) diet here at the Reitsma house. We are doing it primarily for Matthan as we've heard of success stories with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) kids who have really blossomed on this diet. So, we thought we need to try it. After seeing a Naturopath we (Jair & I) were encouraged to try the diet as well - she suggested that often if a child has an intolerance to a certain food it's most likely inherited from one or both of the parents.<br />
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So, here we are now day 2 of the diet. We started with ambition - but even after a day of eating a lot of fruit & veggies, it's already becoming hard. Jair was so funny last night talking about his food for the day - literally everything he ate had a "crunch" to it - and Jair hates food noises or having to chew things - he gets tired of chewing. Anyhow, we've got 3 weeks on the elimination of such foods and then we go from there. With Matthan we've done some extensive blood work and food tests - so that will be helpful - and for us, I think we will slowly add some of these things back into our diet but are praying we will actually notice the difference.<br />
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My cousin - who is such a great friend and blessing to me; suggested we blog this experience - and so here I am giving it the first go. I'll try to keep it updated.<br />
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