Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Welcome to the Family, Isaac Jeremiah!

Here is our brand new son Isaac Jeremiah.

He was born on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 1:57 am (by way of C-section), two days before his moms birthday.

Weight : 7 lbs 15.4 ounces (3616 grams)
Length : 19.75 inchs (50 centimeters)
Eye Color : Blue
Hair Color: Blondish




Happy Birthday Jaimee!

Maybe we can sneak you out of the hospital on Thursday (Feb. 28) to celebrate.










Isaac Loewen

Relaxing on his birthday (Feb. 26).




Sunday, July 15, 2007



We'd like to use this as our profile pic, but it won't work. Any ideas why?

Saturday, June 02, 2007

things we did a long time ago

Babysitting

We looked after Stan and Tricia's girls for a few hours one evening. They were fun.


Belen couldn't feed her baby sister fast enough.



Pretty Susanna



Fun in the park




Doors Open Winnipeg


We visited a few places in the North End. It was cool to see what we have close to home. To learn more about this unique annual event visit
http://www.doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/.



Outside Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral (the mosaic is made up of thousands of tiny tiles)


Inside Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral




Seven Oaks House Museum



Child's bedroom




Kitchen - where servants prepared food.


We also went to Bleak House, but it was pretty... bleak.

We topped off our cultural morning with pitas at a local cafe/bakery.


Mmm... falafel!

Friday, May 25, 2007

pupusas, provocative word games and a picnic

We had some great family time in April, when Jordan and Ashleigh came home from Ireland and stopped in Manitoba for a few weeks on their way to B.C. Jer and I got to steal them away for an evening while the rest of the familia was at a wedding.

First, we went to La Fiesta for pupusas and other fantastic Salvadorean food. We waited forever for our meals, but were entertained by good conversation and genuine Salvadorean serenading in the meantime. We also had delicious fruit juices, and decided that even Jordan's rice juice was pretty tasty! Regrettably, no cameras were present at this event.

After stuffing ourselves with tortillas and cheese, we headed to our home for a provocative game of Probe. (See product shot below.)


During the two rounds we played, we were provoked to laughter, tears and deep thoughts. Did I mention that Probe is a provocative word game? Really, every home should have one.

On another day we enjoyed a picnic in the park. Too bad Jer had to leave early for work, and Chad had to be on the field. We had a blast playing Frisbee, being the super athletic family that we are. Afterwards we headed to Corydon for gelati, which was satisfying as always.

Kids on the blanket...

...grown-ups in the lawn chairs.

Jordan and Ashleigh are gone now, but they'll be back mid-June with their band featuring Sheree Plett and Jeremy Eisenhauer. You can see/hear them playing at exciting venues like Collective Cabaret (June 13), Ellice Theatre (June 14) and Riverside Park (June 15).

Note: See Kelsey's blog for more pics and thoughts on JordAsh's visit.



Tuesday, May 22, 2007

our baby

It's been so long since I (Jaimee) posted, partly because I wasn't sure what to say about this... Most of you already know that we lost our baby to a miscarriage near the end of March. It's been kind of rough, but we've also been blessed in many ways. I'd like to share 10 of the thoughts or actions that have blessed me and helped me heal:

1. getting cards from people we didn't expect
2. being allowed to grieve
3. realizing that Lamentations 3:22-33 is true
4. writing in a memory album for our baby
5. reading a tiny book called Born to Fly
6. realizing that I'm not in control
7. painting a piece of pottery in memory our baby
8. realizing that our child is with Jesus!
9. getting a phone call from a friend when I was feeling lonely
10. having some really great
couple time

We also received many delicious meals, thoughtful cards, pretty flowers and even a visit in the hospital. We feel loved and incredibly blessed.