Baby Riley pictures

Announcing the newest addition!

We are proud to announce the arrival of Riley Langevin Lemay, born October 14,2011 at 6:45 AM. He was 7lbs 6.5 oz and 20" long. We delivered him unassisted...but the midwife did finally arrive about 30 seconds later! My older girls were just grateful they didn't have to clean up the mess afterwards! Momma and babe are doing great! To GOD be the glory, great things HE has done!

~ Cathy

PS: I will have someone post some pictures of Riley soon!

John and Megan's Wedding

John and Megan's Beautiful wedding! June 4, 2011

Life is precious

God's mercies endure forever. He is the ultimate Comforter and Peace-giver. Jeremiah David went to be with our Lord on Saturday, October 24 2010. We won't be able to see or enjoy him in this lifetime, but he is in heaven with our Lord and never had to suffer the cruelties of this world. I am comforted in knowing that we will see him one day in paradise!

Jeremiah - God has set free

David - My Beloved

Field Trip!

Last week we went to the Sam Houston statue and museum with the Haggards. The statue was huge, way bigger than I thought it was going to be! (so that's how mice feel!)


After we saw the statue we all went to the museum and had lunch. It was a beautiful day out!
It took maybe 2-3 hours to get through the museum, I think the most fun part of it was getting caught in the rain! it was poring for a few minutes and we got really wet! :) We all had fun!

Moving Along

I (Megan) am very excited! Only about a week & a half before we leave & move to North Carolina! God has been so good to us. He has provided a home w/ acreage that is only about 30 minutes from our new church! (the church Scott Brown from Vision Forum pastors at) Our new home is 3 bedroom & 1 bath, about 12 acres, 12 or so miles of trails (oh yes!) and a barn that was converted into an apartment! Aaron plans to rent the apartment for himself, and it will also serve as a place for when we have out of town guests! (which I'm sure will happen)

We will begin a family garden, and are hoping to be able to plant more than we need so that we can sell some at the Raleigh Farmers Market. We will be getting some chickens for meat & eggs (we also plan to sell eggs at the farmers market) & some English Angora Rabbits for their wool to spin & make into yarn which we will also sell. (or create something & sell that) We plan to use the land God has provided for us to help support our family :)

We plan to leave on April 25th! (so soon, but some days it's not soon enough) We have our moving truck (yes, we bought one! lol!) about 3/4 packed, and I pray we can fit whats left inside...So things have been slimming down, but there still seems like there is so much left to pack & get on the truck! I'm sure we'll be able to get it all in, but it'll be close, no doubt. But
Daddy is a phenomenal truck packer, so it'll fit ;) (he's had YEARS of experience)

(here is a pic of the house)

I have a picture posted on my blog of the house. We will get more pictures after we move! (but I'm not sure how soon we'll be able to post them since we need to figure out what we'll do for internet...No high speed there..)

Another great blessing is that God has provided a horse for Emily once we get there! I'll let her share her info on it in another post. :)

Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers!

Happy 1st Birthday Jaden!!!

Jaden Reuben Lemay

Jaden means: God has answered

Reuben means: Behold! A son!

Happy Birthday, Jaden!

Today Jaden is 1 year old! I can hardly believe that it has already been one WHOLE year with you in our family! We are blessed to have you with us! I pray that you will grow up to honor God in all you do.

(About 1-2 hours after birth)

He gave us a scare soon after he was born by loosing an entire pound. He went from 8 pounds even to 7 pounds even in about a week.

(Jaden sunning w/ his big sister Liana! - He was a little jaundice)

After lots of prayer, & my mom nursing him every 30 min - 1 hour, he slowly gained his weight back. Today you would never know he lost a whole pound after birth!

(Jaden 3 weeks old)

I thank God every day for a sweet little brother like Jaden! I can't imagine what life would be like without him.

(Jaden getting bigger! He's a few months old there)

(about 7 months)

You add so much to our life, and ALWAYS have a smile on your sweet face!

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Yep, you always make us laugh! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Jaden's birthday cake!

With the move, we packed out cake decorations. So I had to make-do with what we had un-packed. So, we used straws for the #1, a toy dinosaur, & coco puffs for his name & the little "rocks" :) lol!

Creative Bookshelf Idea

I am part of an online group for moms with many children. One MOMY posted such a great idea, that I had to share! Here is her post:

"...how would you feel about using your books as bookshelves? One of my favorite women took books which had family history/sentimental value and turned them into bookshelves by laying the books on their sides, stacking them on top of one another, and then laying a painted/fabric covered MDF board horizontally. Thus, the books became the sides of the shelves. I cannot even begin to describe how cozy this looked! we have done it with my husband's study books simply by using reference books he rarely needs (but still wants to keep) as the "sides." That corner of the living room, which used to be quite the eyesore, due to the crazy piles and willy-nilly stacks, now gets several compliments.
Otherwise, my daughter purchased many of her Nancy Drew books from collectors such as yourself. She preferred the original bindings and covers for an "antiqued" look."

Isn't that SO creative?? I would love to have a picture of that! Great idea!

Blessings,
Cathy

Somebunnies bunny!

Today Aaron helped Liana & Lydia make some little sock bunnies! We saw the craft in the March 2010 issue of the Family Fun Magazine. Megan bloged about it at her blog. :)



Picture credit

Double Oven!

We have an oven...a DOUBLE oven! We are so excited! We found it on Craigslist for only $150. It is a GE Profile series, convection oven!! It also has a "proof" setting for bread, but it doesn't seem to work. I may have to do something to program it...We'll have to play around with that.

On Sunday, our friends, the Pedersons, gave us a very nice gas cooktop. Mathieu was able to find the parts to convert it to LP gas, so that should be installed soon. I am looking forward to that!

I think Mat plans to do some plumbing work for the upstairs bathroom. I think he is getting tired of waiting in line to use the potty! LOL! Frankly, I like only having ONE bathroom to clean, but I must say, I am craving a SHOWER! We have been bathing in a large rubbermaid bin which we fill in the laundry room wash sink and carry to the bathroom. Then that is carried outside to dump after the bath. We've talked about how the pioneer family would use one bath of water for the whole gang! The poor guy with the last bath had cold and dirty water!! We have it good! We all get our OWN hot water to use and it is clean! Here is what our upstairs "bathroom" consists of so far, although we have since found a nice used cast iron bathtub at Re-Store for only $35! The sink and toilet we found on Craigslist. Sink: $20, New toilet in box: $60.

We are adjusting well to our warehouse life. I am grateful that this is only a season. I look forward to living on acreage again one day. Thankfully, the Lord has provided an amazing opportunity for Emily and Caley. There is a western riding facility only 15 mins. away where they work on the farm and in exchange can ride. They are learning Reining. It is basically learning how to herd cattle, but in moderns days, has become a Western sport. Emily loves to spin on the horse!

We are reading and learning all we can about Courting. It is a wonderful idea, but we are still figuring out how it all works. We recently watched a new DVD on this topic called "To Be One". It follows the courtship and marriages of 3 couples. Each is very different. It brought about some good dialog with the older 3 children. We are actively keeping our eyes open for a suitor for Megan. Aaron is not prepared to seek out a wife at this time, but he is seeking the Lord for direction for his career future. He is actually considering a mission assignment with Asian Access in Japan. We are praying for the Lord to direct his paths.

We are loving our new library here! What a treat to have a car to use to get there! Not sure if I posted this or not, but we were given TWO used cars when our suburban, affectionately known as "BOB", died. We had word today that someone wants to buy BOB in "as is" condition. We are grateful for this as well.

To GOD be the glory, great things HE has done!

-Cathy

Never underestimate a woman's touch!

We live a pretty unconventional life for a large family. Just recently, our family has streamlined our life (home, work, new business launch, homeschooling, LIFE) by moving to a warehouse with an office. We are converting the office, part of the warehouse and an unfinished upper level, into living quarters. For now, 9 of us are crammed into one room and a bathroom, no shower. The rest of our life is in the warehouse as we make the changes.

Temporary Kitchen Before:

There have been some emotional meltdowns here and there, but over-all, the Lord has been so faithful and has given us the grace we have needed to obey Him in this endeavor. I was at times almost overwhelmed when I saw my new "kitchen", though I also knew it was temporary, and I had to make it functional. We have no cabinets, counters, sink or appliances. I asked the Lord to please help me to be creative and to help me figure out how to make this work.

Temporary Kitchen After:

I am still amazed at how quickly and easily the Lord put my kitchen plan together. By using desks, tables and bookcases I already had, I was able to "build" my temporary kitchen. We are borrowing a friend's pop-up camper for a place for the kids to sleep. We hooked up the gas stove on the outside and use that to cook. My girls have been very creative and have baked breads, cookies, and muffins in my electric roaster. I like my camp-style kitchen! (however, I am also looking forward to a REAL kitchen again!)

It's been a challenge, but also fun to put a woman's touch on the warehouse. Kinda like this video!

Happy homemaking!

Check in now and again.

Blessings,

Cathy

A Perfectly Warm Project!

Emily has been working on a crocheted blanket for my mom! She gave it to her on Christmas, but it wasn't 100% done yet. She still had to do the seams, & the boarder.

She's now finished on the seams, & in this pic she's cutting the spare pieces of yarn off.

All she has left to do is the boarder!! (the colors of the blanket are red, cream, & brown)

It looks soo pretty! Each square has pretty flower in the center!  I'll post a picture of it when it's done!

Well here I am...rambling.

I have been needing to get started on our family blog, but haven't taken the time to write until now. Actually I am here only because Emily begged me to. Procrastination is not a good trait; thanks Emily!

Seems like rain has put a real damper on Mathieu's work. However, we know Who is in control of the weather, so we will trust in the LORD for His direction of our steps.

Jaden was up every hour last night and Lydia twice! Mat and I are so tired. I can't wait until bedtime! Speaking of waiting, Christmas is only 6 days away! I fight the feelings of Scrooge. Christmas has it's fine points, but is a lot of extra work, on top of my normal duties.

Ok, Emily is looking over my shoulder now, so I best cheer up! I wouldn't want her to become discouraged by my bah-hum-bug-ness!

There are so many changes looming in our future, that it can be not only EXCITING, but daunting and scary!! This looks like the year 2010 will be a BUSY one and Lord willing, productive. May the LORD guide us as we seek to do HIS will!

Goodnight World. Good night Emily. I love you.

False Alarm!

Liana does not... I repeat does NOT have the chicken Pox.

Chicken Pox!

Liana has the Pox! 5 down 2 to go.

My Day

12/14/09 My Day

6:45 - Jack heehaawws.

7:00 - Jack heehawws again. Time to get up and feed Satin and Jack!

7:12 - Go back to bed

8:34 - Daddy wakes me up to go "full speed ahead" to clean and get ready for company.(Andy and Grandma and Grandpa)

9:00 - Took a shower

12:30 - Had breakfast/lunch

4:30 - Started to make Dinner

4:59 - Andy arrives! (Right on time)

5:00 - We all ate dinner. (Tacos)

6:25 - Grandma, Grandpa and Muffy (Their dog) arrive!

6:30 - Andy leaves.

7:00 - Aaron and I unload G-ma and G-pa’s car.

8:15 - We find out that Jaden cut his first tooth!

8:30 - Working hard on finishing mommy's present. (I'll post pic when it's done)

Satin in Training

Satin is doing well in his training. I have been doing Parelli Natural Horsemanship with him and it is so much fun to see how fast he is learning! There's 7 games horses play with each other. #1The Friendly Game, #2Porcupine Game, #3Driving Game, #4Yo Yo Game, #5Circling Game, #6 Sideways Game, and #7 Squeeze Game so far we are on game 5 .

Satin used to not wont to do anything with you and just wanted to be wild. He didn't respect you space and walked all over you and bolted when you take the halter off, I didn't trust him around anybody else. Now he is doing so much better! Liana helps me feed him and Jack every night and I play with him as often as I can. My goal with him is just be a very good family horse for every one to enjoy! and I think he will, with a little time.