A Beautiful Message

Received this message from Belinda and just had to share it, its so beautiful.

Always choose to heal, not to hurt,

to forgive not to despise,

to persevere not to quit,

to smile not to frown,

and to love not to hate..

At the end of the life,

what really matters is

not what we bought, but what we built,

not what we got, but what we shared,

not our competence but our character,

and not our success but our significance.

Live a life that matters.

Live a life that cares..

and Be yourself

Parents Evening

We had Parents evening on Tuesday at Jade's school, was a bit nervous going, but couldn't be more proud when we walked out.

Teacher Ali says Jadie is a very good girl and she has no complaints, she is very clever and helpful. She only had positive things to say.

Jade, is in the most wonderful school any parent could ever ask for. From the Teachers, to the Office, to the Assistants, the Principle, every single person in that school are there to love and teach and help our children grow and I am so greatful that we were granted the opportunity to put Jadie there.

There is nothing more comforting to a parent, knowing that their most precious Jewel is being looked after by an Angel - We love you Ali, thank you for loving our Jadie so much.

Also to all the other staff - THANK YOU - You all mean the world to us and we are forever greatful for all you do for Jadie!

Jadie Pie - MOMMY AND DADDY COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOU ANGEL, YOU ARE A BLESSING IN OUR LIVES IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE! WE LOVE YOU FOREVER!

Notice the resemblance?

Some photo's of me when I was about Jade's age....

Our precious Jade...We love you to the moon and back!

These photo's were taken while Grissie was getting photo's taken of her Preggie Belly! :-) Photographer, Elana Weitz.

Thank you Sus, they are so beautiful.

I look at these beautiful pictures and my heart skips a beat, this beautiful little girl calls me Mommy, she holds my hand while she falls asleep and whispers "I love you" in my ear with the voice of an Angel. How lucky...no how BLESSED am I that God choose me to be her Mommy. Time flies by...and it feels like yesterday when I held her for the first time and now she is a little Princess dreaming of magic castles, fairies and pixie dust. It is such a joy to experience all this wonder in the world through her eyes, I wish I could catch every moment in a bottle and keep them always...instead I catch them in my heart and treasure them FOREVER.

THANK YOU GOD FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL JADE!

Lieschen Landsberg

First want to brag a little with our beautiful God Daughter! These photo's were taken at her Christening.

Lieschen, we love you so much, you are a pure joy in all our lives and we are so proud to be your God parents!

It's a BOY...First in our Family!

Boys are found everywhere --

on top of,

underneath,

inside of,

climbing on,

swinging from,

running around or jumping to.

Mothers love them,

little girls hate them,

older sisters and brothers tolerate them,

adults ignore them and

Heaven protects them.

A boy is Truth with dirt on its face,

Beauty with a cut on its finger,

Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the
Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket."

Congratulations Shane & Lissa, we are beyond excited with you both and OVER THE MOON happy that you are expecting a little boy...it's about time that this family is blessed with one!

Little Monkey, we love you already so much and we can not wait to meet you, enjoy your time left in Mommy's tummy and know that there is a world waiting to love you and hold you!

Girl Friends Forever...

A daughter is a promise from God that I will have a friend for life

On Sunday morning, Jade asked if she can paint her nails...herself...was so cute to watch and when she was finished, she said with a huge smile, "Now its your turn Mommy" So I sat down and got my toe nails and finger nails painted!

Here is to MANY MANY more pamper sessions together.

I love you Jadie pie...you truly are my best friend!

WTJ

ALEXANDERS

We may not be perfect, we have our faults and we've made many many mistakes, but through it all, we have always had each other, and together, with God, we HAPPY and SECURE and we have a home filled with LOVE AND LAUGHTER!

I thank God for my family...for blessing me with the 2 most wonderful Angels in the world, Will & Jade and I ask Him to keep them safe and us together, forever.

Will & Tash Alexander

"A women must be so deep in God, that a man must go through God to win her heart"

Dear Wills,

Thank you for finding me, thank you for keeping me, thank you for holding on to me, thank you for never giving up on me. Together we will make it to the end, because we are always BETTER TOGETHER! Love you so much

Your wife,

Tash

School Photo 2012

Grumpy Jadie...lol!

Even Grumpy, you are still the most beautiful girl in the world.

I ask her, Jade why didnt you smile on your photo, she replies "I promise I will next time"

DEAL!!

I love you with all my heart Jadie pie!

Girls...We are BORN this way

Jadie was feeling a bit missy on the weekend and William was working, so I thought I would take her to the Wimpy and some shopping...a little Mommy & Jadie time.

While we were having lunch, she asked me if she can have heel shoes, I said thats fine, we will go look for a pair. Trust me, this is more difficult than it seems. After about the 3rd shop, a very demotivated little girl, pulls me by the hand, with tears in her eyes and says:

"Mommy, I'm never going to find the perfect shoes"

See....even at 3...a perfect shoe is a MUST for a girl! Luckily at the end we did indeed find the perfect pair of high heel shoes for my little Princess.

CINDERELLA IS PROOF THAT THE PERFECT SHOE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

I'm sooooo tired

In the week, Jadie's wonderful teacher bbm's me...Jadie is very tired today!

A few minutes later, I received the above photo...passed out on the play area carpet! Shame nunu...my very own sleeping beauty!

Marnus Goosen 17 February 2012

Hoe lank het ons nie vir jou gewag nie? Jy het geen idee nie...die liefde wat ons al vir 9 maande vir jou het in ons hart, kan ons nou oordra in drukkies en soentjies.

Welkom in hierdie wonderlike avontuur want ons LEWE noem.

Ons is so baie lief vir jou Marnus, en kan nie wag om elke oomblik en pylpaal saam jou te deel nie. Weet net, maak nie saak wat nie...ons sal ALTYD lief wees vir jou en altyd REG AGTER JOU STAAN!

Tannie Tash, Uncle Wills & Jadie