The Good Life: Guess who's....?

About Us

Based in Pretoria, South Africa... My name is Loren, I am married to the LOVE of my life and on 08/08/08 we welcomed our first child into this world! Malakai is healthy, he is precious and he is the light of our lives... oh and he has a little something extra (commonly known as Down Syndrome).
On 29/01/2010 we had our second boy - Harlan. We are so excited that Malakai & Harlan will grow together as brothers and friends!
This is our journey into acceptance, love, the understanding that today is our greatest gift, and the celebration of our beautiful, perfect, amazing sons!

Blessed

Blessed are you who take the time to listen to difficult speech:
For you help us to know that if we persevere,
We can be understood.

Blessed are you who walk with us in public places,
And ignore the stares of strangers,
For in your companionship,
We find havens of peace.

Blessed are you who never bid us to "hurry up",
And more blessed are you
Who do not snatch tasks from our hands to do them for us,
For often we need time rather than help.

Blessed are you who stand beside us
As we enter new and untried ventures.
For our failures will be outweighed
By the times we surprise ourselves and you.

Blessed are you who ask for our help,
For our greatest need is to be needed.

Blessed are you when you assure us,
That the one thing that makes us individuals
Is not in our peculiar muscles,
Nor in our wounded nervous system,
Nor in our difficulties in learning,
Nor any exterior difference.
But is in our inner, personal, individual self
Which no affirmity can diminish or erase.

- Author Unknown

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Guess who's....?

.... got two big teeth?

... and can drink from his own cup?

....Mr Malakai of course!!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...: What a big boy! He needs to come and show Maddy how cup drinking is done :); July 18, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow! Absolutely great pics too! Congratulations Mr. Malakai! ♥; July 18, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Lisa said...: Ahhh, look at him! What a doll. Good job Malakai!; July 19, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Michael's Loving Family said...: Way to go!!! So cute! These are such nice and memorable pictures. That sippy cup is a big deal. Awesome!; July 19, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Cheryl said...: He's so handsome! Look at those teeth,how exciting and drinking from a sippy cup!!Way to go Malakai!; July 20, 2009 at 8:21 AM
Deqlan said...: Kai - you are absolutely GORGEOUS!!! We love you lots! Continue to be the sunshine of your mommy and daddy's lives and stay as beautiful as you are! Your smile is so contageous!!!!! Im smiling just looking at you! Lots of love from the sea..... Conrad, Megs and Keaton (Im using Samms PC whilst on holiday thats why its coming up as Deqlan); July 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Elriza Paul said...: You are getting too cute for words Mr Malakai!!!; July 21, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Deqlan said...: ag Loren....how precious are these photos, i think the last is my favorite ever - you have probably heard if from me a million times, but Kai just gets cuter and cuter and so clever! Go Kai!! Cant wait to celebrate your birthday with you! Love Mark Samm Deqlan Logan; July 27, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Laurie said...: Yeah Malakai!!

Any tips for helping us with the sippy? D is really not grasping this concept...; July 28, 2009 at 1:11 AM
Yvonne said...: He is so cute!

Thanks for the pics!; July 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM