Entry #1 -The Beginning

Hello!
I am Tessa. And I have decided to start this blog for our family and friends to keep track of us, since even keeping track of writing email updates and making sure I don't miss anyone is easy to do, here is our life for you all to see at your leisure, pressure off:) And for those of you who have vowed against evils such as facebook!       
                                                                   
                                                                  Meet my family!

This is myself, my handsome husband Eric, and our delightful son, Isaac Thomas Buckley.
(June 2011)
We are residing in London, ON where Eric works as a support worker for individuals with developmental disabilities.

We ended up in London in 2009 when friends of ours needed extra room-mates, I moved in with the girls, Eric moved in with the boys. We both found jobs, I worked for a time at a retirement home as well as childcare for a few different families.
We were dating at this point, and once everyone finished school and `moved on`we decided to stay...and what the heck, get married, since we`d otherwise be homeless;) it just made sense
Plus, we were ever so in love...
 We got married on May 23, 2009. One of the best decisions I have and will ever make.
We rented a sweltering little upstairs apartment, and soon found a small gathering of Believers whom became our home Church, (What is now known as Sanctuary, http://www.sanctuarylondon.ca/) Some of you may be familiar with Sanctuary Toronto...if not, please check out the link to learn more.


11 months later, we had moved to another apartment just down the street to make room for our newest family member, Mr. Isaac T. Buckley. Gracing us with the joy of his presence on April 28, 2010. Right on his due date and ready to go! (Believe it or not, but despite what this photo implies, he didn`t sleep much, there was always far too much to see and explore!)

We wanted to give our children names with solid meanings; and decided to try and give the names meanings from the fruits of the Spirit- Love, joy, peace, patience, etc. Isaac means `Joy`! 
He has indeed brought us much joy and we love every bit of his exciting and unique personality.
He is now 15 months old, busy as can be and his favourite person is Daddy and his favourite word is `that` and the sign `please`. He has decided that these two words are all he needs in life to get by and this, so far, has proved to be true:) He`s a clever cookie though and sure does a lot of `talking!`
I took maternity leave and decided to ``stay-at-home`` (for lack of a better phrase) with Isaac, and I`m glad I have! The first year of his life he has grown and changed so much, every day he is learning something new or making a discovery, and there is nothing like rediscovering the world through his eyes!


Currently, we are enjoying our summer and staying cool! We`ve had lots of exciting things happen this year, including 2 new nephews, the weddings of good friends, and now are awaiting the arrival of our 2nd child, due very soon at the end of August!! 


I didn`t want to make this first entry too long and boring, but now you`re up to date, and thanks for checking out the blog! I can`t promise regular posts, but come back when you think of it and stay tuned for updates and photos! I shall do my best to keep hip-hop and happening. And hopefully somewhat interesting!


Also, know we always love hearing from our family and friends! Please drop us a line and let us know where you`re at and how you`re doing! 


That`s all for now! Next time on BTOW (buckleystakeonworld), Isaac learns to surf.