Monday, December 15, 2008

SNOW!!!

Hurray! We got snow and it is supposed to last until next week! There is a chance that we will get more on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday ans next Sunday! I hope the weather man is right for a change! I love the snow! The kids do too and after church yesterday spent several hours playing outside in the snow!




The only way I can get everyone looking at the camera at the same time is to have them stick out their tongues at me! Ahh! There has to be another way! Maybe they are really trying to catch snowflakes on their tongues!




Connor starts pulling
Laura
They are going straight now

Oh! Crashed into the bush!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Today!

This morning we went to Lowe's, the hardware store, for their free children's building project. Sophie got her own apron and goggles. She was very excited. Connor and Laura have had theirs for several months and she has always loved the goggles. Now she has her very own pair! The project for today was a wooden "gingerbread" house. It had a hinged lid so it opens. The kids love them and Connor and Laura have been using them all afternoon as houses for their playmobil people.

It has been trying to snow all afternoon and this evening it is FINALLY starting to accumulate. The kids were out playing in it before they left for the hockey game. It is really wet but lots of fun. They are probably soaking wet but I stayed home from the game to wrap presents so I guess I'll just listen to Handel's Messiah and not worry about them being all wet!








Okay, so accumulate might not be the right word but it is sticking to the grass and I can hope to wake up the a foot of snow in the morning. Can't I?

Friday, December 12, 2008

O Christmas Tree!


We got our Christmas tree today. I think it is the earliest we have ever got a tree but it is just how it worked out this year. We wanted to go to a tree farm and cut the tree ourselves. The weather was nice this morning and with snow and freezing temperatures in the forecast, we decided today was the day. Patrick and Connor looked up local tree farms on the internet and picked one they thought sounded good and we headed out. When we got there, we discovered that neither Patrick nor myself had any cash and neither of us had thought to bring the check book. The farm didn't take plastic because they have no electricity at their shed. Thankfully the people who run the place were very nice and said they would let us get a tree and mail them a check!!! We could hardly believe it!!! We looked around. They had a ton of selection and finally settled on a Norway Spruce. I picked it out (surprise surprise! I am soo picky about Christmas trees). It is a beautiful tree but VERY prickly! When I got home from work this evening, We set it up and the kids and I decorated it. It doesn't want to stay up very straight though (We even tried 2 different stands!)so it is tied to the wall with twine! Hopefully it will hold. Patrick is a little leery!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Happy December!




Friday, November 28, 2008

Advent Calendar


I've almost finished our Advent Calendar! It was way more work than I thought it would be. Mom had the cards all made up. I just had to colour all those little pictures and make the board to put them on. Now I just have to make the loops to tie the cards to and put strings on all the cards. But it sure looks close to being done now. Good thing I still have one more day before Advent starts!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Fall Fun!






Patrick and Connor raked up a huge pile of leaves in the backyard and the kids had a great time jumping, hiding and being thrown into the leaves.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008


Riding the merry-go-round



Looking at ducks



Feeding the birds



Spider-man all dressed up for the Halloween carnival at Gramma's school



"Princess angle fairy"



My little kangaroo!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Pumpkin Patch Fun!










Tuesday, October 21, 2008



Connor is all boy. Sometimes more boy than I know what to do with. I don't really understand the need to be rough and tough and loud but apparently it is a requirement of his at this point. He has also taken a real interest in drawing recently. He draws everything from pirate ships to camp sites to foot ball games. Not only does he draw these things, you can actually tell what they are! He also likes to write things and is always asking me how to spell words and how to make the right letters. He is very eager to learn to read and we have been working on letter recognition and sounds.


Sophie is starting to enjoy "jumping". Luckily today it was only off of the car seat. Yesterday, it was off of the couch. The day before that, is wasn't jumping but rather sliding head first off the arm of the living room chair. I'm a little worried because she doesn't just do this once. But rather repeats it over and over and over!!! I know children learn by repetition but does it really take falling on your head twenty times to realize that sliding off the chair head first is going to hurt??! At least she is a good sport about it and doesn't melt down every time she falls.




Laura, like any self-respecting, almost three year old, has taken to thinking she is a princess. Some times it is a princess angle fairy but I can usually get away with just saying princess. She likes to dress accordingly (see pictures). She almost always insists on wearing a dress and her idea of a matching outfit is a far cry from what I would pick. But she is happy and warm enough so I let her wear what she picks out (most of the time).