Daycare Pics 2007...

These pictures turned out really lousy, the quality is really bad.

But I'm just glad we got them, the daycare called the other day to say that the photographer was a scam, the pictures should have been delivered the week before, and when they called the number was unlisted.

Police were called, and an investigation was started. the photographer showed up a few days later with a song and a dance about what happened.

But at least we got the pictures, even if they are lousy. I will post Kaleb's class pic next week, its horrible, I have never seen such a bad picture.

Santa through the years....

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2004

2005

2006

Happy first snow fall of the year.....

We had our first snow fall of the year today, I was woken up by Scarlett screaming about snow. both kids were jumping up and down so excited that they could build a snowman tonight. I'm sure that won't happen since the snow will most likely melt during the day but we can always hope.

Thanks to a friend we started a new tradition this year, and had snowflake pancakes for breakfast, I just sprinkled some icing sugar on the pancakes. We also cut out some snowflakes to decorate the house with

Kaleb decided to get the syrup out for me, and dropped the bottle on the counter, oops. The bottom cracked and the bottle spilled all over the counter. Here's a picture of him trying to convince me I don't need to clean it up, he can eat it instead.

The kids were so happy to get the special snowflake pancakes, and I have to say these turned out better than the ones I tried to die blue and pink for their birthdays.

Next it was time to get out the snowsuits , not a fun job let me tell you. We were not prepared in the least for this type of weather. I had no idea where the kids winter boots were, I managed to find some for Scarlett but Kaleb ended up with rubber boots as I could only find one of his boots.

Surprisingly the kids didn't mind getting all bundled up, into snowsuits, hats, mitts , gloves etc. I wonder how long this novelty will last before they are fighting with me every morning.

We also had a snowball fight, Kaleb won ! He somehow managed to connect with both my face and Scarlett's. Scarlie and I are hoping for a rematch tonight if the snow lasts

Happy Snow Day Everyone !

Martin got a buck.....

Thank goodness, now we don't have to listen to him whine this year. LOL

He was quite excited to tell Scarlett last night, he called around 8:00 but she was already asleep. With the time change, a cold and a bad day at school she was ready for bed at 6:45. Martin was adamant that I wake her up, as she has been crying on and off since he left and waiting patiently for him to call.

So upstairs I went, I turned the light on and pulled the blankets off of her. She was out cold. Scarlie, Scarlie, daddy's on the phone. Scarlie , Dada wants to talk to you. Took about 5 minutes and she finally woke up.

"Wow, that's good Daddy, I'm so happy" "Do I get to put it in my room"

Of course this morning, she starts to cry because daddy never called last night. Despite having a five minute conversation with Martin, she has no memory of the call.

Uncle Brad also got a deer, so this years hunt seems to be going great.

Dad's deer 2007....

Got an e-mail from my dad, he got a buck yesterday. Woo Hoo

Congratulations Dad ! Can't wait to see the pics.



I called Martin and his response was *&^%, must be geriatric deer up in Emo, Ontario.

The pressure is now on Martin to produce a deer this year, Dad is 2/2 now, Martin is, well we won't talk about it.

Tricking or Treating 2007....

Scarlett ended up dumping us for her friends this year, she went out with Katherine instead. Martin took Kaleb and they had a great time.

Although I was surprised at our fast they came back, I guess they are older and can make it around the block faster now.

The pictures below arn't the greatest, we have a lighting problem in the house. but you can see how happy the kids were with their stash of candy

What happens when you try to get a picture of your child....

why is it that as soons as Scarlett see's the camera come out, she goes crazy.

Heres some pictures I got the other day .....

Pumpkins extravaganza 2007...

Last night we finally got around to carving the pumpkins. The kids have been bugging every night to do it

I put Martin in charge this year, for once he could scrap out the slimy pumpkin seeds with the kids

So he starts cutting off the top of the pumpkins, and next thing I know he's scraped out the insides. I reminded him that this is what the kids want to do, they are still kind of young to do any cutting, so he picks up a few hand fulls of goo and puts it back in the pumpkin

I was sure the kids would be annoyed that he had done everything already, but Kaleb took the lid off his pumpkin and said "Look Scarliee, its already done, COOL"

They both got a black marker and drew faces on their pumpkins, and then with some help used the pumpkin carving knife to cut out the pieces.

All told the carving took about 5 min, and with Martin doing most of the work, there was nothing to clean up. So now I'm rethinking my strategy of past years, where pumpkin guts ended up all over the counters , floors and in the kids hair

Here's the kids pumpkins....

Kaleb patiently waiting for Scarlett to finish with the carving knife..

This year Halloween seems to be never ending, both kids have gone to Halloween parties, our neice's birthday party had a halloween theme, then theres the daycare parties, school parades. I don't know why but this year I will be glad to see Halloween gone

We are so happy to announce the arrival of our neice.....

Clara Jane was born on September , 2007.

I spent the past Thanksgiving weekend in Ottawa with Derek, Michaela, Blake and Clara. I spent a lot of time just holding her, and rocking her to sleep. She is so cute, and is so alert. I felt like she was actually looking at me, and following my voice.

Blake is doing well being a big brother, he wants to hold her and play with her when she is lying on the floor.

I was so interested in the baby and playing with Blake, that I forget to even get a picture of the two of them together.

We went for a small walk in Gatineau on the Sunday, and then to brunch with Mic's parents. Thanksgiving dinner was with their friends Owen, Vanessa, Avril, Grant and their kids. Vanessa as always made a wonderful dinner, complete with Creme Brule for dessert

Our trip over Niagara Falls....

We spent two nights at the Great Wolf Lodge, what an amazing place. I had booked and cancelled a few times in the past as I just couldn't see spending 399.00 a night on a room, but it was worth every penny.

The lodge from the minute you walk in the door is designed for kids, here's a picture of story time which happens every night at 8:00 in the main lobby. The trees and animals in the display move and talk , tell stories and sing. The story reader also reads two stories, this time it was Robert Munsch which the kids absolutely loved. Such a great idea to help the kids slowly wind down from a day of swimming and water slides

My children are not hard to please at all, they were so excited to see that their room was separate from ours, and the fact that they had bunk beds was a huge hit with them.

As we were leaving the hotel my Mom decided to treat us to a trip over Niagara Falls by helicopter.

As you can see from the pictures, the kids thought it was amazing. I on the other hand was green the whole trip, and counting down the seconds until we landed back on solid earth. Despite being nauceous the whole time, I managed to get some really good pictures.

A couple pics of the kids looking at the falls the old fashioned way.

Scarlett's 6th Birthday.....

Scarlett's 6th Birthday party was at Zooz Indoor Playland.

All morning Saturday the kids must have asked me 100 times if it was time to go yet.

This is a pic of Scarlett sitting on the stairs patiently waiting to leave.

She had about 22 friends come to her party, and it was a lot of fun.

The kids had fun climbing on the rock climbing wall, going across the ropes over the crocodile river, and ride the
slide.

I've attached a short cut below to the rest of the pictures.


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Scarlett turns 6 today....

Wow, my girl is 6 today.

What a difference a year can make, Scarlett has changed so much over the past 12 months.

She is such an independent girl, she knows what she wants and will do anything (good or bad ) to make sure she gets her way.

Scarlett has a fiery temper just like her dad, its hard to know what will happen if she's in a bad mood or is tired. A simple discussion can turn into a fight, or hearing her tell us we are ruining her life.

She is doing very well in school, she is extending on all subjects and can't wait to start grade one in the fall. She is looking forward to starting french immersion (although it might because of the pizza lunches she's knows you get there).

She spends a lot of time drawing and writing notes to her friends. She is also very addicted to her dad's MP3 player and has become an avid country music fan. Whenever she goes in anyone else's car she wants them to put on her favorite country music station. Right now her favorite songs are "Travelling Soldier" by the Dixie Chicks, 1,2,3 like a bird I see by Tim McGraw. Although Martin has also been known to add a few hip hop and rock songs on to the player also.

She is a very strong swimmer now, and is looking forward to starting lessons again soon.

Her best friends right now are Catherine, Victoria, Kate and Beth. She claims to have a boyfriend named James, but won't really talk about him.

She is still very protective of her brother, although I notice that she doesn't necessarily want him included when she has friends over as much anymore.

Pics of our trips to the zoo.....

we got a zoo pass this year, and I hope to make it there many times.

This past week we went and saw the new dinosaur exhibit which was amazing. The kids loved seeing the dinosaurs move and roar. They were surprised at the actual size of the T-Rex.

As usual they love the kids zone, and want to spend time there.

We are making another trip next week just to spend time at the splash park.

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