Yesterday Jen and the kids all gave me a wonderful Father’s Day. They helped make me some French toast for breakfast with lovely raspberries and blueberries on top. In the afternoon we all went to see the new movie Inside Out. My favourite part though are the cards and little gifts they gave. Some areContinue reading “Father’s Day”
Category Archives: Family Life
Baby Canadian Geese
A couple nights ago we went out for a family walk around Miners Marsh. It’s a beautiful little trail close to home and doesn’t take very long to go around. There are usually lots of wildlife around. The kids were hoping to see a bunch of baby raccoons others had seen and taken pictures of,Continue reading “Baby Canadian Geese”
River Tubing
Saturday started out great, and it just continued right along that way. The rain cleared up and made way for gorgeous weather. We took advantage and with a group of other families headed out to float down a river. One of the fun things to do in the summer here is to tube down theContinue reading “River Tubing”
The finer points of parenting
Tonight the topic came up which was followed by a teaching session. It started out just Noah and I but shortly after it was three kids and Jen taking instructions in my class, Armpit Farting 101.
Nothing like family
After doing really well for a while after finishing my last round of meds Saturday I took a big step back. Monday I was able to get in to see my family doctor and she said it is quite common for this to come back so she immediately prescribed antibiotics again. To be sure itContinue reading “Nothing like family”
Wapuu Colouring Pages
My family has fallen in love with Wapuu, especially my son. He loves his Wapuu shirt and every time he puts it on in the morning he asks me if I’ll wear mine too. Lately he has been drawing and painting versions of Wapuu. He came home from school excited the other day to showContinue reading “Wapuu Colouring Pages”
Model train show
Today was dance recital day. Jen, Caile, and Ella were busy with that all day. Caile and Ella were only in the first half of the afternoon recital, so after the intermission Noah and I took off and went to check out a model train show that was setup today. Noah’s favourite was the LegoContinue reading “Model train show”
Halifax day trip
Yesterday we took a wonderful day trip into Halifax. It was a beautiful day and it had been a while since we were able to all go spend a day together. This was the first day this year I was able to wear shorts and t-shirt, the only time I was a little cold wasContinue reading “Halifax day trip”
Backyard Wildlife
The view from my office window is great. Our backyard always has some critter running around out there it seems. There are lots of birds flying and singing. A few weeks back the big attractions was watching the squirrels sneaking around, climbing and jumping. We have deer who are semi regular visitors. As the cloverContinue reading “Backyard Wildlife”
First zoo visit of the year
This weekend has been a birthday weekend for Jen and the kids. On Saturday they went to two different parties and yesterday we had another one to attend. The party was at Roo’s Playland. It had been a few years since we had taken the kids there, but they used to love it. It isContinue reading “First zoo visit of the year”
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