Christmas Eve! All the gift preparations are ready. The house is all decorated. Today involves picking up some last minute supplies, Christmas Eve church services, and prepping some of the mountains of food we’re going to consume over the next few days. Caile and I are making some pie crusts so they’ll be ready forContinue reading “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”
Tag Archives: Kids
Feeling Bummed
My dancing daughters are heading out to their last dance competition of the season. Last one I missed as I was traveling with work so was really looking forward to our weekend away and getting to see them dance again. Plans changed quickly this morning when Noah woke up really early not feeling well. WeContinue reading “Feeling Bummed”
Basketball
Saturday morning has becoming basketball morning for Noah and I. This is his second year signed up in the beginning levels of our local basketball program. He’s always excited to go, and I’m excited to go with him. He’s always enjoyed being active and has been involved in soccer, basketball, and now karate as well.Continue reading “Basketball”
Very Modest
Ella and I went out on a Christmas shopping date today. When we were sitting having a treat I tried sneaking a picture of her. She asked if I just took a picture of her but I jokingly denied it. She came and looked at my phone and I showed her the pictures I took.Continue reading “Very Modest”
Bacon Lover
Today the kids all had the day off school so we are taking a long weekend to go and visit some friends. We grabbed a quick breakfast at McDonalds of egg McMuffins. Noah isn’t a huge fan of eggs or english muffins so Jen made him banana muffins that he could eat. Sitting beside hisContinue reading “Bacon Lover”
Happy Birthday Noah: A Flash Talk
Last night I arrived home from this years Automattic Grand Meetup which was held in mountainous Whistler Village in British Columbia. The crisp air, scenery, and mouth watering food all add to the experience, but as always it’s the people that make it special. One example of this shows itself when I gave my flashContinue reading “Happy Birthday Noah: A Flash Talk”
Trail of Brightness
We’re taking a morning walk along the waterfront and Noah looks out and says Look there is a trail of brightness across the water!
How to traumatize your child
Today I’m fairly certain I traumatized Caile. For the past few days she has not been feeling well. Picked up a bug which was going around. Everyone else in the house has been busy and that left Caile and I at home alone. She relaxed and tried to get feeling better when I worked. She’sContinue reading “How to traumatize your child”
Helpful Kids!
Last night we celebrated Canada Day and a friends little boys birthday party with a big crowd of awesome families! It was our first time at their home but it is located in a beautiful area. They have a big old yard that the kids all ran around in. We sat around a big fireContinue reading “Helpful Kids!”
Playing on the Shore
It was a nice warm day in the Valley today, so the kids and I went to visit the shore for a while. There is a neat little spot up in Black Rock I really like so that’s where we went. The Bay of Fundy has such huge tides though and it was in prettyContinue reading “Playing on the Shore”
Sandy McFadden 