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Friday, October 01, 2010
Day 1 of 31
I am going to try to post a picture every day in the month of October. I like to take pictures and want to learn more about my camera, and it also serves to remind me to enjoy the little moments and to capture Ben & Ella's youthfulness. Not that every picture will feature them, but you know what I mean...
Wish me luck!
"Freshly Hatched"
Wish me luck!
"Freshly Hatched"
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
As promised!
Oooh, pictures!
Day at the zoo, with Ben, Ella, Sari & Estella:
Ella & Gigi:
Ben, posing:
Not quite right...
Now she's got it!
He was a little excited:
Ben in action:
New hat:
Pouty faces:
Ben & Gord overlooking Killarney Lake:
Playing in Grandma & Grandpa's backyard:
Our Kindergarten Graduate!
Showing us the classroom:
Surprise visit from Auntie Kathy & Le Petit Henry:
Ella wanted to pose with her baby, Estella Isabella:
Henry modeling his super-cute shark hat:
We were so happy to see these two!
Day at the zoo, with Ben, Ella, Sari & Estella:
Ella & Gigi:
Ben, posing:
Not quite right...
Now she's got it!
He was a little excited:
Ben in action:
New hat:
Pouty faces:
Ben & Gord overlooking Killarney Lake:
Playing in Grandma & Grandpa's backyard:
Our Kindergarten Graduate!
Showing us the classroom:
Surprise visit from Auntie Kathy & Le Petit Henry:
Ella wanted to pose with her baby, Estella Isabella:
Henry modeling his super-cute shark hat:
We were so happy to see these two!
A dry spell!
So, my last post was about Ben's school year finishing, and now we're practically at the start of the next one. I'm a terrible blogger!
I don't know that I have a lot to write about today though...hmm, let me start with a run-down of each kid's favorite things:
Ben:
- loves zucchini bread (which reminds me that we should make some more!), Grandpa's steak, water (good!), cream soda (meh, not so healthy) and coke slurpees (bad!)
- loves watching Pokemon
- can now call up Pokemon episodes on our PVR
- loves to rewind things on the PVR - I swear, if we watch America's Funniest Videos, he will rewind a funny clip 10 times
- he will laugh every single time
- reads like crazy - anything, anywhere
- still likes to give hugs
- loves playing the Wii - specifically Super Mario Galaxy 2, as Gord's "co-star"
- also likes Lego Batman
- kicks butt at "Guess Who"
- has been using his manners so well lately
- loves to boss his little sister around
- can swim like nobody's business
- can ride his two-wheeler really well
- loves the monkey bars, but has yet to master swinging across them
Ella:
- likes to have her hair put in ponytails or pigtails or braids, but only if she gets a candy
- loves to hit her brother when he bugs her
- spends a lot of time in her room, alone, in a time out for hitting her brother
- loves to eat
- asks for a snack as soon as she's done supper
- asks for another snack when she's done the first snack
- requests a song before bed
- knows her letters and is pretty good at counting to 30, with only a few missed numbers, or switched numbers
- knows some letter sounds
- loves Grandpa's steak, berries of any kind, tomatoes, cheese
- loves to watch Ben & Gord play video games
- can swim without water wings, and loves to swim with a snorkel & goggles
- loves to draw and write words and cut paper to make "flags"
- likes purple
OK, that took me like all afternoon to come up with. Maybe I should post a few pics later??
I don't know that I have a lot to write about today though...hmm, let me start with a run-down of each kid's favorite things:
Ben:
- loves zucchini bread (which reminds me that we should make some more!), Grandpa's steak, water (good!), cream soda (meh, not so healthy) and coke slurpees (bad!)
- loves watching Pokemon
- can now call up Pokemon episodes on our PVR
- loves to rewind things on the PVR - I swear, if we watch America's Funniest Videos, he will rewind a funny clip 10 times
- he will laugh every single time
- reads like crazy - anything, anywhere
- still likes to give hugs
- loves playing the Wii - specifically Super Mario Galaxy 2, as Gord's "co-star"
- also likes Lego Batman
- kicks butt at "Guess Who"
- has been using his manners so well lately
- loves to boss his little sister around
- can swim like nobody's business
- can ride his two-wheeler really well
- loves the monkey bars, but has yet to master swinging across them
Ella:
- likes to have her hair put in ponytails or pigtails or braids, but only if she gets a candy
- loves to hit her brother when he bugs her
- spends a lot of time in her room, alone, in a time out for hitting her brother
- loves to eat
- asks for a snack as soon as she's done supper
- asks for another snack when she's done the first snack
- requests a song before bed
- knows her letters and is pretty good at counting to 30, with only a few missed numbers, or switched numbers
- knows some letter sounds
- loves Grandpa's steak, berries of any kind, tomatoes, cheese
- loves to watch Ben & Gord play video games
- can swim without water wings, and loves to swim with a snorkel & goggles
- loves to draw and write words and cut paper to make "flags"
- likes purple
OK, that took me like all afternoon to come up with. Maybe I should post a few pics later??
Monday, June 28, 2010
The end is near...
Tomorrow, Ben graduates from kindergarten. I can't believe it! This year has gone by so quickly - that is very scary! I don't like thinking about how quickly the next 15 years will go by...
There is a celebration of learning at the school - I plan to take lots of pictures and video, and a box of kleenex! Then we're having a little luncheon afterwards. It will be so cute - Ben keeps telling me that they're going to sing for us. I can't wait!
What else can I say about Ben right now - he is turning into a genuinely funny, sweet kid. His laugh is infectious and he can be so silly that you can't help but laugh along with him.
He is full-out reading now - yesterday we went for breakfast, and I was telling Ella what the options were, and I glanced over at him - to see if he was listening - but he was reading the menu himself. I could see his lips moving as he read through the list of food. I smiled to myself, but was also caught off-guard. He put the menu down and announced, "I'm going to have french toast. And a side order of bacon!"
Ben's current obsession is Pokemon. And holy mackerel, is it an obsession! I swear, it's all he thinks about. We constantly hear, "Did you know that such-and-such is the last evolve of so-and-so?" "Mommy, do you remember the differences between a male and female zubat?" Etc. etc. etc.
He played baseball this spring, and we think he really enjoyed it. He definitely improved from the beginning of the season, both in skill and in ability to focus on the game! In some ways, baseball was a good choice for him - less running around (like in soccer) but then again, he tended to goof around in the field as he waited for the batter to hit the ball. Ah well, he had a great time and learned a new sport!
I will post some pictures - of graduation and everything else that's been going on - tomorrow!
There is a celebration of learning at the school - I plan to take lots of pictures and video, and a box of kleenex! Then we're having a little luncheon afterwards. It will be so cute - Ben keeps telling me that they're going to sing for us. I can't wait!
What else can I say about Ben right now - he is turning into a genuinely funny, sweet kid. His laugh is infectious and he can be so silly that you can't help but laugh along with him.
He is full-out reading now - yesterday we went for breakfast, and I was telling Ella what the options were, and I glanced over at him - to see if he was listening - but he was reading the menu himself. I could see his lips moving as he read through the list of food. I smiled to myself, but was also caught off-guard. He put the menu down and announced, "I'm going to have french toast. And a side order of bacon!"
Ben's current obsession is Pokemon. And holy mackerel, is it an obsession! I swear, it's all he thinks about. We constantly hear, "Did you know that such-and-such is the last evolve of so-and-so?" "Mommy, do you remember the differences between a male and female zubat?" Etc. etc. etc.
He played baseball this spring, and we think he really enjoyed it. He definitely improved from the beginning of the season, both in skill and in ability to focus on the game! In some ways, baseball was a good choice for him - less running around (like in soccer) but then again, he tended to goof around in the field as he waited for the batter to hit the ball. Ah well, he had a great time and learned a new sport!
I will post some pictures - of graduation and everything else that's been going on - tomorrow!
Ella, the horse whisperer
The preamble: One of Ella's favorite things to do right now is play with her horse - actually, it's a unicorn. Ben picked out a purple unicorn as her present from him last Christmas - the unicorn has been named Shiny. She loves to run around the house on the unicorn, wearing her sheriff hat (from Grandma Joan & Grandpa Bill). She whinnies and squeals like a horse; it's very loud and shrill at times! Ben also has a horse (handmade by Grandma Joan!) and Ella carries it around the house too.
I walked into Ben's room last night to put some laundry away, and there, all tucked in snugly under the covers, was Ben's horse. Ella followed me in to his room, and I looked at her and said, "Did you tuck the horsey into bed?" "Yup! Ssshh, he's sleeping!"
Silly girl.
I walked into Ben's room last night to put some laundry away, and there, all tucked in snugly under the covers, was Ben's horse. Ella followed me in to his room, and I looked at her and said, "Did you tuck the horsey into bed?" "Yup! Ssshh, he's sleeping!"
Silly girl.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The girl has no imagination!
I have to make a note of something Ella said this morning, so I'm writing it here...
She was busy combing her mini-Barbie's hair, and I said, "Oh Ella, my hair looks so nice!" (obviously I was pretending to be the Barbie). Ella then says, "Mommy, she can't talk, she doesn't have a button!"
She was busy combing her mini-Barbie's hair, and I said, "Oh Ella, my hair looks so nice!" (obviously I was pretending to be the Barbie). Ella then says, "Mommy, she can't talk, she doesn't have a button!"
Sunday, April 04, 2010
We are HOME!
And I, for one, wish I wasn't! The kids and I were just looking at the pictures and videos we took, and they agreed with me, that they wanted to go back already! Not even home 24 hours...
We had to cut our trip a bit short, which was such a downer. We were supposed to leave Saturday night, with the plane leaving Cancun at 11:20pm, and flying through the night. But Skyservice, the airline we went down with and were supposed to come home with, went into receivership during the week. So Signature arranged for Sunwing to bring us home, but they had to combine a couple of flights onto one huge plane (an older DC10 - the biggest plane the kids, and we, have ever been on!) and that flight was leaving around lunchtime. So we technically lost all of Saturday - we had been talking about it all week. But at least we got home in time for Gord to go back to work tomorrow...not good if teachers don't show up!
All in all, the trip was fantastic. The kids loved the beach, and played, literally for hours, in the sand. Ella, with all her fear of swimming in the ocean (because of sharks, she would say), ended up being completely fearless. It took about 0.8 seconds for her to get over her doubts! She actually would follow Gord out, full of courage and bravado, get knocked over by a wave and get right back up and keep on going! Ben loved playing in the waves, but he also loved swimming in the pool with his goggles and flippers. Each day, we would do the beach or the pool in the morning, and do the other one in the afternoon. After a siesta, of course! We were so tuckered out every day, the whole family took a nap!
And down, the pictures!
Ella and Ben on shore, with Daddy looking on:
Ben getting wet:
Lizard alert!
Cuddling on the lounge chairs:
Looking down the beach:
Filling the buckets:
Cervezas!
A picture taken by Ben, entitled: "Buckets on a Beach"
Mommy actually IN the ocean!
Family pic!
Ella's favorite beverage - strawberry margarita (virgin, of course)! She would actually order them herself!
Mom and son photo op:
Ella in her goggles:
Ben loved the wet sand:
More fun in the sand:
Wading in the waves:
We had to cut our trip a bit short, which was such a downer. We were supposed to leave Saturday night, with the plane leaving Cancun at 11:20pm, and flying through the night. But Skyservice, the airline we went down with and were supposed to come home with, went into receivership during the week. So Signature arranged for Sunwing to bring us home, but they had to combine a couple of flights onto one huge plane (an older DC10 - the biggest plane the kids, and we, have ever been on!) and that flight was leaving around lunchtime. So we technically lost all of Saturday - we had been talking about it all week. But at least we got home in time for Gord to go back to work tomorrow...not good if teachers don't show up!
All in all, the trip was fantastic. The kids loved the beach, and played, literally for hours, in the sand. Ella, with all her fear of swimming in the ocean (because of sharks, she would say), ended up being completely fearless. It took about 0.8 seconds for her to get over her doubts! She actually would follow Gord out, full of courage and bravado, get knocked over by a wave and get right back up and keep on going! Ben loved playing in the waves, but he also loved swimming in the pool with his goggles and flippers. Each day, we would do the beach or the pool in the morning, and do the other one in the afternoon. After a siesta, of course! We were so tuckered out every day, the whole family took a nap!
And down, the pictures!
Ella and Ben on shore, with Daddy looking on:
Ben getting wet:
Lizard alert!
Cuddling on the lounge chairs:
Looking down the beach:
Filling the buckets:
Cervezas!
A picture taken by Ben, entitled: "Buckets on a Beach"
Mommy actually IN the ocean!
Family pic!
Ella's favorite beverage - strawberry margarita (virgin, of course)! She would actually order them herself!
Mom and son photo op:
Ella in her goggles:
Ben loved the wet sand:
More fun in the sand:
Wading in the waves:
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