People often ask us whether the girls are very different. My typical response is that the are very similar in a lot of ways, but that they do have there own unique personalities. The are similar in that they like the same things, and act very much alike. However, personality-wise, they are quite different. And nothing illustrates this difference more than their reactions to the snow we had last night. When I was driving home with them and pointed out that it was snowing, they both were very excited. A (or as she likes to call herself these days "super martian robot girl" - I have no idea where that comes from!), immediately said "I'm going to make a snowman". E, on the other hand, said "I hope we don't get stuck."
K..
Friday, November 06, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Happy Hallowe'en
I forgot to take a picture of the kids on their way out of the house, but I made them put their costumes back on later in the evening (when all they wanted to be doing was eating their candy) so I could get a picture...
We also tried to carve the pumpkins we picked up last weekend. Turns out no one in this household has any talent whatsoever when it comes to pumpkin carving. These were the kids' pumpkins...
B's is on the left, E's is in the middle, and A's is on the right. B didn't actually draw a face, so DoT improvised for his. E and A both drew the eyes and noses, but had just a line for the mouths, so again we had to improvise a bit. (And the eyes and noses are bigger than they were drawn. If we wanted any candle light to come through we needed to make them a bit bigger.)
This was the pumpkin made by the babysitter (with the kids) on Friday night. She has more talent than all of us put together...
Hope you all had a fun Hallowe'en night, and got lots of goodies!
We also tried to carve the pumpkins we picked up last weekend. Turns out no one in this household has any talent whatsoever when it comes to pumpkin carving. These were the kids' pumpkins...
B's is on the left, E's is in the middle, and A's is on the right. B didn't actually draw a face, so DoT improvised for his. E and A both drew the eyes and noses, but had just a line for the mouths, so again we had to improvise a bit. (And the eyes and noses are bigger than they were drawn. If we wanted any candle light to come through we needed to make them a bit bigger.)
This was the pumpkin made by the babysitter (with the kids) on Friday night. She has more talent than all of us put together...
Hope you all had a fun Hallowe'en night, and got lots of goodies!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Livin' the good life
Hi again all,
Well, we've been so busy lately we haven't had a chance to update this blog. So we have lots to tell you. And lots of pictures to go with it.
Firstly, the big news around here is that we are now able to eat tomatoes. You have no idea how happy we all are about that. All of the kids are pasta lovers, and it's tough to make any kind of pasta (or pizza for that matter) without tomato sauce, particularly since we're still off dairy so that takes out all the cream sauces. We've been making due with butter, or oil and garlic, but we're all thrilled to be able to get back to tomato sauces.
To celebrate, one of the first nights after we introduced tomatoes back into our diets we made our own pizzas. It was really fun watching them make their own pizzas. Their personalities came shining through... E was very methodical about it, carefully spreading out the ingredients to have an equal distance between each piece. A on the other hand was much more a grab-and-scatter kind of gal. B wasn't quite sure what to make of it. And all three of them ate many of the ingredients off their pizzas before the pizzas ever made it into the oven. I guess they were hungry.
This past weekend we made our annual trek to the Proulx Family Farm to pick out our pumpkins. (Incidentally, we need to find a new pumpkin farm... Proulx is just getting too expensive.) The kids had great fun picking a pumpkin. There was only one rule... whatever pumpkin they picked they had to be able to carry themselves. As you can see from the pictures, they had a great time running through the fields looking for the perfect pumpkin.
In the end these were their choices..
They all ended up picking fairly small pumpkins, but they still had fun climbing around in the bigger ones...
Of course you can't visit the Proulx farm without also participating in the other activities at the farm...
And, of course, we took our pictures next to the "How Tall This Fall?" sign, as we have every year.
(They haven't really shot up since last year, have they?)
Okay, I've now spent most of the day trying to also upload a short video for you, but blogger doesn't seem to want to let me do it. So I'll end here. If I'm able, I'll add the video in the coming days.
Have a happy Hallowe'en everyone!
Well, we've been so busy lately we haven't had a chance to update this blog. So we have lots to tell you. And lots of pictures to go with it.
Firstly, the big news around here is that we are now able to eat tomatoes. You have no idea how happy we all are about that. All of the kids are pasta lovers, and it's tough to make any kind of pasta (or pizza for that matter) without tomato sauce, particularly since we're still off dairy so that takes out all the cream sauces. We've been making due with butter, or oil and garlic, but we're all thrilled to be able to get back to tomato sauces.
To celebrate, one of the first nights after we introduced tomatoes back into our diets we made our own pizzas. It was really fun watching them make their own pizzas. Their personalities came shining through... E was very methodical about it, carefully spreading out the ingredients to have an equal distance between each piece. A on the other hand was much more a grab-and-scatter kind of gal. B wasn't quite sure what to make of it. And all three of them ate many of the ingredients off their pizzas before the pizzas ever made it into the oven. I guess they were hungry.
This past weekend we made our annual trek to the Proulx Family Farm to pick out our pumpkins. (Incidentally, we need to find a new pumpkin farm... Proulx is just getting too expensive.) The kids had great fun picking a pumpkin. There was only one rule... whatever pumpkin they picked they had to be able to carry themselves. As you can see from the pictures, they had a great time running through the fields looking for the perfect pumpkin.
In the end these were their choices..
They all ended up picking fairly small pumpkins, but they still had fun climbing around in the bigger ones...
Of course you can't visit the Proulx farm without also participating in the other activities at the farm...
And, of course, we took our pictures next to the "How Tall This Fall?" sign, as we have every year.
(They haven't really shot up since last year, have they?)
Okay, I've now spent most of the day trying to also upload a short video for you, but blogger doesn't seem to want to let me do it. So I'll end here. If I'm able, I'll add the video in the coming days.
Have a happy Hallowe'en everyone!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Thanksgiving Update
Greetings DoT here - I couldn't miss out on a rare chance to write something in English (I am entering my 7th month of full-time French training -I will need English training when I am done). This past weekend we travelled to visit Grandma and Grandpa G. It was a busy weekend as you can see below. We had a family Thanksgiving get-together/karaoke party (see photos below).
We also went to see each of our nephews play hockey. The girls found the arena too loud and held their hands over their ears for most of the two games. This despite the fact that they scream like banshees at our house and don't even seem aware that they are doing it. In spite of the noise, they were always excited to see cousin M or J on the ice and A screamed their names when they played a shift. E also told me she wants to be a referee (they watch games with me on tv now, just to see how many referees they can spot - I think they are fascinated by the man in black and white giving "time-outs" to adults for being naughty). I'm not sure how she thinks she can signal the penalties (time-outs) with her hands over her ears, but I'm sure she'll figure something out.
On the way back to Grandma's from one of the games, I managed to run over a speed bump a little too quickly. Mom and E thought this was funny and laughed. This was, however, quickly followed by a grouchy comment from the backseat "Super A is not laffin'!" Apparently superheroes who need to get around in minivans have high expectations of their drivers...
We survived the trip back home (even though Mr. B was a tad edgy from having missed 4 naps this past weekend and didn't want anyone else singing or talking along with Dora in the van).
Last night we had a cake for me (I turned the big 4-0 yesterday). The girls sang Happy Birthday but E then informed me with a pout that she would blow out the candles (we ended up sharing that responsibility).
You'll see below some heartwarming pics of the girls feeding their younger brother - until you realize they are doing it to get rid of the food in their bowls (not big breakfast eaters). If you can't have a dog, you need a younger brother.
Finally tonight the kids were playing at McDonald's Playland and we sat back and watched as the girls helped pull B up each level and then we saw A guiding B onto the big slide so that they could come down together (screaming and laughing) - there may be hope for my kids yet. All in all, a good week with plenty to be thankful for.
Pics below:
We also went to see each of our nephews play hockey. The girls found the arena too loud and held their hands over their ears for most of the two games. This despite the fact that they scream like banshees at our house and don't even seem aware that they are doing it. In spite of the noise, they were always excited to see cousin M or J on the ice and A screamed their names when they played a shift. E also told me she wants to be a referee (they watch games with me on tv now, just to see how many referees they can spot - I think they are fascinated by the man in black and white giving "time-outs" to adults for being naughty). I'm not sure how she thinks she can signal the penalties (time-outs) with her hands over her ears, but I'm sure she'll figure something out.
On the way back to Grandma's from one of the games, I managed to run over a speed bump a little too quickly. Mom and E thought this was funny and laughed. This was, however, quickly followed by a grouchy comment from the backseat "Super A is not laffin'!" Apparently superheroes who need to get around in minivans have high expectations of their drivers...
We survived the trip back home (even though Mr. B was a tad edgy from having missed 4 naps this past weekend and didn't want anyone else singing or talking along with Dora in the van).
Last night we had a cake for me (I turned the big 4-0 yesterday). The girls sang Happy Birthday but E then informed me with a pout that she would blow out the candles (we ended up sharing that responsibility).
You'll see below some heartwarming pics of the girls feeding their younger brother - until you realize they are doing it to get rid of the food in their bowls (not big breakfast eaters). If you can't have a dog, you need a younger brother.
Finally tonight the kids were playing at McDonald's Playland and we sat back and watched as the girls helped pull B up each level and then we saw A guiding B onto the big slide so that they could come down together (screaming and laughing) - there may be hope for my kids yet. All in all, a good week with plenty to be thankful for.
Pics below:
Thursday, October 08, 2009
23 days 'til Hallowe'en
We're starting to get excited about Hallowe'en...
K... (who is really looking forward to the girls going back to daycare next week)
K... (who is really looking forward to the girls going back to daycare next week)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
School Hat Day
Today is Hat Day at the girls' school (otherwise known as "Spirit Day"). So, here is our morning photo. Not to be outdone by his sisters, B got into the action too...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Not much new happening
Well, we're in our second full week of school for the girls this week, and B has gotten over the injustice of the fact that he's not allowed to go on the bus in the mornings. I know that given half a chance he'd be on the bus before I could stop him, but we hold onto him pretty tightly when the bus pulls up, and for the most part he accepts it.
So far school seems to be going pretty well, although it's hard to say really since the girls are pretty tight-lipped about it. But we've received a couple of emails from the teacher (sent out to all the parents) and it sounds like things are going fairly well.
In other big news, we are in the midst of having hardwood floors installed on our main floor. It should be done tomorrow, and I'll try to take a picture then and post it. (No pictures today because our camera is buried somewhere on the island, underneath everything I took out of the cabinets, to keep things from getting broken when the floor guys are moving furniture all around.)
Finally, I once again have all three kids home with me. Our caregiver went into the hospital today and it is very unlikely that she'll be able to take the kids again until next week.
That's it for now. Have a good week everyone.
K...
*** Edited to add: If anyone is interested in purchasing an Entertainment Book, let me know. The girls are selling them for a school fundraiser. (If you don't know what an Entertainment Book is, then you're probably from a location that doesn't have them. So, don't worry about it. That means you, mom.)
So far school seems to be going pretty well, although it's hard to say really since the girls are pretty tight-lipped about it. But we've received a couple of emails from the teacher (sent out to all the parents) and it sounds like things are going fairly well.
In other big news, we are in the midst of having hardwood floors installed on our main floor. It should be done tomorrow, and I'll try to take a picture then and post it. (No pictures today because our camera is buried somewhere on the island, underneath everything I took out of the cabinets, to keep things from getting broken when the floor guys are moving furniture all around.)
Finally, I once again have all three kids home with me. Our caregiver went into the hospital today and it is very unlikely that she'll be able to take the kids again until next week.
That's it for now. Have a good week everyone.
K...
*** Edited to add: If anyone is interested in purchasing an Entertainment Book, let me know. The girls are selling them for a school fundraiser. (If you don't know what an Entertainment Book is, then you're probably from a location that doesn't have them. So, don't worry about it. That means you, mom.)
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