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In our house we do *rap!
And no, I didn’t mean rap. Did I get your attention though? This morning Elspeth came out with a request that went something like this, “Mama, mama…..cra*, cra*!” Well that stopped me in my tracks. No, she was not having a potty emergency. When I didn’t get it, she said in an exasperated tone, “Sparky. [...] Continue reading
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Weekend competition #1: Skating Club Competition
It was a very long yet fun day today spent almost exclusively at the arena due to RHFSC’s club competition. Of course, Katrine wanted to participate in everything and skated in 6 different events for which she had 3 costumes. I think that my favourite was the extreme costume because it was so shiny on [...] Continue reading
Sisters for 6 months tomorrow!!
Never had one growing up but apparently they make good tables. Both seem to be happy though. 6 months!!! Can you believe it? Continue reading
And with that, Chinese New Year draws to a close
We had a wonderful time at the FCC Toronto New Years Banquet tonight. If you have been following us for a while, you know that this is an annual event. Katrine has been checking the calendar regularly for the last two weeks to make sure that we were not going to miss it. It is [...] Continue reading
Some photos for you
Ahh, the quiet.
Love photos of kids with that gap in their teeth. So cute. Not fun? Being the parent who took her to get them pulled. Fingers crossed that the next one just falls out.
Finally, some snow
A coach went fishing for "skater-fish&quo… Continue reading
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! xin nian kuai le
This new year feels especially sweet as it is the first that we have shared as a family of four. We actually started the celebration yesterday at my parents when they gave the girls hong bao. Grandparents know their grandchildren so well. Katrine got her money in toonies while Elspeth got her’s in nickels and [...] Continue reading
Happy Robbie Burns Day!
Actually, it is a bit early as his birthday is not until Wednesday but we celebrated yesterday so I am typing this up tonight. We did our usual thing and drove up to my parents house so that we could all go the party at the Midland Legion. Katrine was so excited about going to [...] Continue reading
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Elspeth hits the ice
We have shared a lot of video of Katrine skating and thought that it was about time for you to see our Elspeth in action. Here she is, making her single blade skating debut…..Little Sister!!
Christmas: Rounds 1 & 2
Happy Santa Day! Have you been good? The girls (aka Katrine worrying for both of them) are keeping their fingers crossed that they made it onto the nice list. We also spent the last two days baking cookies to make sure that we had enough sweet stuff to tempt the big guy. On the plus [...] Continue reading
Three days left
I am going to take a step out of our crazy life and post a pre-Christmas update. Glenn: Glenn has one final day of work and then he is off until the first Monday in January. He has also been busy getting a gift ready for Elspeth. He has built her a really cool, suitably [...] Continue reading