When entering our new town, the sign said Keene, Home of the Pumpkin Festival. So, obviously, we had to check out the the Pumpkin Festival. We were joined at the Pumpkin Festival by Auntie Julie, Macklan and Eva. We all walked down to the festival and caught the tail end of the car show. There were not as many cars because it had rained for … Continue reading Keene Pumpkin Fest: Oct 2017
Abby and Aiden started their new school year at a new school and a new house and in a new town. They were happy and brave as they walked to school together!!! Continue reading Frist Day of School 2017 (Gr. 4 & 6)
We started our annual Christmas in August trip packing the van using all of our Tetris skills with Marley & Lindy as our centerpiece. Steven was nice enough to drive from Toronto to pick up Bruce & Jackie and bring them in his car. This year’s theme was a baby shower, since baby Shelby was due shortly. On the Saturday afternoon we had a shower … Continue reading Christmas in August 2017
In October of this year, Abby & Aiden both made the school X-Country team and competed at the school meet that is held at Nicholls Oval Park in Peterborough. The two of them spent the weeks leading up to the meet practicing at recess by running a X-Country root that took them right by our house. On a couple of occasions, Aiden snuck up the … Continue reading Abby & Aiden X-Country: Oct 4, 2017
For Melissa’s birthday, I got her tickets to see The Minimalists in Toronto in August. After finishing work that day, Melissa met me at work and we headed to Toronto to see the show. When we went to Toronto, we had the tickets that had the original location for the show and when we went there, there was no one there. So after checking Facebook, we … Continue reading The Minimalists: Aug 2017
Abby turned 11 a day after we moved back to Keene. She celebrated the day by going out with her Auntie Megan for a girls day and getting her nails done. At the end of the day, we went to Popo Sandra and Gonggong Ted’s for a birthday dinner and cake. Continue reading Abby’s 11th Birthday: 2017
Well as you know, Halloween is Melissa’s favourite time of year, and this year she had an even bigger canvas to decorate for the holiday. She turned our front entrance into a skeleton hangout with a few cobwebs 🙂 Our side yard became a cemetery with a few limbs hanging around that still needed to be buried. Unfortunately, a few days before Halloween, we had a … Continue reading Halloween 2017
For my birthday this year, I went over to Mom & Dad’ in the afternoon. Julie, Macklan and Eva were there and we all visited and had cake together. In the evening, we went home and I got to enjoy another cake with Abby, Aiden and Melissa. It was a great day!!! Continue reading Peter’s Birthday: Nov 11
For Mother’s Day last year, Melissa & I purchased tickets to a Liftlock Cruise in the summer. In July, we came down for the weekend and took both the Mom’s out for and afternoon Liftlock Cruise. The weather was wonderful and we learned a lot about the Trent Canal that we did not know before thanks to our knowledgeable tour guide. After or before the … Continue reading Liftlock Cruise with Moms: July 2017
On Oct 1, we celebrated the 40th wedding anniversary of Melissa’s parents, Bruce & Jackie Miller by hosting a small party at our house in Keene. The party was organized by Melissa and Megan with Shawn & I just along for the ride. Interesting Story: On the Tuesday or Wednesday before the big event, Jackie fell off the coffee table at her house in the … Continue reading Bruce & Jackie 40th Anniversary: Oct 2017
The Cain Family 