At the end of April, Abby performed in St. James Player’s musical Peter Pan. She had auditioned after watching Mary Poppins in November and made it into the play. She played in the chorus as one of the lost boys named “Nutmeg.” She rehearsed 2-3 times per week from December to the end of April. It was her first time in a musical and she … Continue reading Peter Pan Play: April 26-29, 2018
On the third weekend of September, Abby and Melissa went to Peterborough’s VegFest. They had a great time at the fist ever VegFest taste testing food and enjoying the good weather! Continue reading Peterborough VegFest: Sept 17,2017
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)
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
At the end of November and in mid-January, Mama & Papa gave me their tickets to the Petes game. I took Aiden to the game in November and Abby to the game in January. At the game, I made sure to “as per Mama’s request” get the kids treats at the game. We also got to see the elderly lady who stands up after each … Continue reading Peterborough Petes Game
In June of 2017, when Abby was in Grade 5 she qualified for the regional track & field meet against other schools in her area. She qualified for the 800m race. The nice thing about the race is that it was just down the street from my school, so I was able to attend during my lunch break and watch her race. Melissa was also … Continue reading Abby @ Track & Field: June 2017
In January and March, Aiden and then Abby went for their yellow belt grading. They each passed with flying colours and we were and are really proud of all of their accomplishments! Aiden: January 2017 Abby: March 2017 fsdjaiofjdsoaufosa Continue reading Yellow Belt Grading (Aiden & Abby)
On January 6, 2017, Abby went to the salon with Mom to get her hair cut, but it was not an ordinary hair cut; Abby was there to cut off most of her hair and donate it to Angel Hair for Kids which provides wigs for children who are fighting against cancer. Abby had been growing her hair for about 2 years to get it to … Continue reading Abby’s Haircut
One night in early December, I went into the kids room to shut off their lights at bedtime and found that they had both fallen asleep while reading their books glasses and all. I captured this quick picture before I tucked them in to bed. fjasklfjds Continue reading Kids Falling Asleep Reading (Dec 2016)
Abby wrote a speech this year on First Nations Tattoos. She was inspired to write it about tattoos after we visited the exhibit on the history of Tattoos at the ROM in the summer. Below is a video of Abby rehearsing her speech that she presented to her class. Continue reading Abby’s Speech on First Nations Tattoos
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