On the night before Eva’s Christening, we went out for dinner with Uncle Keith and Auntie Linda. At the dinner was Melissa, myself, Abby & Aiden along with Shawn & Megan. We went out to eat at Montana’s. This was a dinner that we had planned long before we realized that we would be coming down for Eva’s Christening. It was great catching up with … Continue reading Dinner with Uncle Keith & Auntie Linda
We had our annual Christmas in August/Marten River Family Reunion at Auntie Joyce’s house. The theme this year was Lumberjack. Attendance this year: Us (Melissa, Peter Abby and Aiden) Al and Joyce Shauna and Johanie* (Shauna’s girlfriend) Aaron, Chantale, Stephanie and Lucas. Phillip and Stephanie Luc, Kim and Nick Shawn and Megan Bruce and Jackie Steven, Karen, Oren and Nicholas Gabe and Rachel Wendy Jean* … Continue reading Christmas in August 2015 (Marten River Family Reunion)
Santa Picture We started of the Christmas season this year with a trip to the Erin Mills mall to visit Santa. At that visit Aiden asked Santa about how Blizzard the house elf has been doing in the North Pole. Santa didn’t miss a beat and told him that he was excited to come and see us this Christmas season!!! Blizzard Blizzard arrived on Dec … Continue reading Christmas 2014
Theme this year: Cowboy and Cowgirl. Friday On Friday morning, Melissa picked up her parents and I got our kids ready and we headed up to Marten River in two vehicles. We arrived in Marten River around 3:30 and started putting up all the tents to get ready for our weekend. The kids spent the afternoon playing with the dogs and Uncle Aaron showed them … Continue reading Christmas in August 2014
Our Christmas season started this year with the kids getting their message from Santa in the North Pole. Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve we built a gingerbread house, which is a tradition we started with Aaron and Chantale’s kids over a decade ago and carried on with Abby and Aiden. As always the kids had fun not only decorating the house, but also “sneaking” some … Continue reading Christmas 2013
We welcomed Blizzard back to our house this Christmas and he was quite mischievous this year. Some of the antics he got into included: Redecorating our tree Eating some of our treats Making a mess in the bathroom while shaving Giving us magic beans, having us plant them in sugar, and having Candy Canes the next morning Hanging the candy canes on our chandelier Painting … Continue reading Blizzard 2013
In this year’s Family Christmas mass, Abby’s class performed at the mass singing 2 songs. All of the family attended and Abby sang her little heart out. Continue reading Abby’s Christmas Concert: Dec 10, 2013
The Day Before the Concert The day before the concert he found out that Mama and Papa could not make it because of bad weather. We found out the night before and when we told him, he became inconsolable because Mama and Papa have not missed a single concert of his or Abby’s yet and he didn’t care that it was bad weather. When nothing … Continue reading Aiden’s Christmas Concert: Dec 18, 2013
Earlier in the week We arrived to Marten River on the Sunday before because Grandma Rose was not doing well. The kids got to see Grandma Rose to se her one last time. We then carried onto Marten River where the kids & I remained for the duration of the week while the Melissa, Linda and Joyce stayed with Grandma Rose. So the kids and … Continue reading Christmas in August 2013
At bedtime tonight Abby told me to stay in my room & “if I heard any noises I should ignore them. So I went to bed & I heard her & Aiden sneaking up & downstairs. Then they went to bed after about 5 min. I came downstairs & I found the gifts under the tree. After the week I had had at work, it … Continue reading Christmas Gifts from kids
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