Abby lost her first tooth tonight. It had been loose for a couple of weeks but finally fell out tonight just before bed when she was getting a drink of water. She was really excited to get the tooth under the bed so that the tooth fairy could bring her a “toy” or “coin.” Continue reading Abby lost her first tooth
We had a lovely visit from Aunt Cathy and our cousin Jenny from July 11-16th. Jenny caught the midnight bus in from New Liskeard and Cathy flew in from Shannon. It was a great visit: Wednesday Melissa & Abby went into Toronto to meet Cathy & Jenny when they arrived. After they met them they caught the TTC and met Stephen for lunch in Little … Continue reading Visit from Cathy & Jenny
I would like to welcome my new nephew Macklan Pierce Allison into the world. He arrived on Tuesday July 10th and weighed in at a whopping 9lbs 15oz. Melissa and I are really about becoming an aunt & uncle and Abby & Aiden are really excited about their new baby cousin. I’m pretty sure that Peter & Julie are excited about being parents as well … Continue reading Welcome to the world Macklan
Abby’s kindergarten graduation took place on Friday June 22 at 10:30 in the morning. I went to work in the morning and then drove back from work to attend. Just as I was leaving work, I got a frantic text from Melissa telling me that she couldn’t find her keys and that she needed me to come to the house to pick her up. When … Continue reading Abby’s Kindergarten Graduation
It took that kids less than 48 hours to make me look forward to getting back to work. Let’s take a look at my first weekend of summer holidays. Saturday 1. Started potty training Aiden today. He seemed excited, but did poop his pants a mere 5 minutes after getting his underwear on. The rest of the day went Okay with a few more accidents. … Continue reading I’m ready to get back to work
On May 7th, we went for dinner at Steven & Karen’s so that we could see Auntie Joyce while she was in town. Karen cooked delicious Veal Chops while Oren & Joyce played with the kids. It was a lovely visit. Continue reading Dinner @ the Watsons
The last 2 weekends in a row, the kids have been acting very grown up in certain situations. Last weekend, the kids completely shredded my newspaper with their scissors and then were having a paper fight in the kitchen, which was fun. However, they had more fun cleaning up after as you can see by the pictures. The both of them took turns sweeping and … Continue reading Our “Grown Up” Kids
Melissa the kids an myself had some fun last weekend creating some interesting creations with some Play-Doh. As you will see I am the far superior play-doh creator in the family 😉 Continue reading Creating with Play-Doh
Abby & Aiden sat down to watch Bed Knobs & Broomsticks a couple days ago for the “second” time. We tried to show it to Abby a year ago and she was not interested in the movie at all. This time around she just loved it, especially the soccer game scene and the final scene when the uniforms were marching on their own. Aiden is … Continue reading Abby & Aiden watched Bedknobs & Broomsticks
Abby went to her very first play on Thursday January 26th. We were a little concerned because the show started so late (8:00pm). We thought that Abby might not be able to stay awake throughout the entire show. Abby however, stayed on the edge of her seat throughout the entire show. When she got home a little after 11 she was wired and was talking … Continue reading Abby 1st Play: Sleeping Beauty
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