It is impossible to put into words, the joy that was experienced on this day. Now before we got to experience the fullness of our joy, our little Violet started her day by throwing up all over her dress at the house before even getting to the courthouse. When she got rid of her nerves, she brought her charm and took over that whole courthouse … Continue reading Violet Adoption Day_Feb 28, 2017
For Family Day in 2017, we travelled to Marten River for a snowshoeing weekend. Stephen, Jill, Aaron, Chantale, Philip and Stephanie were also there for the weekend. It was a great distraction since for me since I had been working for the last 6 weeks to complete my final aspects of my Principals Qualification program, while at the same time working on my application to … Continue reading Family Day Weekend in Marten River_2017
As mentioned in our Christmas 2016 blog, we received a membership to the AGO from Mom & Dad this year. For our first trip to the AGO we went to see AGO Mystical Landscapes It was a great trip and the kids loved the AGO. Aiden loved being able to listen the narration using the headphones during throughout mystical landscapes. We then went out for … Continue reading AGO: Mystical Landscapes_January 22, 2017
So, I am at work in Jan or Feb 2017 have a very busy day when at 1:15, I am paged overhead to call the office. When I call the office, they tell me that my wife is on the phone. Now, Melissa only calls me through the main office when she really needs to get me because she knows that the office will track me … Continue reading The Day My wife locked herself out of the house!!!
This year for Christmas, Melissa & I got the kids tickets for the Stingray Experience at Ripleys Aquarium. This is where we got a behind the scenes tour of the aquarium followed by a 20 min swim in the tank with the Stingrays. I really do not know how best to describe how amazing this experience was for our family. When in the water, the … Continue reading Stingray Experience (Jan 2017)
On December 21st, 2016, Uncle Jack passed away after falling unconscious earlier in the week. Melissa and Jackie flew to Quebec City to pay their respects and celebrate Uncle Jack’s life. Below is a copy of Facebook post from Uncle Jack’s son-in-law Martin (Holly’s husband) and a copy of Uncle Jack’s Obituary. Martin Brodeur’s Facebook Post I don’t know if anyone else noticed what yesterday … Continue reading Uncle Jack passed away: Dec 21, 2016
On December 3rd this year, the kids, Melissa and I along with Shawn, Megan and Violet had our second annual Christmas dinner with Uncle Keith and Auntie Linda. This year though we added something new. When we scheduled the dinner at the Old Stone, we did not realize that it was also at the same time as Peterborough’s Santa Claus Parade. So, what we did … Continue reading Dinner with Uncle Keith & Auntie Linda (Dec 2016)
At work this year, a student from my class brought in a cake for me to have. All the kidd from my class got together in the staffroom with a friend that they invited and we all shared the cake. For my birthday this year, Melissa planned a surprise for me. After work, I came home and took the kids to Karate, which is something … Continue reading Peter’s 36th Birthday
A couple weeks after Thanksgiving, Jason came to visit for 5 days. We came down to see him on the weekend. On the Saturday morning, we all did some work around the house for Mom & Dad. We cleaned the chimney, trimmed the trees and raked the leaves for them. We then all got ready and headed into Peterborough to surprise Mom for her 75th … Continue reading Visit from Jason & Mom’s 75th Birthday (oct 21-23)
After watching the Minimalism Documentary back in June, we followed up by completing The Minimalists 31 Day Challenge. The concept is simple, the challenge is hard. On the 1st day of the month you throw out or donate 1 item. On the 2nd day you throw out or donate 2 items and so on all the way to 31. By the end of the month, … Continue reading 31-Day Minimalism Challenge (July & Nov 2016)
The Cain Family 