For the second year in a row, the Blue Jays made it to the ALCS, this year against Cleveland. They went down 3-0 against them, but came back to win Gm 4, 5-1. For Game 5, Rob got tickets for the game and we both went. Unfortunately they lost 3-0. However it was incredible to be in the Rogers Centre with 50,000 screaming fans. Continue reading Toronto Blue Jays ALCS (Oct 19)
As we do for most Thanksgivings, we went to Douro & Lakefield to visit both grandparents. October 8th We spent the day in Lakefield visiting with Mom & Dad Miller. We all went for a walk to Ridpath PS and played in the park. While there the kids met some kids from the neighbourhood and played We then went to Mom & Dad Miller’s and … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2016
This September, Melissa travelled to Montreal to visit with Shauna for the weekend. They explored Old Montreal all weekend including a Spa afternoon on a ship that was converted into a spa in the in the harbour. The weekend culminated in Melissa and Shauna getting matching tattoos of Lily Pads like the ones that float in Marten River. Continue reading Trip to Montreal (Sept 16, 2016)
Legends of Horror The title of this post is kind of a misnomer since my 12 years with Melissa has been anything but a Legend of Horror!! In fact, my 12 years with Melissa has been transformative in every way. This may not sound like a romantic way to describe our marriage, but I am sticking with it. With the support of Melissa, I have … Continue reading 12th Anniversary: Oct 2016
Before returning home after our time in North Bay the kids and I drove to Bethany to celebrate Eva’s first birthday. Eva turned 1 on Aug 7, but the party was held the following Saturday. Melissa was unable to attend because she had purchased tickets to the Vegan Food Festival months earlier. It was a great birthday party with lots of laughs. One last note, … Continue reading Eva’s 1st birthday party
This year, Philip & Stephanie got married on Friday Aug 6, 2016 in front of family and friends at his grandparents (Uncle Al & Auntie Joyce’s). We arrived in North Bay on Thursday evening before the wedding and stayed at Aaron & Chantale’s Thursday and Friday to help out as needed for the wedding. On Friday, we spent some time in Marten River helping to … Continue reading Philip & Stephanie’s Wedding_Aug 6, 2016
We went to Marten River this year to celebrate the marriage of Philip & Stephanie. After the wedding Melissa, the kids & I spent the week in Marten River with Shauna who was also on vacation. We spent the week visiting and hanging out together and below are the pics. Some of the highlights include Aiden catching a huge pike using gum as bait, tubing … Continue reading Marten River Vacation_Aug 5-12
This was the first Father’s Day Weekend in the past few years where Melissa was not working. It was also the same weekend as Stephanie’s wedding shower. So, what Melissa did was to book us in at the Holiday Inn in North Bay for the Friday & Saturday Night so that we could have a little family getaway. Friday Night We left Mississauga right after work … Continue reading Father’s Day Weekend 2016
The Allison’s minus Peter came to visit in early June. Julie had a baby shower to attend in Niagara Falls that weekend so they used our house as a home base & we were glad they did. They arrived on Friday afternoon and visited with us that night. On Saturday, Julie took Eva and Abby to the baby shower, while Macklan, Aiden and Peter … Continue reading Visit from the Allison’s (June 4-5 2016)
For Valentine’s Day this year, Melissa bought me tickets to go and watch a documentary and the Bloor Street Hot Docs Cinema with her. The filmmakers were attending the documentary with a Q & A session scheduled for after. Before the documentary we went found a nice Vegan restaurant on Bloor St, East of Spading. We then went to the documentary. After watching the documentary … Continue reading Minimalism Documentary (June 1)
The Cain Family 