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
On November 23rd, I travelled to Douro for the day to attend the funeral of Maurice Hickey who was the father of a childhood friend, a dear friend of Dad’s and Rob’s Godfather. I will miss seeing Maurice swing around to visit Dad on his way into or back home from somewhere, and usually still wearing his rubber boots. In the afternoon before I went … Continue reading Maurice’s Funeral (Babysitting Eva)
The Jays made an incredible run into the playoffs this year finishing 2nd overall behind the Kansas City Royals. Their playoffs did not start great losing 2 in a row to Texas. However they stormed back winning the next 3 including an incredible Game 5, which will go down in history as one of the great playoff games. It was so incredible that it got … Continue reading Jays Playoff Run (Oct 2015)
In mid November, Julie brought Mom and Dad to our house for a visit. They were here to celebrate my birthday as well as have a nice family visit. They came up on Sunday in the late morning and visited until early evening. In the early evening they headed to their hotel so that Macklan could get a chance to swim in the pool. The … Continue reading Visit from Julie, Macklan, Eva, Mom & Dad (Nov 2015)
The week after Thanksgiving, I received a call from Melissa at work. She asked if I had time to talk and at that moment I did not unless it was an emergency. She told me that it was not, but instead it was good news and she would tell me when I got home. When I got home, Melissa sat me down and said remember … Continue reading Welcome Lindy!!!
For this year’s Woman’s Day on the Range, Melissa and Megan both went to Auntie Linda’s for a great day of target shooting. Abby spent the day with Shawn & Aiden and I came at the end of the day after our hockey game. Here are some pics from the day: Continue reading Women’s Day on the Range 2015
On Thanksgiving this year, Jason flew up for a visit. This was the first time that he got to meet Eva. He flew in mid week and left on Thanksgiving Monday. We did not come home until Friday evening and spent the weekend at Shawn & Megan’s. We had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday evening put on by Shawn and Megan’s. On Sunday, we … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2015 (Visit from Jason)
On Aug 19, we got to meet Evangeline Noelle Allison for the first time. Abby and Aiden absolutely loved her and were fighting with other to hold here the most. Melissa and I even got a chance to hold her for a little bit. When I changed Eva for the first time, she was nice enough to poop and pee on me!!! Continue reading Meeting Evangeline
While we were at our Christmas in August event in Marten River, Julie gave birth to our beautiful niece Evangeline (Eva) Allison. Below is the notice we received from Peter with the first pics. Good morning Macklan is excited to have a new baby sister. Evangeline was born yesterday at 5:24pm. She surprised us by wanting to enter the world feet first so we had a … Continue reading Evangeline Noelle Allison (Aug 7, 2015)
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)
The Cain Family 