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!!!
2016 New Christmas Decorations Marten River Winter Fest (Attended March Break 2016) Guatemala (Jackie brought back from Guatemala) Yoda (When we went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Boxing Day 2015) Darth Vader x 2: (When we went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Boxing Day 2015) Joy: (In honour of us finding Joy in less stuff and more experiences) Marten River … Continue reading New Christmas Decorations 2016
Christmas this year began with the arrival of Blizzard. Blizzard kept us on our toes for the month with lots of pranks. On the first weekend of the month we went to Peterborough to have Christmas Dinner with Uncle Keith & Auntie Linda. While there we went with Shawn, Megan & Violet and took our family Santa Picture at the Peterborough Mall. This was Violet’s first … Continue reading Christmas 2016
This year we went to get our Santa Picture when we were in Peterborough visiting Shawn & Megan. It was a special picture because Shawn & Megan brought Violet for her first ever picture with Santa. The kids took a picture with her and then they had their own Santa picture. Violet did not want to take the picture unless her Dad was in the picture with … Continue reading Santa Picture
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)
For New Year’s this year, I arranged a sleepover for the kids to have with their good friends William & Ava. Abby went to Ava’s house & William came to our house for the evening. The boys played video games and ate chips & candy all the way till midnight. We even took an intermission due to stomach pains that Aiden had got from eating … Continue reading New Year’s Eve 2016
Blizzard joined us for an eventful December this year. Some of the highlights included a rivalry between Blizzard and a Storm Trooper, Blizzard getting his flu shot the same night the kids got there flu shot, gift wrapping the toilet, getting Santa’s autograph and Blizzard drawing moustaches on the kids faces while they slept. He arrived by bringing them each a lego advent calendar…. … Continue reading Blizzard 2016
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)
One night in early December, I went into the kids room to shut off their lights at bedtime and found that they had both fallen asleep while reading their books glasses and all. I captured this quick picture before I tucked them in to bed. fjasklfjds Continue reading Kids Falling Asleep Reading (Dec 2016)
The Cain Family 