This year for Christmas, we started some new traditions. We decided to have Grandma over for Christmas morning since she had never been at our house in the morning when the kids opened their presents. Another new tradition was that we hosted the family dinner. In attendance at the dinner was Uncle Shawn & Auntie Megan with Violet & Oscar, Grandma and Grandpa, Mama & … Continue reading Christmas 2017
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
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
Every year in our family, we purchase Christmas decorations that represent special moments in our family. It is a tradition that Melissa and I began the year that we were married in 2004 and has continued to this day. Here are a collection of pictures of the decorations (with a few that pre-date 2004). Continue reading Christmas Decoration Tradition
Santa Picture We got our Christmas season off to a great start this year by visiting Santa at the Mall. This year we all got to go as a family and take a family picture. Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve, Melissa came home in the morning from a night shift and we got ready (packed & dropped off Dogs at Kennel) and travelled to Peterborough … Continue reading Christmas 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)
Santa Picture We started of the Christmas season this year with a trip to the Erin Mills mall to visit Santa. At that visit Aiden asked Santa about how Blizzard the house elf has been doing in the North Pole. Santa didn’t miss a beat and told him that he was excited to come and see us this Christmas season!!! Blizzard Blizzard arrived on Dec … Continue reading Christmas 2014
Our Christmas season started this year with the kids getting their message from Santa in the North Pole. Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve we built a gingerbread house, which is a tradition we started with Aaron and Chantale’s kids over a decade ago and carried on with Abby and Aiden. As always the kids had fun not only decorating the house, but also “sneaking” some … Continue reading Christmas 2013
At bedtime tonight Abby told me to stay in my room & “if I heard any noises I should ignore them. So I went to bed & I heard her & Aiden sneaking up & downstairs. Then they went to bed after about 5 min. I came downstairs & I found the gifts under the tree. After the week I had had at work, it … Continue reading Christmas Gifts from kids
We had a fantastic Christmas this year and the biggest reason for that…no one got sick. As seen in earlier posts, the lead up to Christmas was quite exciting for the kids thanks in large part to Blizzard the elf. Every time the kids left the house and came home, that crazy Blizzard had gotten into some other kind of mischief. Christmas Eve On Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Holidays 2012
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