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Merry Christmas from the Girls!

This was the very first year that both girls wanted to see Santa and both actually ran to him as soon as they saw him at the mall. In fact, our Big Girl drew Santa a picture and very proudly presented it to him before proclaiming "Santa I want toys!"

Winter Wonderland!

When my sisters, niece and nephew arrived last Thursday afternoon all we had was a light sprinkling of snow that had only fallen that same morning. That was the first snow of the year.

Sunday morning it started to snow again. We drove the gang back to the airport shortly before noon on Sunday and on the way there we hit 'white-out' conditions on the 'four-oh-one'.

Monday, December 6, 2010 - All schools (Catholic & Public) C-L-O-S-E-D

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - All schools (Catholic & Public) C-L-O-S-E-D

Apparantly this area has received 100 cm (1 metre) of snow since Sunday. This breaks the snowfall records from 1977! We have already surpassed the total amount of snow we had for all of last year! We are supposed to receive another 20-30 centimetres of snow by tomorrow!

Our Little Girl told us she wanted to make snow angels in our backyard this morning. We replied that there was way too much snow and we might loose her. Her very quick answer...

"That's OK, you can find me in the springtime!"

What a weekend! We miss them already!

How fortunate we are to live in a time when living 2000 kilometres apart means that we actually get to see each other from time to time. How very fortunate we are for family who will travel via plane those very same 2000 kilometres to spend a weekend with us!

We had an amazing weekend with both of my sisters, our nephews and our niece. We had to make sure that we didn't give the baby too many hugs though because as my little girl said "Daddy, we have to be careful because he's only a baby and will fall over!"

Even though it was only a few days ago, we already miss all of them. We do realize that three days with five children, all six and under is probably long enough for them for visiting, let alone their parents.

Here's our niece, who got quite a kick out of crawling up the stairs and then getting an adult to carry her back down again only to turn around and crawl back up! She is quite the character!

Our niece's big brother who loved playing with all kinds of new toys

(even though most were pink)!

He defiinitely loved my girls' 'computer'.

All four 'big' kids loved pretending to have picnics together.



The newest member of our family, our nephew doesn't say a whole lot but he does express himself quite well already. Especially at 2 in the morning-right? Not that I would know that first hand, but his mom sure looked tired every morning!

Our Big girl loved helping her cousin.

These two were best friends all weekend! The three moms and one dad would all say 'No T.V.' so my Little Girl would simply take her cousins hand and tell us they were going to play downstairs. After about ten minutes, the adults would say 'Its awfully quiet down there!', one of us would go down to check and (of course) my Little Girl and her cousin would be sitting on the couch or bed eyes fixed on some cartoon they had on the T.V. down there!

Everybody helped us put up our Christmas tree.

For awhile this was looking like the best picture we would get with all five kids!

A few attempts at getting all the kids in the same picture.

Here the three bigger kids were practicing without the younger ones.

No one smiling, only one looking at the camera.

Two crying, one getting too aggressive with her hugs.

One wonderful smile, one pouting, one slouching, one playing with the remote the oldest looking somewhere other than where she's supposed to.

Again, no one really looking at the camera!

I won't be posting the best picture as Mom is using it on her Christmas letter this year so we will have to wait until then to actually see it.

Thanks for a GREAT visit! We will see you all really soon.

Although, its our turn to make the 2000 km voyage!

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!

This starts with general pictures of the girls showing what they (and their Mom & Dad) have been up to the last little while.

Here they are decorating pumpkins at a local Fall Fair.

They enjoyed a train ride and other rides as well.

If you have been a regular viewer of this blog, you will know that we visit a local farm each fall to pick out our pumpkins for carving, go on a horse carriage ride and walk through a corn maze.

It seems as though our local Canadian Tire gets renovated at least once every two years.

This year Dora decided to make an appearance at the 'Grand' Re-opening.

Editor's note: Due to a conflict with the girls dance class we were late getting in line to actually take a picture of our girls with Dora. Here is a picture of some random local kid running to Dora. I am sure you can imagine one of our girls doing the exact same thing!

Again, a picture of some random local kid- with Jeff Wiggle! I am proud to say that I just may be becoming a Wiggles groupie. This is the thrid time I have seen them live! (With my girls and wife, of course!)

Dance class, the day before Hallowe'en. Here is our oldest Kitty Cat...

...and our Baby Kitty Cat.

More random kids you say? No, I see Spiderman and a Storm Trooper from Star Wars.

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!

What am I most thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

I am most thankful for my two little girls. What an absolute joy it is to come home after a stressful day at the office to hear "Hi Daddy, I Love You!"

On this time of thanksgiving I thought that it would be appropriate for me to share with all of you a bedtime story I (we) read to our daughters almost every night.

Believe it or not, I have actually read this book so many times, that I know it by heart, it is called 'A' Is For Angels, it is published by Precious Moments.

'A' is for angels, watching over you each day.

Always there to guide you in so many special ways.

'B' is for blessings showering down from above.

'C' is for all children. Surrounded by God's love.

'D' is for the sweetest dream all through the starry night.

With angels watching over you until the morning light.

'E' is for each and every day your angel's by your side.

'F' is for your friends. Whom the angels also guide.

'G' is for God's guiding light, like heavens brightest star.

With angels showing you the way, their love is never far.

'H' is for helping hands to pick you up when you fall down.

"I' is for 'I love you. I'm so glad that you're around."

'J' is for journeys to places near and far.

Angels travel with you no mater where you are.

'K' is for kisses and hugs for one and all.

'L' is for the love we share with creatures great and small.

'M' is for making music that's as joyful as can be.

When we all play together, it's in perfect harmony.

'N' is for nighttime, when you climb the stairs so steep.

'O' is for one more story before you go to sleep.

'P' is for your prayers said each and every day.

With angels right beside you, you'll know just what to say.

'Q' is for quiet time up on the hill so high.

'R' is for the rain that sometimes fills the sky.

'S' is for the sunshine that comes after the showers.

Without the sun and rain we wouldn't have the flowers.

'T' is for your teachers, who show us the ABC's.

'U' is for understanding what fun school days can be.

'V' is for angels voices ringing pure and sweet.

Angels sing songs of joy to everyone they meet.

'W' is for the whole world of love that angels bring.

'X' is for sharing extra special favorite things.

'Y' is for the yellow birds up in the sky so blue.

'Z' is for the zillion ways angels watch over you.

Somebody Very Special Turns Six

After waking up to rain outside, we decided to change our plans from going to a local Storybook Gardens to the Children's Museum for our BIG GIRLS Sixth birthday.

She's undecided on two career options...

an Astronaut or...

Travelling Entourage for Ronald Mc D.

(I think she likes her grilled cheese and apples a little too much!)

Our BIG GIRL always enjoys opening presents.
Thanks to everybody!

She loves her new 'TAG Reader' books.

Gramma working on her bowling form!

We even had the unexpected suprise of girfts from our friends & neighbors.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG GIRL - MOMMY & DADDY ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU!

...and yes BABY GIRL- WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU TOO!

(and yes, you have to now wait until Christmas to open more presents!

Only if you're good though, because Santa is watching!)