Catch Up

OK I'm so far behind I'm never going to catch up so I'm going to try to pick a few moments from each month instead.

In October we headed down to the Valley for Thanksgiving. We had dinner with my parents and my sister's family. We went apple picking and pumpkin picking, and for a lovely walk in the research station too. We then had so many apples we ended up having a mini factory to deal with them: pies, dumplings, apple sauce and more. The kids also had their first Canadian Halloween that they remember. They had a great time and ate candy for weeks. We also raked leaves for the first time in three years. I had a lot of help but most of it was destructive rather than constructive. The kids had a blast!

November brought more activities, hockey tournaments, parades and Olivia's birthday. Olivia and I continued playgroup and swimming and I started skating with both girls for the first time. They love it and we go once a week now. Lochlan had a hockey tournament at the Metro centre and it was a fun day for the whole family. We also went to the Bedford Light Up which kicked the Christmas season off. Olivia's birthday was a skating party with my family followed by food and drinks. She had a fabulous time and she was the last one off the ice after an hour and a half!

That brings us to December which has been a swirl of parties, concerts and more. Mark hit the big 35 and we celebrated at his DND Christmas party which happened to be the same night (haven't downloaded any pics yet). We are looking forward to the arrival of Mark's parents next week for Christmas. I am finally done my shopping and only have a few other things to finish getting ready. The kids are uber excited and it should be a wonderful time this year.

Hope all is well you! L