Bob the Builder aka. Everett

This morning Everett noticed the railing going into the family room was a little wobbly so he decided that he needed to fix it. Now for those parents out there living in the age of Dora will understand exactly what I mean. Everett including Grace and Avery are under the impression that everything broken in the world can be fixed with sticky tape. So Everett asked for his sticky tape and decided he was going to get the job done.

And of course, safety is always a #1 priority.

Kicking off the Christmas Season

Last night we attended the annual Santa Claus parade and yet again the kids continue to amaze me with their behaviour. We had been talking about the parade and seeing Santa for a couple of days, so they were pretty excited to go. All suited up in our snowsuits we made our way to the downtown core. We found a good spot and squatted with our blanket and snacks. For the entire 2 hours, they sat patiently on the sidewalk with no whining or complaining. Everett didn't speak to anyone for 2 hours with his eyes glued to the next oncoming big rig. Grace was waving to all the floats as they went by saying hello to every reindeer, polar bear and elf she saw. Avery was well, Avery. Talk,talk,talk.

When Grace woke this morning, the first thing she said was she had fun at the parade, and she wanted a dolly from Santa.

What a great way to kick off the Christmas Season.

Happy Halloween!!

This years' Halloween festivities were a complete success. They started trick or treating about 5:45, and didn't stop until 8 pm. We had been practising saying 'trick or treat' for about 3 days, and from the minute I got home from work they wanted to put on their costumes. We quickly wolfed down our pizza dinner, donned our outfits and started our neighborhood canvas for sweets.

Everett went as a dragon, Grace went as a zebra, and Avery went as a ladybug. Everyone got to pick their own costumes, and Avery had been talking about her ladybug costume since we took it out of the basement.

Once we exhausted the resources in our own neighborhood we made our way over to Linda & Walters where the kids discovered a land full of candy. They even helped Linda give out candy. Avery was in charge of giving out the pop, Everett was in charge of the little candy, doling out handfuls at a time, and Grace was in charge of the chips & cookies. More bags of cookies ended up in her loot bag than given out to other trick or treaters.

And in the end, even the big kids had a good time.