JJ's Sleepover Fun

After Dani's sleepover, it was JJ's turn.   After a trip to the $Store for a sleepover treat, it was time to get into our pj's and settle in for a movie.  JJ's pick was a Star Wars DVD. 

All snuggled in on the rocker with Buppa

Looks comfy huh.

The next day it was time to go for a nature walk.  This looked like an excellent tree for climbing.

The branches were so low, JJ, didn't need our help at all to get up into the tree.

He thought it was great that he could do it all by himself.

What an accomplishment to climb your first tree all by yourself.

After trees there were all sorts of other things for him to climb

Here he is walking over "hot lava".  At least that was what he was doing in his imagination.

If it is there....he has to climb it

Lots of areas to explore

He wants to come back here with his skateboard when he is a bit older.

It was a sunny but cold and very windy day. BRRRRRR!  He kept warm by running along the dirt-bike paths, then it was time to go home for cookies and hot chocolate.

Dani's sleepover fun

As soon as we got home from our holiday, we had to schedule a sleepover with Danica.  She got out her calendar and marked the first available date down in INK.  She came over to our house the next day, and made sure I had it down on my calendar too.  She came one Saturday night, and JJ came the next.   The key to a successful visit with these munchkins is to keep them busy and moving, moving, moving.

Dani came over around 3pm on Saturday, and we settled in for an Anne of Green Gables Fest that evening.  We had to start early as it is a rather long DVD, but she had to make a trip to Shopper's with Buppa first to get an ice cream treat, and a sleepover treat.

 She thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but when it was over she and Buppa had to go on the computer and search for information about the actor who played Gilbert.  She thought he looked like daddy, and she wanted to find out his real name, age, birth date, country of birth etc.  I was in bed long before she was, and I could hear her in the den with Buppa, looking up facts on Wikipedia and listening to national anthems and such. 

The next morning she studied a map of Montreal to see if she could find the street that Buppa used to live when he was a teenager, and then see how close it was to where Grandmama lived now. 

I helped a bit, but didn't know Montreal, so it was mostly up to Buppa to help the girl.

After our map work, she prepared a Tea Party for us, using our old tin tea set.

She had to call home to let Mommy and Daddy know what she was up to.

A place was set at the table for her new beanie baby toy.

I am not sure which one is cuter.

Quite the pair.

Visit to Town Hall - 2014

We just had a municipal election in our town, and Danica is very interested in politics.  She collected all the flyers that came to the house, spoke to the candidates who visited, and had some very strong opinions on who we should vote for.  She liked our current Mayor, and encouraged all of us to vote for her.

Needless to say, when Danica woke up on the morning after the election and discovered that her favorite candidate for mayor lost, she was very upset.  We tried to explain to her that that is just the way democracy works, and why everyone who can vote, should vote.

Danica was still upset when she arrived at out house to await the school bus.  I suggested she write a note to Wendy,  the candidate who lost the race for mayor, to tell her how sorry she was that she would no longer be mayor, and how much she liked her.

That's all Dani needed.  She sat down with pen and paper, and wrote the most heartwarming note.  After school we took the kids to the town hall to hand deliver the note.  Sadly the mayor wasn't in her office, so we had to leave the note with the receptionist.  I wish Dani could have talked to the outgoing mayor face to face, but we put her return address on the note, so hopefully she will hear from her by mail.

After we delivered the note, the kids had to go exploring in and around the old town hall.  It really is a beautiful place. 

Here they are at the top of the stairs leading to the concert hall located on the second floor of the magnificent old building.

Outside they walked along the boarded of the flower beds...

...and posed for pictures on the railing of the bridge beside the old building.

It was a cold windy day, but we took some time to visit the park behind the town hall too.

It's a beautiful spot to sit and spend time in on a warm summer afternoon, but not on this cold windy day.

It looks like this would be the perfect spot to watch fireworks from.

You can see the Town Hall in the background on this picture.

After our cold outing, it was time to stop at Tim's for some hot chocolate.

Dani opted for a cold drink instead.

Fun at the park - PA day 2014

These pictures speak for themselves.  Enjoy!

She does love her Buppa

PA Day with the kids, October 2014

After an almost two month holiday, we are back on duty with the kids for before and after school care, three days a week  They are a delight, and sure add a bright touch to even the dullest rainy days.

They had a PA day last week, so we had them for the whole day on Friday.  We find it best to keep them busy when we have them for the whole day, so we started out with a morning walk.

JJ is leading the way to the Dragon Wall to look for dragon eggs.

Time to stop and pose for a picture.

Looking for dragon eggs, and enjoying the echo as they shouted into the drain.

What a beautiful day for a walk.  I still love it when one of the other of them wants to hold hands as we walk along.

After lunch, we set out for a visit to the park, but stopped to wash the car first.  Here we are toweling off a few drips before our park adventure. 

More pictures of fun in the park to come tomorrow.  Stay tuned...

Halloween - 2014

The weatherman was calling for rain, but happily he was wrong, and the kids got to go out trick-or-treating in cold by dry conditions.  Friday is our day off, but we picked them up at the bus stop around 4pm and went right over to their house to give them an early dinner before the haunting  hour arrived. 

The four of us ate first, then when mommy and daddy got home from work, they chowed down while Buppa took some pictures.

I don't think the cute little witch was aware of her spooky companions in this pic.

All ready to fight the bad guys.

Ready to climb the pole, and then go in search of the Batmobile.

...madly off in all directions.

All the girls getting in on the act.

Sweet memories with Amma and Buppa

The family 2014