Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Happy Pi Day
I don’t know about you, but I totally get a kick out of the idea of Pi day. You know March 14th… 3.14…. Pi…. Math, remember that. Maybe it’s the nerd in me.
Anyway, Happy Pi Day!
Go make a Pie.
Halloween Fun
Another Halloween over and our house is full of candy.
I am not complaining, I love the candy!
Thankfully Waverly isn't old enough to notice me eating her stash.
We had alot of fun this Halloween Season
Aunty Shelby had us over to Mom & Dad's for the girls to paint pumpkins one night
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Of course we carved some pumpkins at home.
For Homeschool on Halloween we did a bunch of fun Halloween activities. I haven't been taking any pictures of our school time, I should really start, I guess I'm a little busy at the time.
I made a fun Halloween snack
I like making these crazy snacks, but unfortunately I can't get it planned ahead so on Halloween day at snack time I am doing a quick search to find something fun to make. I guess it all works out, but it might have been easier if I knew what I was doing the day be fore. It's just the way I am.
And of course we dressed up and went out trick-or-treating. We drove all over the country side visiting all the Grandparents, Great Grandparent, Aunts & Uncles and this year the girls wanted to do a bit of walking around town too. At the end of the night the girls were exhausted, we had to basically scrape them off the floor.
Nollie the Butterfly
Luca the Dinosaur
Waverly the Care Bear
I love this picture and any picture that catches the girls looking at
each other in a way that you wouldn't maybe notice in in everyday life.
I take photos at the beginning of the night and then my Mom gets her
photos at the end of the night when everyone has smeared make-up, dirty
faces and costumes and tired looks. It'd be funny to see the
comparison.
Happy November!
This is the Way We Christmas
We had a wonderful Christmas season this year! Visiting, eating, playing, eating. Curtis was on-call this Christmas which worked out ok. He didn't get called out on Christmas day or Boxing day but he said he couldn't quite relax, it was always in the back of his mind that he could get a call. He had two ridiculously crazy days after Christmas because the oil patch (in Alberta atleast) never stops. Following that he got 5 days off in a row, yippie!
Our first day of Christmas was on December 22nd at the Buchan's. There are 12 of us now 7 adults and 5 kids. The kids were amped and ready to play (as they should be). We enjoyed supper, wine, and presents. Before supper we all open Christmas crackers and then we wear our paper crowns, show off our cheesy gift and tell our jokes, its becoming a fun tradition and is something I've never done before. Marilyn cooked the whole spread for dinner and it was delicious and oh so Christmasy. After supper was presents, mostly about the kids, the adults draw names so everyone gets one gift. It was all wonderful.
The next day was Wavy's 1st Birthday and we had the crew (Grandmas, Grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins) over for a Birthday supper and cake.
Christmas Eve was at Grandma and Grandpa Martins. Courtney organized it letting every one know what to bring. It worked well but there was still so much food, I guess that's just Christmas. The kids now go up to the loft and play for the most part. We ate, we drank, and of course the kids needed to go for a quick walk out to see the chickens and check for eggs. Grandma had been busy and knit each of the little girls a Santa doll. Curt didn't make it there since he was busy with work but we met him at home after supper and the girls got to open a present before bed. I had got them each a new pair of jammies and much to my surprise Curt got me a new pair too. We all got in our pjs left a note for Santa and read a couple Christmas stories before going to bed.
Christmas morning Luca came to our room at 5:30am and figured it was time to get up. She didn't remember that it was Christmas, just thought it was morning time and this is unusual, she usually sleeps in until 7:30 or 8:00. She came to lay in our bed and would not go back to sleep, just kept chatting and so Wavy got woken up too. Finally at 7:00 we went to get Nollie up and start the show. They ran out and found their Lego table first. We all sat down and played Lego for quite a while before I decided to make some Coffee and then mentioned the stockings. Nollie finding an orange and a chocolate in her stocking said that Santa must know the rules that we have to have a fruit before a treat and so she ate her orange first and then her chocolate. Luca I'm sure went right for the chocolate. We then opened our wrapped presents to each other and played. Nollie was so excited to see her hockey helmet that she was shaking, "just what I wanted". The living room when we were done looked like this:
We played a bit and got dressed. Since Wavy got woken up too early she cried through most of the present opening and then fell asleep in Curt's arms as we sat around. He was so happy holding her and didn't want to wake her up to go. We then went to my Mom and Dad's for breakfast and opened presents there. We were able to spent the whole rest of the day there it was great. We ate, we drank, we visited and even got a board game in, yay! Jesse didn't make it out this year but he called to wish a Merry Christmas and I also got to talk to Grandma and Papa Hutch which was nice. They had Mom and Dad eyeing up each of us to see who was keeping secrets and had everyone running to look for "The Apron."
Boxing Day was at Grandma and Grandpa Graves. Grandma puts on a mean feast and we all sit down in the basement at one big long table and eat together. You could hear and see the 4 little kids giggling and playing at their table before we sent them off to play. We ate, we visited, we ate and then we snuck out just before the girls broke down.
The next couple days Curt had to work and the girls and I just hung out around the house cleaning up a little but mostly just hanging out and playing. On the 29th we were planning on going for a cross country ski as a family but since the weather got cold we headed in to the city. We went to Costco for a meat run and then took the girls to Toys-r-us and let them each spend their $20 from Grandma and Grandpa Graves. We set up the rules for ourselves before we went: we would let them buy whatever they wanted, we would not try to influence their decision and we would not top up their money. We had fun and in the end Luca chose a stuffy (just what she said she was going to get) and Nollie chose a new Barbie. On the way home we went to the Tri-leasure Center for a family swim. My swimsuit got forgotten in the craziness of getting out of the house that morning so I got a new (expensive) swimsuit so that I could come too.
The 30th was another take it easy day. I took the girls into town for eye appointments and then we just hung out.
New Years Eve we headed out to our friends cabin for a sleepover. We exchanged home made gifts, the kids played and played, the men put on a fire works show on the lake, we had a dance party followed by an early countdown for the kids complete with sparkling juice and a cheers. Magically 5 kids went right to sleep all in the same room. The adults then got to stay up and play games.
On Sunday we finished the holidays off with a sledding and skating party at our house. We had the family over and enjoyed the beautiful weather outside complete with a campfire, hot dogs and hot chocolate. It was so much fun and we couldn't believe the kids lasted outside for three hours. The best part, I got to sled and sled and sled.
So there it is, our holidays in a nutshell. I'm not quite ready to take down the Christmas decorations yet, I think I'll leave them up for another week.
Our first day of Christmas was on December 22nd at the Buchan's. There are 12 of us now 7 adults and 5 kids. The kids were amped and ready to play (as they should be). We enjoyed supper, wine, and presents. Before supper we all open Christmas crackers and then we wear our paper crowns, show off our cheesy gift and tell our jokes, its becoming a fun tradition and is something I've never done before. Marilyn cooked the whole spread for dinner and it was delicious and oh so Christmasy. After supper was presents, mostly about the kids, the adults draw names so everyone gets one gift. It was all wonderful.
We played a bit and got dressed. Since Wavy got woken up too early she cried through most of the present opening and then fell asleep in Curt's arms as we sat around. He was so happy holding her and didn't want to wake her up to go. We then went to my Mom and Dad's for breakfast and opened presents there. We were able to spent the whole rest of the day there it was great. We ate, we drank, we visited and even got a board game in, yay! Jesse didn't make it out this year but he called to wish a Merry Christmas and I also got to talk to Grandma and Papa Hutch which was nice. They had Mom and Dad eyeing up each of us to see who was keeping secrets and had everyone running to look for "The Apron."
Boxing Day was at Grandma and Grandpa Graves. Grandma puts on a mean feast and we all sit down in the basement at one big long table and eat together. You could hear and see the 4 little kids giggling and playing at their table before we sent them off to play. We ate, we visited, we ate and then we snuck out just before the girls broke down.
The next couple days Curt had to work and the girls and I just hung out around the house cleaning up a little but mostly just hanging out and playing. On the 29th we were planning on going for a cross country ski as a family but since the weather got cold we headed in to the city. We went to Costco for a meat run and then took the girls to Toys-r-us and let them each spend their $20 from Grandma and Grandpa Graves. We set up the rules for ourselves before we went: we would let them buy whatever they wanted, we would not try to influence their decision and we would not top up their money. We had fun and in the end Luca chose a stuffy (just what she said she was going to get) and Nollie chose a new Barbie. On the way home we went to the Tri-leasure Center for a family swim. My swimsuit got forgotten in the craziness of getting out of the house that morning so I got a new (expensive) swimsuit so that I could come too.
The 30th was another take it easy day. I took the girls into town for eye appointments and then we just hung out.
New Years Eve we headed out to our friends cabin for a sleepover. We exchanged home made gifts, the kids played and played, the men put on a fire works show on the lake, we had a dance party followed by an early countdown for the kids complete with sparkling juice and a cheers. Magically 5 kids went right to sleep all in the same room. The adults then got to stay up and play games.
On Sunday we finished the holidays off with a sledding and skating party at our house. We had the family over and enjoyed the beautiful weather outside complete with a campfire, hot dogs and hot chocolate. It was so much fun and we couldn't believe the kids lasted outside for three hours. The best part, I got to sled and sled and sled.
So there it is, our holidays in a nutshell. I'm not quite ready to take down the Christmas decorations yet, I think I'll leave them up for another week.
Nollie's Christmas Embroidery
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Labels:
Christmas,
Crafting,
Holidays,
Kids Activities,
My Girls
This is Nollie's first embroidery piece that we have hung on the wall. Its a tree with no leaves. When she was done stitching she needed to staple it to a piece of paper, staple garland around the outside and cut off the excess paper & fabric. It was entirely her creation and I love it.
Halloween 2010
Here are some Halloween photos from this year
All Three Together
Nollie's Clown Face (painted by Curt)
Waverly The Pink Cat
Luca The Monkey
Curt as Mike Homes
Nollie as a Bird
This was completely thought out and assembled by Nollie the only help we gave was by her instruction. A bag, some feathers and a piece of orange paper.
Waverly the Spider
Halloween at this point for us consists of the girls dressing up and us driving around to all the family members houses in the area (Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Aunts & Uncles). About 10 stops and it takes us three hours. Most of the time is spent buckling and buckling the girls and then we have a quick visit at each place. This year the girls sang "Trick-or-treat, smell my feet..." and got a huge pile of candy... for Mom to eat. It was lots of fun and at the end of the night the girls had smeared face paint, were sticky, wired off candy, and exhausted.
The night before Halloween we also dressed up and went over to a friends place, hence the two different costumes on the girls.
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