When I was growing up one of my favorite things to do was play with Lego. And I had lots of it! Two massive industrial ice cream pails full of it. And I played with it all the time. My mother has managed to keep most of that Lego through all the years that I've been gone, even as the children of her friends and her older grandchildren have used it and loved it too.
The first thing that happens now when we visit their house is that the Lego is found and … Continue Reading ››
Andrew and I had a great day working on the garden today. I built some garden boxes in my backyard last weekend and they needed to be filled with soil...
We started off by going to the Truck Store (U-Haul) to rent a pickup truck. We've never owned a pickup so this was very exciting for Andrew! We then went to the Dirt Store (the BURNCO Landscape Centre) to get a load of garden soil. Another big excitement because, although we took our shovels with us to load the truck, the Big Digger filled the … Continue Reading ››
Andrew had a birthday party and came home with a loot bag full of goodies. The thing he was most excited about was the ring pop, but he was almost as excited because there was a second one that he could share with his big sister! It was awfully cute that wanted to share it with her.
In no time at all they both had bright blue tongues (and lips, and hands, etc...) and they were giggling like crazy. They had lots of fun … Continue Reading ››
Melanie takes piano lessons through the Studio Nine School of Music. She loves to play and she never complains about practicing. She also gets very excited about playing at the regular recitals organized by the school. In fact she had her song for this recital picked out weeks ago! She was a little nervous before her performance, but she pulled it off and played very well!
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My daughter Melanie was working on her Birding badge for Brownies so we all piled into the van and drove down to Frank Lake to see the early arrivals in the spring migration. Frank Lank is a naturalized wetland that was saved by Ducks Unlimited Canada and it is listed as an "Important Birding Area". It is home to many species of birds year round, and it is one of the … Continue Reading ››
The Adventures of Louise, Sean, Melanie, and Andrew. A Collection of Photos and Movies from our lives….
When I was growing up one of my favorite things to do was play with Lego. And I had lots of it! Two massive industrial ice cream pails full of it. And I played with it all the time. My mother has managed to keep most of that Lego through all the years that I've been gone, even as the children of her friends and her older grandchildren have used it and loved it too.
The first thing that happens now when we visit their house is that the Lego is found and … Continue Reading ›› 
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