BEAUTIFUL OCTOBER

Our October weather has been absolutely gorgeous, double digits, no wind, no rain. It's been glorious and we have been taking full advantage of it. I get up every morning and go for an 8 KM walk with Kansas in the stroller and Lily. Lily has been loving these nice long daily walks. Then when the kids get home from school we hop on our bikes, or walk to the park and play as long and as hard as we can until the sun goes down. I noticed such a difference in my kids behaviour when we can get outside and play after school for a good hour or two. They eat supper better, practice there piano better and do a better job reading at night. I am not looking forward to when the weather finally turns bad and the sun is set buy 4:00. But for now we are so grateful for this beautiful weather and soaking up every minute we can. 

WADE!!!

Crocodile Cake

special props

Wade loving his Crocodile cake

OK this Kid is 5 years old. Crazy, right! Wade has grown so much this past year and especially over the summer. He no longer looks like a toddler he is a full fledged kid now. He started French Immersion Kindergarten this year and is loving it. His best friend Brylin is in his class with him and his other two best buddies are across the hall in the other classroom. He comes home everyday with a smile on his face and always good things to say about how awesome school was today. Wade has a parade of friends always following him around and wanting to play with him. He is such a fun easy going kid and so well liked buy probably everybody or almost everybody. He is so lucky to be blessed with so many talents and abilities. He is very smart and his comprehension is very good, he is such a handsome boy and so photogenic, he is very athletic (except on a bike, he tries his hardest though when we go for bike rides) He does Gymnastics one night a week, Hip Hop on Fridays with Macie and Piano lesson on Monday right after school. He is absolutely loving piano lessons and is learning how to play so quickly. He is so excited to practice at home and will sit and play for a good 30 minutes everyday. Wades reading has come a long ways this past year and he is reading a lot of words and simple reading books. He still loves to just play play and play all day. When school first started the hardest part for him was not getting to play with his toys all day long. The second he would get home from school we would be in his room playing Transformers or with his dinosaurs. He would even wake up early sometimes just to get some play time in before school started. He's grown a lot this year and is almost as tall as Macie was at 6 years old. He loves his food (Pizza, pancakes, hot dogs, chips, muffins) but will thankfully eat lots of healthy food for me so he stays strong and healthy. Wade is so naturally funny, half the time he doesn't even realize he is making everyone around him laugh. He has really become a Momma's boy this past year and I love every minute of it. He still needs so much love and snuggles and tender moments. His heart is so kind and sweet and he can get his feelings hurt pretty easily. At night he still needs me to sing him a song and say a special poem to make his bad dreams go away. He still has many night terrors and at least 2-3 times a week is running into my bed in the middle of the night from a scary dream. I just love this kid so much and he brings so much Joy and Love into my life. He was a very difficult baby but over these past 2 1/2 years he has changed so much and is growing into one pretty amazing kid. We are so lucky to have you in our family Wade. Happy 5th Birthday!!!

a special surprise me and macie made for his lunch today

5 years old today

these two are becoming better and better friends everyday and I love it!

I LOVE THESE THREE

Mark has been away a lot these past 6 weeks, which has left me to do most of the parenting full time. There has been some hard moments and rough days, but overall these three kids of mine just amaze me everyday. They are growing up to be pretty amazing kiddos and I love spending time with them and watching them grow. They each have there own amazing qualities and characteristics and bring such a fun unique dynamic to our family. I am so excited for the many adventures we are having and our going to have as a family.

Science Experiment

Macie and Wade were needing some special time to have with mommy so mom thought that it would be a good idea to do a science experiment with the classic vinegar and banking soda with the addition of some food colour for effects.

Macie learned that if you combine certain chemicals they react- in this case they erupt like a volcano.


Wade learned that it was like a volcano exploding and it was fun.

Wade's Spirit Excellence Award

Each month, Holy Cross gives one special student  an award that was recommended by the teach. This month Wade received the award because of he was kind to his class mates band because he helps others around him. We are so proud of Wade because he chooses to help others instead of being selfish. Keep up the good work Wade. Always remember, that you will find more happiness in helping others that you will is satisfying your own wants..