january

It's been so cold...

(here are some cold weather pictures)

And now it's warmed up a bit...

(here are some warm weather pictures)

And Rick had a birthday too!

And that is a brief summary of our month, so far :)

ten on tuesday

1. My grandpa has been sick lately :(
2. My sister is expecting a baby in June!
3. It's beginning to look alot like Christmas.
4. It's very, very, very cold here this week.
5. Brrr.
6. Today Rick booked a trip to Mexico for our family. We're going in Feb.
7. I wish we could go today.
8. Caleb made a gingerbread lantern at preschool today.
9. Matthew's Christmas concert is tomorrow night.
10. Wow, that wasn't too hard. I'll try to post more often.

tagged (twice!)

Hello,

Remember me? I think I might be hibernating :)

Well, I was tagged by Susie and Jenny L.

I need to go to my fourth folder and show you my fourth photo:

This was baby Caleb's first time on the ice! Way back in 2005!

We had a terrible skating experience this week (on this same outdoor rink) when Rick decided to take us all for an after-supper skate. Well, we didn't realize how bitterly cold it was. We also didn't realize that Caleb's helmet is a bit too tight. I do not recommend trying to force a tight helmet on in the middle of a bitterly cold evening. Let's just say that we "skated" for about 5 minutes and then decided to spend the evening doing something else.

Sending you all very warm thoughts...

ten on whatever day it is today :)

Hello!

1. I"m still here. We've just been really busy.

2. Caleb's Buzz Lightyear birthday party is on Saturday.

3. Thank you to my mom who helped me sew 10 rocket fabric drawstring bags for the Buzz Lightyear party.

4. It's hard to tell who is more excited about the Buzz Lightyear party: Caleb, Matthew or Mommy :)

5. I worked all day today (convention day) and I'm taking tomorrow off!

6. Caleb will only ever wear sweatpants (I think it all began with the potty training), but he tells me that he'll wear blue jeans to his party. Do you think he actually will? (I told him that Woody wears blue jeans) Don't worry, I have a back-up pair of sweatpants that would be acceptable.

7. Matthew fell at skating last night and has a little bruise on his chin. He's okay.

8. By the way, somebody knocked Frosty over last weekend.

9. All future snowmen will now be made in the backyard.

10. More details from the Buzz Lightyear birthday party will surely follow. Stay tuned.

frosty's wild night...

Frosty (see yesterday's post) must have had a pretty wild night. When we woke up this morning, his hat was gone. In its place was a McDonald's cup. When we went out to investigate further, we found that his nose, mouth and pipe had also disappeared. He still has his eyes and his buttons.

:(

That'll teach us for making a snowman in the front yard.

Matthew thinks we should make notices and put them up all over town.

:) He's so cute.

a nice day

We had some nice winter weather today. We went outside with the boys and made a snowman and played some hockey on the driveway (new hockey net!). Unfortunately, the only one who would pose for a photo was Frosty: And Matthew did for about 5 seconds:

Oh well, it was nice to have some sunny and warm weather and to get outside!

ten on tuesday

1. It's actually Monday night :) Is that cheating? Most of you won't read this until tomorrow morning anyway.

2. Thank you, Susie for posting this photo of yourself on flickr. I looked at it before putting the boys to bed and then as soon as Cale was asleep, I was off to the YMCA. "I bet I look just like Susie," I told myself as I treadmilled while watching Rules of Engagement. Thanks for the motivation, Susie!

3. Swimming lessons started on Sunday. We decided to have Caleb repeat the Bubblers class even though he passed it before Christmas (that's the class for 0-3 year old and their moms). We just didn't think he was ready to move on to the Bobbers where he needs to go without his mom (or dad). Matthew moved on to the Gliders. And his teacher was one of my former students!

4. Skating lessons started for Matthew too. He skates all around the whole rink! What an improvement from last year! (sorry, no photos or footage from this year yet)

5. We celebrated Rick's birthday this weekend too.

6. So, of course, we needed to decorate.

7. We also went toboganning!

8. I think my favourite Christmas gift (besides the box of love, obviously) has to be my dustbuster!

9. Is that weird? Well, maybe it's not my most favourite, but I sure do use it alot :)

10. Is anyone else super-excited for Jenny L. to have her baby? I am! Good luck, Jenny!

guess who's on my deck?

When I look out my window, this is who I see...Yesterday, the snow was perfect for a snowman. The boys went outside with Rick and built this super-cool snowman on our deck. What a unique spot for a snowman.

And this morning, I took the boys outside to play a bit. It's so nice to have some warmer weather and some healthy boys.

And to be perfectly honest and "real"... This is really what Caleb thinks of being outside most of the time.