The kids love the snow, so today while we were having a lazy afternoon in the house they asked if they could take their new shovels out to have some fun in the playground. It amazed me how much they wanted to get out their. Each managed to get into there winter gear with only a little help from me and before I knew it they were out there playing away. They played out there close to an hour and never complained about the cold, though I think that’s what finally ended the fun in the snow.
The other day Melissa found a contest on The Facebook for four free tickets to Phineas and Ferb Live on stage at Copps Coliseum. All you had to do was share a photo, so I shared it and won. So this morning our family headed out in a bit of a snow storm to Hamilton. The kids loved the show. I’m so glad we won the tickets.
Last night Melissa’s co-worker who has connections in the film industry asked her if Jacob wanted to be in a movie. After discussing it between our selves we thought it might be a fun experience for Jacob. So Jacob spent the morning running around the Great Hall of Union station being filmed for a movie. What was going to be a single location ballooned into 3, with us going to the ROM and China Town for shots. He really enjoyed the day of filming and is really looking forward to seeing it when it’s done.
Last night we had a bit of s a snow fall in Toronto, and this morning we woke to a winter wonderland outside. So we bundled up and headed out for some fun in the snow.
Well it seems we just missed having a true white Christmas. Sure Christmas Eve we got a light dusting of snow, so when we looked out in the morning there was a light blanket of snow, but it wasn’t really a white Christmas. Today the snow has come. It’ll be interesting to see how much falls and if there will be enough for the kids to make a snowman tomorrow.
Today was Christmas a day for Family. We started the day with Breakfast with my family and finished it with dinner with Melissa’s. It was a long and tiring day but the kids had a great time. The most amusing thing of the day was the way that Violet took to a box that one of Nana’s presents came in. It was a car, a fort and finally a bed. I could go through the over 400 pictures that we took today and pick out the ones that capture the many great moments from today, or I could just share this simple collage of Violet and her box.
Our family spent a magical day together today. Starting with a family outing to the Ice Path, followed by an afternoon of wrapping presents and baking cookies. Dinner with Family at Melissa’s dads. And finally it was the kids opening their Christmas Eve PJs in front of our tree. Before putting out the Milk and cookies for Santa (and Carrots for the Reindeer) and sending the kids up to bed. Once again instead of choosing a single picture I put together a collage.
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It seems for his last day with use Jingles has decided to spend it in the tube. It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve and our little Elf on the Shelf will be leaving us for another year. The kids can hardly contain their excitement for the big man’s visit tomorrow night.
Tonight my family came to our house for a Christmas dinner. It’s been a while since the entire family has been together so it was nice to spend the time together. Of course it was a long day and though I took a lot of pictures. I don’t have the energy to go through them tonight. Here is a picture of the table before we sat down. You can see that Jingles was keeping an eye on the festivities.
Today we headed to Sherway Gardens for the Santa Experience, it’s an event the kids very excited about. It’s a time that they get to hang out with Santa, he reads them a story, sing songs, dance and even have a make-believe snowball fight. It’s an amazing experience for the kids to have. At last year (POD: The Santa Experience) Violet would have nothing to do with Santa, preferring to lay on the floor then sit on his knee. Today she ran right up to him and sat on his knee. She was still a little shy but she told him what she wants for Christmas, and even gave him a big hug at the end. It wasn’t just while she was on his knee that I could see the excitement, as she sat in the audience watching I could see a huge smile on her face. She seemed to love every minute of it. To be fair they both did, it was a magical night and one that makes the 5 hours I stood in line to get tickets (POD: Lining up for Santa, sorta) worth it.
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