Category: Family

Yesterday at school the kids in the playground were playing with something called Silly Bandz, they are little plastic wristbands that are also shapes. Jacob really wanted to get some of his own, so this morning mommy took the kids on a quest for them. Unfortunately they were sold out. So Nan took the search to more stores, but also came back empty-handed. Then it was time for Daddy to come to the rescue. On my way home I stopped off at a Mastermind that had some in stock. I got a few sets, but Jacob’s instant favourite was the alphabet.

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Today our little angel got her hands on one of Jacob’s school markers. The results weren’t pretty, though at times it was hard not to giggle, specially when the bath water turned blue while cleaning her up, I thought I was in an episode of Max and Ruby. We’re thinking we might have to pack the markers completely away, Jacob’s just to prone to leave them out after he’s done colouring with them.

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Today at Jacob’s skating lesson Violet continued her quest to get on the ice. I’m thinking we really need to find her a pair of skates.

Today Jacob came home with a surprise in his school bag, he received a Good Character Award. It was nice to see, Jacob had some separation anxiety when he started in his SK class. This award is a sign that he’s working passed it and has started to thrive in the new class. It has been a bit of a challenge at times, watching him struggle, not knowing how to help. Melissa and I did what we could and it’s great to see that it’s working.

Tonight before Jacob went to bed he wanted to build something. So we pulled out his Lego draw and build a castle, inner tower, Wall and a couple of out buildings. It was a lot of fun. It’s so nice to be able to sit and play with my little guy. He’s growing up so fast, and I really don’t want to miss the little moments. I wonder what type of moments I will share with Violet? Will she want to build a castle? Have a tea party? I’m sure I’ll find out much to quickly.

Today was Thanksgiving day so our family had a small dinner. It was a great success. There were a lot of things we did a little differently this year. The first was we backed our own Apple pie for desert, with Violet’s nut allergies we just don’t trust most bakeries. We also tried a new turkey, a pre-stuffed bake from frozen, from Lilydale. Everything was a big success. And though the pre-stuffed bird seems unnatural it turned out so good and was so much easier to make it’s hard not to see us getting it again.

On moment that stood out for me tonight was after dinner and dessert I asked Jacob what he was thankful for. He thought about it for a moment then said he had to go up to his room to check. I was thinking he’d pick his current favourite toy, or maybe his new magnetic letters. Instead he came back down stairs with his Monkey Coco and said he was thankful for love. If was so very sweet and unexpected.

Today we spent the afternoon at a friends daughters first birthday party. It was a great day for a party and the kids even got a chance to play in the backyard. Not something usually expected for an October party.

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Today Jacob brought home some of his artwork from Kindergarten. It seemed like only yesterday he was off to his first day of pre-school, and now he’s making turkeys. The time just seems to be flying by so fast. Even though there have been rough times with Jacob’s school, I’m so proud of how my little guy is handling it. I know that once he gets used to his SK class everything will be alright.

Today I came home to find my Children and there nan building a Lego tower. So I thought I’d take a picture of the tower for my picture of the day.

Today after Jacob’s doctors appointment we ran in to look for a few things at old navy. Something about the manikin’s seemed off, so I snapped todays picture of the day.