Category: Fatherhood

Today Jacob’s Beavers Troop headed to the outdoor Ice Path for some skating. I’ve chosen this picture of Jacob as waits for the other beavers to hit the ice. It was fun to watch him and his friends playing around on the ice. He had so much fun he didn’t want to leave. Even the possibility of heading to Tim Hortons for a treat afterwards wouldn’t get him off the ice.

 

Today Melissa and I had a special day with Jacob. We went for a lunch just the three of us, before heading to the Movies to watch the Lego Movie. For my picture of the day I snuck it while Melissa was taking a picture of Jacob,It was a great day, we all loved the movie and spending time with just one of our kids. Next up is Violet’s special day,  I’m not sure what we’ve got planned but I sure hope she loves it as much as Jacob loved today.

It wouldn’t be a Saturday in winter if there wasn’t hockey. Today our day started with Violet’s game rescheduled for 7:45 am.  She did really well considering that she’s not usually a morning person. Jacob’s was at 4 so we had a long break between games. We had a full day in between and after but most;y the camera stayed in my pocket so, I put together a little collage from the rink for Today’s picture of the day.

Vacation is over.  This morning we left the resort and headed to the airport to return to Toronto. I think these two pictures we took from the plan capture the differences perfectly. The left was taken as we left Mexico, the right as we arrived at Toronto. Even with all the snow and freezing temperatures I’m glad to be home with the kids. a week is a long time to be away from the little ones. Thanks Lynn and Dan for taking such good care of them while we recharged in Mexico.

For our last supper in Mexico we headed to a Japanese restaurant were they cooked our food at the table. It was great, though it’s also sad to think this will be our last meal here, we board our bus to head home at 6:30 am . I will miss the warmth of Mexico and the relaxing on the beach and by the pool. But it will be good to see the kids, I miss them and I’m looking forward to spending time with them when we’re back.

Today for my picture of the day I have a picture of Melissa and I enjoying the hot sun, with a picture of the kids enjoying the snow at Aunt Kelly and Uncle Let’s place. As much fun as the kids look like they are having, I’m glad to be in the warmth of Mexico.

Today was our first full day in sunny Mexico, and we’ve discovered a couple of stowaways. So it seemed only fair to take them with us to breakfast. We took them with us all day and got pictures of them doing a few different things, but for now I’ll just share this one at breakfast, we I have more time I’ll share more of our two stowaways,

Today Jacob announced that he had finished his Lego Chima Temple(LEGO Chima The Lion CHI Temple), he’s been working on it for weeks. (POD: Building Lego). The focus he showed during these last few weeks has amazed me. There was over a thousand pieces in that Lego set. Though he’s built most of it by himself, I did help a bit when ever he would get stuck. I really enjoyed our time building Lego together. I wonder what set he’ll build next.

Today we celebrated Violet’s 5th birthday with friends and family. It was a great party, Violet and all her school friends seemed to have a good time. Once again I find myself with more pictures than I then I have energy to post. I’ll see about writing a post of the great day with the pictures till then enjoy this picture of Violet.

Today my little Angel turned 5. So in the morning we had a special birthday breakfast and opened a few of her gifts. Thanks Nan, Violet loves the Arts set and can’t wait to try the video game. Thanks Tom and Ange she loves the purse and is looking forward to wearing a tatoo to school tomorrow.  After dinner Nana came over with some cupcakes and she opened her present from Nana and Papa. I can’t wait to see her in her new Doc McStuffins rain gear. I hope she had a great day, though I can’t help but be said that my baby girl is just a little more grown up.  I love you Violet, and Happy Birthday.