Some of the fish the guys caught in Florida...

Nathan had a great time at his birthday party! He loves all of his gifts. Thank you everyone!

Weekend was good. We went out for dinner with our neighbours on Saturday night..with the kids. It was actually a nice dinner. The kids (4 of them) entertained each other at one end of the table while the adults could actually have a conversation together at the other end.

Andrew had hockey practice at 6:30 on Saturday morning and a game at 7:00 on Sunday! He was really tired on Sunday and we tried to get him to take a nap before Nathan's party but he wouldn't. Bob had no trouble napping though!

Bob got home safe and sound on Tuesday night. He had a great time with the guys! He has some really cool pictures of the fish they caught while deep sea fishing. I'll post some pictures soon.

I took Nathan to his skating lesson on Tuesday. He didn't have fun. Lots of falling down (sometimes really hard!). Poor guy...he cried on and off the whole time. I was taking his skates off and he says he wants to skate with daddy, not me. That's fine.

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Today was Nathan's 4th Birthday! We had a little celebration today. We'll have a family birthday party for him next weekend since Bob is in Florida right now until Tuesday.

Grandma and Papa were here for a couple of days to help out with the kids. They loved having them sleep over. Andrew says he wants them to sleep over again when daddy comes home. I said I'd ask.
I ate a ton of food though! Mom cooked my favourite meals. Thank you, I get spoiled when Bob goes away.

The boys were busy this weekend. Andrew went to a bowling birthday party yesterday, then he went to another birthday party today. Nathan ended up going to the birthday party today too...I walked Andrew to the door and within 3 seconds Nathan ran into the house, whipped off his shoes and went into their basement! He knew alot of the kids there from school and daycare. So he crashed the birthday party and I had a couple of hours to myself which was very nice. They had the "Travelling Critters" show at the party. Andrew said he had a millipede walk up his arm....EWWW!

This morning Andrew had his hockey game. I had a bit of trouble putting on his equipment but I managed to get it done. I think everything was on the way it should have been...and on the right body parts. His team is doing well...they won again today. He is still having fun which is good.

Apple Picking

This afternoon we went Apple picking with some friends. The apples were really tasty! The kids had alot of fun running around. Both of them fell asleep on the way home...exhausted!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yesterday we went to Uncle Mike and Aunt Sheryl's for Thanksgiving dinner. It was delicious!! I ate too much food. The kids seemed to pair up (Nathan and Jacob, Selena and Andrew, Mya and Julia) and played well together. Andrew liked playing dress up and had fun wearing the heels...Bob hasn't seen the picture yet!
Bob missed the Thanksgiving dinner because he wasn't feeling good...he stayed in bed most of the afternoon and feels better today.

Go Leafs Go!

Nathan did well at his skating lesson this week. Grammie came out to watch...maybe that motivated him a bit more.

The kids had a good week at school...Nathan is behaving himself on the school bus now. No more goofing around, being loud, not listening to the rules. Everyday I ask them if they sat together on the bus (because they always do!). One day last week Andrew says "No, Nathan has to sit by himself right behind the bus driver". So the past couple of weeks Nathan has been sitting by himself...hopefully he'll get to sit with Andrew again soon.

Andrew has hockey practice tomorrow at 8:00 and then a game on Sunday at 9:00. Lucked out this week with the later times!

First Hockey Game

Today was Andrew's first official hockey game! Grandma and Papa came to watch, so did Uncle Kirk, Aunt Jackie, Cheryl and Steven. It was a 9:00 game which was nice. Andrew woke us up at 6:15 this morning and asked "Is it time for my hockey game?" No! Go back to sleep...so he did.
The game was fun to watch...there is usually someone falling on the ice at all times. But there are some really good skaters out there! Andrew had a great time and did well.

Hockey

Andrew has started playing hockey now. He plays every Saturday morning (practice) and every Sunday morning (game). It's early...anywhere between 6:00 and 9:00!
He seems to have no trouble getting up to go, but halfway through the practice he seems to lose some steam. Complains about his mouthguard, his stomach hurts, he's hungry, he's itchy etc. He hasn't had a game yet...this Sunday will be the first one. We'll see how he does. The original coach backed out so Bob is the team's new head Coach.

Today Andrew asked "how many more days till hockey?"

Nathan didn't do so well at his skating lesson this week. He didn't try at all. Kept falling down, kicking his feet, totally not into it. Hopefully next week will be better.