Aidan & Eliana

Eliana lost her first tooth!

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 14:40:00 -0500

Eliana has had a couple of wiggly teeth for a while now, and this morning she and Mommy decided the wigglier of the two was ready to come out. Eliana was a little excited, and a little sad (because “I’ll miss my little tooth”), but was quickly sharing the news with her virtual dance class mates. Like Aidan, she also asked the tooth fairy to let her keep her tooth!

Beautiful Fall sunset

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0400

We went for a walk with Cheryl and decided to get a coffee and wait for the sunset at Riverdale Park East. Eliana had a lot of fun running around and making up stories about races and excersise competitions with imaginary friends.

Thanksgiving 2020

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 17:43:00 -0400

We couldn't get together with extended family for Thanksgiving but decided to make it an ocasion regardless. We had fun preparing and eating together. Aidan was thankful for his new XBOX gaming console, friends, family and our new kitties. Eliana was thankful for LEGO, painting, her lunch box and the brownie with smarties. Puck & Othello were thankful for the special turkey dinner Daddy prepared for them.

LEGO fever

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 11:41:00 -0400

We combined all the LEGO sets we have and Eliana now spends hours building all kinds of imaginative structures for the characters to interact with (a "boat floater", a "spa bath for relaxing", and a "treasure room" are some examples). She's super creative, but leaves behind a bit of a mess!

First Day of JK

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:20:00 -0400

Today was Eliana's first day of school in JK. Her room is #133 and her teachers are Ms. Derrick (picture in yellow dress) and Ms. Susie. We have known them both since Aidan started at Dundas in 2014 and we are very happy that they are her teachers.

Eliana was a little nervous but when it was time to leave, she did confident and happy. Eliana is a year older than Aidan when he started JK, she is very familiar with the school because of Aidan and because we live so close; and she started camp with the after school program since September 8 in that same classroom!

Aidan's First day at Grade 5

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:20:00 -0400

Today was Aidan's first day back to school. I very unusual one but still very happy. This is Aidan's last year at Dundas Public PS. He was confident and very happy to see his friends. He's in room 111, a 4/5 split, with Ms. Kemp and with several of his best friends and all familiar faces: Lily, Ella, McKenzie...

Still got it!

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:35:00 -0400

Aidan wasn't able to play baseball with his league this season amid COVID-19, except for a few informal games at the school yard. It seems he can still hit!

Welcome Puck & Othello

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:00:00 -0400

We've been talking for a while about getting a pet and after much deliberation decided that we wanted a cat. Mommy wanted kitties and they recommend to get bonded pairs so we ended up adopting brothers Puck & Othello. Aidan and Eliana are over the moon and the parents are super happy to grow our family with these cute and super sweet kitties.

Ping pong super star

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:49:29 -0400

Aidan is like Daddy, he can pick up any sport so easily. Mommy took him to Virgin Mobile office for a last visit before switching jobs and after just a brief class from a friend he was a ping pong super star!

Telling stories

Wed, 15 May 2019 12:15:12 -0400

Punta Cana 2019

Sat, 20 Apr 2019 10:00:28 -0400

This year Aidan and Eliana went back to Punta Cana. We spent a week with Abuelita and some of Mommy's best and beloved friends. We all had a blast. A week full of swimming, great food and drinks, music and friendship!

When mornings go well

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:00:23 -0400

Once in a while mornings go well and the kids share breakfast and playing time very nicely. I'm sure Daddy and mommy are going to miss the time around the kitchen counter when they grow older.

Let it go

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:29:30 -0500

Eliana has gotten into Frozen recently and we've been listening to the soundtrack a lot.

Let it snow!

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:26:43 -0500

We had a huge dump of snow on Monday/Tuesday (over 20cm). The kids did their part to help clean up in the morning.

First time skiing

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:05:41 -0500

Some friends organized a big group outing to a nearby ski hill on Friday and Aidan got to hit the slopes for the first time. There were activities scheduled for the morning and ski lessons and free skiing in the afternoon. He and his friends had a great time!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Eliana!

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 15:08:46 -0500

Eliana had her first official organized birthday party with friends this year. We packed a lot of people into our place (including Grandma, visiting from Edmonton and Tim the Music Man, who provided the entertainment). The kids had a blast!

Happy 8th birthday Aidan!

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:01:49 -0500

Aidan celebrated his 8th birthday with his friends at LaserQuest, an indoor laser-tag centre. The kids had a lot of fun!

Boo!

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:54:18 -0400

A little late on publishing this one...Aidan made life easier on us by deciding he wanted to wear the same costume as last year. Eliana was very excited about her pumpkin costume!

Special handshake

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:26:43 -0400

Aidan developed a special handshake for him and Eliana. This is the best video I could get so far. It's too cute!!

Plantain!

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:25:02 -0400

Eliana loves plantain and watermelon just like Mommy.