Sierra seems to be talking in sentences these days. She is becoming a fully functioning human being! So exciting considering I didn’t know if we could do it. Maybe the daycare is responsible for it?
Sierra was very excited to get an invitation to a superhero themed birthday party!
When I first thought about bringing Sierra to school on a sled during snow days, I just imagined that it would happen a few times this winter. We somehow managed to have a very harsh winter which led to many days where I worked from home. No matter, it allowed us to take the sled to school! Sierra was very excited to tow it a few steps along the way and she especially liked waving to her friends at the daycare when she was leaving on the sled.
Mina’s car was stuck for an entire week in his parking spot. After many days of hearing this tale of woe we figured a bunch of human beings pushing his car out may work. It was out in eight seconds. Mina was quite content. He then proceeded to get stuck the next week while trying to enter the parking area after the plow had driven by.
I had a good laugh at this one.
Hawaiian day at daycare! This skirt was about three times too long so I had to trim it back. She wasn’t happy with it at first but then didn’t want to take it off.
It’s February and there are still a few gifts that Sierra hasn’t opened for Christmas. Here’s a great gift from les grandparents.
It’s not often these two gentlemen get together but when they do, the heads are hurting the next day.
Heading out to the Vars winter carnival.
I need someone to tell me the story about this thing. Is this the Vars winter carnival mascot? This is amazing.
This year the activities for the carnival were moved inside in case the weather was too cold. They had a great setup there including this craft table!
Zoom zoom
Another dump of snow results in fun scoop rides!
Aunt Maureen bought a really need penguin mold that we could use when the snow was the proper conditions. One morning before getting in the car to daycare we quickly made one. Unfortunately this was the one and only penguin that was made. The penguin mold met his demise when there was two feet of snow in the driveway and the snowblower didn’t see him until it was too late. I’m pretty sure I’ll be picking up little blue bits of plastic from the lawn for a few years.
Twas an exciting day at the office when I pulled out this apple from my bag and it looked like a butt!
Sierra enjoying her Babar sticker book that comes every couple of months thanks to Nat.
I hope Sierra doesn’t make this a habit. Quite hard to carry someone on top of your head!
I can’t remember what was going on here but I’m pretty sure we were practicing 1950s nuclear safety drills.
Buds!
Buds!
I stole this photo of Danny from Facebook but it needs to be preserved here forever. Look at the 12 pounder he caught!
We played out in the neighour’s driveway for a bit during a snow day. There was this massive hill that we climbed up and slid down.
The bottom of the hill was just a pile of snow.
This photo will be a good reference point of how high the snow was this year!
This prank never gets old.
Big race!
Hanging out in the lawn looking at the moon in the daytime.
Grandpapa was nice enough to share his dessert.
While we have gone to Winterlude every year, we have never ventured over to the kid’s park on the Hull side of the river. It was quite a great time there but I have to say that I am not looking forward to the day where Sierra wants me to wait an hour in line to go down a giant sliding hill!
Gaetan made this the night before.
I feel we have a hundred of these types of photos. We need to switch up Sierra’s jacket!
We got to see a dragon!
We decided to trek out and find other dragons in the area.
Beavertail!
There’s nothing more fun than popping bubbles with Grandpapa.
Spider-Man and her trusty drill!
It was Super Mario’s fifth birthday party
It’s official. It’s impossible to get the perfect picture of kids. But isn’t that what makes these photos perfect?
Much like the province of Ontario in the year 2019, this slide is open for business!
I have to remember to start giving bubble wrap out as a gift for kids.
We went out to Abigail’s birthday at Alegria restaurant. It was decent and I would definitely return again.
Clearly someone was excited to win the card game.
Spider-Man joined us for supper one night.
Uncle Brent managed to get Nanny’s birthday announced on the news out in Victoria! I love how I recorded 5 minutes of this video and then I ran out of space but Vero managed to find her phone just in time to get this video!
Sierra was introducing Poppa to Angela’s Christmas, a special on Netflix about a girl who steals the baby Jesus statue to keep him warm on a cold Christmas Eve night.
Sierra got some one on one time with a baby in the house. I’m already scared for August when a new one arrives.
While the trek through Larose Forest started out with a snag as Dad and I were helping a guy whose truck got stuck in a snowbank, we did manage to have a fantastic walk through the woods on a beautiful day. I’m claiming that this was my favourite adventure in the winter of 2019.
Taking a granola bar break.
Sierra showing Grandma how to do a puzzle. Sierra is a whiz kid at puzzles.
If you start seeing garlic stuff olives at Costco, you can thank Mom for filling out this form on Dad’s behalf!
Sierra checking out Grandma making her some new curtains. Mom and Dad were an amazing help for the week they were up. They painted Sierra’s new room, hung up a bunch of blinds and finished off the basement bathroom! That was a long project but it’s finally done.
It’s always sad to see family leave but clearly Sierra is quite happy. Or oblivious that they are about to leave.
