One morning I popped Yellow Submarine in for her and I to watch. Full disclosure: I think I purchased this years ago and still have yet to watch the entire film! This felt like the first time. We didn’t get too far into it…30 minutes and then every time we went to rewatch it Sierra wanted to see the Blue Meanies take over Pepperland again.
Sierra hanging out with some pals on a rainy day
Check out those mud puddles!
Sierra is quite the jokester. Here she is putting her pull up on outside her pyjamas. It was nice to have someone making me laugh as I was in the middle of taking care of the kids for the week on my own when Vero went back home!
Hanging out on the rocks. I find her shadow interesting in this photo. It’s almost like it’s doing more movements than Sierra actually is?
Muffins from back home
Someone (Tante Andreane?) sent down a unicorn drying cloth which never really ended up in the bathroom but is now amongst the land of stuff toys in her bed.
A beautiful sunset
Watching the sunset on the front porch
When getting a custom order puzzle for someone, keep in mind how hard it might be to finish off the all-black section on the top!
Wow, I don’t even remember this moment! Did Sierra and Maman hit up the ice cream stand while I was working in the basement?’
A typical morning snack
Sierra was VERY happy to be able to go to the neighbour’s pool on Labour Day. It was a wee bit chilly but I don’t think kids sense their legs going numb as much as I did.
The next day I was smart enough to hang out on the floating mattress instead of venturing in!
Grandma has an embroidery machine that she can do neat things like this on!
Fetching some apples!
As the summer wore on, we had to keep extending the length of this apple picking pole!
I’m not sure where she got the idea from but she wanted to inspect some insects.
First day of class! I’ve already written more on the subject elsewhere on the blog but we’re excited to see that Sierra has been enjoying her time.
Part of virtual schooling involves us taking photos of her accomplishments and sending them to the teacher. While time consuming, I have to say that I really enjoy seeing what Sierra learns in school every day. I don’t think we will get the same experience when she goes to a different school. She will get home and I will ask “What did you do in school today?” “Nothing.”
Nice stroll at Larose Forest. We had never gone on this trail which I now dub the “Big Log Trail”. Supposedly this log has been there forever. Hilariously we went to the end of the trail thinking it would loop but nope, we had to backtrack all the way. Not easy with a bunch of kids!
I can’t remember what Jon was trying to do but it’s too hilarious not to put here.
Sierra showing me how to play the song
Boy, I hope that didn’t end up in supper one night!
After the Yoda cake ‘icing is melting on his face!’ debacle, we smarted up and made a cake for Maman’s birthday a few days before!
I went down a rabbit hole of research one night when I found out that Jimi Hendrix played in Ottawa one night and immediately after, he ran over to a spot called Le Hibou to record Joni Mitchell. It was incredible to me to find out that some musicians of this calibre had hit up Ottawa back in the late 60s. I then stumbled upon a book written about Le Hibou. It is quite interesting so far. I believe it must have been written by a local fellow as the book was ordered from Amazon but the postmark came from Cumberland!
BIRTHDAY CAKEEEEE!!!!
Yum in my tum!
Sierra and Ezra made a photo book for Maman to remind her of her two week vacation this summer
Reading some very important literature about a bear named Pooh
Learning how to draw lines
My favourite time of year with my favourite beer!
Lot of apples to be picked up
A glorious moment in any child’s life…the first time they play Legend of Zelda!
Bring me to the drummer’s circle at Mont Royal
It was nice to see some folks that we hadn’t seen for a few months. Vero kept that fire roaring hot. I also remember this was my first time really listening to Neil Young’s After The Gold Rush as it was it’s 50th anniversary. What a killer album.
Ha ha, here it is! The extended apple picker!
What other toy does a kid need when there is an empty box?
Might need a bigger box?
I had a good laugh at this
Never do this in a Tetris truck!
S for…super?
Our neighbour’s tree has the uncanny ability of being the first in the neighbourhood to drop some beautiful leaves
I walked into a time capsule when I entered my office building six months after I left back in March. It was an odd experience…everyone’s stuff was just sitting there. I did chat with Maria who was stuck there cleaning our offices for the past six months but is a pretty boring job when there’s no one there to clean up after! I had WAY too much stuff to bring back home with me…imagine 15 years of moving offices in the same building. I rarely brought anything home. I even had some paystubs from 2001!
I did manage to sneak in a walk with my two walking buddies who met up with me when I was visiting the office. I truly miss our walks along the river.
What’s that on your head? It must be Franco-Ontario day!
Oh baby. They have arrived! Super7 has the Thundercats license and are churning out some great products. This Lion-O was part of Wave 1 and they are already four waves I have pre-ordered. It’s a costly venture at $50 a figure but I love this series so I’m going to support them in any way I can.
Look at the size of that thing!
Some days we have lions riding cars
A rare moment without the kids! It was nice to take a walk with Vero in a part of the Glebe I had never been to before. The area near Dr. Weiss’s offices are quite nice!
Tandreane was nice enough to come for a visit to help us out for the first few days after my operation. Here is Sierra and her taking in the Castor River.
More apples!
