Get out there and eat your Nutella! It's so worth it!
Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!!
Showing posts with label Emma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emma. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Nutella rocks!
Anybody who knows me knows that I LOVE Nutella! I grew eating Nutella as an afternoon snack and carried on my love for Nutella with Emma and Xavier. Last year there was a sticker on one of the containers of Nutella we purchased and info about different soccer positions. Loving Nutella and soccer Emma signed up on the Nutella Soccer website. We entered a contest where you could win small prizes leading up to a grand prize. Last year Emma won one of the small prizes, an official Nutella soccer ball which is awesome. Today Emma was awarded with the GRAND PRIZE!! Ready for what the grand prize is..... drum roll please..... A FOOSBALL TABLE!!!
Get out there and eat your Nutella! It's so worth it!
Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!!
Get out there and eat your Nutella! It's so worth it!
Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Once upon a time a beautiful Princess was born...
...it was 1h42 in morning of February 28, 2006 and the first cries of Emma were heard. Today this beautiful Princess who has giving us so much joy, laughter and hugs turns 3 years old.
We love you so much our beautiful girl!
We love you so much our beautiful girl!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Zoo and conservatory
Last week we spent some time at the Assiniboine Zoo and the conservatory.
I really like going to the Zoo this time of year. For one it's not boiling hot and there are no crowds! One other good thing is that because it's not hot, more animals are out and quite active and because there are no crowds you seem to get some extra attention and possibly a show from some of the animals (like the monkeys).
It was really a nice day and quite enjoyed it.
We finished off the day by going to the conservatory to look at the beautiful flowers and plant life, which is always great to see in the middle of a cold Canadian winter :)
I really like going to the Zoo this time of year. For one it's not boiling hot and there are no crowds! One other good thing is that because it's not hot, more animals are out and quite active and because there are no crowds you seem to get some extra attention and possibly a show from some of the animals (like the monkeys).
It was really a nice day and quite enjoyed it.
We finished off the day by going to the conservatory to look at the beautiful flowers and plant life, which is always great to see in the middle of a cold Canadian winter :)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Valentine's Day!
Hope you all have a very happy Valentine's.
Since my little valentine's are sweet enough, instead of chocolate, Emma received a Cinderella electric toothbrush by Oral B and Xavier received these crayola crayons made for especially for little ones.
Have a great weekend.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Learning sometimes the hard way
When Emma was a baby I did not believe that setting her fall asleep while breastfeeding would be harmful, nor did I think that letting her fall asleep, later on, with a sippy cup with water and juice could harm her teeth. I did not think that young children could get tooth decay this way. I thought tooth decay only came from letting your child eat too many sweets and not brushing their teeth.
Emma brushes her teeth twice a day, always has, and she enjoys it. We keep sweets to a bare minimum, they really are treats in our house.
Emma had a chipped tooth, we brought her to our dentist and he said she had some minor tooth decay, but it was not worth doing anything with her tooth because she was so young. He said just to make sure to keep brushing it and watching it. He said to stop giving her juice, even watered down at night. So, now Emma drinks water and flavoured water for her juice. We buy Nestle PureLife, which is flavoured using Splenda and not aspertame. Of course the kids still get real juice, usually orange juice, but just in the morning at breakfast.
As time went on, I didn't like the look of Emma's broken tooth and the advice to do nothing because of her age.
We decided to get a second opinion, this time we went to a dentist who specializes with children. He didn't like Emma's front teeth at all and knew right away it was from the dreaded sippy cup at night. He wanted to pull Emma's tooth and cap the other three front teeth and two more in the back, all affected by the sippy cup.
Since Emma is not even 3 years old, he suggested that Emma undergo general anesthesia instead of coming to the dental office and getting the procedure done under a local. Getting this type of procedure down at the dental office proves to be too traumatic for little ones.
On January 19, the day after I came back from Montreal, Emma and I headed to the Misericordia Hospital at 6:30 am. Emma had not eaten and drunk anything since 8:30 pm the night before. The only thing that bothered her was not having anything to drink. Emma's dental procedure took about 45 minutes and she did really well.
Emma brushes her teeth twice a day, always has, and she enjoys it. We keep sweets to a bare minimum, they really are treats in our house.
Emma had a chipped tooth, we brought her to our dentist and he said she had some minor tooth decay, but it was not worth doing anything with her tooth because she was so young. He said just to make sure to keep brushing it and watching it. He said to stop giving her juice, even watered down at night. So, now Emma drinks water and flavoured water for her juice. We buy Nestle PureLife, which is flavoured using Splenda and not aspertame. Of course the kids still get real juice, usually orange juice, but just in the morning at breakfast.
As time went on, I didn't like the look of Emma's broken tooth and the advice to do nothing because of her age.
We decided to get a second opinion, this time we went to a dentist who specializes with children. He didn't like Emma's front teeth at all and knew right away it was from the dreaded sippy cup at night. He wanted to pull Emma's tooth and cap the other three front teeth and two more in the back, all affected by the sippy cup.
Since Emma is not even 3 years old, he suggested that Emma undergo general anesthesia instead of coming to the dental office and getting the procedure done under a local. Getting this type of procedure down at the dental office proves to be too traumatic for little ones.
On January 19, the day after I came back from Montreal, Emma and I headed to the Misericordia Hospital at 6:30 am. Emma had not eaten and drunk anything since 8:30 pm the night before. The only thing that bothered her was not having anything to drink. Emma's dental procedure took about 45 minutes and she did really well.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Emma is fully potty-trained
It's been over a month now, but I somehow did not have the time to blog about the fact that Emma is potty-trained.
It happened during Christmas, I was just fed up on having soaker pads on the couch because Emma would pee through her Kushies training pants. So I decided to put her in those really thick gitch underwear and go for broke. I told her that if she stayed dry all day and did all her business in the toilet, we would go out and buy some Princess panties. Well, it worked. On Boxing day weekend, we went out and bought those precious Princess panties and a few others and that's that.
We're still having night time accidents, but not every night.
WOOHOO!!!
It happened during Christmas, I was just fed up on having soaker pads on the couch because Emma would pee through her Kushies training pants. So I decided to put her in those really thick gitch underwear and go for broke. I told her that if she stayed dry all day and did all her business in the toilet, we would go out and buy some Princess panties. Well, it worked. On Boxing day weekend, we went out and bought those precious Princess panties and a few others and that's that.
We're still having night time accidents, but not every night.
WOOHOO!!!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Baby "it's cold out there" is an understatement!
The past couple of days its been -43 degrees out here with the windchill. Brrrrrrrr.
Okay so there are a lot of things to chat about.
On December 3, we went to "Village du Pere Noel" (Santa's Village) at the CCFM (Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain). It's was awesome. They really did a great job putting everything and the kids really enjoyed themselves (except when Emma ran away from Santa Claus).
There were three different areas to the Village. The first was different songs and games. The second area was where Santa was hanging out. The last area was where Mrs. Claus was, the kids each enjoyed a yummy sugar cookie and a play about the three little pigs which was hilarious! So well done.
Since that day, we've just been busy getting some last minute things ready for Christmas and I still can't get over that people actually do all their Christmas shopping in December. I try to avoid the malls as much as possible as Christmas approaches.
I had my office team lunch last week. It was interesting. We had our lunch in a restaurant located in the Club Regent Casino. It was noisy with all the slot machines around and the food was just okay, but I had a good time anyway.
On Thursday we had a pre-Christmas dinner at Dayspring, which had an international flare.
The food was so good, that Richard felt compelled to take a photo of his plate!
One important thing to mention is my old roommate from Chimo (where I lived as a live-in in L'Arche) Ruth is visiting from Germany! I had no idea and was surprised.
On Saturday we had our annual community Pageant and Christmas dinner. They had the pageant before the supper this year, which made the evening seem a little longer for me. All in all however it was a good night, Emma and Xavier both danced. The only bad part from that evening, was that before supper Xavier was suffering some constapation. He finally was able to poop before dinner, but it was hard and hurt him a little. Poor little guy. He's doing much better now, thank God!
I'm looking forward to the Christmas break and hopefully taking some extra time off to make up for the business of the last couple of weeks.
Okay so there are a lot of things to chat about.
On December 3, we went to "Village du Pere Noel" (Santa's Village) at the CCFM (Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain). It's was awesome. They really did a great job putting everything and the kids really enjoyed themselves (except when Emma ran away from Santa Claus).
There were three different areas to the Village. The first was different songs and games. The second area was where Santa was hanging out. The last area was where Mrs. Claus was, the kids each enjoyed a yummy sugar cookie and a play about the three little pigs which was hilarious! So well done.
Since that day, we've just been busy getting some last minute things ready for Christmas and I still can't get over that people actually do all their Christmas shopping in December. I try to avoid the malls as much as possible as Christmas approaches.
I had my office team lunch last week. It was interesting. We had our lunch in a restaurant located in the Club Regent Casino. It was noisy with all the slot machines around and the food was just okay, but I had a good time anyway.
On Thursday we had a pre-Christmas dinner at Dayspring, which had an international flare.
The food was so good, that Richard felt compelled to take a photo of his plate!
One important thing to mention is my old roommate from Chimo (where I lived as a live-in in L'Arche) Ruth is visiting from Germany! I had no idea and was surprised.
On Saturday we had our annual community Pageant and Christmas dinner. They had the pageant before the supper this year, which made the evening seem a little longer for me. All in all however it was a good night, Emma and Xavier both danced. The only bad part from that evening, was that before supper Xavier was suffering some constapation. He finally was able to poop before dinner, but it was hard and hurt him a little. Poor little guy. He's doing much better now, thank God!
I'm looking forward to the Christmas break and hopefully taking some extra time off to make up for the business of the last couple of weeks.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Fort Whyte Centre
Richard cleans the office half time. Meaning for 3 months, each Sunday
afternoon (after he finishes at Dayspring) he cleans the office (which takes about 4hrs). For 3 months his off, then he's on again for 3 months and so on. Although the extra cash he receives for this is needed, it is nice when he's off and we can spend time together as a family. We are in the middle of his 3 months off. This afternoon we went to the symphony as part of WSO's Sundays with the family. It was really lovely, the only downside is that Emma spiked a fever in the middle of it. I hope it's just a viral infection and by tomorrow she'll be feeling better. Fingers crossed.
Last Sunday, we took advantage of a beautiful sunny day and little to no wind to visit the Fort Whyte Centre "About FortWhyte Alive
Mission
FortWhyte Alive is dedicated to providing programming, natural settings and facilities for environmental education and outdoor recreation. In so doing, FortWhyte promotes awareness and understanding of the natural world and actions leading to sustainable living."
We had a great time. We spent some time in the interperative centre and watched a movie about bees. Aftewards we went on a few of the trails, with Emma and Xavier taking their turns on our little sled. (We will be purchasing a new one soon).
I really enjoy going out to the Fort Whyte Centre and supporting such a wonderful place. Before heading home we stopped in the cafe for a late lunch. They one of the tastiest veggie burgers I have ever tried! It is only rivaled by a little burger joint on Eglinton Ave E in Toronto, the name of which now escapes me.
I didn't have my camera with me and took these photos with my phone. I didn't realise that the cover for the phone was in the way!
afternoon (after he finishes at Dayspring) he cleans the office (which takes about 4hrs). For 3 months his off, then he's on again for 3 months and so on. Although the extra cash he receives for this is needed, it is nice when he's off and we can spend time together as a family. We are in the middle of his 3 months off. This afternoon we went to the symphony as part of WSO's Sundays with the family. It was really lovely, the only downside is that Emma spiked a fever in the middle of it. I hope it's just a viral infection and by tomorrow she'll be feeling better. Fingers crossed.
Last Sunday, we took advantage of a beautiful sunny day and little to no wind to visit the Fort Whyte Centre "About FortWhyte Alive
Mission
FortWhyte Alive is dedicated to providing programming, natural settings and facilities for environmental education and outdoor recreation. In so doing, FortWhyte promotes awareness and understanding of the natural world and actions leading to sustainable living."
We had a great time. We spent some time in the interperative centre and watched a movie about bees. Aftewards we went on a few of the trails, with Emma and Xavier taking their turns on our little sled. (We will be purchasing a new one soon).
I really enjoy going out to the Fort Whyte Centre and supporting such a wonderful place. Before heading home we stopped in the cafe for a late lunch. They one of the tastiest veggie burgers I have ever tried! It is only rivaled by a little burger joint on Eglinton Ave E in Toronto, the name of which now escapes me.
I didn't have my camera with me and took these photos with my phone. I didn't realise that the cover for the phone was in the way!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Maman's birthday and.... snow!
Yesterday was my birthday, hooray!
I thought for sure with Xavier's birthday on November 12 that my birthday would be overshadowed and almost forgotten, and I was okay with that. However, things have turned out differently.
On Wednesday, the office team had a little celebration for me over the lunch hour. We all lunched together and shared a yummy moist chocolate cake that Gerry had baked. It was really nice, almost the entire office team was there, with the exception of Genaro, who was sick and Maxine who is on sick leave. They gifted me with a gift card for Sears.
Yesterday I had a training session in the morning and Activity night in the evening. However, Richard, Emma and Xavier made a little celebration over lunch, where we had gourmet pizza and cake. They also gifted me with a nice potmum plant and an MP4 player.
Today I had lunch with the "Apartment ladies" Maressa and Hazel, whom I support, and the former apartment ladies support persons Linda F and Barb P. (who now hold different roles in the community). We went to Chez Cora for lunch, which was exquisite as always. Emma accompanied me to the lunch. The ladies gifted me with a free lunch for both me and Emma, a gift card for Starbucks and a vinyl tablecloth. Can you say spoiled???
Tonight my dad and stepmom are taking me and Richard out for lunch while my sister babysits the kiddies. On Sunday, we are going to my mom's for supper where we will celebrate mine and my sisters' birthday.
Yesterday, weather wise, it was a pretty yucky day. We had sleet all day long, very miserable and cold. Overnight the horrible sleet turned into beautiful snow. It is now official, winter has arrived in Winnipeg. I can't wait to make my first snow angel with my little angel Emma!
I thought for sure with Xavier's birthday on November 12 that my birthday would be overshadowed and almost forgotten, and I was okay with that. However, things have turned out differently.
On Wednesday, the office team had a little celebration for me over the lunch hour. We all lunched together and shared a yummy moist chocolate cake that Gerry had baked. It was really nice, almost the entire office team was there, with the exception of Genaro, who was sick and Maxine who is on sick leave. They gifted me with a gift card for Sears.
Yesterday I had a training session in the morning and Activity night in the evening. However, Richard, Emma and Xavier made a little celebration over lunch, where we had gourmet pizza and cake. They also gifted me with a nice potmum plant and an MP4 player.
Today I had lunch with the "Apartment ladies" Maressa and Hazel, whom I support, and the former apartment ladies support persons Linda F and Barb P. (who now hold different roles in the community). We went to Chez Cora for lunch, which was exquisite as always. Emma accompanied me to the lunch. The ladies gifted me with a free lunch for both me and Emma, a gift card for Starbucks and a vinyl tablecloth. Can you say spoiled???
Tonight my dad and stepmom are taking me and Richard out for lunch while my sister babysits the kiddies. On Sunday, we are going to my mom's for supper where we will celebrate mine and my sisters' birthday.
Yesterday, weather wise, it was a pretty yucky day. We had sleet all day long, very miserable and cold. Overnight the horrible sleet turned into beautiful snow. It is now official, winter has arrived in Winnipeg. I can't wait to make my first snow angel with my little angel Emma!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Pumpkin carving and Boo at the Zoo
Yesterday we decided to finally carve the two pumpkins I had purchased about two weeks ago or so. I was really looking forward to making this a fun activity with Emma. I laid newspaper on the table and placed on it our two pumpkins. Richard cut off the tops. I thought for sure Emma would enjoy digging her hands in the pumpkin, but no. Instead she said she was scared and it was "yucky". She did however use the scraper inside the pumpkin to scrape the sides.
After supper we headed to Boo at the Zoo, this was Emma's second year going and Xavier's first, of course. Emma was scared right at the entrance area by a person in a gorilla costume and did not like any of the monster costumes. Overall Emma did have a good time. Oh yeah, Xavier, even though he tried his darndest to stay awake, he did in fact fall fast asleep!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
An afternoon with my favourite girl
On Sunday, Emma and I left Xavier with Memere and tante Nicole (Papa was working). We had plans.
Although it was quite a blustery day, Emma and I took the bus to downtown. Emma had a nice conversation with 3 little old ladies who were waiting at the same stop as us. She even picked up some of the leaves that were blowing around to give as "presents" to the ladies. She then had a nice conversation, talking about all her favourite shows with a young lady on the bus.
Once downtown we headed to the Convention Centre to see "Thomas the Train LIVE - Thomas saves the day". Emma was really good and listened well. She really enjoyed the show and was glad to see her friends Thomas and Percy, as well as Diesel.
It really was a fun afternoon. On the bus ride back to Memere's however, she fell asleep, so I had to carry her from the bus stop all the way to my mom's apartment. I thought my arm was going to fall off!! It was worth it though!
Although it was quite a blustery day, Emma and I took the bus to downtown. Emma had a nice conversation with 3 little old ladies who were waiting at the same stop as us. She even picked up some of the leaves that were blowing around to give as "presents" to the ladies. She then had a nice conversation, talking about all her favourite shows with a young lady on the bus.
Once downtown we headed to the Convention Centre to see "Thomas the Train LIVE - Thomas saves the day". Emma was really good and listened well. She really enjoyed the show and was glad to see her friends Thomas and Percy, as well as Diesel.
It really was a fun afternoon. On the bus ride back to Memere's however, she fell asleep, so I had to carry her from the bus stop all the way to my mom's apartment. I thought my arm was going to fall off!! It was worth it though!
Friday, October 10, 2008
A conversation about Jesus...
Every night before going to bed is storytime, Emma's favourite book for Richard to read to her is, well, the Bible (Children's version). My mom was asking me the last time I saw if Emma had an awareness about who Jesus is. Being Roman Catholic, it's an important topic. I decided during the bedtime routine to see if Emma really knew that Jesus loves her and who he really is. This is how our interesting conversation went:
Me: Did you know that Jesus loves you?
Emma: Yes!
Me: Do you know where Jesus is?
Emma opens her mouth wide and points inside her mouth!
Me, trying to keep from laughing: No, Jesus lives here (I point to her heart) and here (I point towards the ceiling trying to indicate Heaven)
Emma (using a spooky voice): OH! Jesus is a MONSTER!
Okay, yes, I do realise that most kids think there are monsters in their attic, but I really wasn't expecting this response! So, trying not to laugh I say: No, no, Jesus is not a monster. Jesus (how do explain this one to a 2 and a half year old) is, well, like an Angel! He's all around you and he loves you and protects you.
Emma: Oh (settling under her covers), Emma a half angel too.
Is it just me or is that one of the funniest/cutest conversations you can have?!?
What a kid, I love her to bits!
Me: Did you know that Jesus loves you?
Emma: Yes!
Me: Do you know where Jesus is?
Emma opens her mouth wide and points inside her mouth!
Me, trying to keep from laughing: No, Jesus lives here (I point to her heart) and here (I point towards the ceiling trying to indicate Heaven)
Emma (using a spooky voice): OH! Jesus is a MONSTER!
Okay, yes, I do realise that most kids think there are monsters in their attic, but I really wasn't expecting this response! So, trying not to laugh I say: No, no, Jesus is not a monster. Jesus (how do explain this one to a 2 and a half year old) is, well, like an Angel! He's all around you and he loves you and protects you.
Emma: Oh (settling under her covers), Emma a half angel too.
Is it just me or is that one of the funniest/cutest conversations you can have?!?
What a kid, I love her to bits!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Playing at the mall
This video was taken at the KP mall play area. Emma and Xavier were busy playing with my cousin Elizabeth's little boy Alex. Alex is only 1 day younger than Xavier. Elizabeth also has 2 year old Amy, but she was sleeping in the stroller outside of the camera view, being watched over by her Grandma.
I'm sick, again and so is Emma
This the season for runny noses and annoying coughs. That's exactly what Emma and I are dealing with right now. In fact, Xavier's not far behind us. Okay, cutest thing going on right now. Xavier is playing with a book that plays music, and he's singing along! So sweet.
Before Emma and I got sick, we were able to go out to the movies. Now that Emma is 2.5 years old and absorbs everything like a sponge, we wait for children appropriate movies to come out. Past couple of months, there hasn't been much. On Monday, we went out to see "Igor", I would recommend it as a rental. It's not a bad movie, but it's very cliche, you can predict everything before it happened. Having said that, Emma seemed to really enjoy it. My favourite character was the suicidle bunny played by Steve Buscemi, hillarious.
Well, that's it for now, as I need to go blow my nose!
Before Emma and I got sick, we were able to go out to the movies. Now that Emma is 2.5 years old and absorbs everything like a sponge, we wait for children appropriate movies to come out. Past couple of months, there hasn't been much. On Monday, we went out to see "Igor", I would recommend it as a rental. It's not a bad movie, but it's very cliche, you can predict everything before it happened. Having said that, Emma seemed to really enjoy it. My favourite character was the suicidle bunny played by Steve Buscemi, hillarious.
Well, that's it for now, as I need to go blow my nose!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
A tale of shopping, two parks and a blessing
Yesterday was a day filled with activities!
Right after lunch we dropped off Richard at work.
The kids and then proceded to St-Boniface (the French Quarter) where our first stop was to "Librairie a la Page". We visited with Pascale and the kids were able to pick up a few treasures, thanks in part to tante Pascale.
We then headed of to Labelle's Wedding shop. Here I bought the guest book, pen, flower girl basket, ring pillow and garter all in the colour and style I want for the wedding, which also happened to be on sale! I've decided to buy as much stuff as I can ahead of time so as to not occur a huge expense at one time.
After shopping we went to Provencher Park where both Emma and Xavier really enjoyed themselves. Swinging, sliding and sandbox playing. Once the fun was over here, we drove over to the St-Boniface Cathedral and parked our car. We walked along the river, not too close however as Emma seemed wanting to go for a swim!
We walked all the way to Laverendrye Park where Emma played on the castle shaped playstructure, where she decreed herself Princess of the playground and Xavier went swinging. Once the fun was over we made our we to the other side of the park to get into the procession going to the St-Boniface Cathedral.
On October 4, 1908 the 4th edition of the Cathedral was inaugurated and we were celebrating 100 years of the 4th Cathedral (it's important to note the Cathedral caught fire on July 22, 1968 and fell to ruins, however the 5th edition to the Cathedral was built within the ruins of the 4th, so its outer skeleton still stands). Another important historical note to mention is that the original building, a chapel, on this site was built in 1818 and 1st cathedral built on this site in 1825.
We celebrated a mass, half of with I spent with the kids in the annex, since Emma was a little bored (being a special mass, it was more than 1 hour long, not to mention the procession leading up to it.) We then celebrated with a wine and cheese, where Emma played with Annie and Stephane (my sister-in-law's sister's kids) as well as with Sergio, a little friend from "Toi, moi et le Mere l'Oie". I think the funniest part is when the Bishop Emilius Goulet came up to Annie and Emma to say hello. Emma just looked at him and didn't seem the least bit interested, except to say Hi because I told her too. LOL!
Cathedral burning in 1968
Aftermath
Views from the Red River taken this summer
Right after lunch we dropped off Richard at work.
The kids and then proceded to St-Boniface (the French Quarter) where our first stop was to "Librairie a la Page". We visited with Pascale and the kids were able to pick up a few treasures, thanks in part to tante Pascale.
We then headed of to Labelle's Wedding shop. Here I bought the guest book, pen, flower girl basket, ring pillow and garter all in the colour and style I want for the wedding, which also happened to be on sale! I've decided to buy as much stuff as I can ahead of time so as to not occur a huge expense at one time.
After shopping we went to Provencher Park where both Emma and Xavier really enjoyed themselves. Swinging, sliding and sandbox playing. Once the fun was over here, we drove over to the St-Boniface Cathedral and parked our car. We walked along the river, not too close however as Emma seemed wanting to go for a swim!
We walked all the way to Laverendrye Park where Emma played on the castle shaped playstructure, where she decreed herself Princess of the playground and Xavier went swinging. Once the fun was over we made our we to the other side of the park to get into the procession going to the St-Boniface Cathedral.
On October 4, 1908 the 4th edition of the Cathedral was inaugurated and we were celebrating 100 years of the 4th Cathedral (it's important to note the Cathedral caught fire on July 22, 1968 and fell to ruins, however the 5th edition to the Cathedral was built within the ruins of the 4th, so its outer skeleton still stands). Another important historical note to mention is that the original building, a chapel, on this site was built in 1818 and 1st cathedral built on this site in 1825.
We celebrated a mass, half of with I spent with the kids in the annex, since Emma was a little bored (being a special mass, it was more than 1 hour long, not to mention the procession leading up to it.) We then celebrated with a wine and cheese, where Emma played with Annie and Stephane (my sister-in-law's sister's kids) as well as with Sergio, a little friend from "Toi, moi et le Mere l'Oie". I think the funniest part is when the Bishop Emilius Goulet came up to Annie and Emma to say hello. Emma just looked at him and didn't seem the least bit interested, except to say Hi because I told her too. LOL!
Cathedral burning in 1968
Aftermath
Views from the Red River taken this summer
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Playdate
I was able to connect with an old coworker (thanks to Facebook) who happens to have a daughter just 6 months older than Emma. So, Amie and her daughter Reese stopped by yesterday for a playdate. There were some tears, but mostly there were giggles and good times. Xavier felt a little like the odd man out, but did manage to get in on the fun as well (some of the time). I forgot to take a single picture if you can imagine!
I'm feeling better now, still in need of sleep, but what else is new!
I'm feeling better now, still in need of sleep, but what else is new!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Composting fun!
First of all I want to say a happy (albeit belated) father's day to all the Papa's and Grandpapa's out there. Didn't have time to post anything yesterday :-)
On Saturday it was the annual Earth Machine compost sale. For more information about their products visit: www.earthmachine.com
Richard went out first thing and purchased a new composter for our yard.
This morning, after breakfast, I went to get the composter started with my trusty sidekick (Emma). We started by putting in dry leaves that we had saved from last fall. (Tip: if you want to keep composting throughout the winter, simply bag your leaves in the fall and place them in a dry cool place, add to composter as needed).
Emma was very excited, she really enjoys helping out in the garden. She even put in, all by herself, all the kitchen "greens and browns" I had put aside over the weekend. She started helping me dig up some worms, but got quickly grossed out as the worm started to move in her GLOVED hand! Hahaha! That's my girl!
Emma is still outside helping Papa with the yardwork. Xavier and I are inside relaxing now that the afternoon sun has come out. Time also to make some lunch!
On Saturday it was the annual Earth Machine compost sale. For more information about their products visit: www.earthmachine.com
Richard went out first thing and purchased a new composter for our yard.
This morning, after breakfast, I went to get the composter started with my trusty sidekick (Emma). We started by putting in dry leaves that we had saved from last fall. (Tip: if you want to keep composting throughout the winter, simply bag your leaves in the fall and place them in a dry cool place, add to composter as needed).
Emma was very excited, she really enjoys helping out in the garden. She even put in, all by herself, all the kitchen "greens and browns" I had put aside over the weekend. She started helping me dig up some worms, but got quickly grossed out as the worm started to move in her GLOVED hand! Hahaha! That's my girl!
Emma is still outside helping Papa with the yardwork. Xavier and I are inside relaxing now that the afternoon sun has come out. Time also to make some lunch!
Friday, May 30, 2008
The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth
Xavier has his first tooth, well actually teeth! His two bottom teeth are growing in at the same time! They finally broke through the gums on Wednesday, after a lot of pain and suffering. Now, the big question remains: Will he or won't he??? Bite me that is, while breastfeeding.
Emma had her first 4 teeth come in at 4 months old, she had 8 by 8 months and all her baby teeth pretty much by the time she was a year old. I breastfed Emma until she was 15 months old and never bit me, not even once. Will Xavier be the same? Hmmm, somehow, I don't think so..
Since we're talking about teeth, it should also be noteworthy to mention that Emma has all four 2 year mollars, giving her a complete set of baby teeth! Hooray!
Xavier has been experimenting with different foods. So far he's had:
Emma was sick earlier this week. We were out at "Bebe, parents et gazouillements" when Emma had a bout of diarhea. We came home where she threw up once and had one more messy diaper. A little bit of tylenol, pedialyte in popsicle form and gingerale seemed to the trick to get her back on track.
Yesteday she had a little accident in the backyard where she scraped the palm of her hand. It's not a bad "booboo", but it's one of her on personal worst, so it's causing her a little stress. Otherwise, she's fine.
The business of the stinky pee, by the way, is not quite finished yet. Xavier is needing to go to Children's Hospital on Monday to have a VCUG. I can't remember what the letters individual stand for anymore, however, it is a special kind of X-Ray. Basically they insert a cath tube into the poor little guy's penis. Through the tube they insert a dye to see if it goes all the way up to his kidney's, which would be a bad thing. They take X-Ray's to be able to see. Hopefully everything will go well.
On another note, Sebastien did not end up getting his surgery a few weeks back, apparently there was too much potassium in his system. The cause of his bleeding is still a mystery. Looks like Jasmina and little Sebastien will be in Toronto for a long time still.
Emma had her first 4 teeth come in at 4 months old, she had 8 by 8 months and all her baby teeth pretty much by the time she was a year old. I breastfed Emma until she was 15 months old and never bit me, not even once. Will Xavier be the same? Hmmm, somehow, I don't think so..
Since we're talking about teeth, it should also be noteworthy to mention that Emma has all four 2 year mollars, giving her a complete set of baby teeth! Hooray!
Xavier has been experimenting with different foods. So far he's had:
- Rice, Barley and Oatmeal cereals
- Carrots and Sweet Potatoes
- Peaches
Emma was sick earlier this week. We were out at "Bebe, parents et gazouillements" when Emma had a bout of diarhea. We came home where she threw up once and had one more messy diaper. A little bit of tylenol, pedialyte in popsicle form and gingerale seemed to the trick to get her back on track.
Yesteday she had a little accident in the backyard where she scraped the palm of her hand. It's not a bad "booboo", but it's one of her on personal worst, so it's causing her a little stress. Otherwise, she's fine.
The business of the stinky pee, by the way, is not quite finished yet. Xavier is needing to go to Children's Hospital on Monday to have a VCUG. I can't remember what the letters individual stand for anymore, however, it is a special kind of X-Ray. Basically they insert a cath tube into the poor little guy's penis. Through the tube they insert a dye to see if it goes all the way up to his kidney's, which would be a bad thing. They take X-Ray's to be able to see. Hopefully everything will go well.
On another note, Sebastien did not end up getting his surgery a few weeks back, apparently there was too much potassium in his system. The cause of his bleeding is still a mystery. Looks like Jasmina and little Sebastien will be in Toronto for a long time still.
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