TO NEW BEGINNINGS!

Huge congratulations to Tom (Grampa Claw) on having completed his chemotherapy treatments. We managed to gather around the table to raise a glass and celebrate with Aunt Norah, Uncle Doug, Jal, Quinn, Mum and Tom. (Kieran and Dave were sad to miss the celebration but Kieran was at a birthday party and needed someone to pick him up.) With a shared love of ice cream, Quinn and I decided to pop in to Baskin n Robbins to pick up a celebratory ice cream cake. What I asked to have written on the cake was a first for them and I'm certain the BnR people had a good story to tell that evening.
Cheers to new beginnings... We love you Tom!

A very excited Quinn carrying in a special cake for Grampa Claw

Cheers to being finished chemo.


Quinn delivering the cake and Grampa trying to open the box to see what it says...

A MUM FILLED WEEKEND!

Whew! We had a fun weekend together while Dave was up at the cottage with some guys. With Friday night at McDonald's, Saturday brought swimming lessons, a lovely lunch and a wander down Dundas. We ended up playing at the indoor play place for a few hours, came home for dinner and ended our day with Family Movie Night! The boys loved watching the final SHREK movie. Having been a no nap day, the boys happily snuggled into bed at 7:30pm. Sunday took us to Grams and Claws house for a visit and a walk down to Chorley Park. We managed to get a few toboggan runs, snowball fights and tears in. Jally and Maddie came to join in the fun which was great! (see snow fight video between Kieran and Jal below) Brunch at the Golden Griddle with Claw and Grams is always a HIT! The boys LOVE that place. I think it's something about serving themselves at the buffet. The balloons given at departure are the bonus! The boys had gymnastics that afternoon (videos to come) which is AWESOME! I really love watching them in action. It is neat to see how their coaches break it down as they teach new skills. We picked Dave up at the Chapters near gymnastics, popped in for a little play and made our way home by 6pm. Definitely a FUN but BUSY weekend!

A Saturday afternoon wander...

Walking the strip with a hot chocolate

Cheese!

Uh Oh, SNOWBALL FIGHT!

Looks like he got you pretty well Jally!

Yahooo!

We love tobogganing!


Kieran vs. Jally


Quinn loves to snack on snow!

MARKETING MAGIC!

A few weeks ago Kieran and I were in the car together. As I was driving he asked me if we could go to that place where you have "fun with your food." I explained to him that I had no idea what he was talking about. He insisted I knew it. "Mum, you can have fun with your food, that's what the commercial says." Hmmm, still drawing a blank. He continued with "Mum, you know the place. I think it's called Ocdonald's." Yes, I knew what he was talking about, but I pretended not to with my response being something along the lines of I'm still not sure. Clearly frustrated he said, "the place with the yellow M." Ok, Ok, I'm with you now. "You mean McDonald's?" Yes, yes, yes! Well, Kieran got Quinn on his team and both of them have been asking for a few weeks if we could take them. They had never been and apparently (I've been told) their friends get to go. Tonight after dropping Dave off in Woodbridge (so he could hitch a ride up to Muskoka for a boys weekend) I finally caved and took them to McDonalds. What an experience! The food was not a hit at all but PLAYLAND was AWESOME! (according to them) Kieran's line to me was "this place is awesome, lets spend the weekend!" Both Q and K managed to make friends in Playland and as I hauled them out the door a full 2 hours after arriving they sadly said farewell to their new found McDonald's buddies. Too funny!


Food in a box with a monster truck, are you kidding?

Nothing quite like a cheeseburger Happy Meal!

Is this real food?

Apples and caramel sauce, now that is what I call dessert!

Quinn talking about his Mickey D's experience

Thank you PLAYLAND!

SNOW DAY!

We had such a fantastic day on our mid week snow day! We made our way to High Park, had an early lunch in the cafe and then wandered through the zoo to the castle park. We were shocked and amazed that we were the ONLY people there! We called our friend Jase along with his kiddos Ben and Ellie and they joined in the outdoor fun. The kids ran around for nearly 2 hours and we never had to share the playground! Wow! Upon arriving home Quinn promptly crawled into bed to get warm and sleep for a mere 3 hours! Yikes!

Snowed out!

Quinn CHILLin' in the snow, as per his hat.

CHILL and DUDE, grabbing a lift through the zoo courtesy of Dad.


Ben & Quinn getting a lift from their sledding dogs... Ben yells "HUSH" telling them he is ready to go. Too cute!

SUPERHERO QUINN!

Professional superhero. Don't try this at home alone!

Frighteningly Fearless Q Ball!