A New Skill

Today Isla learned a new skill: how to clap! Katherine is doing her usual arm flapping.

Girls smiling for daddy.

Trip to Mexico

William playing in the sand, definitely the highlight of his trip.

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Chris and I enjoying dinner at the Japanese restaurant. It was a great meal but unfortunately the chef that was cooking in front of us was very new to the job and his only trick was spinning an egg of the grill!

William and Elijah enjoyed a virgin Strawberry Daiquiri every day on the beach.

William contemplating the view.

The Fam.

Cherub choir on Christmas Eve

Learning winter sports.

This past week Manitoba has enjoyed some beautiful weather. We took advantage of this "heat wave" to introduce William to some wonderful winter sports. First we took him skating on the duck pond in St Vital park. He loved the experience and cried when we finally took the skates off. Our experience wasn't quite as enjoyable because we had to support most of his weight while bending down, skating behind him (very hard on the back). Today we tried cross country skiing. Once again William was very enthusiastic about this new experience. "I'm skiing!!!," he cried as he "walked" across our yard. He proceeded to ski to the nearby hockey rink and back. It took us a total of an hour, through which mommy had to be very patient as he frequently stopped to contemplate the life of an ant (do they have furniture, do they cut down christmas tress, do they have chimneys for santa to come down?) Fun times with a three year old.

Merry Christmas!

Surfin USA- William remix

 This week Chris brought home a child-sized guitar for William. We spent a good half hour watching William whip himself into a performing frenzy. Each song got louder and sillier. I have chosen his rendition of a popular beach boys classic for you to enjoy (notice his Elvis-inspired guitar strumming near the end).