Aidan is home sick again. It started with Connor last weekend, then Delaney and finally Aidan stayed home from school yesterday and today. Connor is not happy that Aidan gets to stay home while he's going to school. Connor always seems to get sick on the weekends, it isn't really fair. But, I can't really give him a bonus day off, can I? I've been working at home half the week because they're sick. I'm actually working right now but am waiting for some files to download. I like working at home, I can do other little things and just work a bit longer. At work I have to leave by 3:00 to get Delaney, so I always feel rushed.
Sean has booked his golfing vacation for his 40th birthday. Poor guy, I didn't even get him anything. I should have commemorated it some way! He doesn't look a day older though. I wish I could spend a little more time with him! Seems like we barely get a minute to ourselves anymore. We did go out for a nice dinner in Florida, but we will need to make a date for a dinner and a movie or something here. Anyway, he certainly does deserve his vacation and I hope he has a great time with his friends. They should probably think about making it a bi-annual thing, it would be good for Sean. Although I think both Pete and Mark travel a fair bit more than Sean does, so I don't know how their wives would feel about that! I think this one celebrates all three of their 40th birthdays although Sean is the oldest.
I've got a bit of a scratchy throat myself. Lucky me, just like Connor, always sick on the weekends!
Friday, February 25, 2005
Friday, February 18, 2005
And here we are at the Beach
atthebeach
Originally uploaded by LisaOH.
This is on Hutchinson's Island where Nana and Grandad are. Shortly after this we were all in the surf and got soaked so had to go home and put on our suits. The waves were huge! Even though we only went knee deep it was up to my waist sometimes and I got knocked off my feet twice. Poor Delaney had to hang on to two people. And the waves receeding made you feel as if you were being pulled out. We had a great time playing in the waves but we did our swimming in the heated pool!
Delaney and Cinderella
cinderella
Originally uploaded by LisaOH.
This was the princess we absolutely had to meet. I think this was also the longest line we stood in!
Life doesn't get much better than this
Hockey, hockey, hockey
We got home in the middle of a tournament so had hockey last Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. They won though! As always - I think they're undefeated this year. Connor is still enjoying it and we only have a month and a half to go. They play an exhibition at the Moose game in the new MTS Center at the beginning of March and we're all going to watch.
The boys had their first music lesson this week. Both need to practice a lot more and haven't touched their instruments since. Yikes! The surprising news is that Aidan agreed to play at the concert on March 13th. I really didn't think he would, and Sean and I thought we'd leave it up to him. He came out of class and his teacher said he need to practice a piece for the concert. I was a little suprised and looked at Aidan and he told me that they'd decided that he'd play. Didn't seem to occur to him that he wouldn't play, so I sure wasn't going to bring it up. He went to watch his friend Devan last year, so he does have an idea of what to expect. It'll definitely be a good experience for him.
Oh, I'm going to post the holiday pictures on Flickr soon. We all look tired but we sure had a good time.
Delaney is happily back into her routine. For her dance recital this year she is going to be a sheep for the tap part and gets to wear a tutu for the ballet part. She'll love that. We had her birthday party last weekend and I think she was pretty happy. She's been invited as a guest to gymnastics with one of the girls in her class tomorrow and is really excited about that. Although she wouldn't get into bed and got into trouble for that, so isn't too happy right now.
Sean and I are totally back into the routine. Seems like we were never gone although I'm finding winter much easier to deal with now that I've had a bit of a break from it. Wish we could do this every year! Sean is planning his birthday golf trip with his buddies for April and I'm thinking of going to Paris with my mom and her sister and brother and sister-in-law and maybe my cousin Deanne and possibly another cousin or two and maybe Toni (it's pretty fluid right now!). Dee and I travelled together through Europe almost 20 years ago (oh my that ages me!!!) so it would be fun to go with her again. We missed Montmartre and the gallery with the Impressionist paintings - I can't think of the name right now! Anyway, if it works out it would be great. Although I guess it will count as my 40th birthday trip... a few years early!
The boys had their first music lesson this week. Both need to practice a lot more and haven't touched their instruments since. Yikes! The surprising news is that Aidan agreed to play at the concert on March 13th. I really didn't think he would, and Sean and I thought we'd leave it up to him. He came out of class and his teacher said he need to practice a piece for the concert. I was a little suprised and looked at Aidan and he told me that they'd decided that he'd play. Didn't seem to occur to him that he wouldn't play, so I sure wasn't going to bring it up. He went to watch his friend Devan last year, so he does have an idea of what to expect. It'll definitely be a good experience for him.
Oh, I'm going to post the holiday pictures on Flickr soon. We all look tired but we sure had a good time.
Delaney is happily back into her routine. For her dance recital this year she is going to be a sheep for the tap part and gets to wear a tutu for the ballet part. She'll love that. We had her birthday party last weekend and I think she was pretty happy. She's been invited as a guest to gymnastics with one of the girls in her class tomorrow and is really excited about that. Although she wouldn't get into bed and got into trouble for that, so isn't too happy right now.
Sean and I are totally back into the routine. Seems like we were never gone although I'm finding winter much easier to deal with now that I've had a bit of a break from it. Wish we could do this every year! Sean is planning his birthday golf trip with his buddies for April and I'm thinking of going to Paris with my mom and her sister and brother and sister-in-law and maybe my cousin Deanne and possibly another cousin or two and maybe Toni (it's pretty fluid right now!). Dee and I travelled together through Europe almost 20 years ago (oh my that ages me!!!) so it would be fun to go with her again. We missed Montmartre and the gallery with the Impressionist paintings - I can't think of the name right now! Anyway, if it works out it would be great. Although I guess it will count as my 40th birthday trip... a few years early!
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Palm trees and Mickey Mouse (or Cinderella)
We're back. We had a great time. And it's not even that cold in Winnipeg, so we're not too sorry to be back. The kids were happy to go to school and see their friends this morning and even though I felt a little blue going to work, I'm feeling a lot better now. I've cancelled music so that they can get a little practice in and we can ease into the routine (Connor still has hockey and Delaney still has dance).
We spent 3 days at DisneyWorld and had a great time. We rode Splash Mountain 3 times (mine and Delaney's and Mimi's favorite), Tower of Terror twice (Aidan went 3 times - his favorite), Space Mountain twice (only Sean, Aidan and Connor) and we even went on Mission to Mars (Connor's favorite). We saw all the parades and the fireworks and got some autographs. The weather was nice and we didn't have to wait longer than 15 minutes for any ride excpet the Thunder Mountain Railroad, and that was about 25 minutes (yes, should have gotten a fast pass but since we didn't have to wait for anything else we didn't think about it). We even rode the Kali River Rapids and I got soaked. Had to walk around Animal Kingdom with wet shorts all morning. I'll post pictures soon.
We had a good time staying at Nana and Grandad's too. We went to the flea market and the ocean and the pool and ate out a fair amount. It was lots of fun. The waves were huge and almost sucked you right off your feet. Delaney and Connor had to hang on to an adult and Nana and I both lost our feet at least once. We found tons and tons of shells and each brought a collection home. We also made some nice necklaces out of some of them.
The train ride was terrific. You're treated very well and it is a very relaxing way to travel. The plane ride home was faster, but not nearly as comfortable. We took a limo from the airport and Connor and Delaney though that was the way to travel! They all enjoyed the train and Aidan and Connor said it was better than the plane. I'd do it again anytime.
What else? My cousin Jackie had a baby girl while we were away. Natalie Estelle and she was early (her first one that was early!) and weighed 7 pounds. I think she is 24 inches long, which sounds very tall to me so I think I might have that wrong. Ruby is coming for Delaney's party this weekend so I hope we'll get to see her.
Will post some pictures and more stories later.
We spent 3 days at DisneyWorld and had a great time. We rode Splash Mountain 3 times (mine and Delaney's and Mimi's favorite), Tower of Terror twice (Aidan went 3 times - his favorite), Space Mountain twice (only Sean, Aidan and Connor) and we even went on Mission to Mars (Connor's favorite). We saw all the parades and the fireworks and got some autographs. The weather was nice and we didn't have to wait longer than 15 minutes for any ride excpet the Thunder Mountain Railroad, and that was about 25 minutes (yes, should have gotten a fast pass but since we didn't have to wait for anything else we didn't think about it). We even rode the Kali River Rapids and I got soaked. Had to walk around Animal Kingdom with wet shorts all morning. I'll post pictures soon.
We had a good time staying at Nana and Grandad's too. We went to the flea market and the ocean and the pool and ate out a fair amount. It was lots of fun. The waves were huge and almost sucked you right off your feet. Delaney and Connor had to hang on to an adult and Nana and I both lost our feet at least once. We found tons and tons of shells and each brought a collection home. We also made some nice necklaces out of some of them.
The train ride was terrific. You're treated very well and it is a very relaxing way to travel. The plane ride home was faster, but not nearly as comfortable. We took a limo from the airport and Connor and Delaney though that was the way to travel! They all enjoyed the train and Aidan and Connor said it was better than the plane. I'd do it again anytime.
What else? My cousin Jackie had a baby girl while we were away. Natalie Estelle and she was early (her first one that was early!) and weighed 7 pounds. I think she is 24 inches long, which sounds very tall to me so I think I might have that wrong. Ruby is coming for Delaney's party this weekend so I hope we'll get to see her.
Will post some pictures and more stories later.
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