Hanging out at the park

Went playing and sliding today at Joamie School.

Hiking Sylvia Grinnell ...

It was a gorgeous day for a hike! The waterfalls sounded so lovely and the sun was nice a warm. Beautiful!

Gavyn's 1st day of school...

Such a big boy! Gavyn started school today at Ecole des Trois Soleil He did so very well! Momma on the other hand could not hold back the tears. So very proud of him and still somewhat sad at the end of some amazing time together. Gavyn will spend part of his time with the Kindergarten class and part with his preschool friends. He only attends in the afternoons which still leaves lots of time for fun with Momma and Noah in the mornings.

At this point Gavyn knows many words in French including his ABCs, numbers, colours, animals, and camion and tracteur of course. He also has some phrases down, including the most popular ... "Noah, ne touche pas a mon ... " Gavyn is still very shy though and is not super excited about communication in French with his new friends. As he put it "Why do I need to speak French, when I can already say it in English?" His teacher in the Kindergarten class is Debbie and his Françaisisation teacher will be Annie. We know that muddling through the first few weeks will be a challenge but that the benefits to his bilingualism will be priceless. Go Gettem' Gav!!

Snow Day!!!

A nice amount of snow fell this morning...enough to make our first snowman of the year.

Sleepy Saturday

Had a great day. Started off with WW and Flax pancakes that had special designs made of chocolate or raisins. Gavyn even made a bacon tree. Then enjoyed a walk to the park at the French school. Noah is surprisingly able to walk rather long distances. Gavyn enjoyed a bit of a bike ride before deciding to walk as well. Pedalling into the wind and uphill is tougher than he thought it would be...

Dandelion Fun...

Yes we have dandelions up here and they are just as much fun in the fall in Iqaluit as they were in Ottawa!!!

Noah...

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