Snowy Bonfire

Our friends invited us to their beach front home for a bonfire and roasted marchmallows. It was a beautifully snowy afternoon and the kids had a blast running around and playing "pirate" on their big red boat. It was a great afternoon!
Thank you for a great afternoon!

It's Here! It's Here!

Our SeaLift boat arrived last Saturday and we got our crate today just before lunch time. Yes, it is just like Christmas. The boys were so excited.
Another benefit of Northern life -- SeaLift excitement!!

SuperStars!

To our big surprise, while reading our latest issue of Chirp, we came across some familiar little monkeys. Gav and Noah had a picture of their Puppy Finger Puppets (a craft from the April issue of Chirp) included in the September issue. Check out the Crafty Kids section on page 27. The boys were so proud and a little confused as to how their picture was in a magazine.

Saturday mornings...

Happily playing together...okay, even if only long enough for me to take the picture ;)

First Snow of the year

Although our actual first snow was last week (September 6th) we had a great surprise when we woke up today. The boys were so excited! Won't be long now before we start rebuilding our snow forts!!!

Adjusting to the routine

Gavyn is enjoying school! Time with friends has been lots of fun and the school program is filled with great activities, including a day of model-boat building and eventual racing. Last Friday they had a school "Pique-Nique" at the beach. Here is a pic of the Sand and Seaweed castles that Gavyn made with his buddy Rocco.

Noah was able to snag half of Gavyn's cob from the corn roast at the beach.

On the other hand, at breakfast this morning, as Gavyn was telling us of how much fun school is, Noah said "No more school Gavyn." Noah misses his big brother/constant play partner while he is away during the day, often asking if it is time to get Gavyn yet... Once Gavyn is home, Noah then sits as close as possible to him and follows him around even more than usual. I suppose we are all adjusting in our own way.

Gavyn's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Gavyn started kindergarten this morning at École des Trois-Soleils. We are so very proud of him and the amazing person that he has become. We just know that he has a wonderful year ahead of him.
Our brilliant monkey had a great first day! His new teacher is Mihaela, and he was happy to know many of the friends in class, as they were together last year in francisation. He also has some new friends in class - always nice to meet new friends!



Gavyn grabbed a seat at the table with his friends Rocco and Noah.
Our little Noah is still adjusting to not having Gavyn around for most of the day, and is so excited when it is time to pick Gavyn up. At the school, Noah took his coat off and kept asking where his chair was and where he was supposed to sit.
Little monkeys sure do grow up fast!