Meeting Peyton

Just a few pictures from our recent trip to Windsor to meet our new cousin/niece, Peyton.

A stop at Uncle Scott and Aunt Jamie's for lunch.

The boys needed to play a quick Mariocart race before we left...of course.

4 cousins!

I thought Jacob and Norah were cute in this one.

Norah holding "her" baby Peyton.

She really wanted to hold her, even when she was crying.

Checking out the river before heading home.

 Thanks for the visit Scott and Jamie, we were so happy to get to meet Peyton!

A New Tree

This year we decided to get an artificial tree to put downstairs for the kids to hand ornaments on in the hopes that it would discourage Norah from trashing our "nicer" tree upstairs. I'm not sure if that part of the plan worked but it's been nice having a tree downstairs since we spend so much time down here. 

The kids haven' t been exposed to many fake trees...here they are getting it spread out.

He can't quite reach the top yet.

Putting it in place.

We had some blue lights we weren't using which fit perfectly.

Such a sweet moment.

I've found ornaments all over the room and they are always moving around on the tree, I think the kids really like it. Logan did ask if they could have a "real" tree downstairs next year...

Merry Christmas!

Letters to Santa

One evening last week the kids wrote their letters to Santa. Logan asked for a DS game and a Wii game, Jacob asked for a remote controlled car and a Wii game and Norah asked for a "neigh". We even walked down to the mailbox to send them off!

Norah's envelope was decorated with lots of stickers!

Everyone working hard.

Logan was the only one to write his entire letter on his own.

Putting them in the mailbox!

3 Kids is A Lot

They had this cut out at the tree farm. I thought it would be cute to get the kids to do it. The finished product is below, LOL.

Maybe next year I'll try again!

Beach Day!

On Sunday, we spent a good part of the day at the Turkey Point Beach! We had planned to go the night before but when we got up on Sunday, the weather was dark and rainy. I texted my mom (who was going to come with us) and she said it was also raining at her place, so we canceled. :(

But then it started clearing, so we decided to just go! As soon as we got to Norwich to pick mom up, it was raining again and we drove though some heavy rain and very dark clouds on the way there. BUT, then it cleared! The beach was almost empty when we got there and the weather just got warmer and clearer. There was a bit of a breeze which created some waves too!

The kids took no time getting into the water.

Drilling into the sand on the shore.

Norah squealed with delight for the first while we were there. She LOVED it.

Splashing in the waves.

Daddy too!

It was brighter than this...guess my camera settings were off a bit.

Burying Jacob in the sand.

:)

Lunch break!

Just floating.

Seriously loved it.

Playing frisbee.

She was COVERED in sand.

Grandma came too!

Daddy buried them both in the sand.

That's our friend R with Logan. She is the same age as Norah.
Her parents and baby brother joined us too!

Pouring water on the sand kids.

Jacob too!

Eating some very sandy cookies.

It was a wonderful day! Hopefully we can get a few more trips in this summer!

Riding the Train!

On Saturday, we finally took a trip with the Waterloo Central Railway. We see the station at Waterloo Park quite regularly and can hear the train whistle from our house and the boys (mostly Jacob) are always asking to go on the "St. Jacobs Train". Last week, the boys started swimming lessons and we were driving by the train daily, so I finally ordered some tickets!

It was a bit of a dreary day and I had the wrong lens on my camera (so all the pictures are super close up!) but we had a great day. 

Checking out the train before leaving. 

Looking at the engine? Oh, maybe it's the caboose?

Jacob with his ticket.
He was NOT happy waiting, he just wanted on the train.

Logan with his ticket.

Letting off some steam.

The conductor.

Looking out the window.

Finally! We are on the train!

Norah loved it too.

A view from the inside.

 The train leaves Waterloo Park and makes two stops. One at the market and one in the village of St. Jacobs. Since we go to the market often, we decided to ride right to the village on this trip.

He was very happy.

The Conestoga River.

Lunchtime in St. Jacobs.

Waiting at the station to take the train back to Waterloo.

Here comes the train!