Our piano studio had a cute piano recital/ picnic on a nice sunny day. Claire & Rhys played very well 🙂
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Tag: Claire
Glow-in-the-dark golf
We met up with some school friends one Saturday to try out some mini golf with a twist. It was glow-in-the-dark and we had fun!
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L to R: Rhys, Beau, Luc, Chloe & Claire
Swan Lake with Nana & Papa
We made the most of my parents stay with us by going on adventures such as walking around Swan Lake.
My Mom loves birds and this place has loads of them! You can even purchase bird seed from the nature centre & safely walk around feeding the ducks and birds. It was a fun way to spend the afternoon.
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Valentines day
We really enjoy making valentines day cards in our house!
As an extra valentines day bonus some Moms in the kids class organized cupcake decorating as a fun activity at school.
Claire + ice skating = ♥ !
Claire really wanted to take ice skating lessons. Rhys has zero interest in it…in fact his worst birthday memory is when the kids turned 6 and we organized an ice skating party for them… We all thought the party was awesome!
Claire is a really great skater and she loves it!
Our new piano!
We have been wanting to sign Claire & Rhys up for piano lessons for quite a while. Jimmy happened upon a beautiful old piano that a lady was wanting to give away for free. After a lot of research we realized how expensive it is to move a piano and that old pianos may look pretty but are not a sound investment.
We went for it and so far the piano sounds great, looks pretty and Claire & Rhys are doing great with lessons!
Claire’s 8th birthday party!
Claire decided to have a sewing birthday party. Last year I signed up for some private sewing lessons for Claire & I to learn to make doll clothes for her American Dolls.
The Makehouse is a super fun store that hosts kids camps. It was a great place to have Claire’s party at. She invited a bunch of her girlfriends, we had yummy food, a lot of sewing time making forest animals. It was a great celebration for our smart and loving daughter turning 8!
 
Claire & Rhys turn 8!
The passing of time really does seem to speed up when you have children. Their growth and development is amazing and so fast. To all those people that told us to enjoy every moment as they grow so quickly…you were right!
Claire and Rhys turned 8 on December 17th! This year they wanted to have separate birthday parties. They have always had shared birthdays so this year we were game to try it out — future blog post 🙂
To start we had a little family birthday morning…complete with new pajama onesies, some toys and elf on the shelf greeting the kids. It is our tradition to have a nice breakfast and gifts on the table when the kids wake up. It is hard having your birthday among Christmas activities and decorations. We try to make it extra special for Claire & Rhys.
Before 6am wake-up…kids excited and we are tired!
