The kids recently had a beach day for their class end of school year party. Jimmy & I were able to take time off to chaperone this fun event.
It was a hot sunny day full of sand digging, watermelon eating, jellyfish hunting and chaotic fun with a bunch of 6/ 7 year olds!
I cannot believe Claire & Rhys are done Grade 1!
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In February we traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to catch some sunshine. We met my parents down there and had a blast. The kids had so much fun and it is always so nice to spend time with my parents. The main purpose for this trip was to have Claire & Rhys spend some quality time with their Nana & Papa who they don’t get to see very often. Mission accomplished 🙂
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We had a lovely Christmas this year. Pretty decorations, cool weather, some sunshine, present opening, a walk along the beach, brunch with Debbie and a Christmas dinner with the whole Miller gang out in Sooke.
To celebrate the December birthdays of Debbie & Senna, we met up at Butchart gardens recently. Despite the heavy rain, we all found time to revel in the nighttime festive splendor of it all.
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We had a very fun Hallowe’en this year. Harry Potter is a big hit in our house so Claire & Rhys wanted to dress up as Harry Potter & Hermione. Of course we had to join in the fun too. Jimmy went as Hagrid and I went as Professor McGonagall.
We met up with some friends in their neighborhood which is perfect for trick-or-treating… houses are close together and almost every house participates. We were outside for approx 1.5 hours and the kids collected way too much candy. In fact, we are weeks away from Christmas and we still have loads left. I think next year we will factor in a candy tax for our efforts in the costume design and facilitating trick-or-treating 😉
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All summer long Claire was determined to conquer the monkey bars. At the end of August Claire finally conquered them and Jimmy captured the moment with some photos & a video. When Claire puts her mind to something she won’t stop until she gets it. She is a very determined girl and Rhys is a total monkey who has a small part in the video too 😉
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The Miller clan gathered together for Thanksgiving this year. It is turning into a bit of an annual tradition… a visit to Galey’s farm followed by a yummy potluck style dinner at our home.
Galey’s farm has train rides with silly Hallowe’en decor along the way, a hay-ride to a large pumpkin patch where we pick out pumpkins, a petting zoo, a large corn maze and a haunted house area which Rhys refused to go to this year- too scary!
We always so much fun getting the family together and sharing some laughs. This year was a bit different because it was pouring rain when we were at the farm and we still had a great time.
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