Five Years Old!

I must admit I had a hard time with Michael and Abigail turning five. I'm not ready for my babies to grow up. I feel like so many parents wish away their time with their children and all I want is for time to slow down!

Here are my beautiful twins now! I'm so proud of how much Abigail and Michael love each other.

So here's a little rundown of what Abbey and Michael were like...at FOUR!

What they want to be when they grow-up?

M: architect or bulldozer driver

A: doctor or teacher (when Abbey said this Michael answered "Non Abbey si tu es un professeur il faut aller a l'ecole meme le soir comme maman!" HA!HA!

Favourite foods:

M: tacos and steak

A: pizza and fajitas

Favourite TV show:

M: Mighty Machines

A: Strawberry Shortcake

Best friends:

M: Jacob, Cedric and Christina

A: Daphnee, Sophie and Victoria

Happiest when...

M: I'm on my bike and when Daddy is tickling me

A: I'm hugging Mommy and when I'm at Disney (teehee!)

Favourite restaurant:

M: Montana's

A: McDonald's

Michael still can't say his "s blends" therefore skate becomes 'kate and smoothies are "foothies" but I love it and know he will grown out of it one day. He also says "J'ai aime..." instead of "J'aime"...that one I don't really care for. I also can't break Abbey from saying "muliere" for lumiere?! Not sure when she got that one?!? but it's kinda cute! They sometimes say "chelal" instead of "cheval". They both don't say their "r's" well so "Arrete" is "Ayete"...I hear that one a lot "Ayete Michael" or "Ayete Abbey". They also have trouble with their "g doux" sound...so "gentil" becomes "yentil". :-)

So here's how I spent my last few minutes with my four year olds! Reading a Birthday Dr. Seuss book that tante Tanya sent as part of a special birthday package. I LOVE being a Mom more than I could have ever possibly imagined! Bonne fete mes anges! xo

Birthday Celebration!

Abbey and Michael turned "5" November 16th! I can't believe it's already been FIVE years since I gave birth to them! Time flies when you're having fun! :-)

Every year as I'm planning their birthday party I think..."why oh why did I give birth in November?!" For the rest of my life amidst report card madness I will be sending out invitations and hosting birthday parties! oye! But this year..no report cards to worry about 'cause I was too sick with H1N1! For the love!! Nonetheless the party was super FUN!

We hired the cutest, most out-going and talented cake maker ever...Michelle! but she actually made cupcakes! AMAZING cupcakes...made this Mommy look really good! lol!

Here she is displaying her art! Michael wanted chocolate cupcakes with blue icing and she placed sugar cookie on top to look like a hockey puck with hockey sticks across the middle. (look closely you can see them...the sticks and icing match! LOVE it!) Abbey wanted vanilla cupcakes with pink icing...now the "piece de resistance" was the chocolate butterflies Michelle made (that's right...made!) to place on the top of them!

We had the party at the bowling alley. It was a Glow-Bowl game and the kids loved it! We had 14 kids and they were all so well behaved. Here are Abbey and Michael right before they blew out their candles!

Make a wish!!!

Here's Michael and his school buddy Cedric opening a gift!

Here's Abbey with her best "school" friend Victoria.

Here's a pic of the gang...pictures were hard because of the Glow lighting but you can still see the big smiles! Fun was had by all!

P.S. Thanks to Donna for getting my blogging groove back!

This is not Chantal blogging, right now....

This is Donna blogging. That's right, I broke into her blogspot account and I am telling you all the things she is not blogging about.

1. The kids birthdays... party was a GLOW IN THE DARK bowling party, with lots of kids and an awesome cake x 2

2. Being so sick with H1N1 that she missed an entire week of school!

3. Being a super mom yesterday, making pancakes for breakfast, making Shepard's pie for supper while Abby made banana chocolate chip muffins ALL BY HERSELF (which were really yummy, too), she also washed the kitchen floor... which apparently she does almost every night... frig, i wash my kitchen floor like once every two months.... and she did other things yesterday, but I can't remember.. .but man, oh , man.. mother of two 5 year olds, and Steve left for like 2 days or something and she is cooking and cleaning... wow..

4. going to Trenton and Ottawa for Xmas.... like so cool.

5. Pregnant with baby number 3.. and its not twins. Ok, that was a lie. She isn't pregnant, and never will be, boo hoo.

So, Chantal. This is what happens when you don't blog for like 25 days. enough, already. Why the frig are you washing your floor every night, when you could be blogging.

Get the hint!! oh, and thanks for making Fajitas for supper tonight, and having leftovers for me. Oh, there, see, another amazing thing she has done. Like Christmas concert mayhem all day today, and she goes home and makes something really cool for supper, and is bringing leftovers for lunch tomorrow.!!!

k, by for now, and perhaps you should change your password!

Donna

Our Brick-less House!

Steve and the kids have a story that only they read together...The Three Little Pigs. Steve does all the voices and scares them silly with his booming "Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in!" voice. It's so funny to hear them carrying on. Abbey and Michael get absolutely giddy with excitement. Over the months, Michael has become quite concerned that we don't have any bricks on our house. Bricks are an anomaly in Nova Scotia really. We only have one house on our street that has it. Anyway the reason I'm telling you all this is the other day I overheard Michael and Abbey having a conversation while colouring. They had been playing outside with their friends Christina, Catherine and Luke. All of a sudden I hear Michael say "We're really lucky to have Luke as our friend." and Abbey responded "Yah! He's really fun!" Then Michael said "The best part is that his house is made of bricks so if the big bad wolf comes here, we can run over there and he will keep us safe!"

I bursted out laughing!!! Crazy how their little minds work eh?!?

Crystal Falls

After watching the Remembrance Day ceremonies on TV, Abbey, Michael and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and hike up to Crystal Falls. Steve and the kids had done the hike last summer but it was my first time....but definitely not my last! I loved it! The path follows a quick moving river below so you constantly hear the sound of water rushing over the rocks. Awesome! It's a long trek in for little people but so worth it.

Here's Abbey mid-hike.

Here's my tree-hugging boy!

Here I am with my babies at the end of the hike. The walk back was a little more tiring for them. I heard many requests for me to carry them...but they made it! It was a great family outing and I can't wait to do it again! 

Remembrance Day

In Nova Scotia, Remembrance Day is an official holiday. There is no school and most businesses are closed out of respect. There are beautiful ceremonies taking place honouring all the soldiers and the sacrifices they've made for our freedom.

I was explaining to Michael and Abbey the significance of Remembrance Day and we were talking while colouring special Remembrance Day activity sheets. Michael said "I don't know anyone that's dead." Abbey responded "Yes you do Michael... Terry Fox. He was a soldier with one leg remember?!" I had to laugh. Kids always remember Terry Fox because we talk about him in September in all the schools and we all do the Terry Fox walk. The kids reference him all the time. Well now he's being praised by Abbey not just for raising money for cancer but apparently he fought to keep our country safe. lol! A little humour on this solemn day!

Today we remember....and are very thankful to the men and women (and their families) who made the ultimate sacrifice. I'm proud of our Canadian Military and proud to have a husband who is a part of it. 

Young love...

This is Abbey's first love "letter". When I dropped her off at school last week (a little late), her little boyfriend ran out into the hall to greet her and said "Je pensais que tu etais malade. Je suis content que tu es ici maintenant." He then handed her a picture he made for her. Isn't that adorable?!? Not sure if you remember but I referenced Frederic in a post last year about how Abbey had decided she was going to marry him. Well a year later they are still going strong! HA!HA! 

Isn't the attempt at a heart hilarious!