Today was the last day that Khéna is 2… tomorrow he will wake up a three year old!!
It’s amazing how time passes fast…
From this…
(10 days)
to this…
(1 year)
to this…
(2 years)
to this…
Love you little man… good night, and I’ll see you when you’re three!!
Xavier: Everyone knows the ABC song right?
Me: no, but many do…
Xavier: I do… (sings the song)
Me: Colin do you know it?
Colin: Of course… a-b-c-o-l-i-n….
the kids playing at a friends home..
watching the kids from the window…
Laundry on the line
the boys playing a game with dad on a Saturday night
2 loaves of banana bread in the new toaster oven…
New haircut…
Out for a walk…
Shadows in the noon sun….
3 brothers…
the boys and I…
It was raining all day yesterday and the boys were feeling pretty let down by the weather… We talked about it and it was decided that we would hit just a few homes and then come back home and give away candy…
Just as we were about to head out it was still drizzling but was stopping…. the boys were excited and we all headed out to go Trick or Treating and walk around the neighbourhood while the weather permitted…
King Colin, Sir Xavier and Fire Chief Khéna
Once we got outside the rain stopped… and suddenly the sky started clearing up as the sun went down, giving us a beautiful sunset and our neighbourhood started to be flooded with kids…
We walked through the neighbourhood, the air was cool but not cold in the least and the smell of leaves and autumn filled the air… we took a similar route that we take every year which brings us to a little dead end street hidden away that not many know about (unless they live in the area)… all the homes there have elaborate decorations and are all open to trick or treaters…
We didn’t go as far as we usually go but after about an hour of walking around and gathering candy, Colin wanted to head home… and I was willing to follow because I can’t seem to walk far these days without my pelvis getting the best of me…
So we headed home and the boys got excited to hand out candy…
The minute we got in I put all the candy together that they had recieved and separated what they could eat (which ended up not being much)… a few other peices went into a bag for us parents and the rest went into a bag to give away to the kids that came to our door… we went outside and waited and though we got a few kids we didn’t get many…but the few who came got tons of candy and glow bracelets… and Colin made sure that the parents got a few pieces also…
The boys were a bit disappointed at the turnout at the end, but it was soon forgotten… we watched a movie and hung out until we all headed to bed and once we were there Xavier and Colin took turns telling us some scary stories…
It turned out to be a great evening…
Yesterday we headed to Montreal for a trip to the Redpath museum and a few other things that we wanted/needed to do…
Just as we were heading out the door, Xavier told me that his stomach felt weird… I asked him if he wanted to go or stay home but he really wanted to go to the Museum… So we left, but not before I grabbed a plastic bag for the car in case his weird stomach turned out to be more…Mid-way there it did… and luckily he had the bag…
We decided to keep on going even though there was a part of me that wanted to head home. He was saying that he felt better and was looking better also… So to the museum we headed…
I had never been to the Redpath Museum, though it won’t be the last time I go for sure. It is a building on the McGill University Campus in Montreal and is free to the public. The theme was Mummies. A little tour and talk about mummies and then an activity for the kids…The talk was perfect, geared towards kids and just the perfect amount of time for the kids. Little did I know that as small as the Redpath museum is, they have the second largest ancient Egyptian mummy collection in Canada…3 mummies, a sarcophagus, mummified animals, a set of Coptic Jars along with many other artifacts.
Mummified Falcon, Cat and Iris?
Mummy, with mask
Mummy, with just the wrappings and resin
I would have liked tolook around a bit more, but just as the talk was finishing, Khéna needed to go the bathroom and Xavier felt he had to throw up again… so we rushed down 4 flights of stairs to get the bathrooms and the crafdt was about to start on the first floor and I didn’t want to climb up again… (I will go back soon though hopefully)
We did the craft (need to get pics) and the boys made their very own little mummies… Pretty cool looking… I must say!! and then we headed to Simon’s work to go pay him a visit and for the boys to see his office which they had been wanting to do for some time…
Looking out of the 17th floor window near Simon’s office
Xavier was feeling a bit weak by that point and Simon offered him an apple… he ate it but it came back up soon after as we were leaving the office building…
I still had one stop before we could head home… to pick something up at my friend Gen’s house on the West Island… but because Xavier was not feeling good I didn’t want the boys to go in her house (she has two babies at home) so I picked up my mom on the way and she offered to stay in the car while I went into Gen’s house and she made sandwiches for me and the boys because we hadn’t eaten lunch yet…
Xavier tried to eat a bit more again because he was hungry, but while I was in the house it came back up again… we headed back towards Montreal and I got him some Soda Crackers and finally he was able to eat and then fell asleep… I picked up Simon and we slowly headed home… Xavier hasn’t thrown up since but still feels a bit queasy but doesn’t regret going out at all…he is loving the crackers and was able to keep some more food and drink down today… so I guess it is just a little bug…
The boys also now have a new big interest for Mummies and ancient Egypt so now I am gathering up some info and documentaries for them to watch… so it ended up being a great day despite the little weird tummy…
