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Helpful Kids!
Last night we celebrated Canada Day and a friends little boys birthday party with a big crowd of awesome families! It was our first time at their home but it is located in a beautiful area. They have a...
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Lunch Date
Everyone else went their separate ways today so Caile and I were left to our own devices for lunch. I think we made out OK
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Nova Scotia Summer
While most summers we take a trip away from home and away from Nova Scotia that is only small part. We still love Nova Scotia and spend lots of time finding things to do here as well. We have a really...
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Happy Birthday Noah: A Flash Talk
Last night I arrived home from this years Automattic Grand Meetup which was held in mountainous Whistler Village in British Columbia. The crisp air, scenery, and mouth watering food all add to the...
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Fast Forward 20 Years
Today my colleague Jeremey DuVall wrote a post called Highs & Lows of Leading a Team, if you’re not following him already you certainly should. The feelings he wrote about are certainly ones I’ve...
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Noah and Daddy Time
The past few days Noah and I have been able to spend quite a bit of time together. We started the weekend out with Saturday morning basketball. This is his second year in basketball but we switched...
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Happy Birthday Tiffany!
Today is my oldest sisters birthday! I’d make fun of her for getting old, but seeing as I’m her older brother that probably wouldn’t work very good. We had a fun time celebrating her with her tonight...
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Stop Motion Homework
Tonight for homework Caile worked on creating a stop motion video. It shows the destruction of an ecosystem by fire, and then the growth of it back up again. I thought it turned out pretty well so I...
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Christmas Decorating
We went hunting for Christmas tree this morning and found a really great one. We tried a new tree farm this year and had a wonderful experience. Stomping through the trees with family and friends,...
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Friends Christmas Party
Last night we had our annual friends gift exchange party. We have an awesome group of close friends and there are a lot of kids in the mix. We decided a number of years back we’d draw names so each kid...
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Christmas Notes
Yesterday our youngest daughter Ella came home from school with a twelve days of Christmas calendar. Each day has a note in it whose recipient alternates between Jen and I. Yesterday was Day 1 and had...
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Day 4 Christmas Note
It was my day to take a note from the 12 days calendar Ella brought home from school. Reading these are making me feel pretty good, but also giving me some things to think about. From this note I think...
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Day 6 Christmas Note
Today’s note was pretty good timing as Ella and I just went out yesterday for our Christmas shopping date. We had a great time and it is obviously building good memories for her as we hadn’t had one...
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Day 8 Christmas Note
For my day 8 note I have been given some circles I can check off to claim free things! I’m looking forward to some cuddle time, but I’m pretty sure I could have gotten this stuff without checking boxes...
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Day 10 Christmas Note
Ella had another note for me today! I get a kick out of these. The kids aren’t that messy really, but if they do clean up after themselves a little bit more it wouldn’t hurt my feelings that’s for...
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Fundraising Advent Calendar
This year my daughter Caile inspired me. Throughout the year at her middle school they do exploratory’s. You have a choice of fun extracurricular activities to choose from. Some of them are crafts, art...
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Last Day of Christmas Break
Today is the last day of Christmas break before the kids head back to school. We decided to head to the beach for a little walk. It was pretty windy and cold, but still very nice. The last big wind...
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Truth!
Was hoping this shirt would arrive before our anniversary, but it doesn’t make it any less true.
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Basketball
Saturday morning has becoming basketball morning for Noah and I. This is his second year signed up in the beginning levels of our local basketball program. He’s always excited to go, and I’m excited to...
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