Happy Thanksgiving

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

At the Farmer's Market + Daycare

It's been a long week for our family. On monday I introduced the kids to daycare for a few hours and it broke my heart. On tuesday, I had a surgery for an umbilical hernia that I had likely developed from my two pregnancies.

The surgery went well and it was done in 20 minutes. I was able to go home after 2 hours, but the recovery is quite a bit like a c-section once you get home. I cannot lift for 6 weeks. I intend to start work next week, but I will have to see how I feel.

The kids were at daycare and Daddy had to drop them off and pick them up around his long work day, so it made for an extra long day at daycare for the little ones. On friday, Daddy had the day off and we went to the Farmers Market to spend a rainy day. The kids love the play area and the nutella crepes. Daddy had to do some work on his blackberry here and there. The selection of produce was incredible so we made a Salade Nicoise at home for supper.

We can look at a website that has a webcam for the kids classrooms. Mads is being held by his teacher here.

I can't see Bobs in the photo below, but this is what his class room looks like.

We are going to Mormor and Morfar's house for Thanksgiving on sunday.

Hipstamatic

I got a neat app for my ipod/itouch and it takes photos in what is called a hipstamatic fashion.

Neat-o eh?

Bonus Corn Maze Pics from Pat

Corn Maze!!!

We made it out to the Calgary Corn Maze, 8 km south east of the city. It was nearly 30 degrees out and I was way over dressed!

I thought since we were going to a farm, we would all need jeans on. There was no shade to be found and it was boiling by the time we left.

The bouncy pillows were the best part. I loved how the adults could go on there too.

There were two tractor rides. One that the parents could go on and it went through a corn maze. Another was just for little kids.

There is a kids corn maze, and an adult one. We tried the kids one for a bit but were too afraid of the huge adult maze. A neighbour told me you can get lost in there for days!

We've had a lot of fun this summer with Cael and his parents. It was their suggestion to get out this weekend again. We are all new to Corn Maze and are really glad we did it. There was a pumpkin patch as well, but we didn't get the time to see it. The kids got tired right after lunch.

None of the kids even really liked the petting zoo. Bobs ran up to a goat and pet it gently, and then ran away. Mads wanted nothing to do with the animals up close but he did enjoy seeing the kittens.

There is a water duck race device that Bobs enjoyed a lot.

Bobs and a lot of other people hung around a fenced area for a long time to await pig races. They lasted about 1 minute.

Daddy and Mads look like they are already lost before even entering the corn maze.

Last Day of Summer

We went to the "Snow Tunnel" park in the neighbouring neighbourhood today with two friends from the street. The weather was a perfect 22 degrees with a light breeze.

We will miss these days as I head back to work and the boys go to daycare next month.

Aurevoir summer!!

Our kids are already hanging out at 7-11 with the neighbours.