The holidays are here! A whole week for Eric and 2 weeks for me and the kids to relax, hang out and enjoy the season. We’ll be celebrating Chanukah, Christmas, Charlotte’s 11th birthday and New Year’s Eve, not to mention visits from family and time with friends. We are all looking forward to it!
We had visitors! My British cousin Katie (who is spending a term studying in NYC) and my Torontonian brother Dan both joined us for Thanksgiving last weekend. They saw a bit of the city, spent some time with us and ate some good food, including Katie’s first poutine and pumpkin pie (although not together!) What more could you ask, really?
Uncle Dan losing to his nephews at “Mario Smash Brothers” on the Wii
Katie and me on the couch, with William attempting to give me bunny ears.
William cuddling with Uncle Dan on the couch
The Thanksgiving spread!
Katie and Charlotte sampling deluxe poutine at Jean Talon Market
Charlotte and Katie with giant (but real!) pumpkin at the Market.
Charlotte and me at Jean Talon Market with pulled-pork tacos – yum!
Charlotte making Minecraft- and Pokemon-shaped cookies
Elijah rolling out cookies
Misshapen but delicious vanilla & chocolate sugar cookies
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It’s been a summer of travels and lost teeth, scraped knees and sunshine, explorations and accomplishments. Eric finished his PhD (Halleluyah!) and I started a new job. Despite the chillier-than-normal temperatures, we made the most of summer 2014. Here are some of our photos from August. This year, Charlotte’s in Grade 6 and the boys […]
This afternoon, we received a letter from Charlotte, who’s been away at Camp Kanawana since last Monday. She is never far from my thoughts and it was delightful to hear from her. The highly enthusiastic letter describes new friends, various outdoor activities and her signature illustrations of each of her main points. I miss her and look forward to picking her up on Friday, but I’m so happy to know that she’s having such a good time. The proof’s in the punctuation; every single sentence in Charlotte’s letter ends with at least one exuberant exclamation mark!
Elijah, Eric & William enjoying the view on a gorgeous sunny day.
We just got back from our long-anticipated trip to France! We spent a weekend exploring a rainy Paris with some terribly jet-lagged twins, then headed up to the family cottage in Normandy for two weeks. Cottage life revolved around the beach, backyard soccer and wonderful French food. Our time at the cottage was interspersed with day trips around the area and one overnight to Tours in the Loire Valley, where we visited the chateaux at Chenonceaux and Blois. Cousin Katie biked down to stay with us at the cottage for a few days, and Grandma and Poppa also arrived near the end of our visit, so we spent some family time all together.
After two weeks in France, we drove up to Belgium to see Ypres and Bruges, then went on to stay with my cousin Susana and her husband Martin in Soest, Holland. We spent two days wandering the streets and the canals of Amsterdam and enjoying Susana and Martin’s tremendous hospitality.
It was a fabulous trip and we all had a great time, and my only regret is that I wish I’d taken more photos!
Grandma, Poppa and Uncle Dan were in Montreal over Christmas. We shared good food, good scotch, the traditional Globe & Mail giant crossword and many hours of (mostly fruitless) Wii Super Mario Bros. It was a wonderful visit and we were sad to see them go!
Charlotte and Elijah take on Murray Hill park with Uncle Dan on Boxing Day 2013.
7 years old today! They brought vanilla cupcakes to school and got chocolate cake at home. That’s William in red and Elijah in brown.
life after twins? 