Hanging out and eating the freezies

Amy handing out freezies to Oliver and friends

Abuela Arrives!

Picking up Abula at Winnipeg International

Chapter Books

When my niece, Taylor, was about 7 or 8, she told me that she was intimidated by chapter books. My response was that if she was able to use the word "intimidated" correctly, chapter books shouldn't pose a problem.

Last night, Oliver and I started reading his first "chapter book" ever - one without pictures. We read the first chapter of the 3rd Harry Potter book and, except for a few sidebars regarding the definition of such terms as "luminous" and "untrustworthy," he really enjoyed it and seemed to understand it!

One day, he won't need me to read to him, and that will be so sad.

NOW we are Canadian.

It finally happened. Marcelo watched a hockey game. Never mind that it was the final game of the Stanley Cup, and that he was held captive on a treadmill at the gym, but he watched it and enjoyed it! Came home talking about it! I guess that makes us Canadian, eh?

Oliver after soccer at the playground

Paddling in the new canoe

Why didn't we buy one of these earlier? This is so great.

Chilly morning in Minaki

Oliver - photography

He is pretty creative with his photography.

Something's pulling on my line!!

We had a fabulous day fishing yesterday! After working for 2 days cleaning around and under the cottage, we set out on a fishing trip - 2 dozen minnows and our new fishing equipment (new because the old stuff was stolen). Within 45 minutes, we had 8 fish in the live well and had thrown many back. Oliver was busy with his snack and just being a 4-year old in general, and wasn't really paying that much attention to fishing. He started saying "Something's pulling on my line!" so we just told him to reel it in, thinking it probably wasn't a fish. And he was right! His Doe Doe will be proud!