Sunday November 16, 2014 - The first bit of snow...

Makes for two excited kiddies.. They were so excited when they woke up and saw this.

There wasn't much snow but they had so much fun out in it. Sometimes it doesn't take too much.. :)

Saturday November 15, 2014 - Sid the Science Kid Show

As part of an early Christmas gift for the boys, Nannie bought tickets for us all to go and see Sid the Science Kid live show. The show was all about the 5 senses and the museum of Science and Technology had a free preshow with tables set up with little experiments based on each sense. The kids had fun checking these out and some were quite neat.
We got the kids t-shirts and fiber optic light up things. They were totally thrilled with and enjoyed the show.. These pictures are from the boys playing during the intermission.

They also had a free photobooth outside in the lobby complete with Sid the Science Kid type gear. Here is our family shot. A great time had by all. Thanks so much Nannie.

Friday November 7th, 2014 - Museum of Nature

So I was a bad Mommy (or was I).. I decided today to take Campbell out of school and Miles, Campbell and I went to the Museum of Nature. Campbell has been asking to go and they had a Bioluminescence exibit on that was ending that I thought he would really enjoy.. I must say that I think it was well worth taking him out of school, as both the boys are at better ages for getting more out of the museum.. We stayed there for just over 5 hours and they loved it. They were both interested in listening to the videos that they have throughout the museum to learn about the exhibits. It was quite an experience for me to see them getting so much out of it and learning from what they were telling me about what we were looking at.. It was GREAT!!

Here is Campbell in front of a leaf bug.. it was one of the not so yucko looking bugs.

Here are the boys in front of some bugs..

Miles watching something informative.

Campbell watching something informative..

The boys listening to a description of the mammals that made it through the dinosaur extinction. Campbell was pretty thrilled with learning that some mammals lived through that.

Campbell standing on the scale that tells you how many of the other animals you weigh. He weighs 3547 hummingbirds, 118 blue jays, 9 mallard ducks or 1 turkey.

Miles weighs 2069 hummingbirds, 69 blue jays, 5 mallard ducks or 1 turkey.. Needless to say that they don't have that it says a portion of a turkey.

The boys on the other side of one of the aquariums.

We had an amazing time and learnt a lot.. We stayed at the museum for over 5 hours and they were exhusted.. both fell asleep on the way home in the car.

Friday October 31, 2014 - Halloween!!!

It's finally here and the boys are super excited, needless to say.. 

Here is Campbell with his black mask painted on his face, because they aren't supposed to where masks at school and he is going to be Black Batman.. He needed a mask.. he was happy with it but I think I need some practise with this face painting stuff.. 

They were supposed to wear orange and black if they had it this morning and then they would be changing into their costumes at school around noon for the afternoon parties..
So I dug out these shirts for the boys to wear that I bought for them a while back but they were too big.. has their names on the back and the day of their birthday..
Campbell 04

 Miles 13

 At Campbell's school they have a parade, which is usually in the gym and each class takes a turn to head up on stage to show off their costumes to the rest of the school. It is super cute and all the kids love it. After Miles' school morning we both headed straight to Campbell's school to be there for the noon parade and luckily we just made it..
Here is Campbell's class on stage with his teachers.. His teachers were monters and Campbell is the second from the right in his Black Batman.

 Me and my Batmen before we head out trick or treating.. Unfortunately Campbell was starting to really lose his voice and I am not sure he was feeling very good but he was a trooper..

 The Batmen in the wagon all set to trick or treat..

Lots of fun, no rain or snow.. yeah!!

Thursday October 30, 2014 - Ita's daycare party

Halloween cupcakes made for Ita's party.. 

 Ita and the kids all dressed up.. Miles was Batman.. Blue Batman..

 Ita and the two older kids..

Tuesday October 28, 2014 - Our Pumpkin got his face..

Campbell decided that it had to have eyes like Batman, a nose like a parrot and a mouth with sharp teeth on bottom and not sharp teeth on top but in a smiling face so that it isn't scary.. 

Needless to say from this description I needed a little help with what he thought this stuff looked like.. so he gave me more help as we went along and here he is with his pumpkin design.. Luckily he was happy with how it turned out.. 

 Campbell and Miles with the pumpkin...

 Then we had to turn out the lights and have a look..

 Here they all are in the dark.

Fun times as always..

Sunday October 26, 2014 - Carving of the Pumpkin and Decorating..

So today me and the boys decided to carve the pumpkin outside on the front step in the sun.. Really a ploy from me to get them outside to play for a while.. cause the sun can not be taken for granted this time of year. 

Here they are pulling the top off.. 

 Campbell got right in there to grab some of the guts with his hands.. and loved it..

 Miles reached in and came out with a seed.. wasn't so keen on the guts..

 Campbell liked the guts so much that he reached into the bucket to get another good handful..

 This time Miles was up for it too.. Can't be left out this one..

 We decided that we would stay outside and finish decorating and then when we went back in that they could design the pumpkin face with paper and markers and we would do the face on the pumpkin later..
Here the boys are adding the faces to their leaf bag ghosts.

 Here they are with their ghosts in the tree.