Two Brothers Waiting for a Sister
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If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden. - Claudia Ghandi

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Joie de vivre

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Noah has a love of life that is very refreshing. In every little thing he does, he seems to enjoy himself, he lives in the moment. Now some would say...well, he's only a child...it's normal. Yes, but there is something about Noah...it's in his no-worries-way of going about his little life, he has a ''joie de vivre'' that is intoxicating. He reminds me to stop and live in the moment.


Here is an example of what I mean. We went walking to a beautiful park this weekend. The kids spent a whole lot of their time rolling down a huge hill of grass. They had so much fun! Here's a video of Noah going down the hill. While rolling down, he is saying...This is awesome...This is the best day in the whole wide world...oh yeah...shake your tushie!





Although they really hate it, I snapped a few pictures of them and this is one of my favorites.





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The kids also enjoyed Halloween this year. Liam was disguised as Batman and Noah as Mario. We raided the houses in our new hood and came back and devoured our loot!


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Friday, October 28, 2011

My favorite time of year

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Two weeks ago, we went walking up north. We go to the same place every year, and the kids are actually old enough to remember this place and look forward to walking in the leaves. They call it the Leaf Place.



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Their favorite part of the day is looking for a walking stick.


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My favorite part is walking off the trail and taking it all in.



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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Catching Up

Ok...so since the last time I posted, lots has happened. We sold our house, had a new one built from the ground, packed what seemed like a million boxes, moved those million boxes, went on a trip to Disney, finished the school year and are now having an amazing summer.
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So let's go back a few months and play catch up...AGAIN! Back in January, when we finally sold our house, we anticipated that the move would be quite the undertaking. We therefore decided that it would be a good idea to take a vacation after the move. So one week after we had settled into the the new house, we packed our bags and got on a plane to Florida. We only told the kids we were leaving for Disney on the day of our departure!!!! We managed to keep this a secret from them for 3 months. I packed their bags when they were sleeping and hid them in a closet! Here is a video of them on the morning of our departure.





They were soooo excited!!!! We spent 4 whole days at Disney and had a blast! We then spent the next 7 days at Hollywood Beach. We rented a condo and relaxed for the week.
If you want to see pictures of our trip, click on the picture below.



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One morning, we took the kids to the Everglades for an airboat ride. We had always wanted to do this. I expected the boat to go fast....and it did!!! We were going so fast, the boat would go sideways when we took a turn. The kids were stiff as a board for the whole ride! HA! Here is a video of it...





Our summer has been quite relaxing. We are not done unpacking and that's just fine by me. We've been spending our days at the splash pad close to our house, going on picnics, and going to the zoo. Last night, we were at the premiere (in Montreal) of the original Broadway Musical Lion King!!!! The troup are on a North American tour and they are ending it in Montreal. It was absolutely amazing!!! Here is a small video of the show.





The kids loved it. Noah zonked out towards the end of it...he was so tired.



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Monday, March 7, 2011

Hard Monday Morning

We got up this morning to this BEAUTIFUL view! UGHHHH!!!!



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I wonder how much more snow is going to be dumped on us. Seriously....Have you noticed the hood of my car?!! I know Spring is just around the corner, but today it simply feels like it will never come. I can't wait to trade in my boots for my flip flops!
Anyway, Liam had an appointment at the dentist this morning for his first cavity. He really was not looking forward to this visit at all. It took us 2 hours to get there when it usually takes us 20 minutes!!!! The roads were so bad. Liam was very brave, he sat on the chair and he barely moved an inch...poor thing.

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The whole intervention lasted about 30 minutes and he held his hands like this the whole time. Although this was not a fun experience, he was given headphones to watch TV up on the ceiling, and sunglasses for the bright light. Not too shabby huh?
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Hope you are having a great Monday!!!!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

The wait

I haven't been updating my blog for a while now. For some reason, this blog was a constant reminder of the long wait we still have ahead of us before Mia joins our family. And although I always try keeping a positive attitude towards this wait, it affects me so much more than I ever thought it would.


We have been waiting for Mia for 3 years now...and I think we still have a 2 year wait ahead of us. Most of our family and friends have stopped asking about our adoption, and I can totally understand why. So much time has passed since we first embarked on our journey. I think most people stop asking, thinking it might hurt us to talk about it. If they only knew how we gush with happiness everytime somebody enquires about Mia. I carry Mia in my heart like I carried the boys in my belly. She is there, yet invisible to everybody.


Yesterday, my sister sent me an email. She will never know to what extent I was touched by her words. I would like to share a part of this email with you :


''Today I went to Cost Plus and spotted a ladybug ornament in their Easter section and was immediately drawn to it and decided to buy two--one for me and one for you. On my walk back home I started to think about you, Steve and the boys and what this adoption means to all of you.  I started to wonder how I would feel if I were in your shoes and I immediately started to tear up and became very overwhelmed just thinking about how long it has been since you started this process, wondering when you would get word and then thinking about the child that would be part of your family.  I don't think I fully appreciated, until today when I paused and really thought about it, what that wait means to you every day nor can I fully begin to understand how emotionally trying this must be for you.  I often catch myself thinking "oh! jeez, I didn't ask her about the adoption when we talked" or "I wonder how she's doing today" as I hang up the phone when we talk.   I always say to myself, "I'll ask her next time I call her". Sometimes I ask, other times I don't. So, I decided to put the ladybug in my son's room, somewhere where I would see it every day and be reminded of what the ladybug represents; even if I don't ask you about the adoption or how you're doing, I think about you every day, support you through this process and will keep my ladybug until the day my niece is home with her family.  I'm there for you, Kathy and I will listen to you when you need to talk, cry, laugh and vent. I've been meaning to say these things to you for a while, maybe even assuming that you already knew these things but sometimes I little reminder is always helpful. I love you!''


I'm so lucky to have her as my sister and friend. This email means more than she will ever know.


I love you Debby!




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