Griffin Plays at the Bulls Game!!

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The absolute highlight of the hockey season is the on the night that the kids get to play at the Bull's game during intermission. Griffin was pumped and so were the rest of us. I think he was most excited playing against Bullie and Ringo!

He was also very excited that the Bulls won! He asked frequently if they were still winning and when the won the game with 18 seconds left in the third period... Griffin and the crowd went wild!

Griffin was very proud of himself, but I don't think he was as proud as his parents were of him. Way to go Griffy!

Jody, Me and Nick!!

Don't laugh.... but Jody and I went to see Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys on Friday night!
We had a great time, dinner at Earl and Angelos and then the concert. We weren't expecting too much, but he actually wasn't too bad. He sounded better on his own songs opposed to the Backstreet boy songs.
The big downer of the night came, when we were talking to the owner and he told us that they could have had either Jordan Knight or Nick Carter... man, I wish they would have went with Jordan.
The best part of the night was hanging with a good friend! Thanks Jody!

Candy Math

I took the opportunity to do some math with the boys on Tuesday, while checking out their candy. Owen was certain he had more than his brother so we sorted, counted, and graphed their tallies to compare. Sure enough, Owen had more, and they both enjoyed the graphing!

Happy Halloween!!

I think you already know this, but Halloween is my favourite time of the year! I think this has rubbed off onto Owen! He just couldn't get enough. There wasn't a house left to trick or treat at in our entire subdivision. Tony even had the boys trading hats and wigs to trick to trick the Lorne to get more candy... very funny!!

The boys looked great in their costumes. Owen was Luigi and his buddy Alex was Mario! It took a little convincing but Owen actually wore the mustache. Griffin had decided early on to be a knight, but shortly after he just had to be a Ninga Turtle (daddy wasn't too impressed with two costumes being purchased).

Once we arrived home, the boys dumped their candy bags, and we had a pile high of sure delight.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Fright Night at Phantom Farms

I LOVE a good haunted corn maze! This year we decided to take a road trip with our friends the Brookers and travel to Phantom Farms for a haunted wagon ride. The wagon had three walls around the outside of it much like a boxcar and rows of seats. A tractor pulled you into a farmers field where the haunting began. There were many scenes with creepy scary guys jumping out at you and jumping up onto the wagon... it well really well put together but not too scary! Mainly because you were in an enclosed wagon, and creepers weren't able to jump at you and scare you to death!

Halloween Party for the boys!

Luigi minus the moustache (he refused to wear it) and Griffin as a Ninja Turtle!
We hosted a Halloween Party for the boys yesterday. I love planning parties... once it was done being planned, and decorated I could have easily checked out! But the party and games, must go on!
I am glad I had several activities planned, included crafts, game and a hunt outside. Any down time could have meant chaos. The kids had a great time, I believe their favourite part was hiding when a new guest arrived and jumping up and scaring them.


Making spider crafts

The Haunted Display!

Scary spider cupcakes!

Frankenstein Jello!


Fireplace Ghoulish Delight!

The fearful foursome!

Duncan the Pirate
Happy Halloween!

Moving Day

Today was a sad day in our neighourhood. Our good friends and Owen's best friend moved. Our car ride to school this morning consisted of helping Owen deal with his sadness that he was losing his best friend.

This evening, the Emons were having dinner at our house and I asked Alex if he was excited to be moving and he said no, he was sad that he was moving away from his best friend but that it would be okay because best friends are always best friends. Owen responded by telling Alex that probably won't happen because that's what happens when time goes by. I think Owen has spent a lot of time thinking about this situation and trying make sense of it all.

For a final goodbye, all the neighbours came over for a coffee and to say goodbye. The kids had a blast together and posed for a few pictures.

Goodbye to our friends, thanks for the memories!!