Thanksgiving

Canadian Thanksgiving was six weeks ago.  It really is mostly related to great big helpings of food.  Is a public holiday but nowhere near as big of a deal as American Thanksgiving.   But once American Thanksgiving comes around, we are inundated with TV shows and other media focusing on it.  Makes me want to join in.  I figure that there is no such thing as being "too thankful" and any reminder to think about all the things we have to be grateful for is a good thing.  

I'm thankful for all of the usual: my wonderful husband and partner in life, my fabulous little girls, our health, our home and our wellbeing.  They are "the usual", and also by far the most important things I am grateful for.  They are the foundation from which everything else flows, all of the other good things which are just the icing on the thankfulness cake.

I am grateful for the most amazing year we have had, much of it spent travelling with our three very patient and adventurous little girls who would probably be just as happy playing at home but put up with their restless and crazy parents who dragged them all over the place.  F and I really needed to get some of our "travelling crazies" out, and the time away has served its purpose: it has allowed us to see and experience some wonderful places but also to really enjoy digging in deep at home and to savour the everyday routines which are so welcome after spending time in places that are not home.

Three sisters, at home:



Kissable cheeks



I love this age - what a privilege to be the center of her world



Morning walks while big sisters are in school



Amusing ourselves in front of the school while waiting to pick up big sisters



It's ALL good!

A Fall Walk ... (October "Catch-up" Post)

Not only has October flown by with lightning speed, but here we are well into November and I have barely stayed up to date with October.  Time for a few quickie catch-up posts.  

We were incredibly lucky with October and early November weather in usually rainy Vancouver, with  many sunny and relatively warm days.   Some of the things we did was enjoy family walks in the park

The Pipsqueak stopped in wonder to admire a kite

And enjoyed harassing the local wildlife ...

We take many breaks on these wanderings

Dolls usually have to come along - their little buggies always slow us down to a crawl and we invariably end up carrying them - there's got to be a "cross-country" version of these (a Christmas present idea maybe?)  ...

And we happened to run into a dragon-boat racer carrying this amazing mask

All in all a lovely little outing