Blogging

Here are a few blogs I thought you might enjoy.
Our pastor's new one, "Spiritual Experiment": spiritualexperiment.blogspot.com
My sister's, started years ago. One of my favourites posts is about our (late) mom and dad:
scylka.blogspot.com/2008/10/dad-and-mom.html
And thirdly, my sister's friend's (with music): thewalcotts.blogspot.com
Check them out!

So, here is a picture of our family after church (www.brantcommunitychurch.ca/) last week. We came home to a safe and warm house and a fridge with food.

1 Timothy 6:6-8
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Back to Bentpath

Micah, Seth and I enjoyed another trip to Bentpath.

On Monday, while Seth stayed with Aunt Joyce and Anita,

Micah and I enjoyed another trip to the Annett Farm.
On Tuesday, we went to the Zion ladies' quilting day (they make many beautiful quilts and donate them for great causes). You can see Seth's quilt in this picture, made by Aunt Joyce. He is starting to enjoy peeking at the animals. Jeannie was so great with the boys!

I enjoyed a run (yes, in the snow storm!) in the afternoon while Micah slept in the running stroller and Seth slept in the nursery.

Later that evening, while Aunt Joyce was teaching piano, Micah went for his own run with Uncle Glen.

And on Wednesday, we enjoyed a skate in Dresden. Thanks again, Uncle Glen, Aunt Joyce, and Anita.

A Typical Day - part 1/2

I thought it would be neat to give folks a little snapshot of a day in the life of 2 boys and a stay-at-home mom (well, I work a bit outside of the home but just a few hours/week).

5:00 a.m. Seth awakes. I feed him and we snuggle-snooze on the couch together. This time together is very precious.
6:00 a.m. Big brother Micah awakes.
7:00 a.m. Pancakes with peanut butter (have you tried it? thanks to Jim, this is a fave!), syrup, fruit, and milk for breakfast. Jonathan and I make and freeze a quadruple batch each week. They are scrumptious!

9:30 a.m. After cleaning up, saying bye to daddy, getting dressed, Seth's nap, and a few other household chores, we get into the van to head out to the: Early Years Centre, Wayne Gretzky Centre (mommy swims while the boys are cared for by 2 lovely ladies), Library, Best Start Program, Grocery Store, or to play with cousins or friends.

12:00 p.m. Lunch!

1:00 p.m. Nap. Usually this goes well. However, this was clearly a day that Micah was NOT tired!

3:00 p.m. Reading, crafts, colouring, playing, listening to music, and starting supper.

A Typical Day - part 2/2

5:00 p.m. When Jonathan gets home from work, I often take one of the boys with me on a run. The other boy usually spends time with daddy outside in the yard.

6:30 p.m. Although a bit late for some, we eat our supper at this time. Micah is a great help in the kitchen. Here he is with the pizza he and daddy made.
7:00 p.m. Each night after dinner we read bible stories and other books with the boys.

8:00 p.m. Tub time.

8:30 p.m. zzzzzzzzz

Another "Gretzky" Day

What made the day?

Getting a puck from Walter Gretzky while skating.

Showing the puck to his brother.

Playing with toes.

Getting paid.

Thanks, Janna for your post about the responsibility chart (http://scylka.blogspot.com/2008/11/special-day-calendar.html). We've done 2 weeks of our version. So far, Micah's big purchases have been an orange gatorade and 2 orange indoor hockey pucks (can you guess his favourite colour?!). Seeing Micah load the dishwasher, clear the table, and feed the dog, amongst other jobs, has really been something.

Our November Tea Room Day

For several years now (possibly 5, we can't remember), my friend Adrienne and I have met in Dundas to spend the afternoon with each other.

Adrienne and I met during internship (we are both U of Guelph grads) in Kingston in 2001 and have been great friends since. We've enjoyed our friendship in many ways: working in public health as dietitians, travelling together to Nova Scotia to attend our friend's wedding (another dietitian from internship), meeting for coffee/tea, and being pregnant at the same time (we each have March baby boys).

Each November we meet at Taylor's tea room in Dundas to start the day. Fresh currant scones with homemade jam, tea/coffee and sandwiches are the norm. We then shop around the little stores in Dundas, chatting endlessly about the events in our lives. It is always a nice time of year - that "pre-Christmasy" feel! Before we head out, we stop by the bakery to get a little something for the trip home. Thanks for another lovely day, Adrienne.

You can't tell what this picture is but it is one of my boys: Jonathan, Micah and Seth are at the front window, waiting for me to come home. Ladies day out was nice but so was the warm welcome when I walked in the door.

Having the boys at the window is something we often do when one of us is leaving/coming home.

He's Still Got It!

A group of friends from church often get together to play football. Jonathan (in the middle) really enjoys it, just like days ago.

Look at that action shot!

Joking around with his buddy, Tyler.What a CATCH!

T-O-U-C-H-D-O-W-N!


Telling Micah that he'll be able to play too, when he's a REALLY big boy.

Making it all better.

Skating at the Hockey Rink

Micah is quite the skater now.

Another DuChene doughnut store!

Seth just loves his Auntie Joyce.

Road2Hope Hamilton 1/2 Marathon

Jenn and I have always talked about doing a 1/2 marathon together. After juggling kids and schedules, we finally did it! A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Jenn on a speedy first 1/2 marathon finish of 1:43!
It was a beautiful day. I'm so glad the kids slept so well the night before!

Team DuChene.

Thanks, Jonathan, Micah and Seth for cheering us on, navigating, taking pictures, and making it so fun.

Here is Jenn's speedy finish. Jenn, let's plan for a full marathon!

A Frog and a Monkey

The boys got dressed up and enjoyed an evening at Central Baptist Church's fall festivity. Then, we went to Uncle Jim and Aunt Sondra's and a few neighbours for some candy.