Some days it is still a little strange to wrap my head around being a Nana while I am still very much a Mom to school aged kids. But regardless of the ages of our children or when they have children of their own, I will always be a Mom. I always wished to be... Continue Reading →
Recently you asked me why I often say your name together... "Caile Beth" instead of just Caile. I really do love your name. I love how it sounds together. I love that the first time I ever heard the name Caile was from meeting the sweetest little girl in the Preschool Sunday School group I... Continue Reading →
Wow! Saying those words out loud makes me realize how fast time really does go by. I am so excited for your 20th year, because I truly believe it will be your best yet. In this past year you have grown so much. You started your 19th year wanting to be very independent, but that... Continue Reading →
It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since we met our sweet boy. Time has passed so quickly. The girls were so excited to have a brother and he has certainly been well loved, cuddled, carried around, etc when he was little by all of his sisters. Noah learned to fake cry... Continue Reading →
Some of you know that our oldest daughter and I as her support person are going through DBT Skills Training (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and have been for almost a year now. This therapy is designed to equip Alex with skills that she can use throughout the rest of her life to deal with emotions, stress,... Continue Reading →
Noah isn't a kid that just loves playing basketball, he is also a kid that loves to watch basketball. He likes watching videos of past plays and during the season, he always wants us to record the games so he can wake up and watch them before school. His favorite team is the Raptors and... Continue Reading →
40 years ago my Mom who had no sisters and my dad who had no sisters, to their surprise had a little girl. I was a strong willed baby right from the beginning and that hasn't changed a whole lot. 😉 For as long as I can remember I loved celebrating anything. I believe that... Continue Reading →
I love theatre and can honestly say I have since I was a toddler. Childhood friends can tell you about the hours we would spend on weekends acting out my favorite movies. Becoming someone else and engaging in their emotion and personality always fascinated me. I was even more impressed with the acting ability of... Continue Reading →
Toronto for March break was our Christmas Memory gift as a family, we bought Raptors tickets and were all excited to experience Toronto. Sandy came when he was Ella's age, but for the rest of us, this was our first time. We arrived Sunday evening to our AirBnb apartment in Scarborough. Already Noah was full... Continue Reading →
I will always remember the day that I found out that I was having twin nieces. I was fortunate to be able to come to the ultrasound with your Mom. Your Mom was not shocked that she was having twins, she had suspected this for some time. She was a bit surprised to find out... Continue Reading →
This is the year that we have 3 teenage girls in our family! We joked about this year when Ella was born and just like that it feels like we have blinked and we are here. Ella loves her birthday! She definitely gets that from me. She looks forward to spending time with everyone she... Continue Reading →
Heritage Day or Family Day (depending on your province) has been a holiday for a few years now. For the past few years we booked a night away in Halifax with friends & family as something fun in the Winter stretch to look forward to. This year we didn't plan a getaway and about a... Continue Reading →
I Dream of Summer 