Grandma and Grandpa's house: family day weekend

Jamie AMAZED us this past Family Day Weekend with her ability to WHISTLE!!! AND ... as she skated and fell and picked herself up again and skated better and better as the moments went by... I didn't realize as I was watching her that this was only her second time on skates!!! Her first time was on our lake at Christmas time. I still have a hard time believing it!!! She is one DETERMINED little girl. So many capital letters and so many exclamation marks, but there's no other way to express just how AMAZED I am!!!

And dear little Justin! He quickly tired of the skating, so what did he do? He came and kept Kazan company. Poor Kazan! So very sad that he couldn't join in the fun on the ice!!! Crying and struggling against his leash, tied to a boring park bench. Thoughtful loving Justin came and tried to cheer him up.

Justin has become a real dog-lover. Here we are at the dog park. Justin in his element, one of the pack. That's Beowulf in this picture. Kazan and Beowulf were constantly moving in all directions, all over the fenced-in, wooded area. When we were leaving, someone commented on how they had thought they were seeing the same dog all the time and were wondering why he always seemed to be where they were. Yes those boys do look alike. Beowulf is 25 pounds heavier than Kazan, but Kazan makes up the size differential with his puffier fur!

Friday night has become pizza and movie night at Justin and Jamie's house, just like in the olden days when their Mommy and Daddy were little! After a long love affair with CARS, Justin and Jamie are just beginning to experience the delights of some other kids' movies. Here they are mesmerized by Monsters, Inc.

Family Day weekend was also Valentine's Day weekend. Here's Jamie making valentines for the thoughtful neighbours who had brought goodies over to her house while we were at church on Sunday morning.