Long Weekend Recap

The kids had a 4-day weekend and we all survived- tee hee. Actually, we had quite a good time. Friday, they had a PD day at school and Monday was a Provincial holiday. I had to laugh at the name of the holiday though- Family Day. Most families I know had their kids home from school, while their parents were back at work. Apparently, the Federal Government doesn't recognize families. Oh wait, they do in August. Seriously, I am so thankful for Leonard's job, but would it really be a crime to have a long weekend every month?


The pre-weekend fun began on Thursday. Kaleb & Noe finally got to have a Valentine's party at school and they celebrated the 100th day.


Kaleb & Noe don't have all the fun. Gavin & Teague have lots of fun at home too. Especially, playing with their train table, or in it, or on it, it's all good!


Friday, we drove down to Smiths Falls to spend the day with the Holden's. All the kids had fun playing together, and I had fun visiting with Marj. She's a great cook and made homemade lasagna, french bread, and pink velvet cupcakes.

Friday night, we got home right as the opening ceremonies started for the Olympics. Len and I stayed up to watch the parade of countries, then we fell asleep right as the actual show was about to start. I am majorly bummed about this, as that is my favorite part of the whole Olympics (I am more artsy than sporty, after all). We've tried looking on-line to watch it, but no luck yet. If anyone has any leads, please share!

Saturday morning, we celebrated Valentine's day. I made 100 Oreo truffles for the event.

In the afternoon, the big kids went to a 4 hour-long birthday party. The theme was Guinness World Records and they had a blast. The little kids went to the Martin's, so Len and I could go on a date. We went to see...

We don't watch movies or TV all that much (although our TV always seems to be on as background noise). Anyway, we figured this one was one to see on the big screen. We caught it on the Imax in 3-D and it truly was an amazing spectacle. I want to go live on Pandora now.

On Sunday we celebrated the new year of the Tiger! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Gong Xi Fa Cai! It was fun wearing our Chinese clothes to church and then we had a delicious Chinese feast for dinner.

Kaleb and Gavin also got hair cuts finally. Monday we had a full house and lots of fun with Jenn & Anngela and Kelsey & Bailey. It's always fun taking a little break from the normal. Now we're back to the routine though. I have about 200 pics from this weekend, so I'll post a few more soon.