A Canadian Christmas

New Christmas pajamas on, ready for bed on Christmas Eve! (And yes, he did try to sleep in the hat).

Not sure if that stocking is big enough!

He was given a baggie of "Reindeer Dust" in Kindergarten, packed it in his backpack (I am surprised it didn't invite questions from TSA) and then he forgot to sprinkle it outside for the reindeer to snack on. So Mom did it, and took a picture as proof. I think it was mostly oats and glitter.

And yes, mom remembered a snack for Santa as well. Can you tell Geddy was in a big hurry to get to bed this night. The cookies Santa enjoyed are Pirate Cookies. A favorite we always get when we go to Canada - peanut butter oatmeal sandwich cookies - oh so good with a nice cold glass of milk!

 We were sleeping in a dark basement, so I had hopes that he would sleep in a bit Christmas morning. Boy was I wrong. He was up around 5am and would not go to sleep. He was too excited! So I lay down on his bed with him and told him stories and sang songs and played games for over two hours. I finally had to take a bathroom break and he promised me he would stay on his bed. The moment I shut the bathroom door he was in bouncing on Scott to wake him up and there was nothing keeping him from going upstairs. That is why there are no pictures of him really opening anything. But it was so cute to see him so excited.

Aw, Santa sure knows this little guy. A kitty that meows when you push a button underneath it. So soft too, I think it is made out of rabbit fur. He named it Pipsqueak.

Here he is holding the Batcave Santa found for him. It is not quite what he asked for but he loves it anyway. And he did end up getting the other one thanks to a Toys'r'us gift card.

Digging for more Christmas Treasure.

"Wow, I think Aunt Shauna found the biggest gift bag in the Universe!"

 

Although he got lots of fun toys and books for Christmas, his favorite thing to play with at Grandma's house was her tool boxes. He organized and organized and organized. Then he built this robot - it is sideways and I just realized I must have bumped it's head when I stepped over it to take a picture - the outlet was supposed to be sideways as its eyes. He built many others, but this was my favorite. He then played a version of operation on it to "make it better" and very carefully removed "extra parts".

I am sad I didn't get the camera out more and take more pictures. But everyone was kind of under the weather and we were really busy. In fact, Geddy had to go to a clinic up there a few days after Christmas and they gave him antibiotics so by the time we came home he was feeling much better. We had a fun time with friends and family. Thanks for having us Cheryl.

Oops! We're Going Retro for This One (May 2011)

 So back in May of 2011, Cheryl and Shauna came to visit. We went to the aquarium (everyone except Aunt Shauna who wasn't feeling well). I found this half-finished post and thought I would start over so it will show up at the top. Lots of pictures, little text, I don't remember all of the names now. Just be glad I am not in the mood to mess with our photo program, there are even more pictures that would be cool if I could lighten them up a bit. Oh well, maybe another time. Enjoy. And notice this is only about 8 months ago, and Geddy looks so much younger. I guess Kindergarten really does age you!

This frog was hilarious in his method of ascent.

He was "driving" a boat.

Serious Captain.

 

An ancient lobster.

 

I love the little teeny tiny sea-horses - so bizarre looking.

This little guy was quite creepy with its mouth and eyes (at least I think that's what they were). And it kept scooting around on the bottom.

The ocean is certainly home to a lot of weirdness!

I realize it is blurry, but I love all the fins, almost like feathers.

Geddy said, "we found Nemo". I don't think he has even seen the movie yet.

Grandma Cheryl, Geddy and Scott.

A rare family picture. Yes, I have stitches between my eyes. We will save that story for another post.

An unusual specimen that has been around since the dinosaurs - at least that is what I think it said.

 Another day we took a picnic to Salem Pond. It is such a peaceful place.
 

Adorable little ducklings.

Geddy and his Aunt Shauna.

 Disclaimer: I know there are a lot of pictures of Geddy. For those of you that get tired of seeing Geddy, keep the following in mind. 1 - this blog is maintained largely to give grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles a chance to see Geddy grow up since they all live so far away. 2- I am by no means a scrapbooker, nor will I ever be. This is how I keep track of our life. Someday I will have the money to get these printed and bound. In the meantime enjoy lots of pictures of the cutest, silliest, smartest boy in the world!

More Misc. Christmas

One day Spanky was sleeping on me legs and Geddy decided it would be a good idea to decorate him with little miniature plastic cats.

Luckily, Spanky was a good sport about it.

Then Geddy decided that Spanky needed a hat and scarf.

What a patient creature. We miss him so much.

Spanky has always loved hiding among the packages under the Christmas tree. And this past Christmas was no exception, despite not feeling well.

Geddy was determined we would do a gingerbread house again this year.

He was very helpful with the decorating - almost too helpful.

Yeah, we're done! I must say it was a lot harder to do than when he was younger - but still a lot of fun.

Rudolph headband from school and a candy cane, can't get much more Christmasy than that.

We opened packages from each other and my side of the family on the 22nd as we were flying up to Canada on the 23rd. (Notice he is wearing Halloween pajamas - we saved the Christmas ones for Christmas Eve). He was excited to get a new Star Wars Lego set from Scott (Ewoks).

WOW! A remote control helicopter from Papa Bruce and Grandma Rayne. (Now we just need to figure out how to get it to charge properly so we can play with it).

Loving his new sweater from Great-Grandma Darlene. He loves getting one every year to add to his collection. He gave it a big hug because he said when he "wears these sweaters, he feels like Grandma Darlene is giving him a hug".

Finally, what he has been asking for the past several months - I made him a Batman blanket.