Another year of gratitude captured in a wee-jar in our dining room. It is not filled often, but one year later, on the eve of Grade 5 (Tavish) and Grade 2 (Keva), we looked back at some of the things we were grateful for the year before....
MOMENT: Sharing Gratitude
Some highlights include...
Sept 4, 2018
Dad - grateful I get to drop kids off at school and that I now know where to go tomorrow!
Mom - grateful that Ms Pan seems very kind and that my work is flexible so I can walk to school with the kids on their first day!
Tavish - grateful that today was the first day of school and that we got to go for ice cream at Ed's!
Keva - grateful that we went for ice cream and that Amy will pick us up tomorrow and I'm excited to see Vannder!
Sept 23, 2018
Dad - grateful for Tavish helping Keva clean up the living room, it was very kind
Mom - Grateful for Keva's positive attitude and effort when she tries new things. Also grateful for Tavish's kindness to others when they need it most
Tavish - grateful to play my first hockey game and that Keva gets to try hockey
Keva - grateful that I tried hockey. Grateful that I love Mommy, Daddy, and Tavish. And that I love myself.
October 1, 2018
Tavish - grateful that I made the soccer team at school!
Keva - grateful and proud of myself for running really fast to help Daddy and today, I was cold!
November 5, 2018
Dad - grateful for the help of friends and family over the past few weeks; mostly to take kids to and from activities while Mommy is at the hospital
Mom - grateful for the doctors, nurses, and medicine that are helping Grandpa recover
November 19
Dad - grateful that Grandpa Mike is in town again after being gone for only 2 weeks!
Mom - grateful that Grandpa Mel is feeling better so I could go to school to pick up Tav & Keevs
Tavish - grateful for being on a hockey team and getting to do a 3 on 3 scrimmage at the end of practice today
Keva - grateful that Johnny did not butt in line today and that I got 2 fuzzies from Ms Pan
Feb 3, 2019
Dad - grateful that Auntie Colleen was so kind to let us use her car because our car was towed away
Mom - grateful I was able to have not one but two naps this busy weekend!
Tavish - grateful for Superbowl dinner
Keva - grateful I did my exercises properly because I did well with them [vision therapy]
Feb 26, 2019
Tavish - grateful that I got to skate outside at home!
Keva - grateful that I got to go to Ivy's birthday party today at her house
March 27, 2019
Dad - grateful for Mommy's extra efforts at home when I was busy at work
Mom - grateful that my voice is slowly coming back and that I otherwise feel very well
Tavish - grateful for my birthday celebration the other day and for getting to go out with my team on my actual birthday too
Keva - grateful for Sophie's party and wishing I could go on an airplane with you guys [Mom and Tavish heading to Fort Frances to see Grandpa Mel and Grandma]
April 11, 2019
Tavish - grateful for food and water and having our needs met
Keva - grateful that I go to be in an assembly tomorrow ["I will always tell the truth, even when it's hard to do..."] and for this dinner
June 26, 2019
Dad - grateful for getting to play catch in the Roger's Centre with Tavish
Mom - grateful for the sunny weather and Keva finding her balance on 2 wheels with 2 pedals! And that the outdoor pools opened early!
Keva - grateful I'm getting more used to bugs, but not really
Aug 12, 2019
Dad - grateful for summer and that as a family, we get to do a lot of things (yesterday was baseball - subway - baseball and Keva biked up a big hill on her own; day before we went to a pool party at Quinn's!)
Mom - grateful for family biking, swimming pools, flowers growing, comfy outdoor furniture, and a safe neighbourhood
Tavish - grateful I get to make a slushie after dinner, that I'm signed up for baseball camp again, and that I get allowance money!
Keva - grateful that I get to go camping with Mommy and that Daddy will put me to bed tonight...I love Mommy and Daddy and that's all.
Sept 1, 2019
Dad - grateful that when we travel for tournaments, that there are parts of the event that the whole family enjoys
Mom - grateful that I get to spend the summer with my kids and that I'll continue to have more time because I am not back to work this year!
Tavish - grateful that I made it to the OBAs [provincial baseball tournament] and that I'm a good catcher
Keva - grateful that we went to a hotel... I loved the hotel and am happy we stayed 2 nights and that I got this necklace! I'm grateful that we will go to a Blue Jays game and also, I love Coach Rob so much! I love swimming at all the girls from baseball.
Monday, September 2, 2019
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Ballet Music
Keva has a cd of mostly classical music that came with a ballet book that she plays often. She like to dance around the livingroom to it. While in the car in Kingston searching for a radio station, we came upon the classical station. Keva asked to listen to it. A few minutes later from the backseat...
"Mommy I feel like I'm going to cry. Want to know why? Because this music is so beautiful and because you're going to come down the waterslide with me today". ❤️
Monday, March 18, 2019
Our Room
We are not really a co-sleeping family. Sure, each of our kiddos were either in our bed or in our room through the early months as babies, but for the most part, kids sleep in their kid room, parents sleep in the parent room.
MOMENT: Sleep Shift
When Keva had pneumonia back in late 2017, she understandably made her way into our room in the middle of the night when she wasn't feeling well. It did not take long for it to stop making sense for both parents to be awake listening to her cough in our bed throughout the night, so one of us would retreat to her single bed. That got old after awhile - enter double bed. Somehow this situation morphed into her coming into our room to get Mommy at some point every night (Daddy is a louder sleeper). Sure, there are a few perks for Mommy... like a darker room and a quieter sleep partner for the light sleeping hours of the morning, but I still had my own room with my hubby!
This new 'system' evolved into traveling sleep situations too. Seemed less stressful for Keva to know one of us would be sleeping with her when she was in a new place, so we went with it for those situations.
Flash forward to our drive back from Ottawa this March Break... where Mommy did accompany Keva for sleeping during the night at some point while we were away...
"Mommy! We get to go home! We can sleep together in our room again!"
Our room?! Mommy has her own room with Daddy ... (sigh) Here's to hoping this rings true to make the mobile-Mommy-sleeper worth it...
"Sleeping next to someone you love,
makes you fall asleep faster,
reduces depression,
and helps you live longer."
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Halloween 2018
Halloween is a favourite time for the kids in our family, and despite Mommy being at the hospital with Grandpa a lot lately, we were together to celebrate in our traditional spirit!
MOMENT: Paper Bag Princess & a Man in Black
Keva was Batgirl for the neighbourhood party and for school, but busted out the crown and tattered bag as a the Paper bag Princess for Halloween. Tavish stayed strong as one of two "Men in Black" with his buddy, Riley. The house was decorated, the pumpkin carved, and it wouldn't be Halloween without a visit from the Switch Witch!
https://youtu.be/jIdHm7LCXIo
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Saying NO
Keva: Stop! Tavish, stop doing that!
Tavish: No.
(Pause)
Keva: What? Don't say no!
(Pause)
Keva: I said no to Ms. Pan today... she did NOT like it.
(Ivy gave me a rock and I was supposed to get it back at the end of the day and forgot)
Monday, September 3, 2018
Gratitude Jar, Year 1
We often do "Pit & Cherry" over dinner where we each share and listen to one another reflect on our day through the frame of choosing pits (something we didn't really like) and cherries (things we really like). One evening, in the fall of 2017, it morphed into a conversation about gratitude, and the Gratitude Jar was born!
MOMENTS: Sharing Gratitude
There is no rhyme or reason to when we do the gratitude jar, but works in a similar way as Pit & Cherry: we each share and listen to one another describe something we are grateful for. The only difference is that Mommy writes it down on some scrap paper with the date, and tucks it into a jar.
On the eve of a new school year (grade 4 for Tavish and grade 1 for Keva), we emptied out the gratitude jar and enjoyed reviewing our year of gratitude. We are starting fresh with a new school year, but first want to capture some of last year's highlights:
June 27
Tavish- grateful that Mme Ehrhardt chose me to be in her class again
Keva- grateful for rain: watching it, touching it, and for plants
October ?
Tavish- grateful that I'm in a band with my friends
Keva- grateful for Amy picking me up
Nov 11
Daddy- grateful for lots of things, but mostly Mommy's assistance so I can have a nap on the chair.
Keva- grateful for when I went to Amelia Ing's birthday party
Nov 18
Tavish- grateful for practicing hockey in the basement with Daddy and for swimming.
Keva- grateful we got to go swimming and to the grocery store
Dec 2
Mommy- grateful for weekends so we can hang out together as a family.
Keva- grateful because I get to have a bath.
Tavish- grateful because now I can shoot the puck higher and skate at Greenwood with Ahmed
Daddy- grateful for a nice day to clean up the back yard.
Dec 9
Tavish- grateful that Grandpa and Penny are visiting; that there is hockey tomorrow; for trying muscles; for getting a yummy drink
Grandpa Mike- grateful that we are all healthy, we walked up and down a big hill together!
Keva- grateful that we coloured on boxes; we are having this dinner; and that Penny & Grandpa are over!
Jan 8
Daddy- grateful that Grandma & Grandpa let us stay at their place for 2 weeks.
Keva- grateful to be back home and doing stuff (dinner and video games) but a bit sad though that Christmas is done
Jan 29
Tavish- grateful for Grandpa & Grandma getting to be here for a few days; for going to hockey practice with Zack's team; playing a game of hockey; batting practice; and eating shawarma
Grandpa Mike- grateful that Penny can go anywhere - fits everywhere we take her
Grandpa Mel- grateful for family. All of it. And for the kids in my life.
Keva- grateful for taking Penny for a walk
Grandma- grateful for this quick trip to Toronto that is so much fun and being with family and seeing Tavish make his own goal!
Feb 13
Daddy- grateful to have dinner as a family because I like getting to eat and chat with your guys
Tavish- is grateful for getting Grandma & Grandpa's cards (Valentine's Day) and for eating pancakes for dinner tonight.
Feb 27
Keva- grateful for having Taco Tuesday. Also, I liked serving dessert with Daddy and having Penny.
Tavish- grateful that we got mango sorbet and for getting a ride on Daddy's bike to school...and for Taco Tuesdays and having Penny.
March 28
Tavish- grateful that Easter is coming; that I got an Easter and birthday card from Grandma; that Riley came over; that I got to try a new game at Grandpa's
Keva- grateful because I like the weather today and that's all
April 27
Tavish- grateful that Daddy picked me up at school and that I have baseball practice and got to play at Riley's
Daddy- grateful to leave work early today to do pick up at Morse
Keva- am going to be grateful if we get to go swimming this weekend
Mommy -grateful for the sun on the porch and streaming through our window on a Friday evening
May 6
Tavish- grateful for the double-header and the first baseball game of the season
Mommy- grateful for Keva's can-do attitude for our first big bike ride together up the hill to Tavish's baseball game and riding back home together too! Go Team Fast Poke! Also for Tavish's great baseball coach who is kind and supportive of Tavish and his team.
Keva- grateful for the bandaid we will put on my finger
June 9
Tavish- grateful that his baseball team is doing well in the AAA tournament and that we have made the 1/4 finals! (so far)
Daddy- grateful for nice weather at the baseball park: no rain and not too hot!
Keva- grateful for going to baseball park where Mommy pushed me on the swing
July 24
Tavish- grateful for Brickworks camp!
Daddy- grateful for Mommy planning so many fun adventures for Tavish & Keva this summer
Keva- grateful that I had a fire today and that we get to ride bikes tomorrow and going to Riverdale pool! (Brickworks Camp week)
MOMENTS: Sharing Gratitude
There is no rhyme or reason to when we do the gratitude jar, but works in a similar way as Pit & Cherry: we each share and listen to one another describe something we are grateful for. The only difference is that Mommy writes it down on some scrap paper with the date, and tucks it into a jar.
On the eve of a new school year (grade 4 for Tavish and grade 1 for Keva), we emptied out the gratitude jar and enjoyed reviewing our year of gratitude. We are starting fresh with a new school year, but first want to capture some of last year's highlights:
June 27
Tavish- grateful that Mme Ehrhardt chose me to be in her class again
Keva- grateful for rain: watching it, touching it, and for plants
October ?
Tavish- grateful that I'm in a band with my friends
Keva- grateful for Amy picking me up
Nov 11
Daddy- grateful for lots of things, but mostly Mommy's assistance so I can have a nap on the chair.
Keva- grateful for when I went to Amelia Ing's birthday party
Nov 18
Tavish- grateful for practicing hockey in the basement with Daddy and for swimming.
Keva- grateful we got to go swimming and to the grocery store
Dec 2
Mommy- grateful for weekends so we can hang out together as a family.
Keva- grateful because I get to have a bath.
Tavish- grateful because now I can shoot the puck higher and skate at Greenwood with Ahmed
Daddy- grateful for a nice day to clean up the back yard.
Dec 9
Tavish- grateful that Grandpa and Penny are visiting; that there is hockey tomorrow; for trying muscles; for getting a yummy drink
Grandpa Mike- grateful that we are all healthy, we walked up and down a big hill together!
Keva- grateful that we coloured on boxes; we are having this dinner; and that Penny & Grandpa are over!
Jan 8
Daddy- grateful that Grandma & Grandpa let us stay at their place for 2 weeks.
Keva- grateful to be back home and doing stuff (dinner and video games) but a bit sad though that Christmas is done
Jan 29
Tavish- grateful for Grandpa & Grandma getting to be here for a few days; for going to hockey practice with Zack's team; playing a game of hockey; batting practice; and eating shawarma
Grandpa Mike- grateful that Penny can go anywhere - fits everywhere we take her
Grandpa Mel- grateful for family. All of it. And for the kids in my life.
Keva- grateful for taking Penny for a walk
Grandma- grateful for this quick trip to Toronto that is so much fun and being with family and seeing Tavish make his own goal!
Feb 13
Daddy- grateful to have dinner as a family because I like getting to eat and chat with your guys
Tavish- is grateful for getting Grandma & Grandpa's cards (Valentine's Day) and for eating pancakes for dinner tonight.
Feb 27
Keva- grateful for having Taco Tuesday. Also, I liked serving dessert with Daddy and having Penny.
Tavish- grateful that we got mango sorbet and for getting a ride on Daddy's bike to school...and for Taco Tuesdays and having Penny.
March 28
Tavish- grateful that Easter is coming; that I got an Easter and birthday card from Grandma; that Riley came over; that I got to try a new game at Grandpa's
Keva- grateful because I like the weather today and that's all
April 27
Tavish- grateful that Daddy picked me up at school and that I have baseball practice and got to play at Riley's
Daddy- grateful to leave work early today to do pick up at Morse
Keva- am going to be grateful if we get to go swimming this weekend
Mommy -grateful for the sun on the porch and streaming through our window on a Friday evening
May 6
Tavish- grateful for the double-header and the first baseball game of the season
Mommy- grateful for Keva's can-do attitude for our first big bike ride together up the hill to Tavish's baseball game and riding back home together too! Go Team Fast Poke! Also for Tavish's great baseball coach who is kind and supportive of Tavish and his team.
Keva- grateful for the bandaid we will put on my finger
June 9
Tavish- grateful that his baseball team is doing well in the AAA tournament and that we have made the 1/4 finals! (so far)
Daddy- grateful for nice weather at the baseball park: no rain and not too hot!
Keva- grateful for going to baseball park where Mommy pushed me on the swing
July 24
Tavish- grateful for Brickworks camp!
Daddy- grateful for Mommy planning so many fun adventures for Tavish & Keva this summer
Keva- grateful that I had a fire today and that we get to ride bikes tomorrow and going to Riverdale pool! (Brickworks Camp week)
Monday, May 28, 2018
Keva is 6
It was a celebration that lasted a few days - going from five to six is a BIG deal, you know!
MOMENTS: Sweet and Silly Six Year Old
We had a birthday dessert and a movie in the backyard with Grandpa Mike to kick off the festivities. This event introduced the scooter into Keva's life. Then, her birthday party starting with a swim followed by playground time at Regent Park with her friends. Dinner was her choice - sushi of course with Kimberley and Isabel. The celebrations ended on Keva's actual birthday with yet more presents and another round of singing with cupcakes! She is loved and is well celebrated - all six years of her! Happy Birthday, Keva.
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| Birthday 'Loot Bags' |
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| Birthday Lady with Lemonade Loot |
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| Scooter! |
MOMENTS: Sweet and Silly Six Year Old
We had a birthday dessert and a movie in the backyard with Grandpa Mike to kick off the festivities. This event introduced the scooter into Keva's life. Then, her birthday party starting with a swim followed by playground time at Regent Park with her friends. Dinner was her choice - sushi of course with Kimberley and Isabel. The celebrations ended on Keva's actual birthday with yet more presents and another round of singing with cupcakes! She is loved and is well celebrated - all six years of her! Happy Birthday, Keva.
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