Folded Hands

Nate In His Grinch Shirt

Mesmerizing

I inherited 5 guppies from the teacher who was filling in for me during my maternity leave. I rather like them and enjoy checking in on them every morning. One of the kids in my class faithfully cleans the tank and feeds them so they are the perfect pet. Today was the last day of school so I decided I better take them home for the holidays since I didn't think they would survive a middle school bus ride home.

When I arrived home, I set the little tank on the table and these 3 idiots have been staring at them all night long. I only thought cats in cartoons were so enthralled with fish, but apparently real kitties like them, too.

Pet inventory in the Aitken household over Christmas Break:
2 semi-retarded dogs
3 semi-feral cats
5 guppies
1 scraggly husband
1 wild banshee baby

Mmmmm...Rice Flakes

The Smirker

Nathaniel went to his first basketball game tonight and loved it. We went and saw OHS play FHS which was fun because one team was my old team from high school and the other had 5 girls on it I coached through middle school. He was quite enthralled watching the girls run up and down the court then decided enough was enough and had a nice little nap. Even nicer for me, he was happy to snuggle up with anyone who wanted to hold him, so I think he was in my arms for about 2 minutes all night. That is certainly one of the nice things about having an easy going baby. I am sure that now I have typed that last sentence, he will turn into a fussy little mamma's boy.

My Two Favourite Boys

Can you tell the bearded army buck is on paternity leave? Nathaniel likes Daddy's tickly face but Mommy certainly does not enjoy bristly moustache kisses.

Can You Find Donna? Hint-look for the two "shiny lights" peering out from the lower branches.

Shiny Lights

The Barking Ballet

These two idiots, fondly known as Ella and Crosby, lose their wee minds when it snows. They go even more insane when Iain is shovelling-they feel they must try to eat each shovel full. They are stupid but amusing.

Hanging Out With Uncle Jim

Nathaniel got an early Christmas present from Uncle Jim-his very own tool box complete with a set of tools. My Uncle Jim is a very talented woodworker therefore the tools are so beautiful, it seems a shame to even let him play with them. Maybe Nate can teach his daddy how to use them someday!! Ha ha!

Becky And Her Pet Turtle

Becky and I both think that Nate often looks like a turtle that just crawled out of his shell. A cute turtle, may I add!!

Book Worm

Nice Hat

Check Out These Abs

Dove

I am doing a media unit with my kids where I am trying to help them think critically about all of the messages they are bombarded with daily. I came across this ad by Dove last year that is pretty cool.

As much as I like the idea behind their message, they are owned by Unilever who also makes the Axe products. If you have ever seen the ads for Axe, you can see where the hypocrisy comes in.

What a fun time we had bashing Unilever in class today!

Let It Snow

I was just on Adrienne's blog and I laughed when I saw the picture of her patio table with the high mound of snow on it and the comment towards Louise. Every time it has snowed in the last few weeks, I keep thinking to myself how great this is going to be for Louise and Finn (assuming Sarah has enough fond memories of snow as it is).

Personally I am enjoying the snow-I feel like an seven year old every time I see the flakes falling. I just hate really, really cold weather when the wind is blowing. When I had early morning duty (it starts at 7:30AM-grrr- and lasts for 45 LONG minutes) this week, I had on wool socks, winter boots, long underwear, cords, 2 shirts, a sweater, my winter jacket, huge mittens and a fleece hat. Insane. Even more fun than that has been stuffing Nathaniel into his snowsuit with his mitts, booties and hat on-a guaranteed scream fest of fun. There is something to be said for having babies in warm climates.

Francis The Piglet

Someone else seems to be enjoying the spoils of Nate's first foray into the world of solids. Check out that curly tongue.

Tea Towels Are So Much Fun

Rice

I know that you are supposed to wait until they are 6 months before you start solids but he started tonight. I think he only got about a ml in him anyway. Quite a funny experience watching the look of total disbelief come over his face with that first mouthful.

Smiley

Starting to perform a bit more for the camera. Side note-this is his first pair of jeans and they have plaid cuffs!! Ha ha!!