Sweet Extract

SHARK ATTACK!

Mama — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:17:21 +0000

Notice how the knight magically transforms into a menacing land shark.

Costumes courtesy of Erich and Jennifer whose kids have outgrown them.

Game On

Mama — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:34:54 +0000

At last, Javier’s found an eager companion for his Saturday afternoon Gator-fests.

Notice the tiny football in Nico’s hands.

Tadpoles!

Mama — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:35:20 +0000

Here’s the boys’ class photo. They really are an adorable bunch of little francophones, no?

Also, take note of the gender disparity; our guys alone account for one third of the boys in the class!

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Etch-a-Sketch!

Mama — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:26:19 +0000

Better than those lousy, busted up Crayons most restaurants give us… although they had some of those too.

Twins ‘n’ Treats

Mama — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:49:59 +0000

I’ve been meaning to post Halloween photos here (in addition to the ones I put on Facebook). In that vein, here’s one I got from our neighbour, Jonathan. Every year, Paula (the other Canadian on the street) hosts a Halloween block party. We all go to her driveway, eat snacks and drink wine while the kids get all psyched up to go trick or treating. By the time 6 p.m. rolls around, the kids’ excitement is beyond containment.

That’s approximately when this photo was taken.

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My Men.

Mama — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:00:42 +0000

The Gringo Gala

Mama — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:11:45 +0000

There was a big gala event last weekend held by the Lycée Français. Javier and I got all gussied up and hit the town… all in the name of raising funds for our kids’ education!

There was a photo booth there with props. We obliged, of course.

We’re THREE!

Mama — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:09:42 +0000

This year, the boys became aware of what “birthday” meant for the first time. They understand that people sing to them and that there’s cake to be devoured. They’ve been to a handful of birthday parties so the drill is familiar.

That being said, it was the FIRST time they understood so everything is still novel.

Their actual birthday was a fairly low key affair: it was a school day – a Friday – so they brought cupcakes to school. We (ahem, I) made chocolate chip banana bread cupcakes which they shared with everyone. The school is supposed to send me photos of the little celebration. After school, Mama AND Dada (rather exceptionally) came to pick up the boys at which point we all went to a pumpkin patch and spent copious amounts of time in the bouncy houses. After that, pizza at a local place with a playroom in the dining room.

Their birthday party happened subsequently (today, actually). I will post some photos soon.

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Happy Birthday, Dada

Mama — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:03:15 +0000

Four and half minutes of meandering life; no great ending nor story; just a summer afternoon in Montreal when Javier was trying to take a nap.

Happy birthday, Javier!

The Daily Grind

Mama — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:39:19 +0000

Some of you have asked what it is that the boys DO all day, at school. Well, here it is. This is their schedule.

A few quick translations for the non-francophone folks: accueil = welcome, rituels = rituals or routine, gouter = snacks, récréation = recess, anglais = English, repas = meal (in this case, lunch), sieste = nap and activités dirigées = directed play or something like that.

While, technically, they finish school at 3:15, our guys can go to aftercare (aka daycare) until 6 pm. Usually, they are in aftercare until about 4 pm, these days.

So there ya go. This is what pre-school looks like at the Lycée.