Kay turns 15!

Snow hit!  We didn't get as much as everyone back home, but we got a good load of it.  I had taken a nap, when I awoke, Kaylyn had decided to shovel the lane and play in the snow with Emma and Daisy!  Emma thought that is would be a good idea to have a snow ball fight!  She kept finding LARGE balls of snow and asking if she could throw it!  Lol!  They both flopped down on the front yard after and made snow angels.  I remember doing that, now, I remember how cold and wet I was when done!  I left the angels to them so I could take photos! 

Holy cow! Where does the time go? Today Kaylyn turned 15! Man o Man..... For her birthday we kept it pretty low key. She is going to Europe next July, so that is pretty much her big gifts for her birthday and Christmas. Still got her a book from the Pretty Little Liars set she is reading and a couple of shirts though. I had typed out some trivia about the 3 major places she is going to visit. The girls built a gingerbread house while Kay's favorite dinner cooked! Steak, mushrooms with onion, BBQ garlic potatos, corn and asparagus! Yum! After dinner we headed out to the Ice Dogs hockey game. It was a great game even though we lost in the shoot out by 1!

 

These 2 are too cute!  Emma wanted to buy something with her own money, so when I told her she could shop through the stuff I had bought she got upset.  She decided to give Kaylyn her special coin she has.  It's actually a GNGH token to get out of the parking lot!  But she was proud and wrapped it in a bubble gum wrapper!  Kay got it!  She knows how Emma "collects" money! lol!

I always liked the sparkler candles.  Emma and I thought it would be great to put them on Kaylyn's cake.  Well, they gave off sooooo much smoke, they set off the smoke detector!!  I laughed!  Told Kay that she was now officially old!  Too many candles! lol!

Teased Kay that she has 1 boyfriend becaus the last sparkler wouldn't go out!  She didn't think that was too amusing! 

Scott trying to get the smoke detector to stop!

Holidays Begin!

We have started the holiday season with a bang!  We visited with Santa this past Monday and had our family pictures taken with him.  Emma was very excited to see him.  She had many minutes to tell him her deepest wishes.  I tell you, her list grows longer every day!  Last week she told me she wanted to start over because I had mentioned that I was forgetting half the stuff!  Typical 5 year old!

Last night we had a great family night in London.  We all went to see Joseph and The Technicolor Dream Coat.  Emma was great through the whole thing!  There were some students participating with the play.  At one point Emma turned to me and asked "When is it my turn to go on stage?"  Too funny!  She was dancing in her seat.  I seen the are performing The Hobbit in April.  I think Kaylyn and I may make the journey to see it.  Will see if Scott will join us, but I think it is a little over Emma's head. 

This past Saturday was the Niagara Falls Santa Clause Parade.  Kaylyn participated with her cheer group.  It was bitter cold and windy, but they kept warm walking and cheering!  Her friend Kayla who takes cheer with her, walked with her as well!  She is staying with us as a house guest.  Her Mom is on a vacation in Cuba, so instead of being home alone, she is staying with us!

Kaylyn attempted her Bronze medallion this past Monday.  She received her Emergency certificate, but didn't receive her Bronze medallion. She was very concerned about getting her swim time down from 14 minutes and 33 seconds to under 14.  The day of the exam she swam 13 minutes and 33!!  I am sure Kay learned a lot and hopefully will achieve her Bronze Medallion soon.  She hasn't been taking swimming consecutively like most of the kids that were in her class, but she did great non the less!

This week is Scott's regional Christmas party.  Should be a good time, it has been the past 2 years!  Sunday is the Broadfoot Christmas in Thamesford.  Hopefully the weather holds up for the travel!  Crazy, it's the beginning of December and I feel so far behind!  Half of the Christmas baking is done, most of the shopping, but it just seems like something is missing!  We wait to put up the tree until after Kay's birthday on the Ninth.  Man, she turns 15!  Where does time go?