Jack: Daddy, if you give me five dollars, I will give you six pennies back.
Me: 😂 well Jack, five dollars is five hundred pennies. So you want me to give you five hundred pennies and I get six back?
Jack: yeah! Will you do that?
Me: 😂 No! Why would I give you five hundred and only get six back?
Jack: ok, how about if I give you… seven pennies?
We’ve got quite a few pictures recently of Jack wearing fun glasses which make for really bold photos using the new ultra-wide lenses on the iPhone 11 Pros. Here’s a little sample of how great they look.
Continue reading “Elton Jack”Martina needed the three of us to be out of the house one weekend, so I took the kids and decided to take them geocaching. I had only done it once several years ago, but I thought it was a good opportunity to go exploring, give the kids a sense of accomplishment, and keep them occupied and having fun.
It was quite a successful morning. We went in search of 4 geocaches, and found two of them. The kids loved it when they found the geocaches and were really proud of themselves.
Continue reading “Getting into geocaching”Given that our first family camping trip ended in disaster, we needed a second trip to redeem the first.
A family that we’ve become friends with came along with us and they also have a daughter and a younger son. We went to Oxbow Regional Park, which is a really nice park, and we had a really great time together. The weather turned on the second day, so we decided to call it a day after the first night.
We’re well ready to take lots more adventures now that we’ve got our feet wet and feel confident in our abilities.
Continue reading “Our second camping trip”One of the staple events of our year since moving to Portland has been Big Truck Day, where the Public Works Departments from the local municipalities, garbage and recycling companies, truck rental companies, crane rental companies and the emergency services all bring their vehicles so that kids can explore them and enjoy them.
Continue reading “Big Truck Day 2019”There’s something adorable about children wearing things designed for adults. I let Jack wear my glasses and they’re adorably enormous for his face.
Continue reading “Jack wearing Daddy’s glasses”After a birthday party where each of the kids got an animal mask in their favours, I was attacked by these two adorable cats!
Continue reading “Attack of the cats”One of Jack’s birthday presents was tickets to go to an event that we’ve been trying to for the last couple of years, but just haven’t quite made it.
It’s called Dozer Day, and it’s where kids get to sit in full-sized heavy machinery and operate them. Jack had a lot of fun playing with the equipment, and Ellie did too since she was along for the ride.
Continue reading “Dozer Day”As Jack’s grown up and he understands himself and the world around him more, he’s become a lot of fun to be around.
For people that meet Jack, they have the same general impression of him, that he’s goofy, silly, funny and fun to be around. He’s the life of the party and we’re glad to have him in our lives.
Continue reading “Jack’s 4th birthday party”One of our favourite activities each year is to go to the Tulip Festival. It’s a nice way to get in the mood for spring and see off winter.
When we went this year, they were offering face painting and Martina wanted to take them. They each chose their own design and I think they came out looking fantastic!
Continue reading “Face painting at the Tulip Festival”
