November 29th 2011

Ok we are not even in December and we have done 3 Christmas activities so far!

First we went to see the Santa Clause parade downtown on November 19th, it as so much fun, the weather was perfect, we dressed you nice and warm and you were sitting on me the whole time to see which float was coming next! We saw so many things, clowns, elves, musician, trains, the beautiful fairy of the North Pole, and of course at the end, Santa Clause, you were so excited to see him, the joy in your eyes, speechless.

And as of today, you went to see Santa Clause twice, after Wym Gym last weekend, on November 26th, we went to a mall near our home (place Vertu) to go to the dollar store to get you a little something and I realized that there was going to be face painting and that Santa Clause was going to be there, so I called your father to come and join us and sure enough, you got your face painted, they did a Rudolph the red nose reindeer on your face, it was soooo nice and you saw Santa Clause, mind you, you were a bit scared so you did not sit on his lap nor did we take any pictures that day. But it was a fun morning! Once we got home. We had to get ready as we were going to Uncle Luc’s for an early Xmas as Grand-papa Guy is leaving for Florida for 4 months. It was so much fun, you played so much with your cousins, Isabelle and Mark are so good with you, and mind you they all are! Your aunt Nathalie was there too with her whole family. We had a nice dinner and you were happy with your Xmas gifts you received from Grand-papa, he bought you superman slippers, which you have been wearing every day since you got them, a fun building block toy and a magic drawing pad. It was a fun evening, we left there home very late, it was closer to 11:00am which you have never done, but there is always a first for everything. Once you were in the car, you feel asleep and slept in till 8:00pm – Yahoo!

On November 27th, we went to see Sandra in the morning to get a few things and you built your very own ginger bread house, Mark and Isabelle had fun helping you, all 3 of you guys did a great job! Once we left there we went to Gallerie Des Sources as we knew that Santa Claude was going to be there and Dora and Diego, once we got there we were in line to go and see Santa Clause, meanwhile there were clowns giving out balloons, you were so happy to get a blue balloon, plus one made you one out of a giraffe, oh boy, did your face light up, as any animals from Africa, you just get so excited! Once it was our turn to go and see Santa Clause, you sat on his lap and spoke to him for a few minutes; you were so good and brave! Your father and I were so proud of you! Once we said our good byes to Santa, we went for a bite to eat and then I think it was your best part, you went on a train ride! Oh boy!! You were so excited! You could not wait for it to be your turn! And once it was, you wanted to sit in the blue train and you went alone like a big boy! I fallowed you to make sure you were ok, you never saw me until the end when I was taking pictures, you smiled at me and said’ Allo Maman” – I was so proud! I think we spent a good 4 hours in the mall, as you did not want to leave, once you notice that Diego and Dora were gone and Santa was leaving too, it was time to go home. In the car you told me that you did not want to take a nap, I answered back, no problem, I think 30 seconds later you were snoring in the car! You are too funny! I brought you inside and you slept for a good 2 hours! Someone was tired. What a great weekend we had! Mind you, all our weekend are fun!!

Love you Alexandre!

November 15th, 2011

Halloween came and went but oh boy we had 4 days of it and we had a ball!!

Let’s start with Friday, Oct. 28th, you had a Halloween party at the day care, they rented the hall so all the children and parents could stay and have fun with the children. On Saturday, we went to Pointe Claire as there was a hunted house for children to go and play in, it was fun, you got your face painted, a crocodile on your cheek and you even got a balloon shaped as an elephant, so you were in your glories. After that we all went to the park as it was such a beautiful day. On Sunday, we went to a party with Katerine and Jacqueline, another hall. This was a private party that had: a magician, a DJ, a person who came with lizards, spiders and other little creepy crawlers, there was also: face painting (which you asked to be an elephant), a bouncy toy, finger nail painting and tattoos but you did not want a tattoo but your finger nails to be painted blue, so, we did, (you had blue nail polish for a good week. The food was great too, you had cotton candy, popcorn, pizza, cheese and lots and lots of water and juice as you were just having a blast with Katerine! I had a blast just watching you! Before the party finished, the entire Mascot came out to greet the children, there was Snow White, Ariel, Dora, Mini, Whinny the Poo, Mickey and so much more. What a day it was! At the end you left with a nice bag with candies. On Monday, Halloween day, I went to pick you with Mamie at the day care and we went to the mall - Gallery des Sources as each store was giving out candies, so we ask Sue and Vanessa to join us, you had fun going to each store and saying trick or treat. And did you ever get lots of candies.... Then we drove Mamie home and went to see a few of her neighbours as they had bags of candy for you too. Oh boy - hahaha. Once we got home, we were ready to give out our candies, you were more then happy to answer the door and give out the candies, you were so funny as each time the door bell would ring, you would say "encore" but in a good way, then you would say "OK buddies, I am coming" you were fun to watch, as you just love to share.

Now, if you ask me what you were dress as... I would have to say your favourite animal... An elephant that you wore at each event and you would make sure that I brought it each time. You would jump on one let as you were so excited to wear it. Even today being November 15th, you are still asking to wear it at the daycare. I think I will keep this custom for ever...

Love you Alexandre, thank you for being my sunshine