Pickering Museum Fall Fair

Today we spent a lovely afternoon at Pickering Museum. It's just a hop, skip and a jump away from where we live and we have wanted to go there for a long time, and admission was free, so we figured Let's Go!!! :) There was pumpkin carving, horse and cart rides, yummy pioneer food samples to try and a BBQ. We had lots of fun. It's not as big as Black Creek Pioneer Village, but it's definitely quaint and has some lovely old buildings (anyone who knows us well knows we love that kind of stuff)! Calder enjoyed walking around, but a lot of the time, he just wanted to stay in Daddy's arms as we explored the buildings. It was while we were eating the BBQ and some cobs of corn that he wanted to move and explore. EXCEPT for when he got hold of one of the cobs - he loves corn! All in all, it was a lovely Fall day. A little warm for Fall, but it was beautiful nonetheless.

Calder - a little unsure now that he is not in Daddy's arms...


Daddy and Calder.


Inside one of the houses in the Village.


One of the lovely old houses at Pickering Museum.


Calder on the move.


Calder sat down long enough to allow me to have a photo taken of us!


Just his cute face. :)


As you can see, Calder thoroughly enjoys his corn on the cob!! Yum!

Calder's 1 year old!!!

Ok, so it took me a while to make an appointment and keep it for Calder's 12 month picture. But, it finally got down, so without further ado, here it is! I am also posting a picture of our little family and shortly will post one of Gary and Calder.

Lessons in Life

Maybe we should all take a few of these lessons (shown with pictures of Calder from the past 2 weeks) with us!



Life is...wearing Big Boy Pyjamas and looking so cute in them!!


Life is...being curious and quirky.


Life is...being able to finally sit forward in the car and see the world come at you, and not away from you.


Life is...being adventurous and trying new things.


Life is...being able to get up on a chair on your own.


Life is...enjoying what precious time you do have with someone you love.



Life is...enjoying your Popsicle now, otherwise you will find it will just melt away.

Thank you, Calder - for giving me a new perspective on life. Without you, I might just be a little jaded.

Calder's at Daycare :(

Well I am right now writing during one of my precious few breaks at work, here on the first day that Calder is in daycare. It was hard leaving him the first day I went back to work, because I missed him so much, but it felt OK knowing that he would be looked after by my Mother-in-Law and my Mother.

Now that he is in daycare, albeit with a lovely lady named Nancy, it was hard leaving him today and I cried as I drove away. Nope, I was a good parent and didn't cry when I said goodbye at the door and I didn't make a big deal out of it - like I tell my parents in Junior Kindergarten to do. But now that I am a parent, it IS a hard thing to do. But, it's done. I survived, and I know that Calder will, too.

Right now I am just working with my eye on the prize - June, when I get to spend the summer with Calder.

Have a great week, everyone.

Calder's Birthday Party

Calder had a blast at his 1st birthday party. In attendance were his Grandma and Aunt Colleen, his Avo and Grandpa, his Uncle Walter, Aunt Cathy and his cousins Peter and Olivia, and Great-Grandma. There was lots of food and fun, but mostly it was entertaining to watch Calder in action, as usual. Here are some various images from Calder's actual birthday (Daddy took the day off and spent it with the Birthday Boy while Mommy was at work) and pictures from his birthday party. Enjoy!!