"Movember"

November is a month that we love in this house..it settles down after halloween allowing us a time to remember those who fought for our country and to then begin preparing for the holiday season. We feel that when it comes to the holidays..you gotta "go big or go home" and by saying that I mean in terms of cooking, spreading love and cheer, crafting, holiday movies, parties, events and much much more! We tried to enjoy each moment and make events, such as our annual tree cutting day. We found the perfect tree lot that we continue to visit each year to chop down our tree. We cannot wait to select the perfect one for this year! We have also been already thinking of our Good Deed advent calendar and what deeds we will place in each little door. One of my co-workers is going to join in with her son and we are planning a lunch date to develop our list of 25 deeds. We will work off of last year's list and add some news as well. Kaiden is so excited for the Santa Claus parade this year and are anticipating that Avarie will love it! We can't wait for our annual group supper before as well!

News around our house include; Avarie has transitioned to a big girl bed! We were a little hesitant because our girl is a climber and a firecracker so we weren't sure it would go smoothly but so far so good! She LOVES her big bed (so much so, she doesn't want to get up in the mornings!).
Avarie has been "talking" more and more and keeps us all in stitches when she discovers a new word. One of her new words is "more" and it is quite funny listening to her say "More please" (she sounds exactly like Oliver twist he he). She also loves to hide behind her hands and say "boo!". Fav characters currently are Beauty and the Beast and Mickey. She also LOVES to be read to, especially from her "where's baby" book. She very much loves her big brother and laughs hysterically anytime he plays with her (warms my heart!)

Kaiden is still loving school and has been taking in so much! He told me all about learning French ("Bonjour means Hi!") today and sang me a song about Rememberance day! So sweet to hear his excitment about learning! He loves his class and his teachers. Kaiden has been skating at Canskate for a couple of weeks and although we have had a rough patch, we are hoping a trip to "The box" for some new skates might help. He loves to skate and his first few weeks went very well and he was moved up a level. We purchased new skates for him (brand new on kijiji) and ever since he has been having a rough time. We are hoping trying on a few pairs to get a better fit will help :) We have decided he is so clever that he might be a lawyer (or a politician you be the judge!) On Thursday night he asked me to put on Mickey's christmas carol. While putting the DVD in, I said "okay but if daddy asks, it was your idea" (Geoff has been trying to hold us off holiday items as long as he can ha ha).  He looked at me (placing the DVD in the player) and said "You are the one putting it in right now". Very clever boy he is!

Alright enough for tonight but I will wrap things up with a pic in honour of 'Movember"..get your pledges in for a good cause!