Sliding Down Rockhill

Finally on Thursday we got a little relief from the extreme cold weather. With temperatures hovering around -10C (as opposed to -20 or colder), we headed to the local hill for a little sledding. We lasted about an hour, and the girls were very good at carrying up their own sled:

Ski School is a Success

Our 4-year old learned to ski over the last 5 days. We had signed all three up for 5 days of ski school. The younger two skied from 9-10am, and our 7-year old ended at 10:30. Thanks to hand and foot warmers, our girls did not complain of the cold weather. On the third day of ski school, it was so cold (-24 degrees) that the chair lifts were not functioning, and all three girls spent their class on the bunny hill. I did not take many photos as I stayed huddled in the cabin overlooking to hill. By the fire, of course...

Our 7-year old on the left with her cousin before the first class

Our confident 5-year old

Our adorable 4-year old in pink!

School Has Ended!

School ended yesterday, and I am looking forward to the two week break from packing lunches and homework. The last month has been filled with Christmas-themed activities at school. From concerts, to wreath making, to ginger-bread houses, the children did it all. And even though we do not celebrate Christmas at home, they certainly do at school!

Not singing much

Making a graham cracker house

A math activity

Our 7-year old made this out of garbage bags

First Snow Storm

Our first snow storm occurred 5 days ago, and the clean-up crews are not yet done. I shovelled the front walkway three times in a period of 24 hours, but luckily I had the three cutest helpers:

Family Room Update

At long last, our family room has received an update.  A new sectional to fit all our family members, a storage and display area for the lego, and two soft ottomans that double as toy storage. And if you can fit into the ottomans, why not play in them too?

The Girls Attend the Holiday Fair

Bedtime last night was relatively easy. I simply convinced them to go to sleep as soon as possible so that they could attend their school's holiday fair the next morning.

This morning, they ran around the school, from room to room. There was a different activity everywhere they went. From face-painting, to arts and crafts, their morning flew by. After their weekly skating lessons, they raced home to decorate their house with their art work.

First Indoor Swim Meet

Our 7-year old competed in her first swim meet of the season last weekend. The previous year, we had signed her up for one indoor swimming competition, but she refused to start both of her races. This time around, she was far more prepared, having competed in a number of summer swim meets. She even learned to successfully dive off the starting block in the last month.

She swam in two races, 25 metre freestyle, followed by 25 metre breaststroke. For her freestyle swim, she finished 41st with a time of 27.40 seconds in a field of almost 60 (8 & under female) swimmers. And for her breaststroke race, she finished with a time of 35.22 seconds, and came in 21st out of 41 swimmers in her age group. But most importantly she had a lot of fun and didn't seem the least bit nervous...

In the furthest lane

In the foreground