The Karate Kids

Sunday morning skating lessons finished a few weeks ago, just in time spring. To fill the void in their schedules, our girls have now been enrolled in karate for ages 3-5. Papa and Baby enjoy watching through a large window, and snapped a few photos:

At the end of their first class

Showing Mama a move she learned earlier in the day

Let's go to the park!

After a long, cold, winter, we finally made our first trip to the park this last Monday. The weather was perfect, and the girls were very excited:

Grandpa's Five Princesses

3 + 2 visiting cousins makes 5 Princesses!

Spring is here!

The snow is finally melting!!!

Cabane-a-Sucre take 2

When it was announced that there would be a school outing to a cabane-a-sucre, I hesitated to sign up. After all, we had recently tried maple taffy and had a tour of a sugar shack, albeit a small one. In the end, I let my girls decide. Did they want to take a school bus with Mama, and their school friends? They answered Yes, and so it was that this Monday we set off to a sugar shack on a school bus. The girls enjoyed singing "wheels on the bus" while actually on the bus, and the 30 minute bus ride seemed like 5.

When we got there, we got a quick tour outdoors, as it was still well below 0. We did learn a few new things: that native americans had actually been the first to tap into maple syrup. While waiting for their lunch, the school kids danced, played with wooden spoons, and watched in awe as a single musician played several different instruments. They had their first look at a bagpipe, and gleefully dance along to traditional Quebecois, and Irish music.

Papa's Birthday

Papa's birthday was on Tuesday, and the kids were very involved in the party preparations.  S1 and S2 spent the morning making birthday cards. S1 wrote a lovely message on the fridge with magnetic letters. As for S3, she, along with her sisters, helped eat Papa's delicious chocolate birthday cake:

March Warms Up!

This week saw the local weather finally climb over 0 degrees Celsius, and subsequently our girls spent some time outdoors. We had been cooped up for almost two months, and it felt good to enjoy the warmer weather.  This last week, the girls and I headed outdoors on three occasions. We did not go far, and we were sure to bring along our sleds. We found a few little hills, which  S1 and S2 climbed and sled down repeatedly. S3 preferred to run as far away as possible, and have me chase her.