Super Hero & Princess Day

Nana Yamamoto Day Home had a Super Hero and Princess Day. It was the perfect way for the kids to dress up and have extra fun with their friends. Lincoln was looking forward to this was for quit a while. So he was pumped when the day actually came.

Lincoln dressed up as a Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtle. 

And half way throughout the day he went to be Spider Man.

Lacey had a princess dress, but was not in the mood for wearing it at all. There are days where's she will wear her princess dress all day long.

Where did January go?

Where did January go?... It seemed like the month had just flown by. It’s been nice that we seem Josh at least one hour more each night then St Maarten, so we’ve been enjoying the little bit more family time that we have been getting. We have all been loving it. It’s been needed after a long 20 months of little family time. 

Fun bath times with dad.

Games night. Lincoln loves playing gold fish, plus its a good way to practise his numbers.

Building bristle black master pieces with mom.

Quick night walk for some ice cream. It was a beautiful winter day but it was still quit chilly. Missing the heat just a bit.

Here's a picture of Lincoln and Lacey's day home friends.

We started going over the letters of the alphabets. It's something fun that I really enjoy doing with the kids. We've been trying to do two letters a week. Lincoln already knows all his letters but it's fun doing it with Lacey this time around too.

Great Grandpa Thomas Birthday

 We had a great birthday dinner for Papa Thomas ( great grandpa thomas). We did raclette,  mini woks and chocolate fondue. We had a great time visiting with Nana & Papa Thomas, Nana & Papa Yamamoto and Aunty Kay. Lincoln and Lacey loved cooking their own food. It's was fun way to have dinner that the kids were all over, that they ate a tone.

Swim Night

We had a fun Friday night swimming. We invited Uncle Logan and Aunt Melissa, Uncle Henry and Abigail. Since we’ve been back we sure have missed going swimming. We were use to going daily. Lincoln's in swimming lessons so he goes weekly. Lacey, mom and dad haven’t gone since we've been back, so we were in for a much needed swim night. We had lots of fun. It was great seeing Uncle Logan, who we haven’t been able to see too much since we’ve been back, as he’s been working in Northern Alberta on the Riggs. Lincoln and Lacey love playing with Abigail so it was fun seeing them play together in the water. We went to Nicholas Sheran Pool which has a toddler pool that a warmer water temperature, which was nice as we are use to swimming in warm water. Lincoln and Lacey weren't into pictures that night ,as you can tell.

Happy Birthday Aunty Melissa

Happy Birthday Aunty Melissa! Thanks for being an amazing Aunt. Your such a great person to be around and have in the family. Lincoln and Lacey love hanging out with you.

Stewart Winter Fun

Saturday we went to the Stewart cabin which is located on the Stewart farm just south east of Cranston near Kimball. We meet up with Papa & Nana Stewart and had a fun filled day roasting hot dogs on the wood burning fire, quading, snowmobiling, making smores and just having fun with family. We had a great winter day.

Roasting our hotdogs and trying to stay warm.

Lunch time!

Lacey and mom riding the quad. Lacey wasn't to sure about it at first but once we got going she seemed to like it.

 Feeding the horses.

 Lincoln and Lacey thought this was pretty neat.

A great view of Old Chief Mountain.

Warming up after snowmobiling.

 Lincoln and Lacey had fun watching the snow melt on the wood burning stove.

 Lincoln enjoying his smore.

 Great grandma & grandpa Stewart came down to the cabin for a visit.

Lacey playing around with Papa Stewart.

Weekly Update: Our Canadian Adventure

We've been keeping busy since Josh has been back into the studying routine. Lincoln has Swimming Lessons on Monday mornings, Lacey has Gymnastics on Wednesday mornings, I help my mom out with her day home through out the week, and spending time with family. We are enjoying being back in Canada but we do miss the heat and our island friends. Yes our tans are slowly fading but the memories we made aren't.  Our two small Caribbean island that we called home while Josh attended Med. school will always have a place in our hearts.We had some great times there, along with some hard times but we made some great memories that we will cherish.

Here's a few things that we have done this past week.

Bathing our babies in a bubble bath for the letter B. It was lots of fun and a great activity that went along with the letter b.

The kids love real bath tubs but they also like having a bath in the sink. Something about it that makes bath time so fun. Maybe it's cause they are use to having a bath in their little red Caribbean tub. 

 Plus adding measuring cups, measuring spoons and what every else we can find in the kitchen cupboard to play to make it fun.

All ready for church in our Sunday best.

Winter Wonderland

Playing in the snow is snow much fun especially for Lincoln and Lacey. We are experiencing a whole new season. St Maarten was a eternal summer. While Canada has 4 season and we were lucky to come back in winter. Which was kinda fun as we haven’t got to experience winter for over 20 months. Minus the temperature shock. Lacey was 7 months when we left so she would have never remember winter or snow. Lacey loves eating the snow when we are out side. Lincoln has always loved being out side so being bale to go play in the snow out side is right up his alley.

Frozen Day

The movie Frozen is one popular movie right now. It’s Lacey’s favourite, she can watch it over and over. Lincoln does like the move but isn’t into watching it one after another. We had a fun Frozen day with the Day Home friends. It was lots of fun. Nana Yamamoto made all the kids sock Olaf’s. We played in snow with Frozen figurines, made snow globes and fun with our friends.

Planting Flowers

Home Depot holds a kids craft day once a month and we got these cute little planners. These cute little planters gave us the perfect opportunity to get together and plant some flowers in them with Nana & Papa Thomas (Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Thomas). We had a fun afternoon hanging out in the parkade at Nana & Papa Thomas Condo. It was the perfect place to plant some flowers and get a bit messy while having fun. Lincoln and Lacey loved planting their flowers and getting to know their great grandparents a bit more.

Getting Into The Swing Of Things

We really miss the warm Caribbean weather and our island friends. Like REALLY miss our island friends. Our island friends were families who were going through the same thing as us. We spent a lot of time with them  and they became our family while we were on St Maarten. It’s kinda weird to be home since we have been away for so long. We kinda miss the island life but we are so enjoying the Canadian life style so much more. We missed the comforts of home. It’s nice to be around family again. Our time in Canada we will be staying at Nana & Papa’s house as we will only be here 4-6 months. Our house in Coulee Creak that we lived in before our Carribbean Adventure that we owned is officially sold. For our time in the Caribbean we still owned the house, Josh's brother rented it from us while they saved up for a down deposit. When we got back to Canada we signed all the papers. It's sad to let go of our house as we loved that house. Time to make a home somewhere else. 


At the moment we are staying at Nana & Papa Yamamoto's house as we are trying to save as much money as we can. The kids love having the Day Home friends come each day to play with.


Addison and Lincoln.

 Lacey is at a stage where she loves being independent which is great but at times is also painful.  She's growing up and we can't stop that. She's a fun little girl to be around and always knows what she wants.

 Lacey making her own breakfast.

 Lacey cleaning Nana's table.

Any one remember Polly Pockets? Well they are toys I remember playing with. iI's so fun see Lacey play with my toys that I played with.