I grew up "celebrating" Easter by eating excessive amounts of chocolate. Emil grew up with a more traditional [Catholic] recognition of the holiday. So far, Indio only knows that there are bunnies and an egg hunt with his cousins, which will be happening later today at his Great Aunt's place.
Yesterday, we introduced a new tradition and dyed eggs for the first time. Indio is quite confused as to why his fingers are still green this morning.
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As I was organizing my Flickr photos on this blustery Monday, I came across this heart-warmer.
While we enjoy the day off for George Washington's Birthday in the States, I am missing my family as they celebrate Family Day in Ontario, Canada.
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This year December seems to be all about *threes*: Indio had his third birthday, it's our third Christmas season as a family of three and we visited three different Santas in search of the best photo-op. [Last year's smile was caught in the first take.]
It's daylight savings time for those of you in my part of the world. Did you remember to "fall back" an hour? I thought I'd use the extra hour to finally finish my Halloween post.
pretty pumpkins
Indy joins the gang on Louly and Bill's stoop
treats from Henry
the loot!
sugar overload
pumpkin rings are the tastiest
snow in october? didn't anyone get the memo: we aren't in Canada anymore!Ok, maybe not the most, but still pretty darn good! Sbux have their holiday cups and drinks out! I'm enjoying an extra-hot salted caramel mocha as I sort through last night's Halloween pics for my next post! YUM!
Wishing you and yours a fabulous Christmas full of love and joy!
This year is the first year I will have an official Christmas tree in our house and I thought what better way to adorn it than with an ornament from Micaela's Ornament Swap 2010! I was lucky enough to be paired up with a wonderful swap partner, Erin, who is a fellow Canuck [she's out west in the beautiful land of British Columbia] and has such a fantastic blog!
Yesterday, I received a wonderful package from Erin containing the cutest, most adorable little additions for my soon-to-be Christmas tree! I can't begin to thank her enough for her thoughtfulness [she read I loved elephants in a comment I made on Micaela's blog!] and originality [they were handpicked from an Etsy artist: MaiseyHandmade.]
love the twine and teeny tag.
how perfect are they?
erin knows soft ornaments are best with a toddler exploring everything!
blank canvas: rockefeller center circa 2006
To jumpstart my ornament shopping, I joined the lovely Micaela's Ornament Swap! I was paired up with a fellow Canuck, Erin and after perusing her fantastic blog, I set out today in search of the perfect adornment for her tree. As I was walking along Queen St West in downtown Toronto I stumbled upon a fabulously ornate store called Ten Thousand Villages."Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit Fair Trade Organization (FTO). FTOs are non-governmental organizations designed to benefit artisans, not to maximize profits. They market products from handicraft and agricultural organizations based in low-income countries, providing consumers with products that have been fairly purchased from sustainable sources."I only had about 20 minutes before my parking meter ran out, so I had to move fast. [I have bad luck with trying to outrun meter-maids...] TTV had so many gorgeous ornaments decorating their faux trees that it was hard to narrow down my choices, but in those 20 minutes I managed to collect about 20 beautiful, handmade embellishments that would be perfect on almost any evergreen.
one of the ornaments i had to pass up...though i may go back for him b/c he's utterly adorable!Indy has been obsessed with pumpkins ever since the first orange squash was on display for the season, so the build-up to Sunday night was exciting, to say the least.
We carved a pumpkin for our porch and walked around the 'hood in search of ghouls and ghosts. E wouldn't let Indy trick-or-treat because he didn't want him to feel bad about not being able to eat the candy. I was hoping to distract Indy and eat it all myself. Oh well. At least E saved a few mini Coffee Crisps for me.
modeling their costumes before the big day. cassius wasn't thrilled that his was so small.
scooping out pumpkin guts.
waiting for trick-or-treaters
our first family jack-0.
[709 lbs of Halloween goodness.]One of my favourite things about the holiday season is the decorations people put up on their houses. Our neighbourhood is alive with colourful, twinkly lights and this house has definitely taken *Christmas lights* to a whole new level.
The house is covered, top to bottom, with lights. The front lawn has 18 wreaths, hung along the metal fence-like structure that surrounds the front lawn, which is not very large in the first place. [The wreaths were up when this house was decorated for Halloween, another elaborate display, but not as crazy as this one!] There is a nativity scene in the middle of it all, and a large sign asking passersby to ring the doorbell if they would like a closer look at it.
These photos were taken with my phone, so they are not the best quality, but I think you get the idea.
I wonder what their electricity bill is! 'Tis the season!
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