I can't believe I used to post 12 times a month! We were looking at Beiijing posts last night (which was super fun to do - I rarely look back at blog posts) and that's how many posts we scrolled through whilst searching for Hendrik's "Little Robin" song. We found it (here!) and it's the cutest. We were inspired to look for it after Jordan sang Five Green and Speckled Frogs (Raffi, I think) at the kitchen table - he was the cutest, but there was no video. So we watched some videos, reminisced about Beiijing and how little Alana and Hendrik were, and then I felt sort of guilty for the lack of video evidence of Jordan and his cuteness... so we took this video:
We had quite the sing-songy evening last night and almost drove Hendrik crazy. We went out to see the Magic of Lights show, a drive-through holiday light display that the kids LOVED. It was mild and there was no snow, but the lights were still magical and everyone loved riding through the park without their seatbelts on. On our way home we sang The 12 Days of Christmas oh maybe 3 times and that was definitely enough for Hendrik (me too).
And it is officially winter break! After such a long time with school at home and then what feels like such a long time of regular school over the past few months, everyone is looking forward to some time away from the daily grind. Not that it's so bad, but the days are definitely very full and purpose- / outcome- driven, and it will be nice to ease off the gas a little bit. Having said that, there's a nice long list of things to do around here, but I'll let that list simmer and get to it when I feel like it.
Hendrik celebrated his 11th birthday last month, and we took him and a group of his friends to a new retro arcade place which they absolutely LOVED. It's actually a bar, but we went early enough on a Sunday afternoon and had the place to ourselves for an hour or so before a few other groups rolled in. We ordered some food, had cake, and the kids played and played and played! He was gifted some amazing presents from family and friends; favourites included a weighted blanket, hockey cards, passes to the Rec Room, nerf guns, and candy!
Christmas is coming up soon here and there are presents under the tree. We are planning to be in Bowmanville for a few days over the holiday, and hopefully that can still happen - things are changing quickly with COVID numbers and Omicron and we want to make sure we do the right thing to keep everyone we love healthy. It's a beautiful day here, mild and sunny, so I'm going to get out for a walk before I get pulled back to the demands of motherhood and work and domestic life. Happy holidays everyone!
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