Do you know how long it takes to actually get frostbite?

Thanks to CC I do now. My dayhome resolution is to spend more time getting back to the basics. More outside time, reading time, imaginative play than battery operated toys. Which are REALLY annoying, but that's besides the point.
So in minus 15 weather today we went out for a walk to the park and stayed to play for about 20 minutes. I was worried about how long we could stay out in the cold for it's too long.
I thought 30 or so minutes.
Wrong-o!
There's no risk of frostbite until minus 27 weather according to Environment Canada's chart.
Although minus 15 with a wind of 40 km/h it would take 40 minutes for risk of frostbite.
The kids really enjoyed themselves. It was quiet in the neighbourhood and they were the first ones to play in the fresh snow at the park! I'm happy we went, even if it meant I had to bundle up in snow pants too.

Halloween costume for 2010?

Seriously, how does one get into a suit like this? And would the zebra stripes be more flattering than the checkerboard? Didn't think so...

Now I know where JT gets his love of performing

Ringing in the New Year at Leanne and Andrew's

It was a pajama party - but Andrew and Aaron didn't get the memo, lol.
JT played PS3 for almost 5 hours straight. That must be a new record for him. He was happy we were happy - it was all good. The big kids played 80s Scene It. Great game. Highly recommend!

Alex hung out with us mostly. He was the official dice roller :o)

Cheers Lou Lou!

We were going for the Olivia Newton John look with the headbands around our forehead.

Here's Alex in one of many hat/glasses combinations. He tried them all.

Aaron singing his heart out. It was great fun!

And this is what happens when you leave your camera unattended.

Why do I look so serious?

Happy New Year to everyone!

Hungry Girl strikes again!

I was gifted with the Hungry Girl 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories for Christmas and these recipes are amazing!!!
Alex and I tried the Complete and Utter Oatmeal Insanity today and it was awesome.
No Name Regular Instant Oatmeal has never tasted so good :o) With real pumpkin added to it as well as Fibre One cereal it's packed full of nutrition too. I can finally make something besides muffins with the frozen Halloween jack o'lanterns, ha ha.
Yummy!!!!

There's a reason why we hire professional photographers

Getting a nice pic of the grandparents and grandkids really shouldn't be so hard. It just takes one person to start doing bunny ears and the whole situation goes downhill from there. But it's funny so we just keep trying each visit...eventually we'll get it.

The story of the Nutcracker

Have you met my Dad before? Here we are in all our glory - we are not camera shy and are always up to try something new.

That being said, Mom also wanted to try something new. That would be going to the ballet and seeing the Nutcracker. Dad was a trooper and went along and actually enjoyed himself :o)

Have you met my husband Aaron before? If so then you'll know that he likes to tease and you can imagine what would happen if he knew that Dad went to the ballet. Dad actually kept it a secret for almost a year and then we found out accidentally. And then this happened. Dad now has a collection of "Nutcrackers". It started off as a joke, but then other people have started buying them for him. And now Dad actually quite likes his collection :o)

This year my boys picked these up for Papa. A collection of Nutcracker placecard holders!