Latest Happenings

I'm going to try and update this blog a little more regularly! So, here are some recent pictures. First of all, we have had three snowstorms in the past 3 weeks or so.. which has been a lot of fun. This year the kids are finally big enough to play in it. In Newfoundland there was just too much snow and they were too little.. making it really hard to even walk around, let alone play. The ratios here on Cape Cod are a lot more favourable. They thoroughly enjoyed making their first snow 'cave' with Brian.

Mom and Dad Claus spent a week with us and we had a great time.

Our house gets really cozy in the snow... when the upstairs skylights are covered with snow it feels like an igloo!

Bronwen with her birthday present... a real fishing rod!

John loves to help in the kitchen..

Those neck wrinkles!

Daddy and the boys

Mom Claus made this delicious Boston Creme Pie.

Brian at work with one of his gliders.

Visiting our favourite coffee shop in Woods Hole

An array of delicious treats!

Watching the ferries

Grandma snuggles

We're adjusting to life with three kids. It is very busy but I wouldn't change it for the world. I feel like I spend a large portion of each day feeding Rupert, making meals, tidying up from meals, and changing diapers. In between that is squished all the other things in life that need to get done. But then when the kids are all sleeping, like right now, I like to take a few minutes and have a coffee and do something that helps me feel rested. Even if that is just checking emails.. just to sit down in the peace and quiet helps a lot. :)

Late November

Here are a few pictures from our first American Thanksgiving weekend. We went to a potluck dinner with some other postdocs and it was a lot of fun. The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing at home for the most part.

Playing while waiting for Thanksgiving morning pancakes

Cleaning up the yard

Making sugar cookies with Dad after church

39 weeks and counting!

The kids are excited about the baby too. Bronwen keeps asking when the baby is going to be born. When asked what we should name him or her she always says, "Bezelia". A creative choice?

We are excited to see what this little one makes his or her appearance.. any day now!

NL to ON in pictures

 

Almost exactly 7 weeks ago we left St. John's on a quiet cloudy Sunday morning and began the first leg of our move to Cape Cod- getting to Ontario. Here are some pictures from that adventure.

A rare nap at the same time... overall they are just catnappers in the car.

First night- camping in Gros Morne National Park. It was a beautiful evening.

Guitar serenading

We did the beautiful Tablelands hike the next morning

Second night- Cheeseman Provincial Park, getting ready to take the ferry to Nova Scotia the next day. No pics from the ferry because I felt too seasick :(.

Beautiful Nova Scotia beaches

Spent a lovely evening with some old St. John's friends in Kentville, NS

We had to stop at That Dutchman's Cheese Farm

Picnic lunch overlooking the Bay of Fundy

"Stay behind the trailer"

Burning off some energy at a park in eastern Ontario

Finally arrived in Grimsby! Spent a great weekend with Mum and Dad B.

Ice cream lessons with Grandpa

Then we flew out to Terrace, BC to spent two weeks with the Claus family
Here is Brian selling Dad Claus's veges at the farmer's market.

Sorting potatoes for market day

Mom celebrated a special birthday!

Claus Family Reunion on the August long weekend

All the kids- John is the youngest at age 2, Jacob and Abi the oldest at age 8

With their goody bags from Auntie Joanne

Playing 'chess' with Uncle Matthew

Day trip to Prince Rupert on the northwest coast

Beautiful Lakelse Lake

Lots of fun with cousins!

River Mist Farm, where Mom and Dad Claus live

Happy birthday John and Grandpa! August 17.

Camping at Macgregor Point with Uncle Harold and Aunt Donna

Meeting up with some old friends from elementary school and their little girls

Lisa's baby shower!

The handsome Samuel

After a great time of visiting and catching up with all of both of our families, which was pretty special- and seeing some friends we haven't seen for a while, doing some camping and relaxing, and a lot of paperwork and organization thrown in at the end-- we are ready to cross the border on Sunday for more adventures!

 ps- there was one more very important event- Chris and Kristin got married! After our BC trip we travelled to Kleefeld, Manitoba for the lovely occasion. Congratulations Mr and Mrs. Chris and Kristin Bergshoeff! It was a beautiful day.

sneak peek of the family pic..almost everyone was happy

 

Not easy to get a family picture, but this is real life. :)

 

My brothers and I.