The Old and the Restless

While Mark and Margot went to Jamaica, Paul and I stayed in Barrie with Joshua and Ella. The children remarked on the colours in the sky on Sunday morning. Joshua wondered if that was the northern lights. Later that morning. As you can see, I hadn't done Ella's hair yet.  On Thanksgiving Monday we went apple picking with Megan and Tom. The following Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch. Joshua learned to go down the pole at the playground. He wanted me to take a film of it so that his parents would see that he could do it… but I had forgotten my camera. On the Sunday that Mark and Margot were coming home, Paul took Joshua and Ella to the park so that he could take pictures of the children going down the pole. Of course, Ella wanted to show that she could do it too.

Because Michael had a big birthday party for Tom on the weekend, Megan had a small party on the actual day with just Paul and I. Megan decorated the dining room with balloons and streamers. I made a lemon loaf cake which Tom decorated with truck candles, blue and black icing for the road and sugar sprinkles. Putting on the finishing touch. A lot of effort is needed for that last candle.