Photos From Daniel's 3rd Birthday

Hi Loved Ones! No time to write right now, but wanted to post the photos of Daniel on his birthday, on March 3rd -- we had his party at school and opening of presents at home in the evening. My dear sister was here to celebrate with us and even Buffy, our cat, was happy she was here! Enjoy!

Videos From the Birthday Party At School

Here are two videos from Daniel's party at his pre-school, it was so much fun!

1. Singing Happy Birthday!



2. Dancing!!!




We are so thankful to God that Daniel had such a wonderful time celebrating his 3rd birthday!  What joy it all was!

Boy Wonder is THREE!!! Videos From The Fire Station

Hi Loved Ones!

Daniel is now 3!!! Last week we had two parties to celebrate: one at his school with his class friends and one at the fire station in our town with friends from our church, neighborhood and some family members (my sister came from London to represent our extended families!).

We have lots of photos to sort through but I wanted to share some videos from the fire station party this past Saturday. It was just SO much fun, just wonderful!  Here are 3 videos highlighting some moments:


1. Daniel and his friends running around at the beginning of the party as we waited for Fireman Todd to start the tour of the station:




2. Jonny dressed up as a fireman! This was a complete surprise and it was so special!


3. Singing Happy Birthday!

Update and Valentine's Day At Preschool

Hi Loved Ones!

Life is busy for us; it's been hard to find time and/or energy to blog. I'm now coming to the end of my second month at my new job and though I continue to love it, it's really demanding and challenging (in a good way). I'm having to really be careful with how I use my free time and not go to bed too late. Overall, we have been able to balance things quite well and make sure we are getting lots of quality time together as a family and with other loved ones around, but this has meant that certain things, such as this blog, have received less attention...

Anyway, we are thankful to God that we are adjusting well to all the changes. Jonny is really enjoying his MBA courses and has already had assignments to give in, a presentation and a test this past Thursday. He is really enjoying the accounting course; what a change from his usual basic molecular biology research!

Daniel is doing great, getting really excited about his upcoming birthday -- in just under 2 weeks! I can't believe my baby boy is going to be 3 soon!!! He is such a sweet boy; I hope to write a blog about him at the end of age 2 just before his birthday...

For now, I wanted to share with you some photos of the Valentine's Day party that he had at his preschool. It was really cute and fun! I didn't realize that Valentine's Day was such a big deal here, but there was a special celebration including goodie bags for the children, who all exchanged cards and small gifts.

When I arrived at the school, the children were dancing and playing...

Then the kids took turns "making" cakes for their parents (mostly mothers came)

The kids then enjoyed a special snack

Here are the goodie-bags the kids prepared earlier in the day...

I caught this cute hug between Daniel and his friend Michael P - they all hug each other often, it's so cute...

Then it was time to open the goodie-bag!

Daniel thanked Ms. Ritchie for his gift from her

And then he thanked his friend Spencer...

He absolutely LOVED the glasses he found in his bag...

And then the kids played and played...



These are Daniel's 3 teachers in the Busy Bees classroom, for ages 2 1/2 to 3 (from left to right): Ms. Michelle, Ms. Kim and Ms. Ritchie

It's always wonderful to see Daniel having fun at school. He still frequently cries when we drop him off in the morning and so we always worry if he is not happy there. But recently, he has started to cry when I pick him up because he says he "wants to play more and doesn't want to go home." Oh well, at least it shows us he does like being at school, even though he has a hard time saying goodbye to us in the mornings.

Till next time loved ones!