Joy of skype!

Not 5 minutes ago I have had the joy of experiencing snow.....thick blanketing snow falling from the sky..............(no Africa isn't in the midst of a weather crisis :o), we did this via the incredible joy of Skype & a web cam. It is so amazing to be able to speak to my parents & see them in real time. They were so much part of our lives a year ago when they were staying with us, but job opportunities took them off to Lymington, Hampshire, just next to the New Forest in England & WE MISS THEM!!! So this is one way of keeping in touch with them regularly. They are the coolest most up-to-date Grandparents a little boy could wish for, Max LOVES chatting to them every other day & you can imagine his elation when he heard he heard the tell tale skype jingle from the laptop......"Yaaaay! Grams & Pop's are calling!!!". We had the privelage of witnessing the very unusual snow they are experiencing right now as we speak in the UK. My Dad carried the laptop around & I took photo's with my web cam.....HOW COOL IT THAT???

Ok the quality might not be the best but bear in mind my Dad was standing in the doorway looking out at my Mom playing in the snow. I can't believe how well the camera handled the distance of about......half way around the planet :o)


Guys you are the best in the whole wide world!!!!
XOXOXO

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!

All the best for 2008. I hope all your expectations

& dreams come true!

We saw the new year in rather quietly except for the fireworks, which were beautiful & LOUD! Seeing my folks has been amazing & Max is in his element being with his Grams & Pop's. We plan to take a picnic to the park a bit later & let Maxi run around with the weather being milder here @ about 5 degrees C...which is fabulous in camparison to Toronto's -5 , I am looking forward to clear sky's & fresh air, & serious zone out time out for the first time in weeks. Having baby sitters on tap for 3 days has been such a treat! Tersh & I ventured into the village yesterday arvi...alone... for the first time in weeks. We lurked, drank coffee & spoke eye to eye. We needed the time out so badly!

We head home tomorrow night with some serious choices ahead of us. UK or Canada..... Canada is by far our favourite but now we have the epic mission ahead of us to sort visa's & job's out. It is a good thing we have God on our side, because it is admittedly quite a daunting exersize. Hopefully this time next year we will be celebrating a lot more than just the new year :o)

Have a super day.

XXX

Hiya doing??

Hello guys from the frozen North. Yip we are here, we arrived in one piece, a bit tired but extatic to be in Toronto. I don't have much time to post right now...we are sitting eating oats porridge with the whole family & it is so cool!!!! The ground is covered in snow....it is seriously cold outside....it is FANTASTIC!

I have no pic's as yet because we have no camera with us. Shock, Horror!!!! no camera, that is because we did'nt pack one. The plan is to buy a compact here....mall here we come.

I will hopefully post again soon
XXXX

They came!!!!

Yaaaay! The long awaited parcels {mentioned a couple of weeks ago in a previous post} from the <<<< doting grandparents, have arrived! I am so relieved they weren't nicked, I admit they took so long to get here, I had my doubts whether we would actually ever see them!

The little boy was sooooo excited to see the post office parcel slips waiting for him on the dinning room table, he did a little jig right there, on the rug. So within 10minutes flat he was ready, shoes on, waiting at the door, shouting that it was time to go!!!! We headed off to the post office and with the collection slips clutched in his hand, he waited patiently for his turn. { A feat for a busy 3yr old~funny how the motivation of a new toy can convince him of anything hahaha!} He could hardly contain himself when the lady called us......I plonked him on top of her counter where he whispered loudly at her, only inches from her nose......."I'm so 'xcit'd!!!"..... everyone within earshot had a good chuckle.

He was so antsy to open them then and there but I had to go into the supermarket to buy milk. He persevered I am proud to say even with the SUPER boring detour past the dairy fridges ......although the large gum ball from the gum ball machine & a ride in the mechanical toy rocket ship definitely helped things.




We got home to a feast of goodies, mini radio controlled cars, all matter of Thomas Train paraphernalia, sweeties, video's etc, etc.....guys YOU ARE RIDICULOUS and we love and appreciate you!!!! Even Maxi felt the need to hug the parcels Hahahaha!


Mumsie & Pop's, T & I appreciate how much you love & spoil our two rug rats......You are so generous, selfless & tolerant of the tricky skype conversations that seem to take hours, with the kids either talking utter rubbish or playing the fool the whole time. Even tho' you live a million miles away, you are thought of every day, prayed for every night and included in almost every 3 yr old inspired game where singing or silliness is involved. You are firmly entrenched in their hearts & we are counting the days until Christmas. Thank-you sooooo much for everything.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!