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| 8 Jan 05 Last night it started snowing, and this morning we had a beautiful winter wonderland all around. About 3 inches I'd say. Before we went to Sean-Daniel's swimming lesson's we started our snowman, and when we got back we picked up where we left off. Sean-D worked hard rolling the snowballs to get them bigger, but he soon got bored and I ended up finishing it. We had a real carrot nose (baby carrot), pecans for the mouth and eyes, twigs for arms, and Ruth gave us a scarf and hat to complete the look. 11 Feb Today Sean-Daniel is four years old. We had a small celebration at our house. He got a new Thomas movie with a Percy engine. We'll have another celebration for him on Melodie's birthday. 19 Feb Sean-Daniel was promoted today in his swimming class. He has gone from a Pike to an Eel. His teacher said he has been doing very well - just needs to work on floating on his back. Today Melodie is two. We celebrated this evening at our house with Grandma and Grandpa Falconnier, and Amber came over too. She brought presents for Sean-D also. Unfortunately neither Sean-D nor Melodie had taken a decent nap, and the stress of the celebration got the better of them. The slightest thing would set them crying in frustration - like Melodie trying to walk in the fairy slippers or Ruth not putting ice cream exactly where Sean-D wanted it. One of the presents Amber got Sean-Daniel was a little flashlight with 3 different lenses of a cartoon cow. While putting Sean-D to bed he entertained me with a little impromptu skit by shining the cow-light on the ceiling and pretended to have a conversation with me. It was amazing how many things he could come up with. I think he got the idea from the puppet shows they have at his Awana meetings. Last night, Ruth started taking down Melodie's crib. She said there was no point in keeping it since Melodie can climb out it so easily. 3 Mar For about a week now Melodie has been suffering from some kind of virus that gave her sores in her mouth. Poor thing, she was so miserable - she would yell when trying to eat, or suck her thumb, or drink anything. And boy was she crabbie. Yesterday I decided to join the Awana's as a leader, so I stayed in the meeting yesterday. Even though I had explained it to Sean-Daniel he kept telling me "Ok Daddy, you can leave now". I hope I don't take away too much of his fun. That just reminded me. Last Awana meeting Sean-Daniel was pointing at some of the other kids, and telling me who they were, and that they were his friend. Then he pointed to a little girl who he couldn't remember what her name was, so I told him to ask her. He acted just like a shy teenager, and said "You ask her". I did, with him hiding behind me peeking around my leg. She said her name was "Sydney". I just wanted to put it down in my journel in case a few years from now....... 19 Mar I thought I'd make a note about Sean-D's progress in his swimming lessons. He can now go underwater briefly - that's one of his favourite things. He is getting good at swimming on his back with just his floaty belt thingy (no noodle). He has mastered kicking with straight legs (he used to run in the water). He was also able to briefly float on his back without moving, but he still panics even though the teacher is right there. |
| Dan's Journal for 2005 |