Okay...so here is one for the books!
So, to break out of our regular routine and in the futile hope of possibly finding a pair of shoes that actually fit my feet, Mathieu, Gabriel and I ventured off to the Place Versailles mall today. Since its not in our neighborhood, it takes us about 40 minutes and is a bit of hassle to get there by metro. But we were up for adventure and off we went!!
We made an afternoon of it by visiting the pet store, the toy store and stopping for ice cream. Mathieu was even nice enough to keep Gabriel entertained while I tried on some clothes (always an adventure trying on clothes with children tagging along!!).
But the piece de resistance was the big water fountain that they had in the mall. After a few hours of shopping we were all tuckered out and Gabriel was way beyond his nap time but they wanted to stop yet again to check out the fountain. Gabriel was having fun running around the fountain and Mathieu was crawling along the wide edge of it trying to make him laugh when I heard a big splash (and a scream- both mine and Mathieu's) and then realized that my oldest, almost 5 year old, had fallen into the mall fountain. After scooping my shocked son out of the water and watching as a big puddle formed around him on the mall floor (as well as watching as the old ladies in the food court stopped their lunch to stare), I went through the usual few minutes of internal frantic maternal dialogue which went something like, "Okay, what the !#@* am I going to do with a sopping wet child...! Fortunatley, after that colourful dialogue, I was able to see the humour in this ridiculous situation and just started to laugh (fortunately Mathieu did too). I said, "Mathieu, next time we'll bring your bathing suit to the mall if you want to go swimming".
Anyways, with the nearest kids clothing store being at the other end of the mall and the fact that it was luckily a beautiful warm spring day today, I decided to wring Mathieu out as much as possible, pour the water out of his shoes, strip off his shirt and put his jacket on, and then take a very wet and squishy ride home on the metro. I was careful not to let him sit next to anyone else for fear he would get them all wet...!
Anyway, all and all a memorable day!! My almost 5 year old is sleeping it off right now!
Stephanie
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
si tu aimes le soleil tape les mains....
Hi,
Unfortunately, our camera is broken and it will be a good few weeks before you will get to see any new pictures or videos. This is really unfortunate because today there were so many moments which I wish I could have captured digitally!!
We had a great day today. It was one of those amazing days in Montreal where spring arrives for the first time and it feels like the city (well the plateau at least!!) comes alive... Everyone comes out of hibernation and Mont royal and St. Denis street are brimming with people out in the streets and on the cafe terrasses drinking in the first signs of spring...We took the kids to Parc Lafontaine today where all the snow was melting. And really, I don't think there could be any better sign of spring than watching Mathieu jump through puddles with his rain boots on. Vincent and I were commenting that that is was childhood is all about...the absolute joy kids get from jumping in puddles and getting soaking wet. We had to stop at a store on the way home to buy Mathieu new socks since his feet were soaking wet. We actually had to take his boots off to pour water out of them!!!
On the way home we performed the ritual that we perform every year on the first day of spring...We stop at Frites Alors to get some french fries (with mayo of course) and stopped and sat on someones steps to eat them. Then, just for good measure, we stopped at the chocolate store for homemade chocolate chip cookies...A well balanced diet I would say!!!
Anyway, a wonderful, memorable day. I know that there were surely be a few more cold days before we are out of the woods but its just so great to know spring is around the corner...
On a more official note, it looks like I got a job. I will have more details tomorrow, but so far it looks like I will be working two days a week (perfect!) in the psycho-social department at a CLSC. I will keep you posted!!!
Take care everyone! Happy almost spring!!
Stephanie
Unfortunately, our camera is broken and it will be a good few weeks before you will get to see any new pictures or videos. This is really unfortunate because today there were so many moments which I wish I could have captured digitally!!
We had a great day today. It was one of those amazing days in Montreal where spring arrives for the first time and it feels like the city (well the plateau at least!!) comes alive... Everyone comes out of hibernation and Mont royal and St. Denis street are brimming with people out in the streets and on the cafe terrasses drinking in the first signs of spring...We took the kids to Parc Lafontaine today where all the snow was melting. And really, I don't think there could be any better sign of spring than watching Mathieu jump through puddles with his rain boots on. Vincent and I were commenting that that is was childhood is all about...the absolute joy kids get from jumping in puddles and getting soaking wet. We had to stop at a store on the way home to buy Mathieu new socks since his feet were soaking wet. We actually had to take his boots off to pour water out of them!!!
On the way home we performed the ritual that we perform every year on the first day of spring...We stop at Frites Alors to get some french fries (with mayo of course) and stopped and sat on someones steps to eat them. Then, just for good measure, we stopped at the chocolate store for homemade chocolate chip cookies...A well balanced diet I would say!!!
Anyway, a wonderful, memorable day. I know that there were surely be a few more cold days before we are out of the woods but its just so great to know spring is around the corner...
On a more official note, it looks like I got a job. I will have more details tomorrow, but so far it looks like I will be working two days a week (perfect!) in the psycho-social department at a CLSC. I will keep you posted!!!
Take care everyone! Happy almost spring!!
Stephanie
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