June 11, 2016 This weekend’s day trip: Mountain biking (and beach fun) at Kelso Conservation Area! Interestingly, I was the only one who wiped out. Then again, I was trying to do a fancy skid-turn on gravel while fishing my phone out of my pocket to take a video, so I probably deserved it 🙂 […]
Hikes
Elora Gorge
This weekend’s day trip: Elora Gorge! May 22, 2016 Name Elora Gorge Date May 22, 2016 12:23 pm Notes May 22, 2016 12:23 pm – 3:20 pm Distance 5.63 km Duration 1:26:22 Avg. Speed 3.9 km/hr Avg. Pace 15′ 20″ min/km MotionX-GPS recorded track
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Nolan’s first TFC game
Ian offered me his unused season’s tickets to the TFC game Friday May 20… so Nolan got to see his first game! We both had a great time but Nolan was disappointed because a) nobody scored and b) there were no penalty kicks 🙂 As an added bonus, he got his first ride on a Go train!
Hikes
Tew’s Falls, Dundas Peak, Webster’s Falls
Apr 17, 2016 11:40 am to 4:10pm Dundas Valley Conservation Area With Rob, Elaine, Christopher and Theodore. Name: Tew’s Falls, Dundas Peak, Webster’s Falls Date: Apr 17, 2016 11:40 am Map: (valid until Oct 14, 2016) View on Map Distance: 5.25 kilometers Elapsed Time: 1:37:33 Avg Speed: 3.2 km/h Max Speed: 13.1 km/h Avg Pace: […]
Food
Oodles of noodles
Thursday evening …. Nolan: Momso? Can we make noodles again? LLK: You want fresh noodles? Sure we can make noodles. Nolan: Yes please! How about Sunday, I will help you make noodles and we can have noodles and tomato sauce and spinach for dinner? And that resulted in our Sunday afternoon activities. And yes, dinner […]
Food
Snacks for the week
33 snacks for the week: 3 kids, 2 snacks per day (one sweet, one savoury), plus 1 more for Tuesdays.
Domestic Travel / Just the Parents
Kidless Easter Getaway
We were fortunate to be able to borrow Neil’s friend’s cottage at Lake Rousseau for the Easter long weekend in March 2016. Doubly fortunate, Grandpa and Tita Christine took care of the kids while we were away. To this day (2020), the kids reminisce about that eventful weekend, including: There was a power outage due to […]
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March 2016 Ice Age
While Neil and I were away for the Easter long weekend, we received the following message.