Twin Mommy Adventures

Halloween

2021-12-23T16:36:00.002-08:00

This year Amara went trick or treating out in the neighborhood again, last year we just trick or treated inside our house. She loved dressing up as a witch.

I'm almost all caught up - Part 3

2021-09-16T09:28:00.007-07:00

After spring break of 2020 Amara chose to start attending regular school. Sadly this only lasted about two and a half months before regular school was sent into remote learning.

Learning about Egypt

Friends

Splash pad fun

Mrs. Aremu, Amara's teacher

And she is 9!

We celebrated with a tie-die party

The dinosaurs are back at the zoo

The sunroom addition that I drafted for my sister and brother in law. There will be windows on the end they just haven't been cut out yet.

Basketball in the summer with the Jr. Bisons

The river is the lowest we have ever seen. It was only about as high as your knees at the deepest here.

Making Jamaican patties

I bring out toys to sell and they want to play

Learning to play piano

The bestie shopping trip

Hair cut time

She appears quiet to some people, but really she is quite the opposite

Our 17th wedding anniversary

First day of high school!!!

Grade 4!!

They have to match of course!

We still got a long way to go: Part Two

2021-09-16T08:58:00.005-07:00

In my photo journey we are now in July 2020. During this time we went to a cabin near Clear Lake with my family.

These are hard to find.

The Cabin

Cousins!

You can't forget to play basketball! We forgot to bring a basketball so we had to find one at a local store so that they could play.

Bevertails! So delicious!

The whole gang

Ajay and Maddox are growing taller than Oma

We had a photo shoot for a school bus safety company

Getting used to wearing masks wherever we go

Besties

Our 16th anniversary

In September 2020 the hope was that they would be back in school... they were there 2 months before I pulled them out to do remote learning at home. Its a little scary when they have cases of Covid in their schools.

Halloween 2020. Amara is a character from the Disney movie "The Descendants" named Uma

This is what school looks like now

Ajay and Maddox's 13th birthday

Jersey's from Grandpa and Ranee

Gym class at home again

Ajay and Maddox had to cook food every week as part of their school assignments. They mainly made cookies and cakes.

Christmas 2020

I think they like their presents

Video chat for Christmas gathering

Amara's class read the book Winn Dixie and this was her project

And taller and taller they grow!

Getting ready for the new washer and dryer

BBQ season is here! We spend a lot of time cooking outside.

My gardener

Basketball time with their Dad

All the stuff I have been forgetting to post - Part 1

2021-09-16T08:31:00.003-07:00

So I have been reminded that I have not posted for a long time. I guess covid-19 showed up and the the world just stopped for a while, and then somehow it was almost two years later. I figured I will post about what has happened since November 2019.

Fargo trip

Buffalo Wild Wings in Fargo

Jr. Bisons team at the Fargo tournament

Christmas 2019

School Awards

Science Fair

AND then Covid showed up and everyone was at home remote learning

Gym class

Math

Hop scotch

The teachers had a parade around the neighborhood

Fence building

Leaving painting rocks on the bridge

Amara's 8th birthday

Slip and slide!

Siblings!

Basketball

2019-11-04T13:03:00.000-08:00

Our life this fall has revolved around quite a lot of basketball. Ajay made it onto the Junior Bisons team. They won 2nd place at the Manitoba Magic tournament.

Maddox has been practicing with the team as well and they have decided they want him as a practice player. He gets to practice with them and get a jersey but he typically won't play in the games. He has been asked to play in a Fargo tournament though since they are short players.

Back to School 2019

2019-09-21T14:37:00.002-07:00

Hair cuts

2019-09-21T14:35:00.001-07:00

School was coming soon, so we had to get some haircuts!

Maddox decided it was finally time to get rid of his Afro.

BEFORE!!!

AFTER - AJAY

AFTER - MADDOX

AFTER - AMARA

Grand Beach

2019-09-21T14:33:00.001-07:00

We enjoyed a day at the beach with family.

Hecla Island - Lakeview Resort

2019-09-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

We decided to go to Hecla Island for a little vacation this summer, and stay at the Lakeview Resort. I have been to Hecla Island as a kid but I have never stayed at the resort before.

We stopped in Winnipeg Beach for some lunch and ran into our neighbors so we had a delicious lunch of fried fish and chips together.

Getting unpacked in our room

Nice views

Amara loved the bridges

My little monster!!

The lobby area

We found the lighthouse

The kids had a lot of fun in the pool. We should have brought a blow up tube for the lazy river though.

Swimming in the "pool"

The lighthouse restaurant.

Skipping stones at the quarry

Amara's first pedicure

Amara's 7th birthday

2019-08-26T13:25:00.000-07:00

Amara celebrated her 7th birthday party at Crockadoodle with her friends. They all really enjoyed painting pottery.

School Division Art show

2019-08-26T13:18:00.002-07:00

Every year the school division puts on an art show showcasing many of its artists. This year all my kids had something displayed. Amara was one of two kids in her class to have their picture selected. Ajay and Maddox created a sunflower in their art class.

Easter 2019

2019-08-26T13:15:00.002-07:00

Basketball recreation league

2019-04-17T09:15:00.001-07:00

Instead of signing Ajay and Maddox up for soccer this year, we signed them up for basketball! Sadly the community centers near us don't have a team, so we had to randomly select one from the area around us. Their team is the Roblin Park Raiders.

The Zoo!

2019-04-17T09:10:00.002-07:00

We decided to do a family outing on spring break and go to the zoo. It was fun checking out all the animals, though it was a little colder than we wanted. Amara was unable to find the red fox, but we did find her an arctic fox. I really enjoyed watching the wolves!

Hair Cuts!!!

2019-03-08T11:05:00.002-08:00

This past month Amara got her first hair cut at a salon. It is hard to find a hair stylist close by that it able to tackle my kid's curly hair. Amara really liked the hair cut and luckily she did not complain about the de-tangling like see does with me.

BEFORE!!

AFTER

Getting it all washed and detanged

It is so hard to grow her hair long, so we mainly got her hair shaped and trimmed.

AFTER! Look at that big smile!

Basketball, awards, concerts and Christmas

2019-01-22T07:49:00.001-08:00

Ajay and Maddox made it onto their school's tier 1 basketball team. They are good basketball players, though they are rather short compared to their competition, which to be made up of a lot of grade 8 boys that look like they could be in high school. I am not a short person, but I have felt short next to some of these kids.

They have reversible jerseys!

Maddox

Ajay

Ajay and Maddox also won awards from their school in academics and sports.

At the awards ceremony they were able to meet a CFL player for Anthony Combs.

He plays for Toronto Argonauts, though he actually went to both their elementary school and middle school.

Amara had a Winter concert. It had a Christmas in paradise kind of theme.

The older kids also did a play about pirates and elves.

We had several family gatherings around Christmas time.

Oma and her girls

The queen!

We played a new gift game with dice.

She loves her blankets and sheets she received from her grandpa.

Christmas morning

Basketball!

2018-11-30T16:15:00.000-08:00

Basketball is huge in our house. Ajay and Maddox have been practicing their skills for months, watching basketball games and videos to get better. Sadly, it is hard to play basketball outside in the snow now, so they were forced to find somewhere else to play. Luckily we found a gym nearby for them to practice.

So its no surprise that when Ajay and Maddox tried out for their middle school basketball team that they both made it into Tier 1. They are the only two boys from grade 6 that made it onto Tier 1.

Ajay and Maddox's 11th birthday party

2018-11-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

Ajay and Maddox turned 11 this past month. This year we had a simple birthday party. We invited a bunch of their friends over to play sports and video games. They ended up playing basketball for most of the party and had a great time.

Builder's Gala

2018-11-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

This year, through Anton's work we were able to attend the annual Builder's Gala. It is a black tie event, so we had to get Anton a suit. They had an auction, and one of the items was a giant blowup flamingo that you can use in a lake or pool. I immediately thought of my daughter Amara, since she would love one of these.

Halloween!

2018-11-03T16:11:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween! Amara was super excited to be a witch for Halloween this year. Luckily for me we got the costume from friends of ours. Ajay and Maddox were not quite as excited about Halloween and did not even dress up at school. They did find some costumes in the basement because they still did want to go trick or treating.

Atomic Volleyball

2018-10-16T09:57:00.001-07:00

Ajay and Maddox are both on their schools atomic volleyball team. Actually they call it Triple ball, which is pretty much volleyball but they are allowed to catch the ball too. Yesterday they had a tournament at another school and I needed to pick them up so I came a little earlier to check out their game. Ajay and Maddox were playing on separate times so I did not see much of Maddox's game, which was almost over by the time I came to the school. They said they did good though, only losing one game.

Scooters

2018-10-16T09:51:00.003-07:00

Ajay, Maddox and their friends wanted to go to a big skate park with their scooters so I found one that was 25,000 sq feet. Its weird how we never knew that it was there.

Sky Zone trampoline park

2018-10-16T09:47:00.000-07:00

On Saturday this past month we decided to take the kids out to Sky Zone for some fun. They really enjoyed the basketball hoops. Ajay and Maddox were able to dunk the ball.

Scooters!

2018-09-20T12:53:00.003-07:00

Ajay and Maddox got an early birthday present this year. They wanted scooters and a chance to use them before snow comes. They are enjoying doing tricks and jumps on them.

Amaze in Corn

2018-09-20T12:51:00.002-07:00

We went with family to a corn maze. I have never been to one, so I thought it would be the perfect fall afternoon activity. We did make it out too!