Happy New Year

Christmas Party Animal

He was fine until we started pouring the wine on him??? 

Christmas Dinner at Duffy Place

Judy and Mike hosted Christmas Dinner again this year. Judy's brother, Doug, and Michelle and Elle, had dinner with Michelle's family and Karen and Weily and Teo had dinner with Weily's family so Jacob's grandparents got to party all night with Jacob.

Christmas Brunch in Vancouver

Teo managed to get into all these pictures.....I wonder why? We had Christmas Brunch at Karen and Weily's with Yoko, Maureen, and of course Teo. 

Christmas Day at Teos'

 

Christmas Eve Baby

Yep, had another Birthday during all the holiday excitement.

Here Jacob. It's For You

 

Say OhHHHH

 

Christmas Rednecks

 

What Do you Want for Christmas?

 

Here, Let Me Help You Tip That Cup!!

 

And He's Off

Looks like Jacob is going right into the running business....no need to waste time walking around! 

A Visit with Santa

Santa wouldn't let me sit on his lap, so I snucked in behind to have my picture taken with Santa.

Breakfast with Santa

Fortunately for Teo there was a real Santa at the party....he wasn't too sure what this character was trying to be. Weily really enjoyed the musty, old, very used beard and santa hat he was coerced into wearing.

Grandma Loves Her Babysitting

Jacob is downing another bottle in no time flat....he's going to do well in the college beer drinking contests. Teo stands in wonderment....what did he do to get that??? 

Silent Reading

The boys were over today and took time out to do a little silent reading. Their reading skills, at one year old are amazing. They can read upside down and from back to front!!!! 

Mike's Birthday

Jacob is thinking....there should be more candles than that!!! 

Guess Who's Doing the Stroll ?

Teo started taking a few steps this week but today he really took off and by the end of the day he twice walked from the living room to the kitchen to greet his Daddy and then his Mommy when they each came home from work. 

Riding in the Toy Box

This was just before we crashed into the china cabinet. Don't tell Grandma. 

War Bride

This being the 60th anniversary of the Canadian War Brides we thought we would check out one of our own. My Aunt, Jessie Brown, as it turns out was a war bride. She married my Uncle Ron (my mothers brother) in England and in September 1946, she and their son Colin boarded the passenger ship Aquitania and departed Southampton for Canada. Unfortunately things didn't work out for Uncle Ron and Aunt Jess, and in the early 50's she returned to England with their two sons, Colin and Doug. The families have lost touch.

Check out the Canadian War Brides site at ....

http://www.canadianwarbrides.com

Remembrance Day

My Dad was 16 years old when he signed up with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. He went overseas in 1915 and he fought in France and Belgium. In 1916 he was wounded at Ypres a few months before his 17th birthday but after convalesing in England he was eventually sent back into active duty. He was discharged in Toronto on 20 March 1919.

When he was in hospital they found out he had lied about his age. He was demoted back to a private and his pay was cut accordingly. Do you think the Canadian Army/Government should reinstate him and provide compensation for his lost pay?

The back of the post card has some notes which I think were written at a later date.....

"I got this picture taken after work one night just for fun. Some pose eh. I paid 12 cents for three. The high cost of living. Some attitude and cigarette stunt. Tear it up, after burning it"

JDJ in France?

I'm not sure where this pic was taken. It would be more exciting if it was in France and the boys were out with the little French maidens. However the post card back is in English so I suspect it was in England. If it was in England before he was sent to the front, he would only have been sixteen years old. If it was when he was back in England after being wounded he still would have been only 17 or 18 and what is he doing with his hand on that girls shoulder? My Dad's the short one on the left.

Great Auntie Moe (GAM)

Looks like the boys are warming up to their GAM and possible future overnights on the Island. When's the next ferry? How old do they have to be to travel unaccompanied? 

Happy Grandpa!

 

Happy Grandmas!

 

Happy Happy Birthday Parents