Family Day
We took Devon on a little trip to Bayfield for Family Day. We stayed at the Little Inn where Shauna and I got engaged — it’s a pretty fancy place, and for most of the weekend he got to run around pretending to be a fancy baby. He got to …
Space
Devon is increasingly fascinated by space. So after flying our selfie drone last weekend, we went to the Space exhibit at the Waterloo Region Museum. Devon got to fly satellites, maneuver robots, fire rockets, play on a spaceship, and even pretend to poo in a space toilet. This is one …
Selfie Drone
I’ve been bugging Shauna for a long time to get us a selfie stick, but she had some hesitations. “Selfie sticks are the stupidest thing ever and everyone will laugh at you,” she said. So instead of a selfie stick, I found a selfie drone. It’s magical: it takes off …
Butterflies
It was too cold to spend too much time outside this weekend, so we went to see butterflies instead. In the winter, the butterfly conservatory always feels tropical and magical. Devon loved the trip: he got to hold stick bugs and butterflies and we got to snack on grasshoppers on …
Cozy Vortex
There’s nothing nicer during a polar vortex than being cozy. So this weekend we bundled up and headed to the Waterloo Region …
Chicken Pox
On Monday morning Devon complained that bugs were biting his tummy. “It’s chicken pox,” Shauna said after having one look at the …
Winter
After an unexpectedly mild December, we thought winter would never start: our local ski hill kept postponing its opening, all ice rinks …
RESP 2018 Update
This year we started teaching Devon about saving money, and he loves it. He grabs any coins or bills we give him …
2018
2017 was a crummy year, and we were looking forward to a more peaceful 2018. The year started out lovely enough: We …
Giftmas
Devon tried hard to be a good boy this year. “But my brain is still growing,” he says, repeating an article on …