Harlem Globetrotters

Years (and years) ago when I was a young teenager my dad took me to a Harlem Globetrotter's game and I loved it!  I can't remember all the tricks or exactly what they did, but I do remember the feeling of the event and it has stuck with me even now. 

The other week the Harlem Globetrotter's came into town and I was working so Daddy took the kids to the game and they came back soooo excited!  Emma says that we're starting a tradition - my dad took me, her dad took her and when she has kids maybe their daddy will take them.  Aw, so cute!

Some of the best moments according to Daddy, were watching the kids' reactions to what was going on - and Navia especially is very outwardly expressive!

After the game Daddy let the kids each buy their own special basketball (with their own money) and they got them signed by many of the players.  It was a great night for them and when they came home they just were bursting with stories of things that happened on the court.  

I'm so glad that our kids were able to do this with their Daddy and even though I was working they didn't have to miss out.

Happy First Day of April.

This week has been a busy, but a good one.  With only between 7-9 lessons left for me to teach I'm getting my students ready for their Spring Recital and also a few for the Conservatory Canada Grade One exam.  As well, Emma is prepping for her Royal Conservatory of Canada Grade 4 exam and Kaleb his Royal Conservatory of Canada Grade Three Exam.  Daddy has been having fun driving his new car and I actually got him to go to the Bulk Barn over the wknd - only if he got to drive his car - hehehe!  We've been going on a few dates with Emma watching the kids, which has been nice.

Over the weekend the kids had sleep-overs on Thursday night (Kaleb going to a friend's house and Emma and Navia having two sisters that are their friends over).  Friday morning was an early one as we went to the Good Friday service at our church and Emma was the LIT in the children's program.  We were so busy running around on Saturday that I did a first . . . I forgot to buy food for our traditional Easter Sunday meal . . . big oops!  Sunday came around and after church I looked at Braden and my mouth just dropped.  The stores were closed so no ham, no sweet potatoes, no pies, no nothing . . . yikes!  Brade was great about it and said that we would go out as a family and this way I wouldn't have to work to prepare anything.  So we went out and found that there are restaurants closed on Easter Sunday, and the one we found open, we were one of the four families eating there at 12:30pm!!!  So, it was a non-traditional meal for us this year!

Today is April 1st, which our kids have been waiting for.  And with no school it means that they've been able to keep on coming up with ideas to fool me with.  Emma made the milk into a 'wonderful' concoction this morning for everyone's cereal and Navia decided to serve me breakfast in bed.  A hotdog with a carrot inside, a drink made up of mustard, ketchup, soya sauce and some carrots, and a paper pancake that said "GOCH YA" on the back.  She was so excited!  (and I just knew the mess I'd be cleaning up in the kitchen!)  

Braden has to work today, just like the majority of the private sector, and I've chosen to have classes today as well, which will shorten the teaching year.  So, it's a lazy day at home for the kids, maybe with a bike ride or two put in there.  

Oh, and to all of my Saskatchewan and Alberta friends and families - um - have fun shoveling your snow because ours is pretty much all gone!  Yay!  I guess God was early with His April Fool's joke on you guys - lol!  Sorry, I just had to though!