Wow...it is hard to believe that 33 years ago today I had my first baby, a darling little boy. What a joy it was to finally be a parent!
And what to name him, hmmmm.....well we thought it should be a significant family name. Doug had his father Murray's name as his middle name so we decided to follow that tradition and name him Jonathan Douglas.
What a fun, gregarious little guy he grew to be, so cute with his curly blond hair! Today that little guy is grown up and is now 33!! So hard to believe how fast time flies. And that Doug and I could actually be the parents of a 33 year old!
To celebrate with him on his 'birthday weekend', we drove down to Canmore on Thursday night, and Jon met up with us on Friday morning so he and Doug could go skiing together at Sunshine. They had a wonderful day of skiing, lots of fresh snow and sunshine and no lines!
I spent some time relaxing and did a little Christmas Shopping in Banff. It is such a neat little town to roam around in, so many quaint little shops.
Jon and Doug returned safely, I was a little worried as this was there first trip out the season. Jon had to drive back to Airdrie and be the daddy and pick up the kids from day care!!
On Saturday we drive into Jon's place and met up with him and Tiff, Ava and Josh. We went out for Japanese food for lunch and had quite a good time watching Josh eat 'pickled radish' and 'pickled ginger'...and Ava particularly liked the Miso soup! It is always an adventure going out to eat with a three year and a one year old. So fun! These are times never to be forgotten. It was great for us to be with Jon and see him now with his own little 'babies'. There really is a 'Circle of Life".
After lunch we went back to Jon's place and he opened his birthday gifts. He was like a little kid again, opening his presents with excitement and having his kids 'helping' him. Josh loved the bumper cars Jon got and once he got his hands on it he wouldn't let go...a small battle ensued between Josh and Jon as to who was going to be the first one to play with the bumper cars.
This was also a very significant day for Ava because she got her very first pair of glasses on Saturday. They look so cute and she can see so much better!! She loved playing her dad's birthday harmonica.
Jon looks kinda bushy with his 'Movember' beard and mustache. It's now so soft, Ava loves to touch it and runb her hands along her daddy's face.
Josh is almost walking!!! He takes about three steps before he reaches out for something to support him. I give him two weeks before he is running!! He has gone from a baby to a toddler almost overnight!
Well, we left jon's around 5 and met up with Mark for dinner. He is doing good and actually beginning to enjoy his teaching job!
We left Calgary around 8:00 pm and drove to the cabin. We stayed overnight there to check on everything and make sure all was well. It was so beautiful there with the snow framing the cabin. It was so peaceful and quiet...a wonderful place to sleepover!
It was wonderful to celebrate with Jon this weekend, and even though he is getting older...we aren't!!
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