Father's Day

Oof I love my Ken! He's such a good Dad! Kate, Alice, Fiona, no of course he's not perfect, but never your Dad loves you all so much! You are his world!

I bought Ken a cute sentimental t-shirt. He saw it and awed, and then said "I don't want to wear my feelings!" Lol

After church Fiona, Ken, Milo and I went on a lovely walk at Greenwood. (Mostly lovely, we won't talk about the red ant that bit Fiona...)

Today on Facebook I posted this:

I'm not exactly sure how to caption this. "Someday I might never stop buying the dads I love goofy shirts?!"

I'm eternally grateful for the father that raised me and for the amazing father Ken is!

(Side note, Fiona kept hoping we wouldn't encounter anyone on our walk because of her Dad's embarrassing shirt! )

I had a good conversation with my Mom today. I asked her why she never talks about Dad. I asked her this because it hurts that Dad seems erased. And I didn't know why he was erased. She got quiet, and when she answered I could tell she was crying a little and she said "it hurts too much". And that little answer gave me a lot of peace. Communication is good!

I'm so grateful for good fathers that have allowed me to easily have a good relationship with my Heavenly Father!

Fiona's 9th Birthday Party

Two years ago it was a birthday party with the Lim-Anderson family - our pandemic bubble friends. Last year it was a birthday party at our house with one friend, and a park playdate with another friend later on. This year Fiona wanted a party at Michael's, but Michael's isn't doing parties yet, so we had a craft party at home and it was wonderful!

Our first activity was making shirts. I didn't read the packaging and thought the shirts would be dry by the end of the party... oops! (We'll deliver the shirts later!) The kids had so much fun and were so creative!

After the shirts it was SLIME TIME! I asked Alice to be in charge of the slime, and she's been practicing for weeks. I have found traces of Borax on my washing machine a few times in the past few weeks. The kids were all happy, and the slime was outside, so I was happy too!

Then it was lunch time! (Ken made an amazing Harry Potter themed cake as per Fiona's request.) For lunch they had pizza, fruit and chips. 

Next Fiona wanted to open her presents. So she did!

CAKE TIME!

After cake, the kids all went down to the basement to play until their parents came to pick them up, except for Liam and Bryce. Liam and Bryce stayed for an extra long time! Fiona had a lot of fun. It was such a great day! Yay for parties, and friends, and making fun t-shirts and slime!

Tokarev SUPRISE!

It was Fiona's birthday party day, and about twenty minutes or so before her party was set to start there was a knock at the door. I was a little surprised that someone was so early and I opened the door and it Michelle, Marisol and Amelie! It was a HUGE surprise!!

The Tokarev family have been traveling the world this past school year. Michelle did a 4 over 5 program - which means collecting 80% of your salary for 5 years, working for four with a year off. They spent time in Paraguay, Belize, Dominican Republic, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Finland, France, Portugal... I'm missing a few! Alexei posted pics from their travels on an Instagram account and I had so much fun learning about the different places they visited.

Michelle has a former colleague, now friend who is battling cancer, and she and the girls were in Ajax for a special fund raising walk. They decided to pop in and surprise us! And it was such a wonderful surprise! Good friends are so dear!

Fiona is NINE!

My baby is nine! (I know you're not a baby!!) Fiona came on a walk with me after school today. I love it when the girls come to walk the dog with me after school because I love chatting with them and hanging out one on one. I love when Fiona tells me her news and her ideas. I love seeing the world through her eyes.

Fiona chose Jack Astor's for her birthday dinner and then we made a trip to Mastermind, and then we picked up birthday donuts! 

Fiona is going to have a friend party on Saturday, June 18th. I asked her if it would be okay to wait until after I'd finished report cards, and thankfully she was completely fine with that! She really wanted to have a craft party at Michael's, but they're not doing parties yet, so we're going to have a craft party at home! 

Oh my goodness do we love our Fiona! Happy Birthday!!! 
 

The Birthday Questions - Fiona - age 9

 

1. What is your favourite color? Pink and purple.

2. What is your favourite toy? Calico critters and Lego. 

3. What is your favourite fruit? Mango

4. What is your favourite tv show? LDShadowlady (YouTuber)

5. What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch? Pasta

6. What is your favourite outfit? All of them! 

7. What is your favourite game? Roblox and Minecraft.

8. What is your favourite snack? Ritzbitz. (Treat – twinkie)

9. What is your favourite animal? A bunny

10. What is your favourite song? “He Is There, Jan Pinborough and Nathan Howe” (March 2022 Friend Magazine)

11. What is your favourite book? What We’ll Build and Here We Are.

12. Who is your best friend? Aubrey, Sophia, Andrea, Aleezay, Hazel, Bryce, Liam 

13. What is your favourite cereal? Rice Krispies

14. What is your favourite thing to do outside? Skipping rope 

15. What is your favourite drink? Strawberry lemonade.

16. What is your favourite holiday? My Birthday!

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Hug (a sloth stuffy)

18. What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast? Toast

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Jack Astors – chicken fingers. 

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Architect