Some more videos for your enjoyment. This blog has become my primary mode of communicating pictures and videos to my children's East Coast grandparents. I hope that nobody else minds the skating theme.
The lake is Golden Lake located 2 minutes from Dave's parents' farm. We accessed the water along a cottage road that is almost abandoned in the Winter. Hannah and Jacob have developed quite different skating styles that closely mimic their individual approaches to life. Jacob pummels full-force onto the ice and inevitably falls; while Hannah carefully pushes from side to side while expounding upon the superiority of all things girlish. You can imagine who ends up with the most bruises. If my memory serves me, the first video also contains footage of Benjo's ice-fun in the arms of his Daddy. It struck me as I watched Dave skating, first with Ben and then with Joe, that it must be a wonderful feeling to be a child in the arms of his father while he skilfully glides along the ice. A child in my arms would have been slightly more precarious.
In the second video, Dave and the twins skated home to the farm; Ben and Joe had had enough of not being allowed to strap blades onto their boots and they went home in car seats. Jacob arrived breathless at the farmhouse claiming that he had raced all the way home and taken the victory of first-through-the-door. He then proceeded to devour anything edible within arm's reach. Hannah soon entered glowing with her day's exertion and also claiming a similar victory despite having entered the house in second place. She then collapsed on the couch. All in all, it was a gorgeous day: the sort of day where Spring is in the air and close enough that somehow Winter becomes quite tolerable.
p.s. Sorry about the turbulence in the second video. Also, I hadn't realised how ominous that huge patch of sun looks - as if the twins are skating into oblivion.
4 comments:
wow that looked almost fun enough to want to go out in the winter but then I step outside and realized I don't really take the cold well at all and still do not see why I am a Nova Scotianer! Love the videos and sharing in the family fun - keep em comin!
I will have to show these to Geordie later! He'll love them!
The blog has been the best thing for keeping everyone in touch with what's going on. My family loves it! Although Russell sometimes says that I talk to much! ;)
I just wish that I had done it since Geordie was a baby!
You don't know me, but I know your mom really casually (from the 40 Days for Life Campaign in Halifax, and I follow her blog). She told me you keep a blog that could interest me since you're a Catholic mother; I'm always looking for more blogs written by Catholic mothers! I've been looking at your blog for a little while now and just wanted to say that it seems there is a lot of love and joy in your family. Somehow, I tend to "lurk" a lot before actually commenting. :o) God bless!
Elizabeth Comeau
Just found your blog..... Interesting.....I’ll be back to read more.
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