While at home...

Cai missed his play-mate...



...thank goodness for his new car...


Someone say "Milk"???

Kindergarten for Miss Ara

Big day here again.
Ara starts Kidergarten.
She was so excited this morning.
I had to grab a few shots.
Can't believe I have two children in school!
Aaack!

A Touch of Retro

I'm digging the "storybook" look on this page.
The Prima just rocks.

I found this older pic of Rea.
It was the first day of Grade 1 and she was so reluctant to get out of bed.
Not the best quality photo.
But a special memory.
3 years later.

Another Late Entry...

Ramadan started on Monday, 1st September 2008.

Wishing all our Islamic friends a prosperous month.

How could I forget...

I brought this handsome fella home a few weeks ago.
Been wanting one for a while.
But I just couldn't decided on whether to plunk down a whack of $$$ on this...

Thankfully Oshean gave me a gentle push.
He's all about the "Just Do It" mentality.
Gotta love that, right? :)



I'm still learning how to use it.
Big learning curve for me, but it's a GREAT lens!

Ooohh I should add, it was so difficult to get one in Edmonton.
Basically only one store had just 3 of these in stock.
All the camera stores said they would special order it but did not keep it in stock.
Bleech!

But anywho,
I got one.
Yay for me!

Grade 5

Yup...can't believe how fast the time has flown.
Rea, our first-born is now in Grade 5.
Yesterday was the first day at school for her and she appears to be quite happy with her new teacher, new classroom (it's a pre-fab structure outside the main building), and her new duds :)

So, it's back to packing lunches, checking homework, having the constant talks about making the right choices when it comes to friends (the talks become a bit more regular as they grow) and trying to find a balance between it all.

Rea's been a really good child. She has recently come into her own, and we're so happy to see her drop away the shy cover she's worn (although she still is quite introverted).
She seems to be more comfortable with who she is.
She is embracing the person she sees herself as, and there really is nothing more beautiful than that to watch.

Okay, enough of my long-windedness.
I have lunch to prepare and a shower to take.
Until next time...

P.S Who's so shocked that I'm blogging so regularly?
Seriously.
I know I am!

Canadian

Last week, on Friday at approximately 13h00, Oshean, Rea and I were sworn in as Canadian citizens.
It was a rather moving and sombre ceremony.
The judge, a former immigrant herself, was very warm and welcoming. She put everyone at ease and made it a wonderful occasion.

It reminded me of how large this world of ours is.
How diverse.
How different.
And yet, still, how alike we all are.

71 people from 27 countries were sworn in that afternoon.

That's really something.