The S & S Files

The plaque I gave Ross and Stephanie for Christmas.
I took the photo, and Mo worked her magic and created a masterpiece!
It reads:
Together we will see many sights and paths yet we will see with our own eyes, march with
our own steps, burst with our own discoveries, and at the end of the day we have different stories to tell even though we have walked together.


Love his sweet little feet

And of course, hers are moving. Always moving.

(click to enlarge)

As you all know, I cherish any afternoon I get to hang out with these two.

Days of schelping them around on my hip are gone

Babyish shouts of "Yan" have given way to an articulate "Leanne"

And broken little sentences have transformed into expressive and

cognizant thoughts and stories

No more do I get to strap them in a stroller and

go where I think is the most fun

Now we collectively decide where to go and play

And by collectively, I mean they decide

Because admittedly, I am wrapped

And wrapped tight

They know it

and I know it

And on this particular overcast Saturday,

they wanted me to take them to the 'kate-a-bode" park as Skyman used to

call it.

Despite my best sales pitch for the Discovery Centre, A movie, The mall, anything but the

Skateboard Park (it was chilly) ....

it did nothing to stop him

in fact,

he loved it because

(direct quote) there were no teenagers there.

There was noone there because

Overcast skies gave way

to

The good ol' Halifax skies opening up

leaving us in the open, unprotected, and

unforgiving Commons

to fend for ourselves in this unforseen deluge.

This didn't stop Skyman!

You can see him in the pictures

Unstoppable.

Testing his skill in the 'bowl'

Storme (who could care less where she went that day)

and I huddled in a itty bitty 'room for one'

shelter that smelled like urine

and munched on the

snacks she rationed out.

One at a time.

And I loved every minute of it.

Little monkeys climbing the wave on the waterfront

(On a much nicer day)