Boom De Ah Da

This little diddy has been stuck in the heads of everyone in our household this weekend! Although, this isn't the same version that we see on Discovery.ca! Ours has a few people from Canadian programs (such as Jay Ingram from Daily Planet).

My kids love watching Dirty Jobs, Myth Busters and Man vs Wild!

Fall Festival!

Our community league and some local churches helped to put on the Fall Festival in our neighbourhood. There were bouncy castles, an inflated obstacle course, hoola hoops, potato sack races, popcorn and cotton candy, colouring, bubble blowing, woodwork crafts, face painting and a petting zoo... all for FREE!

Kieran petting a furry rabbit!

Fiona and the Zebu!

Face painting!! Kieran, Fiona & Sajia (Fiona's friend)

They even had a wood craft area- Fiona made a car with wood, and juice can lids!

Kieran's car

Kieran and the Zebu!

Fiona petting the chicken... the killer duck is behind her on the right. It bit her bottom lip!!

Bouncy castles and slides!!

The race is on!

Petting Zoo and Bear Paws

Rosheen in her new outfit from Grammie Duck

Fiona & Kieran showing their Petting Zoo a la Mega Blocks!

Bear Paws! Dad made these with a salmon sandwich (cut into fingers/toes) and a full pancake!

The Petting Zoo up close. They worked for a long time on this, together, and did a very good job!!!

A Wednesday in Autumn

This week has been absolutely gorgeous. So, I took some pictures while driving around Edmonton, running errands.



























We went to MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) to get Fiona's winter boots, and scored some hiking shoes for mum at half price!! Woo! I was going between a 10 and a 9.5, and I didn't have my inserts with me to know how they would truly fit. I should have just bought both pairs, and brought back the ones that weren't good! I took the 10's and found them to be a bid slidy on the heels when I stepped. So, I phoned MEC and asked if the 9.5's were still there and if they could them? Nope. Gone. Great. So, I'm working in these 10's b/c I'm determined for them to feel great!! They were only $50! Still a lot, but for hikers that I will likely wear for 5+ yrs, it's a good price!

Mukluks

Julie, you've indirectly inspired me to blog about Mukluks! Plus, winter is looming, and I'm already sifting through last year's stuff to find what will fit, and what I need to buy!

In case no one knows what they are (and honestly, I didn't until meeting Jason), they are traditional hand-made boots which were originally made by Aboriginal (Native Peoples) of Canada (and likely Alaska too)! They are made of leather, fur and often decorated with beads. A traditional pair, looks like this:














Some variations of this original design can be seen and bought HERE

My father-in-law actually makes Mukluks. I have a pair that he made just for me. Each of the kids have their own hand-made pair, as does Jason. It's a skill and trade that is not known by many these days. Bert even has a special sewing machine for handling the thick thread needed to stitch everything in place.


Fiona in her mukluks that Kieran now fits. She fell asleep on the toboggan... She's in there somewhere! LOL












Now, recently, Mukluks have been making their appearance in the latest fashion trends... This is the most rediculous display of Mukluk wearing I've ever seen!! Sadly, I've seen this train wreck of a fashion statement WAY too many times...


And honestly, those aren't even Mukluks! They're just fur boots! TRASHY comes to mind....

Geocaching in Fort Saskatchewan

The Fleming's set out for another geocaching adventure yesterday. We headed a bit north of Edmonton to Ft. Saskatchewan, and hiked quite a way along the river. It was a beautiful fall afternoon!! It was really fun getting out, all of us together. This is the time of year that I really enjoy caching. The weather is perfect, and fall is such an enjoyable time.

Here are some photos.

First Day of School: Grade One!

Fiona started school yesterday--- Grade 1! She's now in full days, staying for lunch and a step closer to
independence!

Rainbow Tears

Although Fiona had a great time at the Teddy Bear Picnic in Hawrelak Park, and truly loved her face painting that we waited 1.5 hrs in line to get... She shed a little tear when she got reprimanded for playing rough with her sister... lol