Family Fun - Week 7

Our New Year's resolution was to do at least one family activity or outing, just the five of us, every week this year. This is week 7 of family fun.

It was Ailbhe's 7th birthday on Sunday. She asked to go out for breakfast, so we went to Rise and Shine (which used to offer free kids' breakfasts but as we discovered, doesn't anymore, too bad).

After breakfast, we came home and Ailbhe opened her presents. She can be really difficult to choose presents for, but we did well this year, lego, playmobil, and an Usborne colouring book on Ancient Egyptian art, which she loves. Fiacra and Ailbhe are into the Egyptians at the moment due to reading The Kane Chronicles.

We went sledding on Monday morning to celebrate the family day holiday in Ontario. We always enjoy sledding!

Family Fun - Week 4

Our New Year's resolution was to do at least one family activity or outing, just the five of us, every week this year. This is week 4 of family fun.

We were looking for something fairly low-key for this week's family fun. After three exciting activities, trampolining, the cinema, and the science centre, we wanted to manage expectations a little and remind the kids that simpler family outings are fun too. On Saturday, there was snow on the ground and it wasn't too cold, so sledding was a perfect choice.

We always have a good time when we go sledding. The kids like to attach the sleds together and have us all pile on. Sledding is something in which Finian can fully participate at an age-appropriate level, in fact, he's bit of a dare devil.

Ailbhe starts all bundled up but quickly loses layers

Finian is ready to go

Fiacra having fun

Finian at the top of the hill ready to go down on the surfboard.

There they go!

Connell looking divine

Ailbhe on the shovel sled

Getting little brother back up the hill

Conditions look great for sledding again this weekend, hooray!