No Chocolate for Breakfast: The saddest Evelyn + Funganza + Ice fishing

The Saddest Evelyn

Evelyn woke up with a cold on Saturday and is still trying to shake it off. She doesn't seem to have any symptoms other than a leaky nose and coughing. She's still generally happy and sleeping/eating/playing as per usual but she's developed a learned response of trying to hide her face when I approach with a tissue. We've been mostly housebound until Evelyn is healthy again but there have been two exceptions for Caleb and I: Funganza on Sunday and ice fishing on Monday.

Snapped these saddest Evelyn ever pictures the other day.

Funganza

This past Sunday Funhaven held a fundraiser event for the Children's Wish Foundation. Becka, Chrissy and I took the boys and bought each of them a "pro" package: unlimited access to jungle gym, rock climbing, laser game and $10 credit for midway games.

Pogo, chips and frozen yogurt

Bumper car fun

Coen, Lucien and Caleb waiting their turn

And off they go

Pictures for a donation to the Children's Wish Foundation

The boys weren't interested in posing with the superheroes

...but we were!

Ice fishing

Earlier this winter volunteering for Scouts Canada led to my first time (cabin) camping in the winter season, and yesterday was first time ice fishing. Actually, it was my first time doing any kind of fishing! We almost didn't make it due to the highway being closed at Petrie Island for an investigation of a fatal accident. I called Darcy and he helped me navigate the back roads.

So a few things that surprised me about ice fishing: I expected to be walking on clean ice (kind of like the Rideau canal) but where we were - "Crappy Bay" - you couldn't even tell there was water beneath as the ice was heavily snow-covered. I also expected we'd make one big hole and use fishing rods but instead we made several small holes and set up wooden fishing contraptions.

Caleb and I didn't catch anything but some of the other Beavers did. One kid walked into a hole and had one cold and wet foot and boot. I had packed two towels in a bag as my sit-upon so the towels came in handy to dry the poor kid off.

Miscellaneous

Evelyn got a second tooth! Her two bottom teeth are now out.

Caleb passed Swimmer 2! The Red Cross has 10 levels in total. He starts Swimmer 3 next weekend.

Caleb and Liana both received their report cards. Caleb's was stellar - 10 As and 4 Bs. Liana's was mostly good, all As and Bs except for math (Cs and her first ever D)...but hopefully the tutoring makes a big difference by the nest report card.