1st Family 5K Run/Walk

Ever since the 2nd year of university, I fell in love with jogging/running. I still cannot figure out what it is exactly but it is additive. According to Wikipedia, "Endophins (endo genous morphine)" are released during long, continuous workouts. Endorphins basically mean "a morphine-like substance originating from within the body. I can certainly say that I have 'happy' feelings after a good run and I always want more of it. Turns out, I have been doing "drugs."  I have many amazing friends who are mothers of mutiple children and they are all great runners who are also regular attendees of marathons. They truly are my inspiration! I have not yet entered any offical run yet and I proimse myself that I will and hopefully it will next year. Until then, my family and I had our first fun 5K Run/Walk. Mason was so excited about the run and he actually ran for 1K and walked another K before he settled in the stroller with Isabelle. I think I may have found myself a running buddy. Its never too early to train one. It was such a beautiful run along the bow river and it was sure a fun family activity.

we are ready!

it was Isabelle's nap time after 2.5K

 

Isabelle started her run now after the race was done

Halloween Fun Train

I simply love Halloween and I know it doesn't mean anything but its just so much fun especially now I have children. This year Mason had made the decision on our family Halloween cutome theme. He wanted to be Peter Pan so the rest of the crew are also from Neverland. Those store sale customes are just so expansive (I miss Lacoco) so I spent hours going to different places and did some DIY and Voila! This experience encourages me to learn sewing since I can only hand-sew the customes. Nevertheless, I really had fun preparing them and we all had a blast. This Halloween fun train began at Mason's pre-school party and followed by Ghouls night out at the Heritage Park then the kids got their treats from the ward's trunk-or-treat. At last, we gave out treats to some trick-or-treater at home, Mason really screamed everytime someone rang the bell. It ended with our family Halloween dinner. Now we're excited to get ready for Christmas!

Getting their snack before getting more treat

watching Zombies dancing in thriller

with king and queen

with the bunny from Alice the wonderland

Tinker dancing away

Peter Pan asked if that apple is for Snow white

freezing pose

Wendy being attacked by a zombie

it was -3 degree so they were done after 3 hrs

ward trunk-or-treat

Mason actually insisted using a spoon

Aww..Isabelle looked so left out

lazy time before dinner, watching Halloween clips

Mason's feet are big..

Mmm..Meal in the Pumpkin

Thanksigiving

It has been a year since we moved back Calgary. Time sure flies by! Mason is in pre-school and Isabelle is walking. This year we had our first family Thanksgiving at home and I made turnkey by myself for the first time as well. I'm not sure it was the turkey or making the meal but boy I was tired after the feast. We are so thankful for our family and friends around the global. We are thankful to know everyone is in good health. We treasure those beautiful Thanksgivings we had with our dear friends in Taiwan. Happy Thanksigiving!

James is ready to dig in?

Wrapping up Fall

We made it out to the farm to wrap up the beautiful fall we have this year. The weather was so great except it was so sunny that we can hardly open our eyes. There were so many children friendly activities, I simply love it to see my kids having so much fun. Seeing their smiles and hearing their laughs simply warm my heart and I just know I have done something wrong as a parent.

love the contrast of blue sky and bright organge pumpkins

Jumped on this strawberry bouncy thing for like..LONG time

I'm gonna do it, mommy

Mason can really disappear in this corn maze

Go Go Go, Mommy

think this one is good?

Guys, I'm over here? not sure WHO you're staring at

I found a stick and its almost as tall as I am

Visit another touristy spot of Alberta

Okay, I know we have been to the lake many times and it is such a touristy destination but it is undoubtly beautiful so we went to Lake Louis again but it was the first time for the kids. Our original place was to also visit Marian lake or even drop in Banff for a bit since they're all next to each other. Boy do we think like single people with no kids?? We spent 5 hours just by the lake! We had lunch in front of the lake and took a TWO km around the lake and that was it. We loved it and we feel really relax (sort of..after all, we still have chase after Mason and Isabelle). I love how Mason says, "wow, look at the lake, its so beautiful and Heavanly Father made it for us." He certainly did creat it for us and no mamade creation can be this stunning.

I always adore the Father and Son site 

lunch time

summer-here and there

Saying goodbye to summer and I wasn't even sure it actually started. We only needed to use the fans like 5 times throughout the summer. It is only mid-September, we already have flurries. There hasn't been much of fall either because it has been raining for the last 3 weeks, yes we are about to have green spots on our bodies. As short it has been, we have tried to enjoy the most of the summer and here are some:

The kids and I went to a Stampede breakfast

Listening to the country band and have pancakes and susages

Fighting for cotton candy at a Stampede lunch

Get all the Vitamin D we can

Get all the dirt in as possible bc it'll only be snow soon

Afternnon nap is much needed in a 'bulk sofa'

Swing away like a kite without bundling up like a snowman

Assist the spainkler to do its job

Enjoy the swing under warm sunshine

Lawn chair theater

Calway park

Giving Mason a chance to drive

Loving the green grass

Being boys under warm sun light

City boy who gets imtimdit in a petting zoo

Spider boy

our butterfly