They gave it their best

"If you manage your money carefully" / "if you are willing to buy less expensive versions of products" then you can stretch your money and buy discounted play-off tickets. At least that was our message to both children when we surprised them (and us) by buying 3 tickets for this afternoon's game.

It was a dismal loss (and end to the season) with almost no play worth cheering for. But cheer our kids did - and made a poster.

with her rally cap on

as gung-ho as ever

Today was round 2

No matter how many Jays get on base this afternoon or commit glorious feats on the field, this is my athlete of the day.

Beautiful day for a run.

Beautiful team-mates to cheer for

Grade 5 girls ready to run 2 kms, which ours did in 8 mins 47 secs for the record

Family exercise

We have been trying to do some family exercising this autumn. The weather has been just so beautiful. We did a 20 km bike ride, plus a walk in High Park one weekend and then a shorter bike ride last weekend.

Tribute to those who came to Canada from the Hungarian revolution

I had to take a nap after that 20 km ride...

Our lovely park

Our lovely boy

Not too big for a cuddle

Made in

It's not often that my lovely fellow gets his own post - but here he is, toes and all. As the temperature cools,  he pointed out the Moroccan slippers, the Jordanian rug and the Canadian socks.

Staycationing with my fella

Once my love was on the mend, he happily promised me that he would spend a week staycationing with me before returning to work - art galleries, museums, long lunches, hikes, books, etc. Well, it never works that way. We did manage a few hours on Wednesday to explore the Scarborough Bluffs and tried a new take-out place yesterday. It's the thought and the effort and the fact that we need to do what we need to do for the rest of the household that matters.

Stunning view of Lake Ontario on a glorious October day

And since we didn't have grandparent camp together this summer, we had talked about going away together this autumn - so that's still to happen!

flickering flames

Sometimes we all need a quiet, reflective evening

So pleased for Sophie. After a bad experience at last year's cross-country meet, she agreed to run again. A dozen early morning practices and yesterday she ran her best time ever. She even qualified for the next round on October 19th.

She is fit, fast and fabulous!

not a great shot, but you will spot her in green

Why she likes long hair

To create new looks

To  play air guitar like a grunge rocker in her new plaid shirt

Oh and for the record, she is 145cm 33kg (in the 85th percentile for height, 50th percentile for weight) "In short, you're perfect'" says our GP

Late September moments

We had Seb's curriculum night, and got a taste of the extra-curricular activities. No robotics club this year but math instead!

The international guidelines that I have worked on for 18 months were launched!

We had dinner with friends and ate smores by their new gas fire pit

and we did a massive cull of Playmobil while watching late season Jays games

Where do the other flip flops go?