So I got me a new dog. She’s super cute. Two year old Shiba Inu. I named her Kara.
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What is Lisa buying for my daughter?!
(if you really want to know, it was a Christmas dress… we assume the “ho” was the beginning of holiday)
How many of me?
I know, I’m unique… there is only one of me. But does anyone else share my name? HowManyOfMe.com apparently has a database of all of the names in the United States (using Census data). You put in your first name and last name and it tells you if anyone else has your name. According to the site, there are 18,309 Graham’s in the US and 16,143 Wing’s but there is only 1 Graham Wing (I presume that is me, since I filled out the form, even though I don’t live in the US). There are however 57 Lisa Wing’s (1,074,156 have the name Lisa).
Buckhorn in Summer 2008
One of the highlights of the summer is going up to Buckhorn. Some of the family are lucky enough to be there for the full two weeks. We were able to be there for parts of 6 or 7 days (essentially 4 days the first weekend, 2 days the last weekend). Every year I comment how beautiful it is and how I wish I could stay longer. The weather wasn’t as nice as years past, but there was still lots to do.
The first trip up, the boys “swam”, we walked, and we relaxed. We went to the Whetung Ojibwa Art and Crafts Gallery. We also had an adventure at the Lakefield Fair. The second trip up, we went into Peterborough, went mini-putting, and excavated pieces of the Canadian shield for Lisa’s parents (thanks for your help Dad and Jason). Whether it was the first or second trip, Christine insisted on staying up late and waking up early. I guess cottage life was just too exciting for her.
I took loads of pictures. As is usually the case, you can see some of the thumbnails below, and see the rest of the thumbnails and larger versions in the Buckhorn in Summer 2008 gallery.
It seems like it is tradition now that we have a party each year. Two years ago we had a shower for Alisa. Last year we had a shower for Lisa. This year we decided to have a party on Andrew’s birthday. Lisa parents (Andrew’s Grandma and Grandpa) came up for the afternoon and we had a party in the “party room”. You can see pictures specifically from the party in the 20080727 Andrew’s Family Birthday Party in Buckhorn gallery.
Note: There are now 4,100 images in 175 categories
Mom and Dad’s 40th Anniversary
Brian Wing married Marsha Roberts on June 21, 1968. This year was their 40th Anniversary. Unfortunately, Mom was in the hospital during that time, so they didn’t have much of a chance to celebrate. Dad picked up some food from Kelsey’s and they ate together at the hospital.
While we were up at the cottage, we noticed a painting that the Buckhorn tourist association was selling as a fundraiser. It was a beautiful painting of a heron. I contacted the all of the siblings and spouses, and we all went together and bought it for them. On Sunday, August 17, 2008 we told Mom and Dad we were going to have a family dinner while Julia was visiting. When they showed up, we had some decorations (red for the “ruby” anniversary), and had a bit of a party. Mom and Dad had no idea and were happily surprised. After dinner, we gathered in the living room and we gave Mom and Dad a card. Once that was opened, I gave them the painting. They loved it! Dad teared up (he always says he is pulling a Poppa), and they both were very thankful.
I took a few pictures and put them in the 20080817 Mom and Dad’s 40th Anniversary dinner. You can see some (but not all) of the thumbnails below:
Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!
Celebrity Look-alike
MyHeritage has a neat tool that lets you see who you look like. Here are the results for Lisa and I. Apparently I look most like Kanye West and Lisa looks most like Jennifer Connelly.
Jeff’s new vanity license plate
It commemorates the Blue Jays winning the World Series in 1992 and 1993.
Note: Click on the image to see a much larger version.
Christine’s 8th, 9th, and 10th Month
I was trying to post pictures monthly, but it ended up being every other month. Now it’s been three months since the last time. But hey… at least I’m right on the day… today Christine is 10 months old! I’ve done the usual thing and posted pictures in the 20080804 Christine’s 8th, 9th, and 10th Month gallery. These aren’t all of them (there are 18 pictures), but here is a selection of thumbnails:
A lot has happened in the last three months. She’s still as squirmy as ever. She can crawl, and motors around pretty quickly. She can also stand up in her playpen or while holding onto the couch (or other similar things). When you try to walk with her she doesn’t really want to. She wants to get down and crawl away. It’s probably good she can’t walk as when she does, she’ll be everywhere!
She’s a big girl! At her 9 month checkup she weighed 22 pounds. She now has 4 teeth. The front two on the top and bottom are all in at different lengths. She has figured out how to grind her teeth so she can hear them make a noise. She tries to say a couple of words. She says “dada” a lot, occasionally says “mama”, and tries to say “all done” or “ta da”.
She is still a very happy baby. She cries a little more than she used to when she is hungry or when she wants to crawl around, but more often than not she’s smiling, “talking”, and laughing. Andrew and Matthew can really get her going. It’s hilarious to see.
I guess that’s about it. I won’t wait three months before the next posting. I’ll be sure to post right after she turns 1.
Huge image gallery update
I admit it. I can be pretty lazy sometimes (just ask Lisa)! We could debate in what area of my life I am the most lazy, but one thing’s for sure… I haven’t been very good at keeping the site up-to-date. While I was at the cottage I got a bunch of pictures ready and I’ve posted some galleries (14 different galleries to be exact). I know some of them are getting old, but I figured I’d post them anyway.
- 20070827 Playing in Niagara Falls – Last summer we went to a couple of the attractions across the road from where I work. The pictures of Matthew and Andrew looking like the world’s fattest man are nice.
- 20070831 Merritton Lions Club Carnival – Last Labour Day weekend we went to the Merritton Lions Club carnival. This was the last weekend Julia lived in St. Catharines (she went with us but for some reason there are no pictures of her).
- 20071008 Thanksgiving 2007 – Last Thanksgiving we went to the Ball’s Falls annual craft sale. It was a lot of fun, and I got some great pictures of a “Birds of Prey” exhibit they had setup (including a great shot of an eagle).
- 20071109 Bowling with Andrew and Matthew – What can I say… the boys love to bowl!
- 20071111 Poppy’s First Birthday – We all went to Toronto for Poppy’s first birthday. There are pictures of everyone who was there (except Dad for some reason).
- 20071113 Andrew and Matthew in Autumn 2007 – Last Fall the boys played in the leaves (actually, I think it was a way for Lisa to get them to help her clean up the yard!).
- 20080111 Andrew and Matthew’s Pirate Day – What a mother! Lisa had a Pirate Day for the boys (including a treasure map, props, and more).
- 20080623 Playing in Niagara Falls – A few weeks ago we used up some passes we had for our attractions and went through the wax museum and bowled at Boston Pizza.
- 20080628 Brianna’s 21st Birthday – A few pictures from Brianna’s birthday dinner at our house. This was Mom’s first leisure trip out of the hospital.
- 20080701 Canada Day – We did fireworks for the first time!
- 20080702 Matthew’s Birthday – On Matthew’s actual birthday, we went to Port Dalhousie to go on the carousel, and the carnival was there, so we played a bit.
- 20080705 Matthew’s Birthday Party and Activities – Grandma and Grandpa Rowland took Matthew and Andrew out to play. We also had his family birthday party at Happy Rolph’s (again!). There are pictures here from me, Jason, and Grandpa Rowland
- 20080721 Trip to Marineland – We went to Marineland a couple of weeks ago. Always a good time…
- 20080723 Andrew’s Birthday Party – Andrew’s friend birthday party this year had a Webkinz theme. I think they all had a lot of fun.
As a side note, the picture gallery now has 3,896 pictures in it!
Jeff & Evy’s new house
Jeff emailed me a picture of the family in front of the Sold sign (click on the picture to view a larger version).
