McDonald's PlayZone

Fun!

My parents, Gavin and I went out and about on Saturday to get some errands done. For supper we stopped at McDonald's. This is a treat in and of itself because we hardly ever go there. But wait, it gets better...

They let me play in the PlayZone!

I was the smallest kid there (besides Gavin) and I had the most fun! I was a bit intimidated at first, but a nice older girl took me by the hand to show me the way and that's all I needed. I was off and running after that!

The slide was the best part. I would come down and every time Dad was there to catch me. So fun!

I think Gavin needs to be a bit older to appreciate the sheer joy of McDonald's PlayZone - he kept crying. Poor little guy. Mom thinks it was a bit to much ruckus for his little ears to handle all at once.

He'll just have to get used to it though, because Mom and Dad promised to bring me there again. I can't wait!

Emma.

Emma Accessorized Gavin!

Friends of our parents went on a cruise and then spent two days in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

They brought back beads for Emma!

Em decided I looked good in beads and high heals...for some reason Dad didn't concur. ;-)

Gavin

Langdon, Alberta

My community is on Wikipedia!

While trying to find soccer registration information for me on the internet, Mom stumbled upon our community on Wikipedia - Langdon, Alberta is famous!

I wonder how many people know why its called the 'Good Luck Town'?

Read all about where I live here.

Emma.

Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning is a great fun, educational site for kids, from toddlers on up!

Today Mom and I printed out the Paper Bag Puppet craft activity, and tomorrow we'll print out something else. There are so many great things, I wanted to print out everything today! But Mom said 'We'll print out one a day'. Oh well, I guess that'll do... ;-)

I'll get Mom to take a picture of the finished product and we'll post it here!

You can pay for a subscription to the site ($24 CDN) or you can print from the banner-ed pages. Either way, Enchanted Learning is my new favourite site!

Have fun,
Emma.

Valentine

Just a quick 'Happy LOVE Day!' to all our readers!

Emma and Gavin.

Santa's Whereabouts

On to more important things – like when is Santa coming?!

NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) uses the North Warning System to track the location of Santa on Christmas Eve so as to keep anxious kiddos, like myself, up to date on when he’ll be dropping by.

This is a 51 year-old tradition that came about accidentally after a store advertised Santa’s Hotline number as the Continental Air Defense Command (predecessor of NORAD). Ever since, NORAD staff has, and will personally respond to phone calls from sleepless children on Christmas Eve! (For the complete story visit Calgary Country’s website.)

I’ll be keeping a close eye on Santa via www.noradsanta.org and I’m sure to call the hotline at 1-877-Hi-NORAD if the Internet connection goes down!

Emma.