Merry Christmas

We woke up this Christmas Eve Morning to a crazy amount of snow....and since then there has been about 15 centimeters more. In some spots the snow is over 2 1/2 feet deep. Yikes. We were supposed to go to Summerland today for Christmas but due to the weather we are unable to make it. So, for those of you up in Summerland with only a couple of inches of snow this is dedicated to you.....and Kyle and Kim.....enjoy shoveling on Friday when you get home! We love you guys and we will miss you! Please don't eat all the cabbage rolls and perogies! But, more importantly to anyone out there who reads this blog Merry Christmas!

The boys on the deck first thing in the morning. It doesn't look that impressive but the snow is actually as high as our deck and it is coming down like crazy.

Instead of the three wise men I have the three shoveling men. I knew I had boys for a reason!

Noah heading into the backyard, wading through snow up to his waist. He has been outside twice so far and lasted a fair bit in the snow. He really enjoys tobogganing down the lane. However, I think Greg, our neighbour Anne and I have more fun than the kids.

Zay always willing to pitch in and lend a hand when it comes to shovelling the driveway and sidewalk. He is not so in to tobogganing but loves being outside in the snow and cries when we drag him inside.

Finally, the view from the top of the lane looking down on our house. This was in the morning.

Since then over 15 centimeters of snow have been added to the piles.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Love Greg, Becky, Noah, and Isaiah

Super Kidney!

So, yesterday we spent 3 hours driving in the snow to Childrens Hospital (and 3 hours back) for Isaiah's yearly kidney check-up. I must say this trip was worth the terrible drive. When we got there we took him for an ultrasound then we headed off to the Renal Clinic to meet up with the doctors who reviewed his ultrasound findings. The Doctor came in and announced that Isaiah has a "Super Kidney!" He is so pleased and so happy with the growth and development of Isaiah and his kidney that he doesn't want to see him anymore! Yay! Apparently kids his age who have two kidneys should have 5 to 6 centimeter kidneys. Isaiah's kidney is 8.3 centimeters which for someone with one kidney is amazing. It had grown 0.3 centimeters in one year which was really good (according to the doctor). So, now all we need to do is take him once a year to our family doctor for a urine test (which detects blood and protein in urine and therefore kidney failure) and a blood pressure test (which can also detect kidney failure). Therefore, it seems like our trips to Childrens may be coming to an end. Other than the once every three years when we are supposed to go and see the surgeon who fixed Zay's esophagus/trachea. We are so thankful for Childrens Hospital and everything they have done for Isaiah. It is an amazing place and without it who knows where we would be. So, Isaiah is doing wonderfully and thank you to everyone who has prayed for him in his short little life.....it worked!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

So, it finally snowed! Yay! I love the snow as long as you don't have to drive in it. Here are the boys getting ready for their big "adventure" (as Noah calls it). We don't have to go far to go sledding. If you look behind the boys there is a gap between houses (right above Zay's head). Anyway, there is a lane there that never gets plowed and no one uses in the snow because it is impossible to get up. So, we use it as a toboggan run. You get going so good that you can go down the lane and down our street (we live halfway up a hill). Noah was going so good yesterday he went down the lane and 6 houses down the street. It was impressive. But here they are. And for those of you who are curious I didn't buy them matching snowsuits...the only one in Zay's size happened to be orange and blue and Noah's was bought last year!

Here are Elliot (in the lead) and Greg heading up the lane with the kids. It was pretty slippery, Greg even fell once climbing up....you better believe I laughed!

Here are Zay and Greg on their way past me at the bottom of the Lane. Zay wasn't too sure about tobogganing because it was windy and the snow was blowing in his face. He did go down 5 or 6 times though so it couldn't be all that bad.

Here is Fry (Noah) climbing up the lane with his sled. We thought he would get tired but he didn't and we had to bribe him with hot chocolate so he would come in....3 1/2 hours later!

So, Zay wasn't much into the tobogganing but he had prime seats to watch all the action. I think he liked the snow though because when it was time to go inside he refused and cried. But it was time...I was cold!

Falk Family Fotos

So it's been awhile...okay, a whole year, since we have taken a family picture. Our neighbour and friend Anne is very good at taking pictures so she took some of the family the other day. Here are some of our favorites.

Letter to Santa

So, Noah wanted to write a letter to Santa Claus this year. In his Christmas colouring book there was a page dedicated to just that. Anyway, I was in the basement and he came downstairs with the book and announced "Mommy I wrote Dear Santa in my book, can you show me how to spell Operation?" So, not only had he read that it said "Dear Santa", he had already copied it out and wanted more to write. I mean, I always knew he was smart but reading and writing already! Wow! Well, I wrote out what he wanted to say and he copied it. I was so proud I photocopied it before we mailed the original off to the North Pole. Here it is below. He didn't quite get the "leave spaces between words lesson" and his "g" is backwards but I think it's pretty awesome for a four year old. It reads:

Dear Santa
I want the Operation Game for Christmas
Love Noah

This is really all he wants for Christmas. I know it's shocking but if you ask him what else he wants he says nothing. What a great kid! Makes shopping easy.


Here's Noah posing with his letter. I think he is pretty proud of it too.



The boys really wanted their picture taken so here it is. They are so awesome!

Christmas Craftin'

Well, Grandma may have 2 Christmas Trees up and decorated in her house but Julle, Noah, Isaiah and I have been craftin' and here are some of our treasures!

Here is a close-up of Noah's snowman.....I glued everything on but he picked it out and helped cut and style....anyway, only 45 more days to go so get busy everyone!

Thomas The Train At GM Place

So, the Reid family and our family spent Sunday at Thomas The Train Saves The Day at GM Place. The kids were pretty excited and enjoyed the show. Isaiah couldn't wait to see Percy and was mesmerized by the whole show while Malcolm loved seeing Deisel 10. I don't think Isaiah has ever sat as still as he did to watch that show. To get there our family parked at Great Grandpa Pops and took the Sky-Train in. That was a hit with both my boys who have seen it but never been on it. They really enjoyed the ride in but the ride home (crammed in with several hundred others) wasn't as fun. I would have taken a picture but was afraid if I did I'd get mugged! Yikes! Anyway, here are some pictures from Thomas.

All the kiddies getting ready for the show....trust my son to be the goofy looking one to ruin the picture!

Here are all the trains we saw....for those of you not up-to-date with Thomas, Percy is green, Thomas is blue, and Deisel 10 is the black train.

Here's a close-up of Thomas.

Here is Sir Topamhat (the railroad conductor) and Deisel 10. Noah liked Sir Topamhat but kept telling me that he didn't sound like the Topamhat on his Leapster does. How do you explain that?

Finally here is a shot of Percy and the grumpy railcar he pulled. All around it was a great day, thanks Reid's for sharing it with us. And, thanks Dad's (Greg and Dobby) for missing Sunday Football! Ha!

Happy Halloween!

For Halloween this year we had an Elmo......it worked out perfect since one of Zay's current obsessions is Elmo (the other being Veggietales). I think he enjoyed trick-or-treating more than Noah. There were so many comments on his costume and from the picture you can see why!

Spiderman also showed up to do some trick-or-treating....and flexing for us. What a tough guy!

Finally a shot of the boys with all their pumpkins......the ones they selected from the Pumpkin Patch and the one Grandpa from Summerland grew for them. Thanks Grandpa!

Pumpkin' Patchin'

Greg and I ventured out to the pumpkin patch this year since it has become a tradition. Even though we already have a gigantic pumpkin sitting on our front porch already (thanks Grandpa from Summerland) we still really enjoy taking the kids to pick out pumpkins of their own. This year the rule for pumpkin selection was if you can't carry it then you can't have it. This made for an entertaining pumpkin selection process in the patch. Here are the boys with their final selections. As you can see they are both carrying their own pumpkins...rules are rules you know! (We helped them carry their pumpkins don't worry!)

Here is what Grandpa from Summerland needs to shoot for next year....this HUGE pumpkin! Good luck Grandpa....got any steroids?

Zay really liked this pumpkin. Especially since he fell off it! Alas it was too big and he couldn't carry it. But enjoyed sitting on it anyways.

Noah really wanted this one.....he liked that he looked monstrous standing on it.....too bad he could not carry it so it was left there....he was sad...the pumpkin that is!

Finally, what's a trip to the pumpkin patch without having them stick their heads through some wood cut-out. There were many to choose from but we thought our little pumpkins should be.... well little pumpkins.

The Games Of The 4th Olympiad

Noah decided he wanted to have a "sports" themed party....we expanded on it and and made it an Olympics themed party. The kids seemed to have fun. We had events which included the discus (aka Frisbee throw into a hula-hoop), the 100 meter dash, the triathalon (aka crawl through a tunnel, run backwards, and then run forwards), and a ball on spoon race (not sure what that should be called). Here are some pictures from the Games.....they ended up backwards for some reason. Oh well.
So, here is a picture of Noah's cake made by Auntie Cindi....I'm not sure if you can see it but she made a podium with three guys made out of icing on it....plus olympic ring cupcakes and medal cupcakes (gold, silver, and bronze). Thanks Auntie Cindi....as always it was amazing!

After the Games were over we had medal ceremonies with gold medals given to all the participants. Here is a group shot of all the kids with their medals (except Isaiah who tried to eat his and wasn't a fan of having it on his neck).

This is a shot from the 100 meter dash.....Noah's pretty quick. I guess that's what happens when you turn 4...you get faster!

Isaiah and some of the younger Olympians preferred the triathalon....mostly just climbing through the tunnel. So much that they just kept budging and climbing through the tunnel.

Finally a shot of Noah and the "Ball on Spoon" race. It was a great Olympics and thanks everyone for participating. It was amazing to see the difference between Noah's 3rd Birthday and 4th Birthday....last year he wouldn't venture downstairs till after the party had started and this year he was right in there. My baby is growing up!

Noah Is 4!

So, our little guy isn't so little anymore. Noah turned 4 yesterday! Hooray! We had a big Olympic party (pictures to come) for him and all his friends.

Here is Noah first thing in the morning opening up his present from Greg and I.

Here he is with his "Special" Birthday cereal....Lucky Charms. He's always wanted to try them so I got a box for his birthday. As you can tell, the sugary cereal didn't affect him at all! HA!
Here he is playing with his new Leapster (the present we got him). It was a great day full of friends, presents, and food! We are so thankful for Noah and all the joy he brings to our family. We love him so much. Happy 4th Birthday Noni Bear!

September Fun....almost done!

September has been a crazy month so far. It began with our baby starting school............well pre-school. Here he is all ready for his first day of class at Jump Smart. I think it was harder on me than it was on him. The first day I stayed for about 20 minutes before he gave me the signal I could leave (a peace out). Now I just drop him off and go. What a big boy! Sniff Sniff!

The weather here has been awesome too. So, one day when we were out all afternoon Noah decided we should have a picnic lunch. We picked up MacDonalds on the way home and sat on our back deck enjoying the sunshine. As usual Isaiah hams it up for the camera.


Noah and Isaiah got some new jammies and slippers (Lightning McQueen for Isaiah and Tow-Mater for Noah) this weekend and decided they should model them for Daddy. I think they must take after Greg because it is impossible to get a picture of them simply smiling, they always have to make goofy faces. Thanks Greg!

Isaiah's new trick of the month is drinking milk out of cereal bowls....sometimes the cereal is gone, sometimes it isn't. Whatever the case he looks pretty cute doing it.

Last but not least is a picture of Isaiah dressed in his soccer duds from head to toe! He has started dribbling the soccer ball around the house. Unfortunately Noah still takes it away from him but he's getting tougher. Noah is in trouble in a couple of years I'm afraid.

Well, that's about it for now. Noah's birthday is coming up so we'll have to get ready for that. He has decided that he wants to have an "Olympics" themed birthday party. Should be fun! So from all of us in the Falk household (especially Noah) "Peace Out"!

Triple Trouble

Here are some pictures of Noah, Isaiah, and their cousin Brody. These pictures are mostly for Grandma from Summerland who has requested a photo of her three boys. Crazy Boys!