Nathalieland Update - Portraits/Awards/Crafts/Cold/Birthday

School Photos. The portraits are in! Nice smiles, girls.

Jessi - Grade 9

Emily - Grade 11

Grade 10 Honour Awards. This month we had the pleasure of attending Emily's grade 10 Honour Awards ceremony where, through her hard work and dedication, she managed to exceed her results from grade 9. She received five subject awards (for Math, Computers, English, Business, and Careers), the Cayley Math Contest medal, and the Gold Medal for the highest average in her grade. Wowza!

Episode 49: The Grade 10 Honour Awards

Jessi's Arts & Crafts. Jessi's been very busy with schoolwork, but when she has pockets of time she fills them with art and crocheting. Her latest crochet projects took a few weeks to complete, but turned out beautifully!

Goodbye warmth, Hello Cold. Our deck furniture is all tucked away now for winter. We moved our two egg chairs indoors so they'll get year-round use, but we already miss hanging out outside.  

Let the Birthday Celebrations Begin. Steve is turning 42 this week! We celebrated with Nanny and Papa this weekend. More celebrations (and Halloween!) to come.

Nathalieland Update - Mom/Friends/Frisbee/Gym/Crochet

Happy Mother's Day. I had a beautiful Mother's Day weekend, minus cutting my big toe pretty badly on Saturday morning (no running or frisbee for at least a week). A handmade card, a picture with my girls, and dinner with the family cheered me up.

Social Girls. Jessi and Emily are keeping busy with friends and outings, which is always fun to see. Jessi's made a great friend at her new school. They have lots in common, including crocheting and frisbee. Emily went to her second school dance a couple of weeks ago and had fun at her bff's birthday party last week, staying out past 10:00pm both nights!

Spring & Summer Frisbee. Steve and I had a great time playing in Kingston Ultimate's Hat League this spring. We played our last game yesterday (well Steve did. I cheered from the sidelines -- see toe above), going undefeated all season. Next up is the Summer League, which starts next week. I also tried out for Kingston's Masters Team (ages 30+) and made their alternate roster! That means I get to practice with the team for 2 hours every week and might get to attend a couple of tournaments this summer (but really, I'm just in it for the practice).  

New Gym Equipment. Speaking of frisbee, Steve and I are always working to improve our fitness and speed, making sure we get a couple of leg workouts each week. We recently purchased a Nordic Hyper GHD for our home gym that will help with that! We follow a lot of Ben Patrick's (@TheKneesovertoesguy) exercise routines so we are thrilled to have this piece of equipment to do Nordics, Back Extensions, and QL raises. Two thumbs up so far!    

Crocheted Cuties. Here are a couple of Jessi's latest creations: Lemmy and Ludy (complete with Ludy's ripped ear) and an art project for school. She's also been working on a shirt and is so close to being done. She's been following a pattern from YouTube and is anxious to see how it fits!

Lots going on in Nathalieland!

Christmas Day 2023

Another wonderful Christmas in the books! We especially enjoyed hosting Kirsten, Kenny, and Maggie for three days, giving us lots of bonding time with the little miss. 

 Merry Christmas from Nathalieland!