Here is the video of Katrine’s first skating. It’s off the main page to keep things a bit more tidy.
Category: Katrine
Katrine’s Skating Competition
Katrine skated at her first competition this past Saturday. She did really well. Followed all of the instructions. Did everything she was asked. She was happy to be out there but thrilled with her new pink costume with the “pretty” skirt. She came in second in her group which was nice. She is already asking if she can do another(little does she know that we have signed her up for one in April at the suggestion of her coach). I hope to have the video soon.
Katrine skating
I just thought that I would share some footage of Katrine skating because I find her fun to watch. So here goes… Continue reading “Katrine skating”
Embro Highland Games on Canada Day
After Katrine did so well and had so much fun at the Georgetown Highland Games, and after much pleading by her to “go to another competition” we looked around and found the Embro Highland Games. A very early morning ensued fueled by a quick stop at Tim Horton’s for donuts, followed by a 2 hour drive.
We arrived and got setup, since Katrine was dancing in the Primary A category she was dancing at about 9:40am. First up were the Pas de Basque
After that we took a break
Finally the dance results were in. Katrine recieved a 6th place in the Pas de Basque, and did not place in the Pas de Basque and Highcuts. She did however receive a collapsible lawn chair as a participation award, a medal for her 6th place showing, and a stick of candy for turning in her bib number.
All in all it was a good day and a really enjoyable Highland Games. If Katrine is still interested in Dancing next year, it will definitely be on our calendar.
Finally here are 2 videos of Katrine dancing.
first the Pas de Basques
then the Pas de Basque and Highcuts.
Video of Katrine Dancing
Here is some video of Katrine in her first highland dance competition.
Update #3
Okay, I am going to try and get us caught up with this post.
The highlight of March was our annual visit to the Wye Marsh Sweetwater Festival in Victoria Harbour. Katrine just loves seeing my dad making maple sirop. This year we were joined by my brother and his kids so it was extra special for Katrine because she also got to play with her cousins. My dad got the bright idea of getting a cardboard box out of his garage and letting the kids use it to slide down the huge snowbank beside the driveway…until it split open. I guess that all good things must come to an end.
The highlight of April was Katrine’s 4th birthday. This year her party was on her actual birthday which was kind of neat. The party had a Backyardigans theme. She had a blast playing pin the tie on Pablo and using a Backyardigans playdough set. I think that aside from the cake(which was based on her favourite surfing episode) she loved the pinata best. Glenn set it up so that instead of whacking it, the kids could just pull strings to open it. The first time they pulled it and the string broke but it didn’t open. Then Glenn held it and it opened up. What a frenzy! We got her a new purple bike which she is delighted with. She has since announced that she wants to learn to ride without training wheels so you will probably hear about that in a future post.
May was Mother’s Day, Glenn’s birthday and renewing our paperwork with the Ministry for our second adoption(which is moving along at a snail’s pace!). If things continue to move at this rate, Elspeth will not be home until late 2010 or even into 2011. We are keeping our fingers crossed. Thank you to everyone for your continued support. There are days when it is really difficult to be patient. Katrine has taken to drawing family pictures with three people and then a fourth way off to the side because her Meimei is still far away in China. I guess somethings just don’t turn out as you plan.
June has been a bit of a sunnier month. Katrine had her first Highland competition. We thought that she might get overwhelmed and cry or really mess up but she was all business on stage. She walked on, bowed(totally serious face), did 15 of the 16 pas de basques, bowed, walked off calmly before breaking into a huge smile. She was ever so proud of herself. Well, when they did the prizes we were surprised too. We knew that she would get a ribbon simply for being there BUT she also won a sixth!! She left the stage with a medal as well. She wanted to know when her next competition would be and when she would be old enough to win a trophy. I also dance(yes, I know it is amazing that I still can). I managed to double sprain an ankle but somehow won a 7th out of 21 dancers for one dance. Now that was a shock.
The only other exciting thing that we have been doing is working on our garden. It is doing really well due to all of the rain that we have had. If this keeps up we will get a really nice crop. Especially of potatoes.
That is us up-to-date. I will try to not let it get as far behind again.
Catch-up post #1, January 2008
Well we are quite far behind on our family updates. I’ll try to get a couple of updates out so you can see what we’ve been up to. Well it probably boils down to being sick a lot. Heather’s dust allergy has kicked up with a vengeance, I got quite sick in February, and Katrine has been happy to share in the bountiful joys of illnesses from daycare, including a bout of “hand, foot, and mouth” that she also shared with her father.
January started off with Heather’s birthday and a gluten free cake. Katrine was quite distressed that this was a store bought cake and not home made. However she was mollified when given the opportunity to enhance the decorations on said cake.
We pick up later with Heather and Katrine at the Robbie Burns Supper (ah The Bard) where Heather danced and managed to have a really bad bout of asthma. Katrine looked cute, and managed to find a playmate for the evening named Catherine… just to get everyone confused. Glenn and Grandma T. were the only ones from the family to eat the Haggis, a big loss to everyone else in my opinion.
Finally, when not sick, we managed to take some time out to go skating at our local outdoor skating rink. Katrine always seems to enjoy herself, and is getting quite good with out the help of any formal lessons. She has asked about hockey on occasion, but we’ll wait and see if that is a real interest before making any decisions.
Look for a couple more posts up coming over the next couple of days.
Happy New Year!
I am finally taking a moment to wish everyone all the best in 2008!
The holidays were busy for the Attwood clan. The highlight for Katrine was the pink digital camera that Santa brought her. Some of her pictures are actually quite good. For us it was new years eve at the zoo. It gave us the chance to see the nocturnal animals moving all around. Plus, the had a really good kid friendly show on as well. Even better, it got us out and moving after all of that turkey. We have also had alot of fun playing in the snow. I mean, you never know when it will melt away. Today, Katrine had particular fun building a snowman which she named Frosty.
Cookie decorating party
The last few weeks have been rough on us, so it was nice to have a fun diversion. This time around it was cookie decorating. A group of my girlfriends and their kids came over and we baked and decorated cookies. Most were consumed during this process but a few made it home with the little worker bees. When they were done with the cookies, all of the children ran around and played. It got loud but they had a lot of fun. For me it was nice to have a chance to chat and visit with friends. Glenn? He escaped the madness by going shopping for new skates for Katrine. He actually managed to find her a pink and white pair that fit perfectly. Now we can go skating again!!
Making a Pumpkin Pie
For most people, making pumpkin pie means opening up a tin and going from there. Well this time around, it was a bit different. Between Katrine’s 1 trip to the farm and my 2 we ended up with three pie pumpkins that needed a purpose. What do you do with pie pumpkins? Make pie of course. Glenn dug up a recipe on the internet and we dug in – literally. Here is the story of this adventure…
Dig out those gutts. We then nuked them and whizzed them in the blender but no photos of that. Glenn did manage to knock a pot lid off the counter onto his foot during that process and was hobbling around for most of the week.
Pour stuff into a big bowl and mix.
Bake.
Lastly, enjoy.
Glenn found it too fluffy but Katrine seemed to like it. She did object to the lack of whip cream and the fact that they were eating pumpkin pies when it was not Thanksgiving.
We put the tree up today(I know but I LOVE Christmas) and she was simply trembling with anticipation. When we put out the nativity she started to sing Jesus loves me(…”and you do too”) and announced that we couldn’t forget Baby Jesus’ birthday cake. Then she wrote her first letter to Santa asking for a camera: “I w a c” and a wobbly rectangle. We are hoping that Santa can read preschooler. Tomorrow we are heading out to the local Santa Claus parade(not Glenn though because of football playoffs).