January News

We've had such a fun month with Alex. We've been able to spend a fair bit of time with family, while also balancing Alex's schedule, Chris' hectic work schedule and Julie working a bit more here and there.

Grandma and Grandpa came out to Cambridge for a visit and were able to spend a few hours with us going out to lunch and then coming back to play with Alex. Not only have his toys taken over our family room on the main floor, but we also have some amazing and much bigger toys in our basement rec. room - so Chris likes to call the basement "Zanderworld" in honour of the fun zone we've created down there. He's got a big train table, a small inflatable tent with balls in it and a climbing toy, so there's lots to keep him busy.

Perhaps our biggest event was celebrating the one-year anniversary of Alex's homecoming. We got together with Julie's sisters, brother-in-law and nieces at a lovely Korean restaurant in Little Korea (located in Toronto). Everyone enjoyed the Bulgogi, Kalbi and seafood (well... Chris, Steve, Jennifer and Sarah enjoyed the seafood). It was all cooked at our table and was a delicious treat. We were also able to get together with Chris' sister and her family for a celebratory dinner at a restaurant in Cambridge and we all had a wonderful time there too.

Julie continues to take Alex to playgroup at least once a week, and has also registered him in a reading/music/craft program at our local library. Alex has a ball at these events and it's a great opportunity to meet other people from Cambridge.

Julie is still scrapbooking when she can and is eagerly awaiting a weekend away with some friends to a scrapbooking weekend at a resort in Ontario.

Chris has been away a little bit lately with some overnight business trips to meet with clients in Windsor and Fort Erie (mostly equine vets) and will be again in the coming weeks with two big veterinary conferences in Toronto.

This past weekend was pretty calm, but we did get down to Oakville for a wonderful visit with Chris' cousin, Steve and his wife, Elaine. Alex warmed up pretty quickly and was soon flirting shamelessly with them (when he wasn't sampling the snacks on the table).

We hope you like the pictures in the latest family album and we'll be sure to post more at some point.