Kindness Day

I didn't realize Medicine Hat had this annual event until now.  It's called "Random Acts of Kindness Day" (rakdaymh.com) and is supposed to encourage communities to be kind and complete random acts of kindness throughout the day to unsuspecting citizens. In return, you're asked to "pay it forward" and pass the kindness along to someone else.  It was such a fun day!

We planned on going to one of the firehalls and delivering coffee and cookies to the staff there.  After that, we boarded a city bus and rode it around for over an hour and handed out more cookies and some bus passes to the riders. The kids had a great time and learned all about how fun it is to be kind.  I had to explain to Griffin that it is important we be kind everyday... just extra kind on kindness day.  He promptly asked me "if tomorrow is rudeness day?" haha.

Here are some pics from the day.

Family Photo

Griffin needed to bring a recent family photo for a school project the other day.  I figured it was a good opportunity to take a new one of the fam.  The plants in our backyard were really pretty colours so I set up a blanket back there and started taking a few shots of the kids.  I was trying to get them warmed up for the family shot while Troy got home from work and showered.  I thought we could practice smiling and looking at the camera.  These are some of the shots I got... and I was really doubting we'd ever get a good family one!

 Ok, everyone look at the camera!

Ok, look at the camera and show me your happy smiles!!

I SAID, look at the camera and show me your happy smiles!!!  

(I have never seen those faces on the girls before!)

After several of the above examples, I got this one :)

And then, a miraculous shot! This was take #1 with the self-timer. 

My conclusion: my kids dislike when a camera has a person behind it.  Self timer is the way to go!

Halloween 2013

I don't work Thursday afternoons so I was lucky to be able to attend Griffin's kindergarten Halloween party.  It was pretty cute to see! 

He was some sort of Power Ranger robot mega-something-or-other... I'm not sure he even knew the correct name - but he thought it was pretty cool.  I can't seem to convince him to let me make his costumes anymore, but I'll try again next year.  All he wants to be is a store-bought superhero these days!

They had a little school dance for the K to grade 2's.  Griffin and his friend Mason were the most serious "chicken dancers" I've ever seen!

Class photo. 

And the little guys were clowns this year.  Inspired by their goofy personalities and the shoes I ordered online that were waaaaay too big and looked like "clown shoes".

No one suited his costume more than this guy!

Sunny once again decided she didn't need a nap that day.  As you can tell, her mood was slightly affected (she started crying the minute I finished her makeup)

 Gibby was my only clown with makeup still on after trick or treating.  She was very careful to stay in character :)

Clownin' around. Don't worry, Sunny cheered up the minute the first treat went into her bag ;)