It has been to long!!!

I was god for awhile posting here then the wheels fell off.  Not sure what happened but some how they did I was good at posting and writing about my life and thoughts.

Since my last post things have been fun and interesting. lets break it down by people

Mattis

• He loves Star Wars and keeps asking what will happen to Rey how did Han's son become bad
• He can't wait until the next movie
• Yes we went to see the Force Awakens we went twice Mattis and I once in Quebec with Mel and then here when we got back.
• He is doing well in school and is starting to Excel now that we have him back at Cobblestone in Paris, but that is subject not worth getting in too.
• He loves to play on the computer and play games I am going to need to get him in to programming there are kids programs for that
• Mattis loves to Curl and started this year,  he also took up T-ball and loves it
• He loves the Jays I will need to take him to a game when we get home this summer and he is back from Grandma and Grandpas.
• He loves to draw and create with Melanie in her studio
• He loves to Kayak we took the double Kayak out for the first time this year all four of us were in it
• Mattis loves playing with Felix but sometimes he wishes he could have his own space as Felix wants to be with him and watch and do what he does on the laptop.
  

2 Monkeys in a box

Felix 

• Is a walking machine since the end of July of last year.
• He is full of life and enjoys life and challenges us to enjoy life as well
• He is non-stop and wants to do everything his big brother does when Mattis goes to a friends he wants to go along too.
• He worships his big brother

• He is Mr Style and loves to have his hair combed and when you start the Hair Dryer if he is near he comes running to have the wind blow through his hair.
• He is so proud of what he wears and most days he has to choose his clothes
• He is now in the Pre-School program at Day care and just loves it has great teachers at Polka Dot Palace in Paris.
• He is growing in to a young man he loves to read and loves Star Wars like is big brother and daddy.  He got a BB-8 hat and can't leave the house without it.
• He calls the new Star Wars movie BB-8 and will ask can we watch BB movie
• He loves trucks and gets memorized by them
• everytime we see a fire truck or Police car he will go weo weo.

Melanie (The Hot and Sexy Creatress in my life)

Where to start with my amazing wife I can't say enough about the lady I chose to share my life with.

She is talented and very wonderful person who I am extremely happy to be sharing my life with.

My wife is on a life changing journey.  She has quit her job as a teacher and is go to start teaching out of our house and perusing her dreams-to become and Artist and Art Teacher on her own terms.  She spent 8 weeks at the Haliburton School of the Arts taking a course to become an Expressive Arts Practitioner.

We are working together to turn the basement in to a Studio and Teaching room.

I am proud of her and support her on this journey.

 




Myself

I have started working for a small company as an IT Consultant it is fun and challenging.  I began this adventure as Melanie began hers.

Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Star Wars

I forgot how the mind of a young boy works.  It is a joy to see things through his eyes and listen to him as he learns about the world around him.

He loves Trains, Planes, and Cars.  Every night I have to play cars with him or Star Wars.  He tells me who I will be or gives me the car or the character and says "you pay (play) with him".

I have been a landing pad and  a road;  I guess it is all apart of parent hood.  Melanie has had the some luxury as well.

He can spot planes in the sky and loves to watch them fly over head.  I was hoping to take him to the Brantford air show but I guess I won't this year as it was cancelled.  When we go for walks and he hears cars or trucks that are loud he will say " That car loud".  He loves to point out the big trucks and all the cars we drive past or walk past

He knows the names of our cars plus Nana's car and Mel's Parents and sisters car.  He just loves cars he would rather play with them or watch a movie with a car.  He loves Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Back to the Future as well as Cars.

Mattis Driving the Escape

The other day after we went to get groceries he wanted to go see the trains since we used to go before when we went to No-Fills in Brantford and now it is in Paris we don't go near the station but I told him I would take him this coming weekend.  I can't wait until he wants to help re-build my model train set that was a part of my child hood I will likely start re-building it soon just need to bring it in from my Mum's

Then there is Star Wars he loves Star Wars and asks to watch it all the time,  He has figures that go with him in his diaper bag and the odd time one seems to end up in a shoe or in bed.  Every-time we go downstairs to the basement he wants to get out another figure to bring upstairs.

Yes he is after daddy's own heart.

The many sides of Mattis

For a little man he can be complex and silly all in the same breath.

His words make you laugh at times. He tries I have to give him credit after a long day at work he is a pleasure to come home too. There are times he tests and tries our patience, but in all he is very well behaved little guy.

He is not a morning person that is for sure he gets up happy and would love to stay in his PJ's. He can be a little bear in the mornings. He just wants to cuddle and go at his pace in the mornings. I would love that most days too.

I know I mentioned words above so here are a few of his words and sayings

Slippers = sipplers
Large Coffee = coffee large
Play = Pay
Chitty Chitty bang bang = chitty bam bam

Mmm ... Milk in a coffee cup

He loves movies beyond his years the kids TV shows are of no interest other than Bob, Thomas and Mickey. He loves Star Wars, Back to the Future, Chitty Chiity Bang and Garfield too. His riding car he calls Chitty.

He has to be like us awhile ago I went to the Brown Dog Coffee shop and he needed is Milk in a coffee cup like Daddy.

Mattis in Chitty

He loves to play air guitar and the song he loves to get down too is Black Sabbath's Iron Man. He gets right in to it moving his head and body like a true little rock star.

 He is also an artist, He gets that from Mummy Daddy and Grandpa Duncan


He is a little comedian you never know what he is going to say or do.

Mattis and his silly words

Mattis has a silly side to him when it comes to what he does he just makes you laugh

The other day he got out of bed before I left for work I heard him open the door I was trying to be quiet so he wouldn't hear me.  I was hoping he would just head in to see Mel.  I hear from the top of the stairs Daddy are you here.  I hear you.

Some of his words make you laugh for Barbeque he says Babybaque.
DVDs are VD's.

He know has a facination with flies since being at the cottage he wants to catch them since grandma Louise (Mel's mum was busy killing them)  We will be walking and out of no where Mattis will see a fly and try and catch the fly.  shouting mouche (fly in French)

Here are a few recent images of Mattis being silly

Mattis in Daddy's cowboy boots and his hat from Nana

Mattis below with his new beach hat

I love my little buddy and the joy he brings me.

Fireman Mattis

On the weekend we went to the Mount Pleasant Fire hall for there pancake breakfast, Mattis had a blast sitting in the Firetruck he was steering away like he was driving turn the wheel like a real pro

I am off the fire Daddy see you when I get back

If I move this what happens can i get it started

He likes cars and trucks and anything to do with them.  He is turning in to real boy.  It is amazing how they emanate to certain things or movies.  We don't even push it on him he just goes to it or notices them.

We just encourage him and let him discover things on his own he has a very inquisitive mind and picks up things quickly   He was telling me that the Firetruck was missing the key pointing to the keyhole.

Mattis Watching Trains at Brantford Train station

Today I took the little guy to the train station in Brantford to watch them shunt the cars around he was in heaven watching the train move back and forth.

Watching the Engine

Mattis Waving to the train as it was shunting cars around

As we were watching a freight train came by his face lite up
Video is below

Mattis had a ball watching the trains it reminded me of going to the train station with my dad when I was little.
I know he was there with us today watching the train shunt the cars around the tracks

A boys delight as we were sitting there a freight train went bye

Hanna the fish

Bob and Manny died they had a toilet bowl funeral like any good fish.

So we decided to try a new fish Store since I had problems in the past when I had my tank from one of the stores in Brantford with their fish dieing.

Here is a pic of Hanna the beta yes Mattis named it; no idea where the name came from.

I am glad he doesn't understand death. He loves each one the same and loves to feed it.

Mattis Skating Jan 22 2012 #2

Here is a video Mel took of me helping the silly Mattis-Man

Mattis Skating - Jan 22 2012

Mattis Skating on a frozen area of water in an undeveloped area in the subdivision across the road from the House.

He had fun skated for about 15 miutes. He is a good little skater for jsut over 2.