You know, usually I'm pretty shy around strangers, but when dad's GPR resident friends came over one evening for dinner, I got to stay up a bit later than Isaac and Lilly, so I amused myself by building a stage and mounted a silent puppet show for all the adults. The whole thing was my idea from conception to execution. Dad and mom were so impressed!
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Just before our trip to Jasper, I'd really gotten into the whole superhero thing -- Isaac and I were constantly whizzing around the house, either pretending to be Superman or Spiderman. Pretending to be Spiderman sure gives you lots of excuses to climb and jump off furniture -- despite mom and dad's efforts! Not even the dirt and rocks in Maligne Canyon, Jasper deterred me, and I Spiderman'ed my way up and down that canyon with aplomb.
Well, you already know what else happened on that trip -- the broken leg. But after a week or so, like the good Spiderman I am, I found alternative ways of getting around -- first scooting around on my butt, then hopping around on my one good leg, which is the stage I was at when I visited the zoo in Calgary. I'm pretty good, eh? Stairs, rails, concrete... no obstacle is too challenging for SpiderEthan!
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
I Don't Live in Canada Anymore
No siree, I sure don't live in Canada now. In fact, in the long spell since I last wrote, I have moved to Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan, to be exact, so that daddy can do his oral surgery thing. Seems like now that we're here, we're going to stay a while. But let's go back a couple of months here and review the many many things that have happened!
First, there was Jasper -- with its mountains, streams, and rocks
I especially liked the shiny rocks... but they didn't seem to like me -- ouch!
I ended up with a broken leg (for all that it looks like a bruised shin) after that accident... all is well though, and I made it through the rest of our trip and home alive. It didn't hurt too much, except for when anyone bumped it by accident. But it sure happened at a bad time, because one week after we came home from Jasper, mama yeye, Uncle Andrew, Auntie Liew, and Andersen arrived at our door to visit! From then on, it seemed like everyday we welcomed yet another set of cousins to our home, and by the time the following Friday came and we all took a trip to Calgary together to see Tai Ma's gravesite, there were lots of us little people gathered together!
I was a little shocked when Uncle Sam told me Tai Ma Ma was in the ground, covering my mouth in shock and pointing, "You mean, down there?"
The four-day family reunion was a blast, although it did have its ups and downs.
Then there was the long trip to Michigan, passing through Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and somewhereorother in Minnesota before we finally arrived!
And the changes don't end there -- I'll have to post pictures later, but a couple of weeks after our arrival, our stuff finally came and took over our living room. Two days after that, we went to Indiana to visit Jen and Evan for a few days before mom, James, and I got on an airplane and went to Idaho for a family reunion (Lilly and Isaac stayed with Evan, and daddy stayed in Michigan). When we come back, we'll be just about ready to move into our new home, and THEN, we'll be able to settle in. What an eventful summer this is turning out to be! Meanwhile, four weeks post-injury, my leg isn't quite good enough to run on, but I'm not scooting around on my bum anymore, and I'm not even limping too badly anymore. By the time it heals up pretty much all the way, it'll be fall and I'll start kindergarten! Wow!
First, there was Jasper -- with its mountains, streams, and rocks
I especially liked the shiny rocks... but they didn't seem to like me -- ouch!
I ended up with a broken leg (for all that it looks like a bruised shin) after that accident... all is well though, and I made it through the rest of our trip and home alive. It didn't hurt too much, except for when anyone bumped it by accident. But it sure happened at a bad time, because one week after we came home from Jasper, mama yeye, Uncle Andrew, Auntie Liew, and Andersen arrived at our door to visit! From then on, it seemed like everyday we welcomed yet another set of cousins to our home, and by the time the following Friday came and we all took a trip to Calgary together to see Tai Ma's gravesite, there were lots of us little people gathered together!
I was a little shocked when Uncle Sam told me Tai Ma Ma was in the ground, covering my mouth in shock and pointing, "You mean, down there?"
The four-day family reunion was a blast, although it did have its ups and downs.
Then there was the long trip to Michigan, passing through Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and somewhereorother in Minnesota before we finally arrived!
And the changes don't end there -- I'll have to post pictures later, but a couple of weeks after our arrival, our stuff finally came and took over our living room. Two days after that, we went to Indiana to visit Jen and Evan for a few days before mom, James, and I got on an airplane and went to Idaho for a family reunion (Lilly and Isaac stayed with Evan, and daddy stayed in Michigan). When we come back, we'll be just about ready to move into our new home, and THEN, we'll be able to settle in. What an eventful summer this is turning out to be! Meanwhile, four weeks post-injury, my leg isn't quite good enough to run on, but I'm not scooting around on my bum anymore, and I'm not even limping too badly anymore. By the time it heals up pretty much all the way, it'll be fall and I'll start kindergarten! Wow!
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