Sam celebrated his 3rd birthday with a big birthday bash. Good friends, good food and of course, good gifts...

Who really gets a 3 year old a motorbike? Oh wait, Omar does...

Some of the birthday guests playing with Sam at the race car table
Sam loved the Lightening McQueen cake

Sam's sporting his new Diego helmet and knee pads to take his first spin on his new tricycle (a little overshadowed by the motor bike)

India wanted her turn on the new tricycle too...

At the end of April - Beginning of May we took a trip to Florida with Omar's parents for some fun in the sun.

Sam was none too thrilled with talking and moving stuffed Shamu...little did he know that moments later he would be splashed by Shamu while innocently watching whales swim around a pool...

Sam was very excited to be going on a dragon paddle boat...every boater must wear a life jacket to look his/her coolest
As Sam was excited, India was not...
Good times in the pool with Amu and Abu
Disney, Disney, Disney...

Sam loved playing in the 1oo acre woods playground

India enjoyed crawling through the tunnels


India perplexed at her first view of the Atlantic Ocean

Can you get much cuter than this?

Are those drums or masks?

We had a great visit with cousin Katrina

Yes, both of the kids fit in one laundry basket and it is still lite enough to carry

Having fun with Grandma and bubbles
The princess having dinner with her Grandma and Amu
In the sled during the big snow storm...we can't wait until it melts

India is now pulling up and cruising along furniture. She loves walking with her walker and should be walking on her own within days!

Here is Sam and his friend Gracen at the Science and Technology Museum. They loved the rocket ships!

You can't live in Ottawa without trying to be a hockey player
Sam standing on a Steam Engine Train at the museum.

The Princess's hair is finally long enough to barely get into pig tails...it's not easy getting a one year old to stay still enough for that though.

During Ottawa's winter festival, Winterlude, Our friends the Dudleys came from VT to have fun in the snow with us. Here is Sam and Logan after being thrown into a snow pile.
Here is one of the gigantic ice slides at Winterlude. Coming do the slide is Sarah, Logan, Omar, Sam and Ryan.
Although India looks like she is sleeping, she is actually enjoying being on a horse drawn sleigh with her family.
Logan and Sam, good pals

Is there more to be said?

Hanging with Abu
Sam LOVES his new big boy race car bed

Good times with Grandma

Sam enjoyed playing with outside with Daddy as long as his blue race car was in hand
India got to try out a friends luxury rocking horse
While celbrating Great Grandpa's 92nd birthday, Omar and India shared some spaghetti

Sam wanted to get in on the noodle action

India loves her Aunt Tausha
India on her rocking snail....one of her favorite places to be
snuggle time before bed

This is the amount of snow that welcomed us to Canada on our first weekend back

She tries so hard to crawl, really she does. But alas, she still just scoots on her bum to get places
Sam is none too sure of his first venture to find a Christmas tree