Tag Archives: Traditions

Guess What We Did Today

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Gwen

For weeks now Quinlan has been afraid of Santa Claus. He said he did not like his moustache at all. He did not like that Santa came into the house down the chimney. He was not sure about this Santa … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Tradition: Tourtiere

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Gwen

There are a few Christmas Eve traditions we have and like most traditions they have to do with food. I like to make something my mother made and our boys absolutely love, Tourtiere.  Tourtiere is a French-Canadian spiced meat pie.
Ingredients:
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Santa Cheese

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Gwen

This morning we headed off to Oakridge to get our annual picture with Santa.  Quinlan was a little shy and to forestall the hysterics I sat with Quinlan on my lap and Santa had Aidan.  It is a little cheesy, … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Christmas

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Gwen

I know it is only the 6th of November and we have barely passed Halloween but I have been thinking about Christmas for a while.  This will be the first year that Aidan is really excited about Christmas and we … Continue reading →

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