Watch Out Elvis Stojko!

Today was a good day. We started it with church; we hadn't been in the door ten feet before our children were bowled over by their two new friends who were so excited we'd come back. Lots of smiling people greeted us by name. After the service, there was an impromptu "Happy Birthday" sung by the entire congregation to The Boy and his friend, whose birthday was today (three days before The Boy's).

Then we had the pleasure of being invited for lunch by the parents of the three-days-older-than-The-Boy and The Girl's new BFF.

Now I have always considered Sunday lunch invites the height of hospitality. There is something so warming about communal worship spilling out into the streets and extending over a meal well into the afternoon. There were three other college students there as well, and we chatted over an impromptu lunch while the kids played.

(Of course, our son managed to break one of his host's favourite toys and our daughter had to be hauled down the stairs twice to face the horrendous hound - aka "Ginger the Dog." We're certainly not the ideal guests. Perhaps it will be our only invite.)

After that, we took the kids skating. Only their second time out and they were already dispensing with the sled/stabilizers!