Katie and Megan

Cabbage Island

2010-06-05T22:04:00.000-07:00

Who can squish Daddy's sandcastle first?

Megan! You were supposed to count to 5!

Katie dancing under the driftwood.

There were thousands of little crabs in the water here. Megan hyperventilated in fear, but Katie seemed to like them.

Papa and Daddy and Girls in the Boat

2010-06-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

Megan on one side of Daddy.

Katie helping to row.

We need a snack after all that fun!

Rainy Day at the Aquarium

2010-05-23T22:13:00.000-07:00

Snack with the dolphins.

Taking all Mommy's pennies for the fountain.

What's that in the pond??

Katie's Birthday Party

2010-05-08T22:14:00.000-07:00

What luck! Great weather!

Katie Turns...

2010-05-04T22:18:00.000-07:00

How old are you now Katie???

"I Want to See it"

2010-04-07T20:07:00.000-07:00

I finally got this on video tonight! You need sound.

Tree Ponytail

2010-04-05T20:11:00.000-07:00

Megan is getting better at leaving things in her hair, but it's also that she can't reach the top of her head so well!

Burning off the Sugar!

2010-04-04T20:24:00.000-07:00

Off to Winter Cove to go for a hike, or a ride in Megan's case.

Everybody loves a good boardwalk.

We found this tree for some good ol' horsey riding - yeehaw!

The girls were "fishing" - Megan kept trying to dive in.

A 2-year-old temper tantrum ended with Megan behind us on the path, she was pretty pleased to have Katie come and get her though.

Easter Egg Hunt 2010

2010-04-04T20:13:00.000-07:00

Here we go, I think Katie is missing something...

Sometimes Katie is moving so fast that she misses one - that's when Megan gets in on the action.

Sometimes Mommy and Daddy have to help out though.

Katie's pretty good at this now that she's "almost 4"

Good thing the easter bunny knew to bring dark chocolate...

Yup, Megan likes chocolate too.

Riding the Range

2010-04-04T19:23:00.000-07:00

Saturna

2010-04-03T22:19:00.000-07:00

Tidal pools at Shell Beach

Katie hiding on the picnic tables.

Relaxing in the warmth of the fire.

New Dos

2010-03-21T22:22:00.000-07:00

Been to the Aquarium

2010-03-14T22:23:00.000-07:00

Best Friends

2010-03-06T21:18:00.000-08:00

Geoff convinced these two - who had barely looked at each other until this point - to hold hands...

Finally an introduction happens - 5 minutes later they were both flying about the place with doll strollers and Holly was telling us that they were best friends.

Spring is in the Air

2010-03-05T21:00:00.000-08:00

The cherry blossoms are putting on quite a show at the moment.

It was such a nice day we had to stop at the park on the way home from daycare.

Katie drawing in the sand.

Feeding the Ducks

2010-02-27T21:00:00.000-08:00

QE Park is a quiet place to hide out from the Men's Gold Hockey Game Fever that is clutching our town.

The ducks appreciate our visit.

My Cuties

2010-02-23T20:59:00.000-08:00

Mommy's home with the girls today! They can be angels...

An Extra Olympic Day

2010-02-22T20:54:00.000-08:00

Thanks to an idiot and arsonist, Megan's daycare is closed for a week due to smoke damage! To make the best of it Geoff takes the girls downtown to catch some more olympic fever.

Another Family Day at the Olympics

2010-02-21T20:48:00.000-08:00

We will get ready to leave...

Back to the playground near Socchi House again!

Megan's turn.

Let's try the next playground down the seawall!

Megan enjoys the crowd.

We each get a steering wheel!

Megan loves tunnels.

Someone started balancing rocks and everyone got into trying.

Bevin is pretty pleased with her deep fried potato on a stick. This is at the food court that got set up at the Plaza of Nations from Expo.

Victory Ceremony

2010-02-17T20:43:00.001-08:00

We got to see Maelle Richer (I think that's the spelling) get her gold medal for snowboard cross - it was sure cool to sing Oh Canada!

Afterwards we headed out around downtown to check things out. This is part of the Robson Square light/fireworks show. We discovered the Art Gallery Cafe was open until 10 and that was the place to watch from.

The "skier" on the zip line over Robson Square, during the light/firework show.

The "trees" on Granville mall. All of downtown was lots of fun during the olympics!

Our First Family Olympic Outing

2010-02-14T20:35:00.000-08:00

We are nothing if not prepared.

Toddler hide and seek.

The hellebores are beautiful. You've got to be here.

The crowd outside the Socchi House - the line wasn't moving either...

So we found the closest playground instead.

The girls dancing to amuse themselves and the rest of us in a lineup... (Don't tell anyone it's to Molsen commercials!)

Okay, so done with that now. This was our first and last line.

Katie gets 2 in for a free Cannacord toque.

Granny and Papa visit

2010-02-06T20:23:00.000-08:00

The girls are enthralled with their big books.

And they are both enjoying looking like twins!

Mommy's Shoes

2010-01-29T20:21:00.000-08:00

The girls both like this game... Mommy's fancy shoes.

To Granville Island

2010-01-24T20:15:00.002-08:00

Trying out the "free" tram.

And again, with Geoff in the picture this time!

At least the adults will look at the camera.

The tram is leaving...

Gabby and Mat watch the ducks.

Katie watches the ducks.

Dancing in the Net Loft.

Mommy joins in.

And now the busker finally smiles.

Time to Scoot

2010-01-23T20:13:00.000-08:00

Megan loves to wear her helmet. She needs no excuse.

Time at the playground with the scooter.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit!

2010-01-15T20:11:00.000-08:00

Showing Grandpa "baby"

Oooh Aaaah, the new calendar has arrived with lots of pictures of Katie and Megan to enjoy!

Cutness in a Footstool

2010-01-10T20:09:00.000-08:00

After sliding down hills in Grandma's laundry basket, we must try sitting in everything that will hold us...

Happy New Year!!

2009-12-31T21:50:00.000-08:00

Toboganning and Home

2009-12-29T21:45:00.000-08:00

Geoff and Mom took the girls to the school for some slipping and sliding. The clothes basket won favourite.
Yup, that's Megan going solo... in a laundry basket. This is what happens when I don't come along...
Okay, she loved it and no Megans were hurt in the making of this post.
At home a few presents waited for us... Granny and Papa made some good choices.

Meeting Charlie Finally

2009-12-28T21:42:00.000-08:00

Charlie doesn't realize the risk to his life here....
The second cousins pose.

What eyes!

The Amazing Race

2009-12-27T21:34:00.000-08:00

Bevin did this all for us! What a great Christmas activity. Thanks Bevin! (and volunteers)
GT Racer slalom course.
Did you know there's a Ginseng place in town?
Our route at the rock climbing gym
Everyone else's route...
Okay, we're at Superstore... What are we looking for?
Trying to find our items.
Slingshot - not going so well for us.
Cold girls who should be napping.

I finally gave up when both girls were clinging to me and crying. But once they were warm and had snacks they were happy again.

Boxing Day

2009-12-26T16:04:00.000-08:00

One of Megan's very favourite pastimes.

Why ever did you stop Daddy?

We're really enjoying this present from Santa.

The cold, dry spell is producing the most amazing hoar frost! So Doug and Geoff need to go on a photo expedition of course!!!

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T15:59:00.000-08:00

Megan steals Katie's "big present" for a spin. I see problems ahead...

So, we have to open Megan's "big gift" - it has been accepted, but the longing for the scooter is obvious still.

Oh! Seals just like at the aquarium. Katie must have told him when he came into the Georgia Straight Exhibit looking for his dropped bells!

Grandma revels in the knowledge that the one week of pain when we went to Vegas is all worthwhile when she is the only other acceptable adult besides Mom and Dad.

After all the hubbub, a little time out in the snow walking the dogs is necessary! Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

Christmas Eve

2009-12-24T15:57:00.000-08:00

And we have arrived in Kamloops! The girls are adjusting to all the attention and presents marvalously ;) Fairy princess Megan

Christmassy Outtakes

2009-11-27T16:20:00.001-08:00

I thought I would try to get a Christmas shot this morning. Maybe get 2 girls in one shot? Sounds impossible, but I was confident. I did get a few with both looking, but mostly we were being goofs today.
Megan sporting the "Christmas tree" look. We even had a few balls hung off her ears - both girls were highly amused by this.
No, No, they are NOT for eating.
I'm so done with this now Mom!!
Okay, this game is fun, I'm back!
Nope, still done! And it's sunny. Won't you put that away and get us outside?
Pretty please?

Parents in Vegas!

2009-11-20T16:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the energy of Grandma, the parents got away for a week in Vegas!! We missed the kids a lot, but enjoyed our trip completely! Thanks Mom!!
The path in to climbing in Red Rocks.
It was the last day, I did a lot of this.
Dave in action.
The girls on a ledge. I did climb that too, it's not just for the picture.
Rob in action. Rob and Dave were showing their metal on the last day and outclassing us all. In fact it wasn't even their last day!
Pearl catches the last rays.
The big sky of the desert.
Have you heard of the Belagio fountain? It's amazing, it's like watching fireworks. It goes with the music, and it goes every 15 minutes and it doesn't play the same song twice (well, not that we stood there the whole time to check that out)
It is also huge and Geoff requests a fish eye lens next time we're down there so we can give you a better idea. This is just the center of it.
Slight wardrobe change from the morning! What a junxtaposition to be climbing during the day and staying on the strip during the night. We look forward to doing this again... Hopefully Grandma will look forward to it too?

Busy Halloween Day!

2009-10-31T21:46:00.000-07:00

This is the doll stroller... Boy were they pleased about this.
Never was there a cuter bunny! Apparently when Megan was out trick-or-treating she was hiding behind her ears and saying "BOO"! So appropriate, especially as she can't say "trick-or-treat".
Both girls in costume. Another good rrrarrr from Katie. Don't think that Pandas say rrrarrr... oh well, it convinced her to get in the costume.
Gabby came to join the girls for trick-or-treating.
After everyone was home Katie helped me hand out candies. It was another busy year.
Daddy's pumpkin! Another sawsall creation.

Another grouping of pumpkins. Unfortunately, the candle wouldn't stay lit in one of Katie's creations, otherwise you would see a scar-like mouth running between the eyes.
Lots of pumpkins this year. I forgot that the daycares send pumpkins home to carve too... The highest pumpkin in this group is one of Katie's drawings, there are 2 eyes, can you see the second eye??

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you see??

2009-10-29T21:56:00.000-07:00

This costume is good, but a bit big. She might wear it out on Halloween night with lots of clothes underneath, but there's a smaller rabbit one for school tomorrow. Pretty good RRRAARR though.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-27T21:53:00.000-07:00

"That's not for eating Megan!"

"Seems like a waste of perfectly good food to me Dad..."

Fun at the Aquarium

2009-10-25T21:50:00.000-07:00

Is it the fish or the reflection that Megan likes!

Maybe it's the fish...

For Katie it's all about the stuffed seals!

Raking Leaves

2009-10-24T21:45:00.000-07:00

Katie helped me out with the Saturday chores. It's time to clean the front yard again!

Megan stayed inside with Daddy.

It's actually pretty nice out here guys!

My big helperOur next new couch! I think we're done with new furniture for a little while...

TV!!!

2009-10-18T21:48:00.000-07:00

"What is this foreign thing??"
Oh, it's kind of like a laptop with no buttons, I can live with that...

New Couch

2009-10-17T21:46:00.000-07:00

We had Gabby over and the girls watched a video and checked out the new couch. Lots of room for friends!
But what Megan likes most is that she is the right height to poke at the pictures behind the couch. She points to herself and says "Meggie".

2009-10-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!! Grandma really wanted a family shot, it's harder than it sounds with no one manning the camera and kids involved. This is as good as it got!
There's Megan's face! She's so cute in cream.

Retro Dress Up

2009-10-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

We found some of my parents old clothes and decided that we needed to dress up for dinner! We were surprised these weren't bellbottoms...
The sweet pink outfit is wool, dinner was warm! We couldn't quite put our finger on the era of the dress.
We also found a teenage mutant ninja turtle costume and Katie wore it to dinner all weekend! This dress was so sweet I had to bring it home for work!

Checking out Houses

2009-10-04T21:38:00.000-07:00

Open houses aren't so bad if your parents pack snacks and there are window seats.

Melvis...

2009-10-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

Megan is stylin' in Katie's glasses and a sneer as she drives her double jeep around the house. All the makings of a star...

Saturna! Why do we leave?

2009-09-27T21:29:00.000-07:00

Megan has her accessories and is ready to go!
It's a bit windy and chilly down by the water - why wouldn't Mom let me bring the blanket??
Daddy and Katie try to catch us a snack.
Mommy and Megan check out the kelp.
Even with the wind it is a beautiful day!!
Granny and Papa join us on the rocks.
Megan's not too interested in the fishing technique course.
Kaitlyn thinks that buckets are better than nets.
Hey! I caught a crab!
While the kids nap, Mommy and Daddy sneak out for a walk to Fiddlers Cove! What a day!

Croquet with Oma

2009-09-12T20:58:00.000-07:00

We visited my Grandma today. The weather was nice, so we had a croquet match on the lawn before lunch. I didn't get any pictures of the action. It was way too competitive to think of stoppping to grab the camera.

After the visit, Kaitlyn thought that she would practice being a wet blanket...

Aquarium trip

2009-09-07T20:46:00.000-07:00

Labour day at the aquarium wasn't so bad.... Megan is sporting a fancy outfit from Great Auntie Susan.

"Can we go yet?"

"How do you stop this thing!"

Dress-up time

2009-08-29T20:37:00.000-07:00

Erin dragged out her wedding dress for the first time in 6 years... (wow that has gone by in a hurry). It still fits! Kaitlyn the ballerina is doing her best not to fall down...

Too Dizzy! Mom's turn to spin.

"I don't care if I'm not potty trained.... I want to wear big kid underwear!" (or is she saying... "Can I please throw Kaitlyn's underwear out the window?")

Gabster's Birthday

2009-08-23T20:21:00.000-07:00

The beautiful birthday girl.

Gabby had her 3rd Brithday at the roundhouse in Yaletown. Good times were had by all.

The birthday girl cooking up some food for all takers.

A tour of the train is always a hit with the kids.

Train time is over - time to go back to the activity room for cake!

Saturna fun

2009-08-15T20:08:00.000-07:00

Megan is in cruising mode.... It is great to see Kaitlyn and her having so much fun together.

Megan's turn in the driver's seat. Beep Beep!

Manning Park - Lightning lakes for the long weekend

2009-08-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

I don't have too many photos from this trip. It was Kaitlyn's first camping experience and she had a lot of fun.... but not quite enough sleep. Next time we might do one night only instead of two. This is a photo of Krista's dog Tucker observing Tim, Kirsten and Emma in the lake (or looking at a duck somewhere to the right of the picture?). Lightning lakes are fabulous for swimming and canoeing. Thanks very much to Tim and Kirsten for organizing such a fun weekend.

Emma and Kirsten playing with a log in the water.

Rob and Ben were camping with us too! I had to go and break up the game of footsie and tell these two to simmer down (I'm watching YOU Ben)!

Trip to Kelowna

2009-07-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

The cousins united in Kelowna. Fun times were had by all. Conner at the wheel and away they go!

The obligatory sesame street platinum hits dance party! Apparently Hannah turns 14 next year!

Megan and Granny are having a lovely visit.

The Scooters are so much fun that Kaitlyn still talks about them now (in September...)

Megan's 1st Birthday

2009-07-18T20:53:00.000-07:00

It is crazy to think that Megan is 1 year old already. She is really starting to show her colours... On Her birthday we had a nice breakfast on the patio and she opened her presents out there. Thank you to all the friends and relatives for sending such nice gifts!

What's in there?

Some of the relatives decided that Kaitlyn would like to be included and sent her a colouring book! It certainly kept her distracted (or was that my hat?)

Megan loves to prentend that just about anything is a telephone. I am suddering at the impending bills already... This elmo phone was a huge hit!

And if you are on the phone, you may as well get dressed up!

Whistler Continued.

2009-07-13T20:50:00.000-07:00

6 kids. No house is big enough...

Kaitlyn invented some new moves on Hannah's cool scooter.

Whistler Gong Show!

2009-07-10T20:40:00.000-07:00

We had 5 days in Whistler with Penny, Neil, Hannah, and Connor Bason plus Rhys, Karen, Megan, and Ellen Jones (forgive my spelling!). We took the bikes along the valley trail to Meadow Park. Kaitlyn and Hannah enjoy some digging.

Connor loves the slide!

We met Vas at the park and then cycled to a sandy spit on Green lake. The water was cold but it was fun to go in up to your knees on a hot day.

I can't remember what the heck the kids were doing here, but they were pretending to be dinosaurs or something...

Photographic evidence of peaceful cooperation between Hannah, Megan, and Conner!

Kamploops fun continued.

2009-07-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

Judy has some nice flowers on the deck.

Erin's Aunt Freda and uncle Jerry enjoy some time with Megan.

All the ladies got their toes painted.

Kaitlyn still loves getting sprayed with water (or not).

Kaitlyn is a climbing machine these days.

Kamloops for Judy and Jim's 40th Wedding aniversary!

2009-07-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

The party was so much fun that Megan fell asleep standing up. The consequences of that are evident in the above picture.

Kaitlyn enjoyed playing with the dogs. Niko is very patient.

Megan is also very patient. She has to put up with her aunt Bevin. Can you spot the wardrobe malfunction? We all had a good chuckle!

Inlaws are exhausting! I seem to be practicing to be a grandfather already! Bring on the snores...

Kym's Visit!

2009-06-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

Kym visited us with her mom Leanne (sp?), Briget, and twins to be (scary!). We all had a very nice visit.

Cabbage Island

2009-06-28T20:21:00.000-07:00

I didn't take too many shots of the boating trip to Cabbage island. The girls had a great time on the beautiful soft sand and the dads had a pretty nice time of it too.

Sometimes it's all about the feeling of sand between your toes...

Another hard day at Saturna including a trip to Tumbo Island.

2009-06-27T20:07:00.000-07:00

Megan looking sweet and enjoying playing with the slinky.

I love Gabby's sun protection. The only thing better would be a visor! This picture was taken on a boating trip to Tumbo island.

There were a few very cool looking red Dragonflies on the island. I managed to get a picture during a rare stop in the action. You can thank me later for not publishing all the shots I took of the animal in flight.

Megan is flying with Erin. Erin didn't know that Megan was copying her until she saw the photo's.

Tumbo has a fantastic tree swing...

...Tumbo had a fantastic tree swing (note the lack of seat)

Saturna with Mat, Nellie, Gabster, & Josephine (Or family portrait attempt #2)

2009-06-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

Kaitlyn, Gabby, Megan and the ugly guy on the deck enjoying the good life.

If only you could pose kids that had been tranquilized...

Well at least Kaitlyn held still.

Mat, Nellie, Gabby (with wicked hairdo) and Josephine trying not to fall down the mountainside.

Kaitlyn and Gabby on a geographical survey monument.

Family Portrait attempt #1

2009-06-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

We needed a family picture for Megan's daycare... so Andrea helped us out - but not much luck with Megan's smile.

Ryan and Katie at the Aquarium

2009-06-16T15:25:00.000-07:00

Taking turns nicely!!

It was too crowded inside so we decided to go out in the park.

They are pretty cute together!

Climbing trees. I believe that Katie was pretending they were Santa and Mrs. Clause and Ryan was pretending they were action heros...

Going on the train at the petting zoo. Yay!!

Wait. Maybe those Mommies are up to something...

Pour Les Deux Amis

2009-06-12T14:35:00.001-07:00

Gabby brought her Mommy and sister over to play today so that I could forget that Megan is having her first full day of daycare without me...
Popsicles on the back deck were a big success.

And Gabby and Katie tried out the swings. As Gabby kept pointing out through lunch, C'est pour les deux amis!

Swings at Home

2009-06-11T14:33:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Papa worked hard once we got home to get some swings into our backyard too! Everyone is most pleased with the results.

Maddy's First Birthday

2009-06-07T22:18:00.000-07:00

We managed to get the 3 babies on the couch for a minute.

Happy Birthday Maddy! Thanks for inviting us!

Fiddlers Cove on our Last Day

2009-06-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

Katie and Daddy explore.

Papa and Megan cuddle.

My cautious girl is getting a bit more daring.

The completed swing set. Can't wait to use it again!

Walk and Picnic on Tumbo

2009-06-05T22:11:00.000-07:00

Katie follows Daddy anywhere.

Now that's a piece of driftwood!!

Walking along the rocks.

Katie decided to explore off the beaten path.

Megan enjoys the driftwood on the beach.

Papa will do anything if it benefits his grandchildren, even hold a parasol.

Busy Vacation

2009-06-02T22:05:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Papa and Mommy don't mess around getting a swing set going. Katie is happy to test it out.

Can't let her have all the fun!

Then we decided to beat the heat in the pool.

And air dry afterwards.

A visitor.

We finished up the day with some time on the rocks at low tide. Katie kept busy ensuring that all the tidal pools were full.

Megan enjoys the view while flying.

But what she really wants to do is walk.

Time to head home to the bath!

First Day at Saturna

2009-06-01T22:04:00.000-07:00

We headed to Saturna for a week with Papa! This was the best way to start the morning that we could think of.

Oma's for Lunch

2009-05-30T22:02:00.000-07:00

Everyone's happy after a really nice lunch.

Oma tries to contain squiggle butt.

Megan's Getting Bigger

2009-05-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

"No, I won't eat those cut up bits! I will have melon on the rind like all the rest of you!!"

Megan gets around pretty quickly now, and this is her favourite place to hang out - where she can hang over the ledge and check out everyone's SHOES!

Maplewood

2009-05-17T21:56:00.000-07:00

Ummm, that's not Niko Bevin...

Katie rests up after chasing the goats.

Katie loved feeding this baby goat the grass from the bottom of the tire - the goat was happy not to have to get down for his meal.

Megan hangs with Aunty.

Everyone cools down with popsicles.

Ballet and Ben's Birthday

2009-05-16T21:49:00.000-07:00

Saturday is ballet day around here.
Katie tries out the new skirt she got from Aunt Lorna for her birthday. Yup it arabesques pretty good.

My apologies for all the pictures that follow. I tried to cut it way down and managed to not post every picture, but there are so many great ones!

That's quite the look Katie!

Wow! An arabesque with straight legs! She might be getting it.

And then on to Ben's birthday and the bouncy castle! Another very good use for a ballet skirt.

Oh Daddy! You are funny!

Getting Ready to Leave

2009-05-12T21:47:00.000-07:00

It's always time to go too soon.
Katie "helps" put things away. Tut tut, it looks like rain!

More Saturna

2009-05-11T21:44:00.000-07:00

Low tide makes everything look very different. Katie enjoys checking out the rocks.

And the forest on the way home.

Megan looking cute. Need I say more?

I can almost hear the earpiercing shriek that accompanies this face!

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T21:42:00.000-07:00

We made it to Saturna for a long weekend. What better Mother's Day present could there be?
Me and my wonderful girls at Shell Beach.

Megan is getting good at posing.

Katie's Birthday Party

2009-05-07T21:39:00.000-07:00

I could only catch all the kids together and still when there was food on the table. In attendance, clockwise from Katie, Victoria, Ryan, and Justin. Thanks for coming out guys!

Oh, and Justin brought Nathan to keep Megan happy.

And then there was strawberry cake as promised. Thank you Katie for forgetting about the Pooh Bear cake request.

Katie's 3

2009-05-04T21:36:00.000-07:00

Katie turned 3 today. She got to open her presents in the morning before school - she couldn't wait for later!

Beads from Grandma!

What's in here?

Megan hangs out and watches the action.

Yum

2009-04-28T21:34:00.000-07:00

Megan's favourite snack... socks!

Cuddly Girl

2009-04-25T21:32:00.000-07:00

Getting Close to Crawling

2009-04-21T22:15:00.000-07:00

The usual flying position...

Suddenly today she is able to get to and hold this position!

Pretty proud of herself.

Then at the end of the day I caught her pulling up on the toy box. Didn't get the camera quick enough to catch it, but she was happy for a long time just emptying the toy box.

Videos of Megan!

2009-04-21T17:38:00.000-07:00

Some video of Megan getting up into crawling position

Megan showing off her dance moves and her "whistle" face.

My Bottle and Me

2009-04-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

Megan is completely squirmy if I try to hold her while she has her bottle - sometimes this works better.

2009-04-19T22:11:00.000-07:00

We went to Bowen today for Ryan's birthday party. We were one of the first to arrive - we actually got the honour of delivering the birthday boy!
2 minutes later - while the parents were occupied in the kitchen.

They don't seem to care that they have been caught red handed!

Flower Update

2009-04-16T22:10:00.000-07:00

My favourite hellebore is finally in bloom! Spring is coming.

Very Lively Playdate

2009-04-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

We put the 2 tired girls together tonight and this is the game they came up with.

Sunshine and Friends

2009-04-05T22:07:00.000-07:00

Megan plays outside while we "work" in the garden.

After some gelato, of course.

Where did Gabby and Katie go??

Feels Like Spring!

2009-03-29T21:31:00.000-07:00

We walked over to a local park to enjoy the sun today.
Megan likes this little truck to sit in. It started out with both girls in it...

But Katie gave it up as Megan took over!

Everyone on the swings.

2 steering wheels for 2 girls. Now we just have to find a way down.

Play Date with Lucas

2009-03-26T21:26:00.000-07:00

We got to spend some time with my cousin Sandra and her youngest son Lucas who is Katie's age.
Judy and Lucas wrestle.

Lucas shows Megan how it's done.

Katie and Niko pose for a shot.

"I see the picture Gamma?"

Kamloops Trip

2009-03-24T21:23:00.000-07:00

I'm not napping, but I am having a great time trying to crawl!

Oooh pretty pink ball. Looks like a pilates move.

New bath toys!

Katie waits patiently for the playdoh to come out.

First Meal on the Patio this Spring!

2009-03-22T21:20:00.000-07:00

We had our first warmer day today and celebrated by having lunch on the patio! Can't wait for all the plants to come back to life!

Ballet

2009-03-15T15:49:00.000-07:00

Katie loves to show off her moves for us now! We have to find another ballet class to enroll her in.

With the arms and everything! She's getting good at balancing for a second.

Messy Spaghetti

2009-03-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

Everyone gets one of these pictures in their babyhood right?

Slow Day

2009-03-09T15:46:00.000-07:00

Everyone likes forts!

Katie's MVP's.

Gabby visits

2009-03-08T15:44:00.000-07:00

The first time the kids all stayed still long enough to point a camera at them.

The second time! Thanks for visiting Gabby!

Aunty Donna's Birthday

2009-03-08T15:38:00.000-07:00

Daddy daycare as we get ready to leave.

Oma is more entertaining than Daddy!

Whatever Katie does is fine with Megan. I believe this was the play nail clippers being applied to Megan's head.

Aunt Shirley was a blast!

Holly kept Katie entertained after dinner.