Hats!

OK mommy!  I'll play the hat game with you!  How do you play?

Really?  But I can't see!

Which means I might fall over!

Good thing for you I'm a good sport!

Off mommy!

Oh... I see.  You put them on...

and I take them off!

On

Off

On

tricky

off

On

Off

I'm not sure I like this game any more

You're not listening to me!

What hat? 

You mean you got another one on me when I wasn't looking?

Off mommy!  Off!

Some odds and ends

Toria waiting at the Victoria BC airport for her dad to arrive after being without him for three weeks. 

I don't think we own a baby had without some kind of pom poms or ears on it.

Toria drenched in sunbeams while on a dog walk through the woods.

I'm not sure what this was about... but it was sure cute.

Her first introduction to the Pacific ocean. 

Her first word... Dada.  Said often when he' around. 

Christmas morning with her new teddy bear in his bunny ear hoody.

Her first taste of food.  It's not a silver spoon... it will have to do.

Yummy dragon fly

A little cross country skiing for mommy's soul!

Here is Toria and Ivy in the Chariot at the start of our first ski.  It was a beautiful day and nap time was fast approaching.

Here is Nicole with Christopher in the single Chariot.  Nicole inspired me to get a move on and find a Chariot.  It might have been a plan that fell by the wayside otherwise.

Quickly into our trip, in the fresh air and with full bellies, the girls fell fast asleep into their afternoon nap.

When it was all done we had happy refreshed mommies and happy refreshed babies.

Remembrance Day

My heartfelt thank you to the businesses downtown... they wouldn't take dad's money at the coffee shop when he went looking for one to warm his hands after the service. The parking lady wouldn't take my money when she saw him sitting beside me. The World Exchange Plaza had a lovely table out with coffee and treats and a big sign saying "Welcome Veterans".  And the crowds were bigger then ever this year with tearful people cheering them as they marched out after the service. My love and prayers go out to the families who have lost so much.

We will remember them... we will remember them.



Two of my favorite people!  My loving and supportive parents.



I was thrilled when I learned my parents would be here for Remembrance Day and that dad would be marching.  I've headed downtown for the ceremony, by myself, for over ten years now.  Having family with me made it much nicer.

Gosh it was bright out!  It was almost painful to keep my eyes open while mom figured out the camera.



I love you dad!



I'm a jumping flower!



This is Diane and Ivy from babyclub. 
Ivy was a flower for Halloween and was kind enough to let Toria try on her petals.



Snow - Makes me think of cottaging?

With our first snow fall of the year arriving in October, I found myself thinking of our summer getaway.  Jason works hard through the summer months and finds it difficult to find time away from the office.   So once those grant applications are in... I pack him up and head out for some R & R.  In the past we've packed ourselves into a canoe and headed into the back country.  With Toria's arrival in May we needed to change things up a little.  I put out some feelers on facebook and found a cottage.  We've always wanted a cottage property to retreat to and hope to have one someday.  Our former neighbours were kind and trusting enough to allow us to rent theirs.  And so... with snow on the ground I'd like to take myself back to a stiflingly hot week on a beach cottage property on Lac Ste-Marie.