What Christmas Means to Me

It's all about Christ at the centre. His birth, the hope that he brought to the world and God's love for us.  Second comes family.  This photo sums it up for me.

Evening Reading

Love this pic of auntie Rebecca, Calvin and Sarah (even though you can't really see her.

Vancouver Christmas Market

December 12: Today our family took the sky train to the Vancouver Christmas Market.  It was pretty small and not overly exciting, however it was great to go on a day trip as a family and do something in the spirit of Christmas. 

 

 

 

 

Skating

Novemebr 30: Our family went skating today!  Barrie and Merel were here for the weekend, so we joined them at the ARC.  Babies can't go on the ice, so I had to stay with Lauren.  Sarah and Calvin were pretty funny to watch.  More great memories with family.

Pumpkin Carving

October 30
Debbie, Michael and Rebecca were all over for dinner on Tuesday.  After we ate we brought out the pumpkins for carving. 

A pull back from what was going on (thanks David). I love how Lauren is happily clapping at what was going on.

 

All done!  I just realized that I didn't get a pic of all three of our pumpkins at the end. After we lined the three pumpkins up we noticed that they all had different shaped eyes and noses (squares, triangles and circles).  Kind of funny, you can tell the kids have been learning about shapes.  One more sleep until Halloween!

Raspberry Picking and Cooling Off

On Thursday morning we went raspberry picking at cousins farm. Thanks Rob!!!  There isn't much better than fresh berries!  I had really missed berries while being in Ontario, so this year I'm determined to pick each kind of berry, we're half way there!  I have to admit that I'm missing cherry and peach picking this year, but you can't have everything.

After some picking (and lots of eating), we walked across the street to enjoy my aunt and uncles pool. This is the life!

I was so proud of Sarah and Calvin!  They were going off the slide and swimming by themselves (with life jackets).  What a big day for these kiddos!

Auntie Rebecca Brings the Ambulance Over

On Tuesday Rebecca brought the ambulance for a visit. They were inbetween calls in Surrey and had a little extra time.  We were thrilled to spend some time checking out the inside of the ambulance and seeing how all the buttons worked.   Love you auntie Becca!

Lauren hanging out on the stretcher while Sarah uses the stethescope.

The kids LOVED pretending they were driving the ambulance!

Beep, beep!

Palm Springs

Our family is currently in Palm Springs for the week. I always wondered why so many people came here to vacation. Now I get it. The heat, the palm trees (always make me smile) and swimming pools. When it's cold and wet back home in BC, why wouldn't someone want to come here. We rented a cute 3 bedroom house with our own private swimming pool in the backyard. It's been our paradise for the week! It's complete with grassy lawn areas, lemon and grapefruit trees. We drove down on Sunday morning and arrived Monday afternoon. The drive is a long one but it went amazingly well. My mom and cousin Debbie joined us which has been awesome as well!

Granville Island

On Sunday we went to Granville Island with Michael and Rebecca. I love the sights, sounds and scents of markets. Sarah loved chasing the pigeons and spending time with her aunt and uncle.

Berries, yes please.

There was another little girl feeding the pigeons. Sarah was thrilled that she shared some of her bird seed with her. Calvin was feeling sick so he spent most of the time in the stroller, poor boy.

Signs of spring were everywhere. It doesn't seem like spring is really near, so I had to get some photos that reminded me that it was indeed coming.