Christmas Photos!

Hi all

We had a lovely Christmas Eve dinner with Rob's brother and his family, my folks, Dave, Linda and Jeremy! Peg and Don brought dinner, which was incredible, and we all had a blast. Loic loves his cousins Iain and Ryan (even after a slight dinosaur related argument) and loves to copy whatever Ryan does. The big hit of the evening: wearing a salad bowl on your head!

Loic wants his own salad bowl

Ryan shows him how it is done

Silly boys with Auntie Peggy

Grown up Lolo wearing his bowl :)

We had a whirlwind visit up to Powel River for Christmas dinner with my mom's folks, which was also really nice.

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas!

E

Santa!

So, Loic can say "Santa!" now so when we heard that there were dog (and baby!) photos with Santa being put on for a dog fundraiser, we went to see Santa! Loic was much more interested in the "woof woofs" that were present, and didn't seem to mind Santa.

And, a flash from the past:

He has changed so much in a year. He is now running, chatting away and is still as happy as he was as a little baby. Awwwww!

Procrastination 101

Now that I a Mature Student (because I am over 30) and am back taking classes through BCIT, I have had to remember how to write a paper! Let me say, it does not get any easier with time or age. A teacher I know was taking classes later in life (she was probably 30 too) said that she would pour one glass of wine and sit down to study; I have adopted her philosophy and have my one glass of wine ready to go for when I actual get back to my paper...

In other news, Loic turns 16 months old tomorrow and where, oh where did the time go?!

He is such a funny little boy now - Rob and I both picked him up from Kim's house today and he got so excited he started to dance and yell "Mama! Dada! Mama! Dada!" Sooooooo cute.

He is now asleep wearing his fleece pj's and a fleece sleep sac - nothing cuter than a clean, sleepy, cuddly baby covered in fleece!!

E

ps - back to some more recipes soon, have a few parties to go to which require food!

Hawaii 2010

We went to Hawaii for my Big 3-0 and we had a very good time. Loic was great on the plane, thank god for the portable DVD player, and while he stayed on Vancouver Time (aka got up before the sun for the whole week) he was really happy and funny all week. He loved the beach and would run into the waves while he screeched with laughter. He is too funny!

Hawaii 2009 - 3 months old

Hawaii 2010 - a toddler now with G Ma and G Pa :)

Diggin' in the sand

Awwww - a photo where Loic is actually wearing his hat!!

He LOVED being pulled by my Dad on the boogie board in the sand

Baby Beluga

Well, not a baby beluga but a beluga none the less!

This morning my mom, Loic and I went to see Jody at the aquarium. We had a great time! We saw Jody feeding the fur seals, the sea lions and best of all, I got my wish; I got to pet a beluga! He felt like a cold hotdog which was not quite what I was expecting. Jody has a really neat job and we love going to see her at work :) Thanks for the fun morning Jody!

My mom and I then took Loic to the rest of the aquarium where he pointed at everything and chatted away to the fish. So cute! That baby is so much fun to take places and he always has a great time wherever we go.

I got a delivery of 15 frozen whole chickens today from a neat farm I found in the valley. The people were great and I am really happy with how the birds are raised. My mom and two co-workers all got some birds. Can't wait to roast one for dinner this week.

E

Pumpkin Patch - 2010

Today we went back to the Laity Pumpkin Patch, the best entertainment $3.00 buys. We met our friends Tracy, John and Ben as well as our old neighbours there for a fun filled pumpkin themed morning!

Last year we carried 3 month old Loic around while this year, we ran behind our 15 month old who laughed, pointed, pet and poked his way around the patch :)

He loved, loved loved the turkeys, pumpkins and donkeys. So cute!

**The next photo is a flash from the past**

Baby Loic at the Pumpkin Patch in 2009 - was he ever this little?!

Now onto 2010!

Checking out the goats, sheep and giant rabbits

An example of fine parenting - feeding your child to the donkey :)

Baby and Mama

Oink! Oink!

Such a good walker!!

"I'd like this one please!"

(We did buy three to carve this year)

He tried to pick up each and every pumpkin in his path

A great quote and Paco

I saw this quote today and really like it:

“Women need to know that breastfeeding quiets a noisy or fussy child, relaxes an anxious child, comforts a sick, injured, or frightened child, and conveys unequivocally that the child is safe and loved.”
Katherine Dettwyler in Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives, p. 203

Love it!

And as for Paco, he is still with us. We are in no hurry for him to go but I can't figure out why 100 people haven't applied for him! He is just great. He is just the right mix of terrier, chihuahua and other to make him an all around great little dog.

This weekend we are going to go and see the sea lions and I plant bulbs in the garden.

E