Happy Headlamp

Apparently a headlamp can make a small girl very happy!

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Key Rescue Kit

So, my keys, well, yeah. They're living at the bottom of our elevator shaft. It's a long story. But that's where they are. And that's where they've been for a while. Alex bought a magnet last week to try to retrieve the keys. This is the rest of the rescue kit and hopefully the rescue will be performed this week.

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Slide Time

We spent close to an hour and a half at the park this afternoon - J and her daddy had lots of fun playing together - the slide was definitely their favourite!

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Papa Puppy

Papa gave J this puppy and she spent this morning showing me this one and saying "Papa Puppy." Then she'd show me her stuffed puppy and say "Bop Puppy." She's figured out who gave her what!

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Red Mitts

front

back

I love the tags from the red mitts - the mascots are wearing the mitts too!

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Full Bloom

No doubt about it, Vancouver thinks spring is here.

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Key Rescuers

Alex got these super strong magnets that we're going to drop down the gap in the elevator and try to recover my keys. They have been living down there for a few weeks and it's time to have them back1!

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It's Not Over Yet

The Paralympics are still to come...and hopefully Vancouver will be just as excited about that!

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Gold Medal Mayhem

We won! Hockey Gold for Canada. Most gold medals in a winter games, ever, for Canada. Oh it was amazing having the Olympics here! And the crowds were out celebrating. This is the corner of Burrard and Robson.

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Who Loves Princesses?

J does! Thanks Stacey!

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String Man

That optical illusion made of spools of thread IS a hockey player. It took me a bit to see it, but it's there! Go Canada tonight against Slovakia!!

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As Close As We're Going To Get

This is the closest we're going to get to a gold medal hockey game. It was exciting just the same and J clapped and cheered so loud (not sure she understands what she's cheering for yet, but she's excited to cheer!)

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Park Dog Sleds Here

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Lost And Found

Is it just me or is the key information - where to find the lost and found - missing?

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Figure Skating Or Fighting?

I'm not sure about this window in a gallery on Granville Street. I really think it looks like the woman is trying to pull the man's head off and the man is trying to throw her backwards from the ankle...

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Mini Banana Loaves

A whole loaf of banana bread is too big for us and I keep thinking I should invest in some of those half sized loaf pans but I keep forgetting. I also keep forgetting that I DO have this mini loaf tin...but I remembered today. I made one recipe of banana bread which made eight perfect sized mini loaves - half with and half without chocolate chips. MMMmmmmmm...

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All Eyes On Canada

One of the many Olympic window displays on our way home.

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Italian-Canadian Flag

They've figured out how to show both of their nationalities (I wish I'd thought of it!)

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Not Ready For Bed

Even though I told her she didn't have to go to bed after her bath, J didn't believe me and wouldn't let me put her jammies on in case I snuck her into bed. She played like this for quite a while before she got cold and brought her jammies to me! Her new favourite place to play is in the Bumbo with the tray and her farm animals. She is slightly large for the Bumbo these days!

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To UBC

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Sleeping Beauty

J fell asleep in the stroller on her way home with Alex today...doesn't look too comfortable, but we covered her with her blanket and draped a dark cover over the stroller and she slept for over an hour. Like that. And she would have slept longer except I woke her up because I want to sleep tonight!

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Reading The Paper

Like father, like daughter!

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Breaking In To Her Valentine

J got a Valentine in the mail and she had a great time opening it this morning!

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Smile!

This is what happens these days when you ask J to smile...

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As Close As We'll Get

This was as close as we were getting to the opening ceremonies - which we enjoyed tremendously! Go Gretzky!

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Torch Relay

There's the flame. Not the best picture, but we were being jostled by some silly students and it was POURING rain! But we had a great time!

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Ready For The Relay

I got my mittens out and I'm ready for the relay tomorrow. It's going to be good!

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February? Really?

And the *WINTER* Olympics are coming to town? Really?

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English Bay Lasers

We can see the lasers from our house - J spent a long time watching them tonight before we closed the blinds the first time. They are a neat project - the public gets to design laser shows through the Vectorial Elevation website.

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IHOP

We went to see Alex's parents this afternoon and they took us out for lunch. J had IHOP for the first time and she loved it! She almost grabbed her plate our of the server's hands and she wanted to help Grandpa eat his too!

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The Olympics Are Coming!

Less than a week now!

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Elephant

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Gazelle

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Lion

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Peekaboo Flower

See, she loves bath time and is happy when she gets out!

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Wrong Time Of Day

So, normally the slow cooker gets turned on just as I go out the door to work...not so much today. It was a bit of a crazy morning with Alex starting a new shift and needing to be out of the house by 6:40. Slowed me down a bit...will need to get used to the new routine.

Anyway, a bit like needing to use the ground beef up last night, we needed to cook the chicken tonight. I figured if I put it in the slow cooker at bedtime and I get just under 8 hours sleep, I can turn it off when I get up and cool it and dinner will be ready when we get home from work...we'll just have to reheat it.

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Comfort Food

Dinner was not sometime either of us was particularly looking forward to making plus I had ground beef we needed to use. So, in the interest of making Alex feel better, we had an super easy dinner - oh-so-good but oh-so-bad tater tot casserole. Once a year is enough.

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Ready For Cousins

Notice the playpen is gone...bye bye baby containment unit!

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Toddler Times Two

J's sitter had a doctor's appointment this afternoon, so I took both the girls for a few hours. Not sure how she does it all day, every day...I'm pooped!

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Buckets

I took an accounting course today that uses buckets to explain things...yeah, I know...anyway, these are my buckets.

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New Chairs!

Finally, only, oh, 18 months after we moved in, we found chairs we liked and they liked our budget (a lot, a whole lot!). Yes, they're purple!

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Last Night Like This

and tomorrow it will change...just wait!

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Best Purchase EVER!

I was getting tired of the growing mound of toys in our living room. J had one small basket for her toys to go in and after Christmas, well, they didn't fit anymore! I saw these as I wandered through London Drugs and picked up two of them on Friday...oh yeah, they're the best!

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Making Dinner

J got a belated birthday gift from one of her great-aunties today. She spent most of the day making "food" in the bowl, cup and plate and then "eating" it!

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Chihuly

We passed this Chihuly exhibit on our way to dinner tonight. When my parents visited me in London (a few years ago) there was a huge Chihuly exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum...so of course my dad and I had to stop and check this one out!

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Exictement

J is a bit excited...her grandparents came to visit today and brought her a new coat to wear. Check out those blurry excited hands!

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Blue Porridge

J and I have porridge for breakfast most mornings. Today I tried it J-style, with frozen blueberries stirred into the piping hot cereal (it cools it down fast enough for her to eat it RIGHT NOW!). It was good, but I prefer mine with raisins or dried cranberries.

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Glow Worm

This was mine when I was about eight or nine. J found it somewhere and she loves carrying it around. I don't think she has figured out that it glows yet!

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All Cleaned Up And Ready For Bed!

J loves her bath and most nights is super happy even when bath time is over!

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