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Saturday was Andrew's departmental Christmas party. We had a potluck at Ralph's clubhouse. We were in such a rush to get out the door Saturday that I didn't even think to bring my camera, but one of the guys, Nathan, took some pictures and got everyone but Davey in a pic. So, here Tink and I are colouring.

And Andrew is doing crafts with Mark and some other kids.

As usual, we had to leave early. The party was in Cloverdale and even with leaving way before the program was done, we still didn't make it home till 830 - and then I had to grocery shop. I was hoping the kids would sleep in on Sunday but no such luck!

So, after breakfast we packed up the car and headed to Vancouver to see "Christmas at Canada Place". I had really wanted to go last year, but we never got to it. I'm so glad we decided to add it to our trip yesterday!

As you enter the walkway you're greeted by Canada's largest mailbox (it even got in the Guiness World Book in 2000!). HUGE!

As you walk along the outside of Canada Place there are tons of trees lining the path, all sponsored by an organization or business and SO creatively decorated!

This year Davey is crazy about Nutcrackers and the giant ones in particular:


Also along the walkway were little storefront vignettes set up to look like the Woodwards store fronts might have 'back in the day'.








After we'd walked the outside, we went inside to warm up. There was a Santa's Workshop complete with photos with Santa, Christmas crafts, a letter to Santa station and the IMAX is playing Polar Express! How cool is that? Maybe next year we'll try out some of those things, but our kids were just a little too young for it this year.

PLUS, we had other places to go! After Canada Place we headed over to Stanley Park for their Bright Nights display. This year we got there just after they opened (3 pm) so it was just getting towards twilight. A good time to go, I thought.


The rain managed to hold off until we were well on our way home, and we got tickets to get on the train right away. YAY!



The lights are amazing, but for some reason Davey was more interested in the bridges and tracks. I wonder if this is the engineering blood in him? I know his Gramps would love it if Davey was an engineer like him and Uncle Paul (and uncle Rob! it really is in the blood!!)

This guy is amazing. I'd be lucky to balance on stilts, let alone dance AND wear a costume!


Davey is such a little schmoozer. He must have known Santa was a firefighter...he asked for a fire truck and told him he wants to be a fireman when he grows up. HMN....


They had a display set up with tons and tons of toys. Tink couldn't understand why she couldn't climb the fence and go play. See that leg trying to get over?

In the end we had to drag them kicking and screaming from this one...