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David, Amy, Ben and Lizzie are sitting `round the table eating lunch and talking about ketchup. David regales them all with a tale about `that time Daddy got ketchup on his shirt and it never came off.` "They didn't have OxyClean back in those days so I guess they just couldn't get stains off." It's been four months without cable and yet the legacy of brainwashing lives on...****** listening

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Monday we visited our friends the Abelmans. The weather wasn't warm enough for swimming, but it wasn't raining. So I got snappy with my camera and got some pictures of all of us. Watch out, there's lots of narcissm in this post!!Popsicles make for the best summertime pictures. And the best summertime treats too!Not sure why, but I seem to have a tendancy to attack my food these days...David needs

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For Andrew's last day of vacation, we decided to head up the river to the Vancouvers. Our first stop was supposed to be Horseshoe Bay, but there wasn't a single parking spot there, so after cruising around for a bit, we headed to our second stop, Lonsdale Quay.Lizzie came dressed in her finest:And the first order of business was to visit the Quay.We stopped for a bite to eat.And listened to the

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Despite the fact that Andrew grew up doing quite a lot of camping. we'd never been camping together. In fact, unless you count an overnight tenting in my girl guide leader's backyard or one night sleeping in a tent with the Sunday School when I was a teenager, I'd never been camping at all. Last year I started working on Andrew and this year (thanks to some fabulous friends) I just started

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David lost his second tooth today. In addition to writing the tooth fairy a note, David left the tooth fairy his tooth in an envelope. The note is very polite and thanks the tooth fairy for the book she left him last time. Then he asks her if he might please have a book again this time. "I like Tin Tin and Calvin and Hobbes," he says.The tooth fairy just finished doing her thing and noticed on

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So many of my blog postings feel like I'm reciting a list of things we did. Very dry. That said, I don't always have witty stories to recount about the kids and I certainly don't want to even attempt to get deep on here. How embarassing. So here's another picture diary:One day last week we had a play date. I guess it was Tuesday. The sun was still shining and our friends wanted to come try out

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Ahhhh...glorious sunshine. There's nothing like it! Elisabeth and I have been enjoying our afternoons in the sun. And on this particular day, we decided to pull out our kiddy pools and pretend it was summer.And then, because you can just never get enough sun, we decided to forego the Canucks game again and head to the beach.Funnily enough, not very many people had the same idea.You could even go

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Sunny Sunday? Afternoon in Chilliwack! After church, we headed to the Abelmans' for a fire and some swimming.While David soaked his feet in the pool, Lizzie played in the smaller pool.Matching pouty faces.Seffie eating broccoli. SO funny with it.Playing with dolls in the water.

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My brother Rob came to town for the weekend and it was our turn to host him. But I'm feeling kinda lazy these days so I conned the newlyweds into hosting breakfast Saturday morning. While Alexis made a dress to wear to her brother's wedding that day, Dave made waffles. I'm not sure which was more impressive.We ate outside. There was a Dave table:The boys:Miss Lizzie. And apparently that's all the

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I thought I'd take a break from blogging the distant past to show you something more recent. Weather here was lovely this weekend, so on Sunday evening we decided to head to Blackie Spit for a walk. Of course, a walk around the spit is not complete without a run through the long grass on the hill near the dog park. And we decided to document it on 'film'.If there was ever a time I thought Lizzie

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It's hard to believe this is my last year with a preschooler. But it's true. Lizzie is down to her last few weeks in preschool and come September I will be dropping her off for all day kindergarten! I'm not sure my poor mama's heart can stand it :(But she's already leaps and bounds ahead of where David was at this stage. She recognizes every letter of the alphabet and her numbers. She can sight

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We decided to buy season's passes to the zoo this year. And, because we found ourselves with a pleasant day and no plans, we headed out to Aldergrove to wander 'round the premises. David armed himself with eye protection and a map:And proceeded to direct us around the park.We got lost a few times along the way, but luckily we were in good hands. All the littles had maps.

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Well, this is me trying to play catch up.Way back on April 16 we had a bonfire. At the Abelmans. I remember that it was cold. And that we brought wood, but we didn't have a ton of firewood so Darren got out his chainsaw and pruned the cherry trees. But more about that later.First let's look at this cute picture of Mayah threatening to shoot me with her water gun!The kids love playing in Brad's

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You may have noticed this blog has been dormant for a while. Truth be told, my heart hasn't been in blogging for a while. However, posting all my pictures to Facebook is not very fulfilling. So I'm thinking about taking it up again. BUT because of my personality type, I will have to catch up on everything I missed before I start with anything new. Holy overwhelming batman!Still...projectdavid may

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Yesterday as she was leaving the playground, my sister tried to steal David. Apparently, he would not be stolen. I left Elisabeth racing around the swing sets and brought David closer to us. As we walked, he said, "I don't want to go with Aunty, but I would trade Tink for Jade!"We've all felt like that at times. Please can I trade my annoying sibling for my best friend?We stayed at the playground

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No wonder David's size 7 jeans barely fit him - he's grown more than two inches in seven months! I measured him and Elisabeth this morning since everyone keeps telling me that David looks really tall all of a sudden. I'm five ten and David easily rests under my elbow when we're standing in the playground...as in, I can put my elbow on his head and it's the perfect height for me to lean on him ;)

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My dad is due to begin his spring migration home again next week. And you can tell the kids are excited for it. The other day Tinky made cookies, "Let's package some up for your dad. Cause I love him a little bit you know."David and Tinky are playing playmobil, David is telling Elisabeth how to set up their house: "Don't forget to set up the bed. Cause old people need more naps than everyone

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Yesterday Elisabeth pulled out David's Kid's Club memory verses and was pretending they were her verses. Since she can't read yet, she had to improvise. Here are three of the of Lizzie's Memory Verses:I will be glad and rejoice in your goodness and love and I will never be afraid because you are always watching me and my family.My God says that I have to love my family and I have to pray to the

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This Sunday, Andrew did the Bible reading at church. He was reading from Psalms and I didn't think the kids were paying too much attention until suddenly David grabbed me and said, "Mom did Daddy just say, 'My servant David'?" I nodded so he continued with, "DOES THAT MEAN I'M HIS SERVANT?"**************************************Elisabeth just learned about dental health in preschool. The

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As we were leaving the beach last Wednesday, I spotted a grassy hill. I asked Elisabeth to run up and down the hill a few times while I snapped some pictures...and I love how they turned out!Here are four of my favorites:

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One of the best things about stopping at the Point Robert's Sip and Ship is their ice cream. They always have kid friendly flavours like birthday cake.And Moose Tracks and Rainbow Sherbet. Oh yum.In fact, the ice cream options were so good, even mummy broke down and tried some!Then, when we'd finished buying our crazy cheap gas, picking up our parcels and eating our ice cream, we headed to the

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My very creative sister has decided to sell the amazing hats she makes. I am helping her make her blog look pretty and in return for the ten minutes or so of work I'm doing on that, she crocheted Elisabeth this beautiful hat.While we were looking for something springlike for Elisabeth to wear to Point Roberts, I found this outfit of Jades and thought it would go perfectly with the new hat. See?

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A sure sign that spring has arrived (or is on it's way) is that we start eating out of doors. With spring break and the arrival of springlike weather, we managed to eat lunch outside three days in a row!Even peanut butter and jam tastes gourmet when enjoyed in the fresh air!And Braylon was over the moon!Outside!Puddles!Food!Three of his favorite things. Lookit that smile!Or how 'bout this one?!

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On Wednesday morning we met our friends and neighbors at one of my favorite playgrounds for some fun. When we got there, Kandace was already well addicted to this spinny thing.And Lizzie was wearing her new hat!There is a bridge at the park and the kids love to play troll bridge. Can you spot the nasty troll waiting to catch the kids?There's also a jeep. So much fun to cruise around in ;)Lizzie

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On Tuesday we had arranged to meet Daisy and Tyler at the river for a bonfire. While we waited for time to leave, we went kayaking in the driveway.Note to self: The river is always five hundred degrees cooler than the rest of the world. Remember that and dress accordingly. Also, it's always windy so bring three times as much wood as you think you're going to need. Wind + freezing cold + big

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Monday was a busy, busy day what with the birthday party and such. But come dinner time, we all felt like we needed to get OUTSIDE and clear the cobwebs. So we stopped at Subway and took our dinner to the beach.It was cold.But beautiful.

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Sunday after church we met up with our neighbors again to do a little birthday present shopping and then we went to the playground.Oh look, it's my favorite spinny thing!Since I can't seem to ride the spinny thing without falling off (rather spectacularly too, considering all the witnesses), I opted to ride on this thing for a while.Oh yeah!My kids have typically hated these bucket things. On

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If you're my facebook friend, then odds are you've already seen a series of pictures from our adventure out on the ranch this weekend. I had planned on posting essentially the same pictures to here...but then I realised there were so many good pictures I could practically do a different post about our adventure. So if you think you've already seen these, it might be worth a second look :)Ever

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Every once in a while we like to get together with our friends the Lysters and decorate cookies or cupcakes or something. Now you might recognize this as a project I did about a year ago at Jane's house. I thought the preschoolers would be well able to handle this project, but it would still wow everyone.Here's Ben working on his project:And David and Amy - they were superstars. They did some

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The other day Nate decided he wanted a mustache, so he drew one on his face. Now we're not sure if he got the idea because the Grade Fives at school had mustache day, or if he's just really envious of Andrew's amazing facial hair, but he drew a lovely felt pen mustache. Thank goodness for washable markers, hey (and also that he didn't do it at MY house!)I knew I had seen fake mustaches somewhere

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It was a beautiful snowy day, so we decided to take the family up to Fort Langley for a little stroll around the antique mall. Of course, we had to stretch out the trip a bit so we parked a few blocks away and walked around the village first.No trip to Fort Langley is complete without a trip to Gasoline Alley and Roxanne's! David found a little flat cap by the Hatman of Ireland, the same company

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A combination of more beautiful weather and a killer headache had me craving a walk by the ocean today. So after church and a quick lunch, we headed towards Crescent Beach. Because I really needed the WALK portion to happen (usually we end up parking and playing), I suggested we park near the 101 stairs and hoof it from there. So. Here are the 101 stairs.And the train bridge followed by endless

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There's nothing like sunshine in winter to make you want to act like it's summer. And since we had spent Friday wandering around in the sun in our sweatshirts, we thought we'd be fine having a little spring fire at the river on Saturday. David was at a birthday party, so the three of us packed up the car and headed to Derby Reach.It was lovely. And the tugboats were out:Yup, I said boatS.And, as

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We decided to take the kids to pizza night at Wendell's Cafe and Bookstore. It was the perfect evening for heading down there.And sitting outside. As long as they put the heaters on for us.MNNN....Then we grabbed hot drinks and went for a stroll.Ahem.

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I love Pro D Days. I love 'em even better when the sun is shining and friends want to hang out with us. We went to Campbell Valley Park to feed the birds. Kandace showed us how to do it.David was very good at standing still and waiting for the birds.The birds just weren't coming to their hands. So we tried putting the seed on their heads. Success!It is the coolest feeling having them perch on

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Today was a proD day from school. I asked for the day off 'work' so I could spend some quality time with my kids. We got up bright and early and headed to Brookswood park. David loved the spinny thing.And actually, so did I!!Next we had a juice break.Then we headed to downtown Langley and tried out another park. We have a goal to hit up every single playground in Langley this year and rate them.I

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Neighbor Kandace had an awesome idea: throw the littles a Valentines Day Party. And since we have a big sort of empty basement, we had it at our house.Firs the kids rode around a little:Then we lined em up for a snapshot:And played some party games. Some went over better than others...And we decorated cookies.Some of us definitely subscribe to the more is more philosophy of cookie

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There's been a lot going on around here lately. In fact, the days kind of pass in a blur. On the one hand, that means I've had to get a lot more organized so that things don't fall apart. On the other, days are passing in a blur! oy.I always have extra kids in the house. I love it. We've made friends with some of our neighbors (I use that term fairly loosely though, but they do live in the

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Today we had to make a little trip to Maple Ridge. We couldn't go there without stopping at the gelato store for some yummy treats and a delicious latte.Even Braylon tried a strawberry ice. MNNNAnd was very excited when I let him have my coffee cup.Then, since I accidentally missed our exit on the Golden Ears Bridge and ended up driving through Cloverdale anyway, we stopped at our favorite

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Now that I have my camera back from the repair shop, there will (hopefully) be a lot more blogging happening here again. Especially if the dry weather holds.Yesterday Elisabeth went to her first Ready, Set, Learn session at our school. These sessions are for 3 and 4 year olds to help prepare them for Kindergarten. Even though Elisabeth goes to preschool, we decided to check out the sessions and

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January passed in a bit of a blur. It seems like there are always extra people in my house, which I LOVE, but it means that I'm not enjoying my usual pattern of taking off for the beach or having impromptu photo shoots. Which, considering I didn't have my proper camera for most of the month, was okay.Ben has become a regular fixture at our house. He's over anywhere from 2-3 days a week and he and

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Last night Andrew was trying to finish up a project so I gave the kids their evening bath. As I was scooping Elisabeth out of the bath, she held up her hands and exclaimed, "You'd better pack me for lunch, cause I'm a raisin!"Seriously, I don't know where she gets it...

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Amy: I'm going to marry David when I grow up.David: AHHHHHHH...okay.David: But you'll have to stay home and look after our kids because I'm going to get a job.Amy: I don't care. I'll just get a babysitter and I'm going to work too.....David: I'm going to make furniture when I grow up. Elisabeth asked me to make her a purple princess couch, but I'm going to make book cases too and I'm going to

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Mama? If your head gets bitten off, does just your head go to heaven, or does your whole body go?Mama, this is a better way. You should just put your morning clothes on over your pyjamas. Then at night, you take off your morning clothes and you're already wearing your pyjamas!Mama, what would happen if I hugged you tight? Would you die?Mama? What happens when someone pukes on you?

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Now I know what I want for Christmas when I'm a grown up. Jewellry! And other fancy stuff.Stuff like, fancy shoes, and a heart shaped iPod with a piano on it, and a heart and rose sweater and Korean Food!

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Mama, what are you having for lunch?My meltie sandwich, same as always.And that has mushrooms in it?Yes, that's right.Are there fairies in those mushrooms?

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Oh how we love to fire! Today we met different friends (different as in not the ones we had the fire with two days ago) at the river for another bonfire. David decided to chop some wood."woo hooo! I did it~!"This time we brought dogs to roast.And Ben went for a jog with the baby.oh, and we also brought non-edible dogs.There were boats on the water today.Check out the wake!Sunset on the water. So

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David got a few lego sets for Christmas. Just a few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend of mine about how frustrating lego is for David. He wasn't able to figure out instructions and had a hard time waiting for his parents to have the time to help him.Then Christmas happened and his aunt and uncle in Ontario sent him a whole airport. David got sick of waiting for us grownups to help. So he put

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So we have these awesome new neighbors. Who, when we invited them to spend New Year's Eve afternoon at the river with us, quickly rushed out and chopped all this wood for us to burn. Oh yeah. Obviously they know how to win our affection!Despite the fact that the temperature was hovering around zero, the kids all rushed off to the water to play.We old folks stayed closer to the fire. And were

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When the snow won't come to you, and you can't go to the snow, you learn to make do. So our inventive kids decided that the very thick frost would make for awesome sledding.Meanwhile, these two staked out the stairwell.Eventually everyone came in for lunch time.Well, everyone except these two who were too busy chatting.

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Every day Elisabeth gets a little more heavy handed with her makeup application. Here she is after she and Amy gave themselves makeovers.The fantastic four go for a group hug.I told her to look pretty. Maybe this is a model face??The kids decided to have a dance party. We put on some tunes and they got down.But then we decided it was time to go for a walk. We even found some snow...That was fun!

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The weather was absolutely beautiful, so we decided it was high time we head to the beach. We brought some friends and some snacks and found our favorite spot.Andrew started rolling logs around, and the kids thought that this one looked like a great place to play.Until the boys started rolling the log back and forth. Elisabeth (being the one furthest from the ground) got a bit freaked out.So

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Remember that makeup kit Elisabeth got for Christmas? She's a bit addicted to that makeup.We had some old friends of mine over for lunch and Elisabeth decided she needed to put some makeup on in honour of their visit. That's glitter all over her face, not scabs. And believe it or not, this is actually one of the more subtle jobs she's done lately.

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Merry Christmas!Christmas day dawned bright and early. But none of the kids would wake up. So finally, since we adults were getting impatient(!) we sent Andrew up to wake them up! David was so excited to get this Playmobil set from his grandparents in Ontario. He's been coveting Jade's camper set for months, but now they have different pieces that they can play with together! Yay :)Andrew finally

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What time of year isn't bonfire season? It's always a good time for a fire :) So we grabbed some timmys and headed to the river. ahhhhhhhBefore we even got the fire going, the kids were right in there with their sticks.And of course, Andrew and I had to document the occasion with a self portrait!It was a beautiful evening! Even Santa was out on the water!The kids decided to try their hands (feet?

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In the past few years, we'd heard a lot about the Land of Christmas. Then, when we had our neighbors over for dinner, they told us that they'd been there and spent 45 minutes wandering around. Sounds good, we thought and so we bundled up and went to check out the lights.Upon arriving at the Land of Christmas, you're greeted by a ginormous Christmas book. See?And they had the cutest tin

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We had three Christmas concerts this year. David's entire school participated in telling the story of the origins of the Christmas Carol, Silent Night. I was at both performances and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed them both! And we ended the night with a Christmas Carol Sing Along. It was great fun, made even better by the company we kept at both concerts.Unfortunately though, the lighting

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So, it's been raining a lot here lately. Like, unless you actually live on the west coast, I don't think you can fathom the rain. And I've been going stir crazy. So yesterday Elisabeth and I had to get out of the house. And we weren't gonna go to the mall, so we went to Timmys.As we were driving, Elisabeth says to me, "Mama, why does God love rain?"I thought for a few moments, then explained

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David's class got a turn at the North Pole too.I think his class was directing the reindeer in for their landing here...secret elvern skills!They got to do a little ice fishing too! No candy canes this time around though :(Then we heard some stories from Mrs. Claus. David got right into them!And when we came home, we did a little painting.

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Some of my favorite Christmas pictures (of our family) were taken at the Historic Stewart Farmhouse. This year I decided to try to recreate them. Here we are!Then that evening we headed to Cloverdale to watch their Christmas parade. As usual, the highlight of the parade was the HUGE parade of trucks.

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The Abelmans joined us for the Langley Christmas Parade this year. We started the night off with reindeer hats.The parade was pretty good.But the best part of the night was when we got to decorate our gingerbread houses.Everyone got in on the action. Even the grown ups.This is David's side of our house. And this is Elisabeth's side. Different philosphies on house decorating!

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Elisabeth's class went on a field trip to the North Pole. Here are four of the munchkins from her class waiting for our tour to begin.We all thought Saydee looked like Cindy Lou Who in this picture!And Ben was priceless in his AWESOME shirt!Finally the tour began and we got to hear all about how the North Pole Mail system works.We lined up to add some special magic to our letters to Santa.And

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One of our favorite things to do, when waiting for David to get out of school, is play on the swings. Even on a cold winter's day.Elisabeth and her sidekick Griff. They both like to eat. Eat and chat.And this was also the day we decorated our first Gingerbread house. Practice makes perfect, don't you know!

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An old friend from Trinity (and in fact, he was Rob's roommate) was in town this weekend. We both have kids so we decided to meet for lunch and a wander round Burnaby Village Museum. They have it all set up for Heritage Christmas. Right up my alley!Oh, if only these were real. Yum!Father Christmas? Oh goodie!David was excited, but Elisabeth was a little bit afraid.heh heh hehI'd love to have

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We were hoping to get family pictures done today, but finally decided it was a bit too soggy out. So when we decided to head to Fort Langley for a bonfire, I thought I'd try and snap a few pictures of us and the kids. Who knew it would be so hard to get a decent picture with everyone eyes open, looking at the camera?Also, while I was expecting a bit more snow in Fort Langley, I didn't realise it

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It had to be posted.

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It snowed again on Thursday. YAY! I quickly put my kids to work clearing the driveway!Elisabeth got right down to business. Eating snow is her favorite pastime.So Ben decided to try some too.Braylon was up from his nap, so he came out to play too.But quickly decided he was not a fan of the snow!After Braylon went home, we went sledding. As you can tell, Ben LOVED it!Even after he crashed into the

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Story time. Nothing like a snuggle and a story with Daddy :)It snowed last weekend. And because it was the first snow of the season our kids were ecstatic!You can tell there wasn't all that much on the ground, but it was more than enough to play in for a morning.Trying out the sleds our friend Lorrie gave us last winter (and which we never got to use because we didn't get any snow!)We headed to

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We have always intended to make attending the Remembrance Day Ceremonies a tradition for our family. However, this was our first year going out to the local cenotaph.Unfortunately, Langley City was ill prepared for the crowds of people who came out. Once the parade had gone by, the street in front of the cenotaph was packed. We were across the road from the stage and we couldn't hear a word. We

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David (stomping down the stairs after an argument with his sister): I really wasn't wishing for a sister when I came to life. I was wishing for a brother. And now I'm wishing for nobody!!Elisabeth: If I hit someone in the head with a walking stick, what will happen?David (looking at me sitting in the arm chair): NOBODY sits in the King's chair!Elisabeth: Well, what if I hit Grandma in the head

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Doesn't he look like a little English squire? Love the boots with the flat cap!Ben came over and we all went to the playground. It's how we roll.Our new favorite thing to do is have races down the slide.Then after school we went for a walk. We got to the end of our road and a HUGE hailstorm rolled in. Then a torrential rain pour. Then it was fine and we finished our walk.And enjoyed the waning

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I love sunny Sundays. Love 'em even more when we can zip to the beach for the afternoon.We raced home from church, threw some food together and headed to Crescent Beach for a picnic and play. It was beautiful there.Cold. But beautiful.My fambly got right to business, building their sandcastles. I tried to find a comfortable spot on the sand with my book.You would think it would be easier to

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Hey Elisabeth. Go stand in front of that fence. I wanna take your picture.Oh. No smile? Okay then.Let's head to the playground and eat halloween cheesies.*sigh* I really wish he'd quit licking his lips to smithereens.

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We had a couple of gorgeous days last week. And, since the real BC weather could settle in at any time, we decided to make the most of the nice weather and go for a walk every day after school. Usually our path would take us to the end of the road where the "water road" is. It's a favorite.This time Jade was with us:We brought snacks and ate them at the bottom of the road.Elisabeth finished first

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Some leftover pictures from Halloween. Here's Braylon, the little guy I babysit. He came to show us his adorable costume. Braylon is crazy about penguins and his sleepytimestuffy is a penguin. The only show on TV he ever pays any attention to is Pingu. And I swear he speaks more penguin than he does English!! Isn't he adorable?My pumpkin creation this year. I perfected the arms this year and

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There are two little trees in front of my mum's house. They have lots of branches which make them perfect for my two little monkeys to climb.As they've gotten braver, they've climbed higher and higher in the trees.And also gotten stuck in the trees. Repeatedly. Much to the amusement of our neighbours who can't understand why, as soon as one of their parents have unstuck them, they climb straight

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And today Lizzie got to dress up for school. Here she is doing her best superhero pose!And clowning around with Teacher Leah (I'd like to point out here that Leah is almost as tall as me. And look how tall Elisabeth is on her!! Oy.)Then we had to dress up for the Halloween Dance at David's school. Elisabeth and I went as cats.Andy went as a pirate and David wore his shark costume.

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On Thursday Andrew took David on his field trip to Aldor Acres. Poor Andrew. It poured rain all day. Lucky for them it was a lot dryer (despite the rain!) there, and there was lots of cover. Here they are on the hay ride.There they all are!Have you seen the dancing pig? Here's David dancing to the dancing pig!Then on Thursday night, the kids had their Harvest Party at church. David went as a

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On Wednesday, Elisabeth's preschool (all classes) went to Hazlemere Pumpkin Patch. They're a cute bunch.So cute, I couldn't decide which picture to choose.The weather here has been pretty awful lately. Lots and lots of rain. BUT Wednesday started off a little misty and ended up being really nice. Almost hot.Still, the ride to the pumpkin patch (and the walk through the corn patch) were a little

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Monday was the kids' last skating lesson. And of course, given the time of month, they had to go in costume. Lizzie wore her butterfly costume.And David wore his shark suit. Both kids were mad that their hats (which are attached to the costume) didn't fit over their helmets.It was a fun day. But neither of them passed their level. This is pretty common, but we're not very happy with the way the

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I just have to do a little plug for travelzoo. We booked our hotel through this website and got the most amazing deal. We had two queen beds in the Queen Victoria (which is next to the Royal BC Museum) and two free tickets to the IMAX and two free tickets to the museum and free parking until 2 pm on Sunday. Incredible!On Sunday it was pretty rainy so we were happy that we'd planned on watching

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What do you do at the end of a perfect day? Celebrate with ice cream of course! So we parked our car and walked towards the harbour. Stopping first at the Royal BC Museum for a photo.And a quick picture of where we planned to eat dinner.Finally made it back to The Soda Shoppe. Yum!This was our view from the booth at the window. Nice, eh?Outside we saw a famous Victoria busker. That's right: a

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Just around the corner from Fort Rodd Hill is Hatley Castle. We opted not to tour the inside of the castle since my brother has seen it before (and apparently it's not on his top 10 list). But we had lunch and wandered around the grounds. Again, really beautiful. And can I just note that we need more deciduous trees in this area.I was hoping to get a good family picture while we were in Victoria.

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On the same grounds as Fort Rodd, you'll find the Fisgard Lighthouse. I know I've blathered on and on about how gorgeous this site was, but good golly. I really felt like we'd been somewhere after this. You know, like the Maritimes or something wonderful. I'm so thankful that the weather forecasts were wrong and we had the most perfect weather for exploring.Here's just a few of the pictures I

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After breakfast we headed to Fort Rodd Hill to view the gun batteries.Once again I was blown away by the beauty of the island. And I really wish we had more oak and maple trees here. They are so pretty.Notice how big this bullet is compared to David:That's a big gun!What's Uncle Rob doing?Ah yes, dumping David in the trash. The perfect place for him!!This was the warrant officer's house. The

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Saturday morning we headed to Rob's place and walked to breakfast. We weren't sure exactly where we were going, but decided to explore the neighborhood a little. Here's one of his neighbors. What a crazy house, eh?!I think it could be quite spooky this time of year, but apparently it's a low income senior's residence or something like that.I loved the hydrangeas. I wish I could get mine that

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After we picked Rob up, we drove to our hotel and literally threw our cases in the room, then headed outside for a walk. Almost immediately outside our hotel (across the road) was St. Ann's Academy. It's a beautiful building with gorgeous grounds. I'd love to be able to spend my lunch hours wandering them or sitting on a bench under one of the many, many oak trees there. I really love oak

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On Friday, as soon as Braylon had gone home for the weekend, we hopped in the car and headed for Rob's house.The rain held off for our trip and it was actually quite nice by the time we got close to the island.So after a few minutes in the play area, we headed outside!It's been a long time since I've been on this particular ferry trip so I'd forgotten that a lot of the trip winds in between

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Today Ben and Lizzie and I went to Ralph's Farm Market. I'd heard that they'd set up a little photo station for fall so we wanted to check it out.There were lots and lots of pumpkins!And a little photo op scene.Lots and lots of hay. Elisabeth wanted to know if this was the drinking kind of hay.Well, we pretty much took all the pictures we could, so then we headed to James Hill (?) Park in

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Four years ago we started a tradition with our best buds. Every October we visit a pumpkin patch and pick out pumpkins, then head to the Abelmans for a pumpkin carving contest and bonfire. Today was our day so we headed to the Chilliwack Corn Maze.We had some fun waiting for the Abelmans to arrive.And then everyone hopped in a wagon for a chauffeur pulled ride to the patch.I was gratified to know

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Today was David's birthday and his big birthday party. We had fifteen of his friends from school over for a super hero themed party. It's impossible to guess what the weather will be like this time of year, so we planned for the party to take place in our basement.Our basement is shaped like a big L with the stairs falling right in the middle of the short part of the L. So we moved everything

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David decided he wanted to have a superhero party for his birthday this year. But if you've walked in a store this year, you might have noticed that alllll the kids merchandise this year is all about the Toy Story 3 stuff. So it was practically impossible to find anything other than stickers with a superhero motif. Which kinda suited me since I'm not super crazy about branded parties.Thanks to

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Today was Thanksgiving, but since we'd already celebrated it on Saturday, we decided to go to the beach today. It was absolutely gorgeous out when we started out, but soon enough it cooled off and a big wind swept in. It was still awesome. Here's some pictures...I took some pictures of the kids in this tree when Elisabeth was only a few weeks old. Here she is this fall.And the boy:Andrew had the

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Sunday evening we packed some sandwiches and headed to Derby Reach for a picnic supper and bonfire. It was beautiful there.We threw rocks in the water. Tried to make Olympic rings, but we couldn't throw the rocks in the water fast enough.Oh David. Is this your permanent picture face?Mommy, are my marshmallows on fire?Mnnn...perfection...Playing with the leaves. Next time we should bring a rake!

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David's friend Sam and his family came over for dinner. Then the kids watched a movie.Then Uncle Rob came for the weekend. He played with a lot of lego.

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As I was saying...I'm so excited to be able to play with my camera again.

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My sister was selling her camera so of course I bought it!I'm so excited to be able to take pictures again!

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Today was a pro-d day for David. I asked him last night what he would like to do on his day off. I suggested a park or playground or maybe the beach. He thought for a while then said, "I would like to walk down to the road where the water runs. Then, after we've played there, I want to come home for a nap. Then we can take Braylon to a playground. After he goes home, I want to play lego. Then can

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I made some apple sauce last week (and again today). David really likes the berry sauces, so I mix about half and half blue berries with apples and cooke them down then blend. I needed to use up my first batch, so we all had apple sauce for lunch. Our little friend sure seemed to like it!Elisabeth played harmonica music to accompany our lunch.Mid week, the weather changed here. Instead of being

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