Grandpa Dogpile

Here is Grandpa - 65 years young!

Belated Dada's Day, Bday, and a trip to the Rock

Happy belated Dada's Day to all the Dada's out there - esp. my lovely hubby Aaron and my dad Mike, and father in law Carsten. You are all amazing fathers and grandpas, Jasper loves you very much!

Happy belated 2nd bday to Kayna Frame! Kayna invited all her friends to the Westside family place last weekend for a lovely sunny playdate and some yummy food. Of course all Jasper ate was the cupcakes....sigh.

Jasper and I had a lovely 3 day trip to Victoria this past weekend to spend some time with Gma and Gpa and for mummy to have some lovely girl time with some good friends from high school. Poor Lisa was the only one drinking though since the rest of the quartet is preggers and we are all due within 3 months of eachother! I miss wine.....

Live Action from Maui

Island Style....

We just got back from 7 gorgeous, warm , beautiful days on Maui and despite the h*ll plane rides there and back, the whole vacation was magical. Not that I have travelled to too many different tropical destinations thus far, but Maui by far had to be my favorite. Perfect climate, perfect beaches, very chill - laid back lifestyle, yet with modern conveniences and drinkable water!

Jasper really dialled into his beach bum side and had a great time in both the ocean and the pool. By the end of the trip, he could almost get his own swim diapers on!

We attended a Luau at the Wailea Marriott which was good...I think Jasper preferred the baby pool area - it was amazing (note to parents out there who might visit Maui in the future). We almost snuck back the next day just to use the pool!

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, Aaron and I were able to enjoy some "us-time" - inlcuding a nice day at Wailea walking the seawall and one of the absolute highlights of the trip - the "Warren and Annabelle's" show in Lahaina (so so so so good - but kids not allowed).

On day 7, on our way to the airport, it started to rain - well, pour actually, so I think we timed our trip just right. Will definately be back in the future. Aloha!

A Party, A Parade, and a Portrait (or two)

Jasper had a wee party at his preschool on Thursday morning. Mommy was too lazy, I mean busy, to plan a big kids party this year so this one will suffice.

We spent a beautiful sunny Saturday at Lynn Valley Days, complete with parade and greasy burgers and free airplane rides compliments of Daddy.

Jasper's career as a budding self-portrait artist is coming along nicely - here are some in focus and with additional subject matter!

Wipe, wipe

Ok, so this is also posted on my Facebook site, but it makes me laugh and I have finally gotten video to upload on the blog! Hurrah!

Don't worry, my eco-friendly friends and fam - all the wipes used in this clip were recycled/reused....