Happy Birthday Uncle Todd

It's not everyday that your little brother turns 30! So, to celebrate the whole family made the trek to Vancouver for a visit. David was able to stay for only a few days, but that was better than nothing. It was a great visit...not only did Todd turn 30 but he proposed to Dea in Las Vegas. They surprised us with the news as soon as we got to Vancouver. Congratulations, you two! We can't wait for the wedding.

Anyway, Sophia, Jacob and i spent a total of two weeks in Vancouver. We got to visits lots of people, attend a couple of parties, explore a couple of parks, went swimming twice, spent an morning at Science World and just enjoyed our time. We had a combination of really nice hot weather, and some really not so great weather. You know how it goes.

While at Nana and Papa's house, jacob really mastered the hand and knee crawling, so now there really is no stopping him. He is also cruising around furniture at an alarming rate. Sophia continues to use the potty successfully, and I embarked on the adventure of making her new underwear because she fought wearing the store bought stuff. All in all the little ones are doing well. They absolutely had a great time. One new thing that was discovered is Jacob's absolute love of the water. He spends his time laughing, babbling and splashing to beat the band. Too much fun.

Cowboy Jacob stealing a moment on the rocking horse. Yee haw!

Papa's spinning CD rack was a source of much entertainment. J would spin it, and spin it, then take out a CD, scrutinize it, talk to it and drop it to the floor. Kept him happy!

Sophie discovered Nana's stash of rubber gloves. Of course, these new things had to go on her feet!

One of Todd's job as Uncle is to make sure that the kids are exposed to as many things as possible --especially things that mom might not do or think of. Here, Todd continues his tradition of exposing my children to tomatoes.
The exposure was a success. Success defined as Jacob going back for more bites, Jacob actually not gagging too much and most importantly, no gag induced vomiting!

Nice weather means siewalk chalk time!
See Nana, this is what you do!

One day led us to Queen's Park in New Westminster. There they have a wonderful, free petting zoo. This made Sophia happy.
Jacob was less than impressed with the goats that kept trying to eat his stroller. Actually, he was less than impressed with the goats in general. They made him cry. Surprise, surprise!

Jacob sat happily enough with the calf, until the darn calf moved his foot and well, that made Jacob cry.

Sophia on the other hand had no problem with the calf.

This goat caught Sophia and Nana off guard
Then it proceeded to make its need for lunch made known. Very loudly and very closely!

Metropolis Shopping Center had a Dinosaurs of China show on, so we went to check out the action. Sophia spent some time uncovering dinosaur foot prints.
This is the two story Tyrannosaurus Rex that moved and roared. Only caught Sophia off guard once, and then she was okay with it.

The Godfrey Family (Auntie Dea's parents) graciously hosted us for a pizza and pool gathering. We had a great time, despite killer traffic. We tend to forget about that out here in Regina.

Scuba face!
Jacob's expression is worth a thousand words.
Jacob the crazy splash monster. Truly, I had to hold him out a couple of feet otherwise I was going to get drenched and lose an eye.

Todd picked up this onesie for Jacob while he was in Las Vegas. It is from theHouse of Blues and is a replica of the Blues Brothers suit. Well, Todd happened to have this particular black tie shirt from a formal event that he attended earlier in the month (or something like that) and insisted that I dressed Jacob in his new outfit. Together they do make quite a pair. Jacob does look rather spiffy.