Skating Fun

We all tied on the skates tonight and went to our arena for the public skate night. Lots of fun!

Yum

Guess who got a new cookbook for Christmas? Yep..Christmas Elf aka my sistah- in- law Lisa. Barefoot Contessa is her favourite and I think she believes I need to be a better cook. So....here is the first of hopefully some new favourites.

The book is Back to Basics by Ina Garten, the one and only Barefoot Contessa. Go to page 128 - Baked Shrimp Scampi.

Yep..it was good!

The Ears Have Been Pierced!

I can't believe it but I broke down and said yes to the whole ear piercing thing. She kept telling me that she was ready and could do it. I have always told her that she had to be 12 and then we would go and get it done. Well...nope, I thought to celebrate her 7th..we will go to the mall and check it all out. Needless to say, she jumped in the chair and told the ladies she was ready. As I expected...no hesitation, no crying nothing. It was just Mom, telling her that she could change her mind no worries if she was not ready...well that didn't happen and as expected it was Mom who got misty.

My Girl is 7!

My girl is now 7....yikes it seems so much older than to say she is 6. Here she is on her special day.

Cookie Exchange - Working Mom Style!

It's our little secret wink wink.........think anyone will know?

:-)

A Birthday Party

The day is done! She is fast asleep and I am relishing the quiet.

Kaylin's party went off without a hitch and she was happy! Fun times, all her friends, cupcakes pizza & pop, presents too. What more can I birthday girl ask for?

The Love Cat

Time for some photos of the Love Cat. Look at our baby.... isn't she just perfect?

The New Do's

Both kids have had "clean ups". They were long over due at the hairdresser oops, pardon me... barber too. Here are the results!

A little hello

All is good - I am just tired. Work is catching up with me I guess. Get more sleep is what I am telling myself - yep I should.

I had someone at work tell me that they have put up the Christmas Tree. Yep..lights and all. she has two little ones and all I can think is...you won't do that next year. Those kids will drive you nuts asking when the big day is! The vacation time is approaching...I can feel it. I need it!

Halloween Update

Here are some photos of the day. I won 3rd place in our Halloween Costume Contest at work. Seems I suit the Rocker Chick look. Hey..I 'll take the prize - a gift card to White Spot. Kaylin loves it there so she was thrilled! Me on the other hand got tired of people telling me that I should keep this look and get my hair done like that permanently...ummm NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is a photo of me and some work friends all gussied up! And..yes the old Mr. Lube mascot from days gone by.

The rain held off and the kids got to get out and trick or treat with there very bestest buds so needless to say they were happy. All in all a good night!

2 days till Halloween

Working on my costume for work. Thought I would go as Goth Girl this year. A far cry from my Tacky Tourist from last year!

Searching for Pumpkins at Westham Island

A day downtown

Kaylin and I headed downtown on Saturday. It was a clear and cool afternoon and we decided to go and see the Stanley Park Ghost Train. Great fun it was just the two of us. Check out some snaps.

My girl!

I walk into the kitchen the other day and find this...... that's my girl! Poor Brayden - Just putting up with it all!

We did our best!

It really was a warm October Sunday here in Vancouver. The weather was perfect for the boys to be out playing. The team we played was just too much for us and we lost 5-0. We did our best and this was probably one of Brayden's best games ever. They were just a really strong team and fast!

The kids had fun and were happy when the final whistle finally blew. The boys looked so tired. Brayden ended up sitting out the last 10 mins of the game due to an ankle injury and we have on ice now. Good thing they are not playing tomorrow. He'll need a couple of days to recover.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

We've made it to the Semi-Finals!

It has been an exciting Thanksgiving Tournament for Brayden. The team has played amazing and frankly my photos are awful. The games have been thrilling and nail-biting so for that, this is all you get. Maybe later today, something else will turn out. Mind you...look close - that is Brayden heading the ball!

Wish the Socca Warriors luck, because this afternoon we are playing for a chance to play in the finals tomorrow morning.