Fall photos......

Finally we have had some nice days....which really just means NO RAIN! We have even seen some SUN!!!!!! (shocking! I really should'nt complain yet. The rainy season is just starting!! ;-) After B's soccer game on Saturday, I got some shots of the kids playing with the leaves. Such a treat for them to just grab some dry leaves and throw them in the air or really more fun it throwing thema at eachother!!!!

Halloween 2007 Whewww...it was busy!

But a great time had by all. The weather held out nice for us rainy Vancouverites! Little bit of drizzle for about 5 mins and that was it. We even managed to have a great neighbourhood display of fireworks too at the end of the night. All the kids were decked out in glowsticks, hot chocolate and sparklers too! B & K were so excited for Halloween this year. It seemed like the days leading up to the big event were filled with parties and other fun events!

K had a little party with Sparks and she was dressed at the Bratz Bat. Gotta have some glamour to the costume for my girl. The group (all 14 of them) decorated pumpkin cookies with yummy candies and sang songs and basically got exicted for the big night. B won 1st place in a contest at the daycare for the best original pumpkin drawing. The principal came in a selected first, second and third and he WON! He was so excited. His prize for winning 1st place was a mircoscope. So this weekend we are going to inspecting lots of things. I was quite the proud Mom!

For Halloween, we let Brayden and his best buddy Al do some trick or treating on their own together. Just on our block and they had to do a check in with us at the house. It wasn't that crazy busy so really we could still see them, but they don't need to know that do they? He was so thrilled to have some breathing room from the parents. K on the other hand was an animal. She did more house then the boys. They ended up taking a break and getting warm, but watching Transformers on our couch, mean while, K and Dad and still running from house to house. I was very proud of my girl. Lots of please's and thank you's. She was a Devil and every time I looked at her I started to giggle because she really did look like a little man. That mask was so funny. It is really just fabric but it looks so real. Here is a shot of her at her finest just before we headed out to Trick or Treat. At the end of the night, 2 bags of candy later, hot chocolate and fireworks watched she was begging to go to bed!

All in all, it was a good night and the kids had fun!

Long Lost Recently Found Again Friend Birthday Card!

This is a special birthday card.

I am going to be sending it to a Long Lost Recently Found Again Friend. She was like my best buddy in middle school (Grade 7 &8) and then off to highschool we went. I ended up moving away in grade 11 but by grade 12 we had just gone our separate ways. Thought about her lots over the years and now thanks to Face Book we have reconnected. Wow, after about 18 years how things how changed, how our lives are different yet similar. We live across the country from each other now, but it has been fun to reconnect. I bet she has know idea that I have always remembered her birthday. I hope she will be surprised. I think I will tuck a Starbucks card inside so she can have a coffee/tea and think of me.

Been Busy....

Friday night was my monthly get together with my Stamp Club. Check out the cute projects I made. My Demo Carrie is so creative and it is fun to learn new techniques. This month we focused on the Halloween theme and made this cute criss cross card with invitation. Quick and easy to make. I think that I will make "K's" birthday invitation using this technique. Just something a little new and different than the usual invitation style.

Gotta love the SU printed hallowee paper. So vibrant are the colours. This card above is the waterfall card. Little more tricky to do...you pull the ribbon and the little mini cards fold out. This next little mini card is my pride and joy of all the things I have made this past weekend. I just love this stamp. The best part was that it cost me .90cents at Michael's!. Lucy me..all the Halloween stuff was on sale and the stamps were too! I used my cuttlebug embossing folder - bloom dots, my scallop punches and my SU markers for this card. I am really pleased how it turned out. I will probably make a few more of them to give to some of my co-workers.

The next card (hey, I told you I was busy this weekend!!) is made using a brass template and embossing paste. Easy but more time consuming as you are waiting for drying time. This card features my new stamp....the faux stitching. No more using my sewing machine now!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It is Thanksgiving out on the rainy west coast and it is a perfect time for your son to play in a Soccer Tournament! Oh but he had fun, played goal and made some saves so he was happy.

Here is a card I made at my SU Demo's house on Friday night. The pumpkin is stamped on watercolour paper and coloured in using my aquapainter. Fun to use it. Little bit of masking on the pumpkins. I am pretty pleased with the end result.

Happy Thanksgiving To All!

She Shoots...she scores!!

Yep..the ball has dropped and the season is on. Both of my kiddies are playing this year and it is "K's" first year ever, so needless to say she was very excited when she got her jersey. We had soccer both days this weekend plus team photos for each. Busy busy. The boys play on Saturdays. We travelled to Maple Ridge for "B's" game. They did not win but heck it was their first game as a team and they are still "gelling" together! We lucked out with the weather as it was to rain both days. "B's" legs were bothering him again. I have made an appointment with a phsyiotherapist to get him checked out. So we will see what it up there. He has a great coach and his teammates seem really neat. He is enjoying it again after a year off.

"K's" game was today. The girls play on Sundays and was at 10:00am. She was a little nervous but held up great. She is going to be a great player, I can feel it. She just has to figure out how to run and kick the ball at the same time. She has 6 other girls on her team and at this age 5, they play 3 from each team at a time. So they all don't get worn out I suppose. She loved the half-time...you get a snack!

She did really great and scored a goal. At first ref called it foul but they ended up letting it go, so we take that at a goal. She was excited but more disappointed they did not win. Gonna have to work on that. I kept telling her that it is about having fun but she is stuck on the "win" thing.

After the game, we went home, had some lunch and then off to La Senza Girl. "K's" favourite store in the mall. Hey.. I had to reward for the goal!

It's That Time Again....The Canucks have taken the ice!

I could smell the popcorn, taste the pretzels and hear the cheers of the crowd. It's Hockey Time Again in Vancouver!

I was at the opening exhibition game last night with our beloved Vancouver Canucks and the Stanley Cup Champs....the Ducks! My employer has season tickets :-) and often shares with the employees. My HR co-worker won them in a raffle so she took me! They are awesome seats and should be at $95.00 a ticket! Nice and close to the ice. Even though the Canucks lost in over-time, it is was a great night. Did I mention that parking is $17.00!

It is great getting back into the game. I am surrounded by Canuck fans at work, so I have no choice to like them. I am a hockey fan however, being from Toronto. My beloved Borje Salming will always be my number #1 hockey favourite!

The talk has already started at work. Who is at training camp, who won't make the cut. Who makes too much money. Who needs to be traded and this is just after the 1st exhibition game. Heck it doesn't even count! Ahhh but that is true fan support isn't it?