Pics from the Hockey Game

Our little hockey fan

The girls were pretty worn out so we took Calum with us to the hockey game. He had fun. He got to see Fin (he waved at us as he was passing), watch the Orca blimp (very upset he didn't come close enough) and tried on some puck hats (he thought they were very funny). Oh, and he watched a bit of hockey. Mostly, he liked the intermission and anytime people clapped. We'll post pics later. Lucky boy, his first time to a hockey game and he gets to sit in a suite with grandma and grandpa, uncle rob, mom, dad and a room full of friendly faces. We walked by the concession people so often he made some friends there too and they were offering us free food. Calum had to wave goodbye to everyone on our last trip around the concourse and a lucky few got kisses blown their way.

...still with the colds

Everyone was hit this weekend. Calum did stay home on Friday and slept till 10am. Dakota (off for a Pro-D Day) watched him most of the day for me and was busy taking care of Des too. Don and I got sick by Friday night and Dakota got sick on Saturday. We are all doing well - sore throats, coughs, sniffles and much complaining about aches and pains but everyone is bundled up and resting for the week ahead. We (Don and I) are supposed to be going to the hockey game tonight. Don's work has a suite for the game so we've been looking forward to it. Now, we'll have to see how the kids are doing in an hour or so. Calum's been napping for about an hour and a half and should be up soon. Oh...little feet are running about so I've got to go.

Colds again

Now that the warmer weather is here everyone is getting sick again. Calum and Des have colds. I may have to keep Calum home today - he woke up at 4:30 but just fell back asleep. I'm going to let him nap for awhile and see how he is doing. Yesterday there were so few of them at daycare that they were able to go on a long walk to the library - about a 20 minute walk. Apparently Calum got to ride in the wagon most of the way and had a lot of fun.

Don and I are busy looking for a Spiderman shirt for Calum. We've found socks, and he loves them, but have not had luck with the shirt yet. Maybe a trip to the mall this weekend.

Well, things are busy at work again (another new project) so I'd better get some work in while I can. Have a good weekend.

Books with Dakota

Last night Dakota read Calum a book before bed. He liked it so much he cried for about a half hour till she came back and read him two more. He was still reluctant to go to sleep but we did get him down for the night. Dakota must be the favored one because immediately after we left daycare he was asking for her and he called out for her as soon as we got in the door.

Happy Birthday Tabitha

I couldn't log in to post last night but yesterday was Tabitha's birthday. Hope you had a happy birthday Tabs!

Spiderman

Calum has wanted to wear his Spidey pjs for 5 nights in a row. Spiderman is his latest thing....he likes the movies and the cartoons.

He's been a real character today. This morning, I was letting him pick out his socks. He couldn't decide between two pairs so I put one of the pairs on him. He quickly set it right, taking off one sock and putting on one from the other pair. He is now wearing different color socks. He also has been going around with his hat on backwards, to look like Dad.

More Birthday Wishes

Happy soon-to-be birthday to our niece Nicola and our brother-in-law Clint. We've heard Nic had her party already and got loads of presents. Maybe she'll share them with her dad.

Love from all of us. Look for presents to be arriving soon via snail mail. OK, I'm sending them today...will be a bit late.

Congratulations

Two couples we know recently got new additions. Congratulations! Don's friend has a baby girl and my friend has a baby boy. Unfortunately, they all live quite far away so we'll have to admire them from afar.

My Bunny!

When I picked Calum up from daycare yesterday he was fine till we were signing out and he saw a bunny that looked exactly like the one he has at home. He was sure it was his bunny and wanted to take it. I struggled to get him out of the room, dressed and across the street. He was crying the whole time. It didn't help that I had let him take a DVD case with him in the morning and when he saw it in his cubby and tried to open it he discovered the DVD wasn't inside. He was sure that it was at daycare too. I got him home and undressed while he was trying to get redressed and kept pointing at the daycare. I had to scramble to find his bunny (in the bottom of toy box No. 3) and the DVD (of the coffee table, luckily). As soon as he was sure they were safe, all was well. Bunny got a lot of attention last night. He had ice cream, played XBox, was chased around the house and escorted on Calum's car....he was even offered milkies and given the best seat on the new sofa. I think I'll take Bunny over with me today when I pick him up to make sure we don't have a repeat.

Calum Tours Vancouver - BC Place and Stanley Park

No!

I don't know why, but for some reason Calum has liked to start the morning off with a resounding "NO!" I guess he's just trying to catch up for all of the time he's been told no.

It's cold here today and we have plans for doing some shopping. Our phones don't work - the cordless ones - after the power went out last week. Time for some upgrades, I suppose. We are also going to start looking for some new furniture. This trip will take us through Stanley Park on the way to Park Royal mall. Maybe we'll try to get some pictures.

Expanding vocabulary

I was trying to estimate how many words Calum can say and it's impossible because it grows everyday. He's really picking things up He has some flash cards with pictures on them and not only does he know the names of things but he knows a lot of ASL signs for them too. He's also starting to put sentences together and it always surprises me when he does. I was also thinking that a lot of the things he says you'd only expect to hear so often from an active boy. Things like, "Oh, oh. A mess!" when he spills his milk on the floor. He also likes "NO, mine" and "You stop!", "You bad" or just "Ewww" when he sees something he doesn't like.

In other news, we have been having quite a hard time getting him back into his morning routine. Everything is fine till I have to get him ready to leave for daycare. He struggles out of his jacket, boots and hat and I have to hold him down to dress him. Then he cries all the way (we are just across the street from the daycare) and makes a real fuss when we get inside. He holds on tight while I fill out the intake form and tries to make a run for the door if the gate is open. Funny enough, the staff told me that he settles in very well minutes after I leave. The stinker! I go home feeling horrible about leaving him at daycare while he runs around having fun. I guess it's an adjustment for us all.

Back to work now. Hope you are all keeping warm.

Back to work, school and daycare

Yesterday everyone reluctantly returned to work, school or daycare. Calum was a bit upset. We got half way between the house and the daycare and he was pointing back home trying to get me to turn around. When we got there he tried to get me to keep his jacket on and his crying announced our return for all of the staff. It will probably take him the week to get used to it all again.

Desiree and Dakota are also back at school. Desiree is finished with her jobs so it's nice having her home again. They had a busy break - visiting family in Kamloops and Merritt. They even got to meet their newest cousin, Grace. We've only seen pictures but hear that she is pretty cute.

It was great to see our families over the break. Calum still talks about mom and dad's puppy, Oreo. Next time we go up let's hope it's considerably warmer.

Hope you all have a good start to the year.

Pics from a recent walk