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More on Mister K

I intend to do a bit of a birthday post to explain the Superhero themed festivities, but I am still kinda recovering from the busy weekend. So here is a glimpse of how K has changed throughout his 4 long years of life.

In the belly about a week before he was born

His first photo

1st Birthday frog cake



2nd Birthday airplane cake

3rd Birthday no cake picture this year - Autie must have taken one
It was a James the Tank Engine cake as James is much cooler than Thomas



Now 4th Birthday Super hero cake sure tastes good Uncle G!

He's 4

Truthfully it is hard to grasp. He was a sweet sweet baby. He was an annoyingly energetic and mischievous toddler (we duct taped him into his diaper each night for almost a year). And now, now he is a charming and quirky preschooler.

He constantly tells me stories about make believe things. These stories often start with "One time when I was six...".

Yesterday in the car he said "See that mountain over there? (Burke Mountain) It is the stinkiest and yuckiest place in the whole world. Dragons live there." and the story went on like that for at least 5 minutes.

This morning he said "Mom, I am Indiana Jones and you are the giant jumping girl (don't ask, I don't really get that part myself). Ya know why? Cause Indiana Jones loves the giant jumping girl!"

Love you too Indie!

a walk by the water just a holding your hand...

10 points if you know what song this title is from. Ok, 50 points, it is pretty obscure.

Here is a few shots of a family walk we took on a rare event called "Nobody has to go to work today kids!"

The only way I make it into pictures is by self portrait. These are my warm boots.

Brilliant Daddy decided to make 2 paper airplanes to spice up the whole "let's go for a walk and get some exercise" scenario. It got upgraded to "let's throw our planes and chase them down the path over and over until they're soggy". The kids bought it! And it was quite fun!


Sorry for all the superfluous quotes today, just in that kinda mood.

Go Canucks Go

As a Christmas gift, Uncle D and Auntie M gave the boys tickets to go to the Canucks skills competition.
Now in this house we don't have cable. And A is... how shall I say this... not a big sports fan. When we lived in North Carolina A and I went to a few hockey games as it was cheap and easy to get tickets, even the day of the game. Anyway, I tell you this because I had to explain the game to him. I clearly remember telling him what icing was as if he had never heard of it before. He just doesn't get into that sort of thing. One of our American friends had box seats through work so we went to a game. This friend and my husband were munching on appies and discussing music while I sat by myself and cheered. I was thrilled to see an NHL game from box seats! I digress.Back to last week, Uncle D and Daddy took the boys to see the "hockey game" after they rode the skytrain down there and had lunch at D and M's house. They got all done up with tatoos and wore their jerseys and had their mini sticks (all gifts from D & M).
Now at first we were worried about this little monkey's ability to sit still, but 2 adults to 2 kids seemed like a good ratio. And of course the itouch always helps pass the time.
In the end the only problem was K's mistaking "We are going to watch hockey with your uncle" for "We are going to go play hockey with your uncle". He was pretty disappointed that they didn't get to go out on the ice themselves.
And their favorite part? Riding the skytrain of course.

Playing catch up: December

In my fight with Blogger these pictures ended up in reverse order, out of spite maybe? Oh well. Here is what the season looked like at our house. Starting with the morning after....
Christmas morning...
Christmas Eve. Someone insisted on opening their new PJ's with scissors....
Here are some crazy faces on Christmas Eve...

Crazy faces on K's Christmas concert night. Hmm, a theme?
Auntie, Uncle and cousin A at the preschool concert
There is K in the middle on the right in a red vest. He is the one doing actions but not singing at all.
Gingerbread house made in Kindergarten
Decorating the tree...

Our big family ginger bread house.
Ok, that was the box, this is what it actually looked like. Don't look too close.

Christmas card Pics

In early December we had a quick photoshoot with my s-i-l and these are the awesome results most of these shots are now above my fireplace and look great!
I know these pics aren't new if you have me on facebook or got a Christmas card, but I must-stay-chronological, it's a compulsion I tell you.

I told you I am almost caught up!