la jolla

We had a jolly time at la jolla beach in sunny California. I thought I was beach person but beaches are actually incredibly dirty, just sand but still dirt-like to me.

The Sprout did NOT enjoy his shower to rinse off the sand before the car ride back to the hotel but after agreed that we had a blast dumping ocean water everywhere.

We are just about back from the Bahamas.....lots to share!

1st ice cream cone!

This was a sweet family moment one evening along the boardwalk.
The Sprout really enjoyed his 1st ice cream cone...every crumb!
His face when the Ben and Jerry's worker handed him the cone was priceless!
Pure Sweetness!

san diego

The Sprout loves to go on adventures.
We tackled San Diego and had a great time at this beach in Coronado. The Sprout and Daddy watched the waves looking for fish and Sassy enjoyed the Navy Seals training near by.
Ahhh.....don't you just love nature!

meeting sophie

We met Sophie!

...and then promptly fell asleep in Daddy's arms. The San Diego zoo was great, a must with your family or loved ones.

Just don't forget your hats like we did or $22 will buy you this stylish future zoo keeper hat!

my 1st mother's day

Romantic McDreamy and Smart Saucy cooked up an extra special 1st Mother's Day for me.

Something old... and something new.....

What could be more perfect than a charm bracelet that belonged to my Grandma Kinakin (one of the best Mom's in the world!) And add to that a heart lock in a little blue box from my favorite store.

Yoda and I both shed a tear privately before the guests arrived and while the Sprout gave me his Mother's Day gift ( a 1.5 hour nap!)

What a special day for lucky me! I will look to this special bracelet when I need true Mother power!

happy mothers day mom

"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take."-- Cardinal Mermillod

st...st...studio

Come on in and sneak a peak through my kitchen window.

This is my window because in dons my very own name. What's this I see? cabinets? Yeah! Those are my upper cabinets that are about to go up. Yes, 2 rows of perfectly measured cabinets to organise all my artsy treasures! And under those cabinets will be more beautiful storage and counters as far as my little arms can reach and glue.

This......this is a boiler to warm my little feet as I create masterpiece after masterpiece with in floor heating.

Soon my love, my kind old kiln you too will be warm with new projects in your belly. I have so many ideas!

McDreamy spoils me. He didn't have to build this studio but did because he loves my artsy side. One our first dates involved sketching by candlelight on a coffee table sitting on the floor.
He has no idea how excited I am for my studio to be completed. I can't wait to be able to begin a project and leave it out for days while I tinker with it.

I know my little buddy in Manitoba is pretty excited too. I can't wait to have him over so we can do some clay projects and make his aunty Tiff aunty Nelia and Nanny pair of glass fused earring.
I am sure many masterpieces are yet to come but this will always be my best project...

fresh fruit for the chef

The Chef hurt his knee and needed some TLC so the Sprout and I slipped over with a special supper for The Chef the other day. He dined on Sassy's famous ribs ( Nana's secret recipe), oven roast potatoes, stuffed tomatoes, fresh fruit (he he), iced tea, cookies and mini kit kats. McDreamy enjoyed the same supper quickly before rushing back to the OR with a little Bar-B-Que sauce still on his cheek (maybe that's the real reason surgeons wear masks!)

perfect parks

We love going to the park. We are so lucky to have 5 parks with in a 10-15 minute walk from our house.

What park do we feel like going to today...

.....the hill park with the good swings and slide

......the splash pool park

.......the handy market next door to the park

.....the perfect climbing apparatus for supervised babies park(I'll get pics of it soon)

......the cool and shady tree park

fun factory

The Sprout had a great play date with a few buddies a while back. Here are a few photos from our day at the fun factory. This place really is called the fun factory. There are multiple ball pits, rocking horses, tunnels high and low, swingers, sliders, giant plastic trees with slides and doorbells just to name a few highlights. Best of all this magnificent place is free for babies but silly Mommies who forget their socks must may $2.63 for a pair that you could spit through, still, a small price to pay for The Sprout's happiness. It was a great time, we can't wait to do it again!