Pumpkin Patch

We went to Richmond's pumpkin patch and found huge melons!

Oh Daddy, can I please get this one? You can hoist this one to the SUV right?



Hey, there's even baby pumpkins. I'll take care of these.



Can I take this one please?



Once we got home, the fun began!

Daddy used their wedding gift gravy ladle to scoop out the pumpkin guts. He said that it was the best tool ever -- good spoon angle, firm grip, strong metal. I'm sure it'll still work for gravy at Christmas.

Apparently, the internet said that smearing Vaseline all over the cut edges would preserve the carved pumpkin a bit longer. Mommy had to carve her pumpkin early since she left for Fort St. John and won't be back 'til Hallowe'en night. Good thing I don't need Vaseline anymore for my diapered bum.

October 20, 2008 - Happy Birthday Em!

Happy 2nd Birthday Emily! Thanks for inviting me.





There's Auntie Norm and Graeme. And no, that's not her adopted child.



Emily shared her truck with me. Beep, beep!

Lucas was there too. We were so serious (and in serious need for a nap). The birthday cake was just about to come out.

More swimming

Daddy was away this weekend (Singapore? Mommy refused to go. Said the flight with me would kill her). So, instead, she took me swimming!

I got to play with more slides!

I'm good with being dunked.

And, in the background, see my friend Parker? She was there on the weekend too!

October 18, 2008 - Happy Birthday Auntie Arlene!

Happy birthday Auntie Arlene! Thanks for taking care of me everyday!

Open Gym -- Learning the Essentials

The community centre has a children's class for 1-4 year olds. Mommy signed me up for 2 sessions per week. I get to explore all the slides, castles, scooters, play dough and glitter I want.

It's open gym so everyone has to bring an adult. After only 1 week, Mommy was surprised to hear that I've learned to yell "miiiiiiine!!!" while putting a death grip on a toy. The grandparents have seen me grab other kids by their shirts to stop them from playing with "my stuff". I typically yell at them while doing this. And, I've got a castle there to hoard interesting things (like that plastic chicken drumstick) and will stop other children from entering it. Gee..... I'm only learning from the other kids. Those 4 year olds will run you over if you're not careful.

MahMah, YehYeh, PorPor and GongGong get the pleasure of taking me each week. Mommy and Daddy hope that I learn to play better.

At the end of each session, we all sit and sing a song. See how many strollers are in the background? It's kid-city, especially on a rainy day when the playground is too messy.

I can find a comfy chair and read.

They have tons of playdough to make squishy blobs and cookie cutter messes. I bet it tastes good too.

I have a buddy that I met at swim class. We love playing together and I'll definitely share my toys with her. Mommy thinks I like her because she looks like Dolly.

There's cookie and juice time. I don't get the attraction of juice. My "juice" always tastes and looks like the water I get at home.

I get braver with each playtime. See how far away I've wandered from GongGong during this snack time?

Seeing this many kids in an enclosed space, Daddy knows will never go. He calls this his version of hell. (He loved the echoing screams of children when he went to the Kerrisdale Play Palace during a rainy summer day.)

After a good morning, I'm perfectly pooped and ready for a nap. Hmmmm... was that the goal?

Chubby chubby!

Look at my double chins. Need I say more?

Eating Skills are Improving

I've been watching you adults and you don't seem to eat with your hands. Let me try some of those forks and knives.

And, let me try those chopsticks too! I think pasta shells are a little difficult to pick up tho'.

September 27, 2008 - Auntie Devon's wedding

I got another invitation to a wedding. Auntie Devon's!

Here I am with YehYeh and MahMah. MahMah is trying to get me to share my food with her.

Here we are with Uncle Phillip and Auntie Connie.

Da-da!

We went to Adonia after the church ceremony. I did pretty well at this Asian-run British high tea place. The scones were delicious. Everything was served on delicate china and I didn't break anything.