out west.

We're in BC!

My idea of a vacation is to sleep in without an alarm clock,

eating lunch (that I did not have to prepare myself)

and going back to sleep.

So can I call it a vacation if I've been getting even less sleep than usual?

A little girl refuses to sleep unless she's literally on top of her mama
can be cause for some serious sleep deprivation...

At least I don't have to cook.

My girl.  Lover of fast rides and heights.

that kind of week.

The kind of week where the neighbour's dog wakes up Bean in the middle of the night,
and 5min after she's finally gone back down, the (false) fire alarm goes off for 20min
and it takes me the next 2hrs to put her back to sleep.

And then it goes off again the next day - during nap time of course. 

And I get two giant bruises from mom related injuries. 

And I get 2hrs of sleep on Thursday night. 

And by Friday, I'm contemplating drinking wine at 10am. 

So hallelujah for the weekend. 

Hope you have a good one!

the zoo part two.

Hope you had a good weekend!

I woke up this morning with a hangover... (?!)

Apparently this is what happens to me when I've had a 2 year hiatus 

from alcohol and have more than one drink.  

I just skip the buzz, the flush, all of it, and head straight to the best part.

But I digress.

We went back to the zoo this weekend.

I hoped that it wouldn't be too busy, since I imagined everyone out of town, at their cottages.

I was wrong.

All of the like-minded cottage-less people decided to go see some pandas too.

 "what are we looking at?"

Pointing at the pandas.  

Or maybe at all of the people who are blocking her view of the pandas.

(I feel the latter, based on that pout...)

You have to wonder where she gets that expression from.

D.I.V.A.

Checking out the giraffes.

And the elephants.
It was even better than the first time because she was even more alert and aware, and was super excitedly pointing at all the animals.
She even went on the merry-go-round.  Which if you saw my Instagram video,
was about the best $3 we have ever spent.

Blowing me kisses.  I die.

I know this is turning into a total photo dump, but two more.

Because on the way back to the car, I took one of my favourite shots as of late (and maybe ever).

Perfectly epitomizes our girl right now.

I hope she stays this happy forever.

Ok, Now I'm done.

Thanks for stopping by!

it's friday, so we're having a dance party.

In the ever wise words of Liz Lemon...

"aaaaahhhhhh things are happeningggggg"

To say we're "busy" may be a slight understatement.

But it's Friday, it's the long weekend, and we are celebrating the fact that 

we are going to take a break, relax,

and calm the * down.

Now please enjoy a clip of our child grooving to her summer jam.  Waving a rag and everything.

It's in her blood I tell ya.



Happy Weekend!

bedtime battles.

And the teething continues. 

Which I can assume is the only reason why the 1-5am wake up calls also continue. 

Or so I keep telling myself in hopes that the wake ups will stop when the teething ends. 

Nowadays, she usually goes down to sleep (naps and for the night) fighting and screaming. 

She'll cry and squirm (and scream) while I bounce, swing, hop, lunge until she finally gives in. 

Maybe because she's over tired by the time I finally get her to sleep... (my bad) 

But there's also some times when she'll be so smiley and chatty.  Talking and giggling, and touching my face, and she drifts off, just like that.

Tonight was one of those nights.
I love those nights.

(1 month)

(2 months)

(5 months)

(11 months)

(1 year)

(Today)

And now I get to sit down for what feels like the first time today.

And it's the weekend.

Hallelujah.

***all pictures from this post taken on my iPhone4s***

a little dip.

Well, we were all complaining about it not being hot enough this summer,
and I guess we got our wish.
So thank goodness for friends with access to a pool.
Especially when they turn off our water for repairs blah blah blah...
and close our pool for the entire summer for renovations (the timing is impeccable).
Considering what happened the last time Bean went into a body of water other than the bathtub,
I was a little nervous...
But first things first.

Just exuding enthusiasm right here.

Some pre-swimming stretching.
And big brother already enjoying himself.

Pouty McPouterson.

She's about to start enjoying herself I swear.

Told ya.

But she spent most of the time trying to skim dead bugs and totally grossing me out.

And the rest of the time she spent trying to eat rocks, grass... and of course bugs.

Wooooo pool days!!!

pieces of the weekend.

Morning at the park.

"doggies!"
(or anybody else that walks by!  because I insist on waving to everyone!)

At Ed's for some ice creams...

 Picking out flavours is serious business.

Eating is also serious business.

It's been a year since we were here last.
The little baldy bundle.

(do we always match outfits? um ya, we do a lot of the time. she hasn't learned to say "no" yet.)

Teething is a b*tch for everyone involved.

 A little dinner at the Distillery.

"Cheers!"
(is it the weekend yet?)