A (Cold) Day at the Park

Today C and I were supposed to meet three of her friends (and their moms, of course) at the park. It was a beautiful sunny day, but freezing cold - only 2 degrees Celcius (that's 35.6 degrees to all you Americans)! Considering we rarely get to zero around here it was way too cold for me!
The original plan had called for us sticking around for around 2 hours, including a picnic. Good thing is, the other moms all had to cancel out, so we only stayed at the park for around 20 minutes. :)

Here are a few shots of C playing. I had some fun editing in Lightroom, because with the bright sun and the shadows from the equipment they just didn't work without the edits. Let me know what you think!

By the way, the honey did seem to help at least a bit. We probably got an extra 3 or 4 hours sleep! Whoo hoo! Let's hope it works as well tonight. :)

Add another one to the sick list...

Just a quick update, no pics.

C is still sick, coughing a ton with a scratchy throat and runny nose and now it looks like Jon is coming down with the something as well. He's usually pretty good about fighting things off before they get too bad, but with us both waking up several times during the night due to C's coughing and crying (from the pain in her throat and ears), his body just hasn't been able to fight this one off. And as most people know, a sick man is almost as bad as a sick kid, at least in the complaining department! ;)

One interesting thing to note - Jon (while unable to sleep) found an article about using honey (with kids over 2) to help prevent nighttime coughing, causing kids to sleep better. It's supposed to work better than any of those over the counter cough remedies - not that we give those to C anyway! We're trying it tonight so I'll be able to let you know how well it works tomorrow. :)

Whatever Floats Your Boat

After playgroup today, C and I went for a short walk down by one of the harbours we have here. I love looking at all the different boats that dock here, whether luxury yacht or dingy dinghy. The boats that have a special place in my heart are those somewhat beat up, well used boats - the ones you can tell have be around and seen a lot in their days. Here were two that stood out for me today:

I really liked the reflection in this one

There was also this really great deep sea fishing boat with the big net reels and such, but the crew was hard at work loading it, getting in the way of the view of the boat itself. If I had been thinking I would have got out my 70-300mm and gotten some shots of the men working on it, and the coils of the net and such... Oh well, there's always another day. :)

Here's to Friends!

C's friends that is!
C is still sick at home so instead of more lazing on the couch shots, I thought I'd share a few recent shots of her little friends. I'm hoping that C will be feeling well enough tomorrow for us to get out and go to our usual Thursday morning playdate (with most of these same kids). We haven't gotten out since Saturday, so I'm definitely going a little stir crazy!

Contemplative C

Bright-eyed E


G's gazing at the rain...


Model pose!


Dancing E

Lazy Days...

Today we stayed at home instead of heading out to one of the three playgroups we like going to on Mondays. C's getting sick so hopefully a day of rest will help kick the cold to the curb. So here are some lounging shots that comprised most of our day...

How on earth is this a comfortable position? C sat like this for almost half an hour!

She must be sick if she willing lays down like this!

Our offer was accepted!

Whoo hoo! We found out today that the owner of the townhouse we like has accepted our offer. It is, of course, still subject to various conditions, so I can't say that we have it for certain, but as long as the inspection and a few other things come out the way we like, we'll soon be living in a new place!

If all goes well we should have possession April 22. It means moving with a newborn, but we weren't going to turn this place down just because we couldn't move in until April. Compared to everything else on the market right now, this is a great deal! A 3 bedroom townhouse in a fairly central location for under $170,000. The townhouse complex is shaped like a rectangle with a HUGE fenced-in open space for kids to play in, as well as each townhouse having it's own fenced patio/grass area. It's an older complex (30 years or so) but they were recently completely redone on the outside - walls and roofing.

I can't wait to have a place where we can actually paint - we may not be able to find time for that until the baby is older, but at least I won't be restricted to plain white (or ugly yellow) walls forever!

We're getting into the market!

No pics today... just an update. :)

We found out last week that our landlords are planning on selling this place, so instead of looking for another place to rent, we've decided to buy! We went looking at duplexes and townhouses today, and found one that be just perfect for us. Well, this evening we put an offer in on it! Here's hoping....