Getting bigger and bigger and bigger....

There is a noticeable difference from 24 to 26 weeks.

In 10 weeks I will be pregnant for longer with Kalyn than I was with Sonia.

If this were Sonia, I would have 9 weeks left.

So now we have ultrasounds, doctor/midwife appointments (although my midwives give midwifery a bad name...), cleaning, nesting and getting ready for little Kalyn's arrival!

A 'WICKED' Weekend

Thank goodness my sister gets epic birthday presents from my parents.
Last year, it was a trip to Las Vegas and this year it was dinner downtown Vancouver and tickets to the Broadway play Wicked.
I would complain that my birthdays weren't nearly as epic (they usually blow...) but I always benefit from Jackie's birthdays.
It's awesome.

So this year we all met up in Gastown and had dinner at the Water Street Cafe. It was awesome. I had the spinach and ricotta ravioli. Amazing.

After dinner we walked over to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for our 8'o clock curtain of Wicked. 

Too bad today (Sunday) is the last night because I would suggest going.

Fly somewhere it's playing and go. It would be worth the airfare.

SO worth it.

I saw Wicked in 2002 in New York and it blew my mind. I loved it then, and I love it more now.
I even teared up a little!


Thank you Jackie for choosing this as your birthday event. I love reaping the benefits.

Vancouver: Busy June Part I and II

Part I: Qwanoes Open House and Grandpa Gerry's 80th birthday

What a way to kick off the 'summer'!! The first weekend in June is always Camp Qwanoes' Open House day where you can go and experience camp for free! We took Sonia down and met up with some great friends! She got to play in a bouncy castle and I got to have Moose Tracks ice cream at ICI. MMmmm

After our afternoon there, we made our way up to Nanaimo for my grandpa`s eightieth birthday party. We got to see some family that we hadn`t seen in a while and Sonia got to play with my grandparent`s dog and chickens. Sonia LOVES chickens. She talked about them all the way home. 

`bok bok bok chik!`(while making chicken wings out of her arms...)

Part II: A Week in Vancouver with Nana and the `Nuks

After the weekend in Cowichan, Sonia and I headed East to visit Nana (my grandma) in Vancouver. We got to hang out, go for walks and to parks, shop and go to the aquarium...and of course, watch the Stanley Cup game(s).

On Wednesday, Sonia and I hopped into the car with (Auntie) Karly to go to the Vancouver Aquarium. Sonia had a BLAST looking at the fishies and the whales. This kid is a budding marine biologist.

We also got to watch the hockey games with Nana

(and of course, the following newscast...but I think enough has been said about THAT!)

Needless to say, it was a great little getaway from the stress of normal life and a great chance to hang out with Nana and to see Karly, Wade and Auntie Carrie

(and Auntie Bear... by fluke)

Happy Summer Laziness

My dear girl having a rest on the field at the Camp Qwanoes family retreat.

Happy summer everyone!

IT'S SUMMER!

Sonia and I went to Duncan today to play with Kim and Penny.

Sonia and Penny LOVING the pool!

It was scalding hot.

Sonia is a happy camper!

So the girls played in the pool while we sunbathed.

Sunny kept dunking her head...

I freaking love summer.

KIVA and SEND LOVE

I've just donated 25$ dollars. That 25$ will help to finance a family's motorcycle transport business in Cambodia. When they get all the money they need, and pay it back, I get my 25$ back. Then, I can do it again. 

With the same 25$ I can change so many lives all over the world. 

This is Sok and her family

I don't know why more people aren't doing this. I'm hoping it's the lack of information on it.

To learn more about Kiva, click here.

Another thing Sonia and I did today was write letters. We coloured and wrote letters to children in India who are part of the Dalit caste. They are treated as 'untouchables' and are considered less than human. These letters are letters of love and encouragement that can help to brighten their days and let them know that they are loved.

My dear friend Tara is heading up this SEND LOVE project and I really encourage everyone to get on board. All it takes is colouring with your kids for a little while and writing love notes on the pictures or sending a quick email. 

"Feel free to send me more than one letter! There are A LOT of kids that need encouragement :)" - Tara Teng

If you have any questions about SEND LOVE please click the link above or email Tara at: tarat@dalitfreedom.net