"D" dawdles along...

Halfway through week #2 - phew!

On Sunday, Mads and Daddy had a Daddy-Daughter-Date and went to watch the Olympic hockey game at the Diana Krall Plaza:


We had some amazing weather and did lots of playing in our driveway:


Listened to "The Doodlebops" CD from the library:

The kiddos made "D for duck" crafts:

And "Dotted D's" (Jacob protested leaving it at dots so did some freestylin'):

Had donuts at the best donut place in Canada (this location has a dated sign for some reason!):

Mads received a very cool "paint your own dish" set for her birthday from her friend, so she did it this week for "D" week:

Jacob demonstrated his dazzling Leapster skills to Aunt Kate and Grandad:

The kids and I had lunch one day at the Dutch Deli:

As always, I printed off a bunch of letter worksheets and the kids got them out to work on together (!):

"D" week #1 down!

Today wraps up our first week of "D" adventures:

We made two donations this week:

One was my once-beloved SLR camera - a local high school photography teacher was asking the community for donations for her program - what better home for a camera that is only destined for a museum? The kids and I dropped the camera (with a baggie of batteries and film!) at the school this week for students to learn to love photography as much as we do:

Our second donation was a Timmy's drive-thru donation for their food drive:

As always, dump trucks are a HUGE part of our every day, with Jacob around:

We fed ducks at Diver Lake (where the ducks were elusive and hard to find):

And also, at the duck pond at Bowen Park (where the ducks are always easy to find!):

What a "DAY"!

"D" week has officially begun and already we have been busy with "D" activities. Take a look:

Most important is that the kiddos are blessed to get so much Daddy time each and every day:

Jacob built with DUPLO (a doghouse for Puppy as it happens!):

Yesterday was a dynamite day for "D"! We went to the DQ drive-thru:

Had our picnic at the Departure Bay Beach:

Saw tons of driftwood:

Mads made friends with a daschund doggy:

Jacob ended up very (for the record, my jeans were almost as dirty!):

Cool thing about this beach/park is that they also have a playground with a digger!

And a field full of daisies:

Such a lovely day - felt like spring had arrived!

From the grocery store, we bought a dragonfruit (we have yet to cut it open and try it!):


We made a fresh batch of 'dough:

A recent visit to the teaching store up here found us 'directions' posters, so for "D" week, I finally got them put up in the right places in our teaching area:

Oh, almost forgot - Mads had a dentist appointment already this week, too:

Tonight, Mads posted with her domino creation:

Earlier this afternoon, the kids and I played doctor:

DONE for now!

Ciao "C"!

Yesterday was our last day of "C" fun (COOPED up in the house all day because of rain!). We watched a nature DVD about cheetahs.

We did lots of Creation activities:

Mads and Warren made a giant crossword using Bible words:

When we finally made it to the end of the day, with kids in bed, I relaxed with my chocolate and computer:

Oh, Jacob wrote a note today (front and back). When we asked him what it said, he answered, "It says, 'Come home to me, Grandad'!"

Cuckoo for "C"!

Our "C" movie was this one:

Here is Jacob wearing 1/2 of his construction jammies (and Trouble pieces on each finger!):

While Mads did schoolwork one day, he painted some caterpillars:

We went to Cyber City for the first time - arcade, A&W, and a big tunnel town:

Mads has been playing 'catch-up' since she decided she wanted to study a country for each letter. So here they are so far: Australia, Brazil, and China:

Look at all of the citrus on our counter!!!

We visited the chiropractor this week, too - this is a photo of the family treatment room, the kids love it, not hard to see why:

Another day took us to the Community Garden:

There is a fabulous cob bench there:

And chickens, too! Jacob declared them "so cute!":

Right around the corner was the cemetary so the kids and I took a short and quiet walk on the path:

You know you are a mommy blogger when you drive with your camera on the front seat, ready to take a picture of whatever may come your way. Sure enough, Jacob spied a concrete mixer:

We visited the Columbia Bakery, and had yummy (and cheap!) cinnamon buns:

The bakery had these fabulous cats on the hearth near our table, Mads found them and said that they were Mommy, Madison and Jacob kitties:

Here is Jacob painting a canvas:

Also this week, but not photographed was shopping at Costco on Cookie Day, and Mom and Me yoga class where we did poses of cow, cat, cobra, crow, and others!