Trying on daddy's bike helmet.
Not much to tell you about the last couple weeks. The days seem to run into each other faster and faster! I can say, however, that while most of you are enjoying snow we are still raking leaves and enjoying the outdoors at about 10 degrees C. The golfers are still out and the weather has been beautiful. That may not last too much longer, but we will definitely enjoy it while we can!
Couldn't leave home without my popper.
Last week Mark had meetings in Nanaimo so I decided to tag along for the day and see something new. I must say that I was a little taken aback when the guy at the hotel, where Mark's meeting was, told me that I would have a difficult time wasting 5 hours in Nanaimo while I waited for Mark but he was absolutely right! I decided to walk along the water front, which I was informed would take 20 minutes and I stretched to 45, and that was about the most interesting part to Nanaimo. The rest of the time I spent in a used book shop and a kid's consignment store. I also spent an hour at the park with Kian. I guess next time Mark has meetings there I will opt to stay home since I could have done all of that here if I really wanted to!
Moss dripping from the trees at Goldstream Park.
Kian and the big tree at Goldstream Park.
On the way up island we drove by Goldstream Park and could see the salmon running up the river. We didn't have time to stop and on the way home it was dark so there was no point to. I dragged the family back to the park last Sunday so we could see (and smell) this spectacular feat of nature. I always thought the river would be larger or deeper but it was only about 20-30 feet across and about 2-3 feet deep, if that. The salmon are about 2-2 1/2 feet long and there were hundreds of them trying to swim up the river. The seagulls and eagles were having a feast watching all the fish. Apparently it gets worse at the end of the season with more birds showing up and of course the smell would get even better then as well.
Seagulls watching the salmon.
Salmon in the river.
Kian sang his first song this week "Hot Cross Buns" , actually "Ti Ta Bo" but it was to the tune of "Hot Cross Buns". It's really cute when he walks around the house singing his little song. He really likes his music class. Unfortunately it is over until January now. He still has his play group on Monday mornings but all the kids there are girls with the exception of him and they aren't very nice. He really does his own thing and the greatest thing about the group is the end when he gets a stamp on his hand which he proudly shows off the everyone he sees, until daddy washes it off in the bath, that is. Then for the next two days he points to his little hand and asks me where his stamp is. I always feel really bad about it but Monday is almost here and he will get another stamp soon.
This week we are looking forward to a couple play groups that we have organized and some hikes, too. And of course swimming on Friday morning. We can't forget swimming for my little fish!
Cooper's hawk in the tree at the end of our driveway.
