Easter Fun

We went camping with relatives, over the Easter long weekend, and had lots of fun.
Campfires, smores, skipping and biking, games, lots of talking, great food, a very cool suspension bridge, and of course, an Easter egg hunt.

Vancouver Vacation

We went to Vancouver for Spring Break, and had a blast!

Looking in between the high-rise building of the city, and seeing gorgous snow-covered mountains and ocean, was amazing!


We had a beautiful view from our hotel room!


Of course, one of the tourist sites we had to go to, was Science World. Jaymi loved it.




We took the Skyride (gondola) up to the top of Grouse Mountain, where it was covered in snow, and there was a lot to do.
The best part was the 'snow limo', where someone pushes you from behind, and you're basically in a kind of ski chair. We went pretty fast too - twice down the mountain, and two chair lifts back up. Jaymi had a permanent smile on her face the whole time.


They also had a great sleigh ride that we took.



We also crossed the Capilano Suspension Bridge, which was another awesome thing to do!




The bridge isn't all there is to do there. There is a whole Treetop Adventure thing, a passport to work through, as well as a Rainforest Explorer Kids' Programme!






We took every kind of transportation we could find, throughout our trip!
Cab, city bus, shuttle bus, ferry, Seabus, Aquabus, Skyride, chair lift, sleigh, snow limo, car, Skytrain, and float plane!

Of course, one of our main goals was to go to the Vancouver Aquarium. Jaymi was in her element, especially when she got to see the resident sea turtle, Skoona.
She could have stood there all day.










The Aquarium has tons of shows as well. Beluga whales, dolphins, sharks, birds of prey, etc..



We ended our trip with one of Jaymi's favourite parts...something she has always wanted to do...fly on a float plane. We landed right in the Victoria harbour - home sweet home!

April

April is the daughter of my neighbour. She is a stunning young woman and I have always wanted to take photos of her. I finally had the chance while she was visiting her family this month.

Princess Graduate!

Well, she has officially graduated from Princess Camp. She dressed up as much as she could, complete with (attempted) curled hair, a princess tutu, and 'jewels'.

Princess Camp

This week, Jaymi has been enrolled (during Spring Break) in Princess Camp. They are learning how to be princesses.
Pictured above is what she has learned about how to wave, how to curtsy, and how to sit properly, like a princess.
My little tomboy of 6 years, who was obsessed with construction, hated dresses and fairies & princesses, now suddenly wants to be a princess! It's a little weird for us. ;)


We also spent the day today making a sign for Jaymi's door, a mailbox, and this awesome foam princess castle.

Spring Break Crafts

Yesterday Jaymi and our neighbour had a playdate, and they did these Perler Bead crafts. They did 4 each! Took them close to 2 hours.

And of course, for this picture, I got the typical little kid cheesy smile. ;)

Bugs for Dinner?

Today was the first day of Spring Break, and we had lots of fun.
Jaymi had a Sparks sleepover last night, and we picked her up this morning.
This afternoon, I took her to the Bug Zoo. She learned lots of fascinating facts about various insects, bought a stuffed snail, and then we decided to create a bug restaurant at home and pretend the whole dinner was made out of bugs!
We had fried worms (sausages) served on a bed of leaf bugs (sunflower sprouts), grass (alfalfa sprouts) and eggs (chickpeas), crispy leaf bugs (potatoes) and bug blood (ketchup), bug guts and eggs (cooked spinach and feta cheese), and grasshopper juice (lime ice cream, milk, strawberries and a banana.

And for dessert, we had three very special treats that we bought at the Bug Zoo.
Salt & vinegar crickets, cheddar cheese worms (larvae), and chocolate-covered ants.
For real!
I can't believe it...she loved it all!!
And I can't believe we actually tried some of each, as well!