Thursday, May 24, 2012

Vancouver – Day 1

Well, we headed up to Vancouver for Memorial Day weekend to visit Dan’s parents.  Scott and Elisha decided to come up too, and Brian is home from BYU-I for the summer, so we had an awesome weekend spending time with them.  Vancouver is such a cool city and there is so much to do there, and I love doing new things each time we go.  

Science World18-science-world-downtown

This was our first time to Science World and the kids just loved it!DSC_4843-16DSC_4830-10DSC_4855-18DSC_4816-6       

When we first got there, we saw they had an Electricity Show later in the afternoon, and Dan said, “Oh, we have to go to that . . . . Leah will be perfect for the part where they choose a kid to come up and touch the ball and their hair stands straight out.”  And sure enough, when it was time to pick a volunteer, the guy was looking around at all the kids with their hands up, and Dan said, “Leah, raise your hand!” and as soon as her hand went up, the guy immediately picked her.  Her long straight hair was just what he wanted.DSC_4884-29 DSC_4894-36DSC_4901-40DSC_4915-41DSC_4917-43DSC_4859-20DSC_4942-52DSC_4948-53DSC_4982-63DSC_5036-75DSC_5010-66DSC_5070-90DSC_5074-92DSC_5091-95DSC_5106-102DSC_5101-99

 

Granville Island

We headed on over to Granville Island for the evening.  We walked around, went into the Kids Market, found the best costume shop, played at the little park, chased birds, ate dinner in the Public Market, looked at the boats, and enjoyed the view of the city.  What a cool place.DSC_5114-107DSC_5127-114DSC_5116-108DSC_5121-111DSC_5176-134DSC_5187-136 DSC_5146-120DSC_5151-122DSC_5154-124DSC_5160-125DSC_5163-126DSC_5165-127DSC_5170-129DSC_5286-181DSC_5211-147DSC_5197-139DSC_5226-151DSC_5230-154DSC_5193-138DSC_5285-180DSC_5240-162DSC_5237-160DSC_5245-163DSC_5250-164DSC_5275-175DSC_5260-169

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mother’s Day

Yesterday, Dan and the kids ran a few “errands”, and when they came home, Leah had a big smile on her face and said, “We got you a Mother’s Day present at Costco!”  She just couldn’t keep it in:)  But she didn’t say anything more, and I didn’t even think about what it could be.  So, I was really surprised today when I came down to this spread . . . . DSC_4564-4

YES!!!  A Blendtec Blender!  I was so shocked and so happy.  We just have a cheapy little blender someone got us for our wedding, and it barely works.  But we haven’t really talked about getting one of these good blenders before, so I was really surprised.  I also got some sweet little homemade gifts and cards from the kids.  Have I mentioned that I love my family??  They are the best:)DSC_4571-11

We immediately put this baby to the test . . . . DSC_4579-16

I think Leah is more excited about this blender than I am!  (if that’s even possible:)  She LOVES smoothies.DSC_4576-13

I also whipped up a grapefruit vinaigrette for a spinach and strawberry salad . . . . so fresh and delicious!  I have a feeling this thing will get a lot of use!!  DSC_4582-19