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clap clap!

i am so lucky to have this little boy in my life. over the weekend he showed us how to clap. our baby is clapping! he's growing up too quickly and there is no pause button. it seems so long ago that he starting grabbing and holding things. clapping seems so wild. and this little monster has an appetite to match. i'm so delighted when he enjoys that foods that we give him...yams and squash and carrots, bananas, apples and broccoli...and that's only the tip of the iceberg. i can't wait when we can feed him off our plates. introducing new foods for allergies is so tedious. and it won't be very long now until my plump prince starts crawling, then we'll be in trouble but for now, we're in the clear.

enjoy the clapping.

on your marks!

what a week and a half

i can't believe it's already been a week since calgary...and boy, it was a real close call with the bear at the zoo. since we've been home we've had a very yummy birthday dinner (thank you, DLF), a super babies play date, a pampered chef party, found a prospective buyer for our dear old penelope, flea marketing in west van and some good z's inbetween.

what do you call roast beef, yorkshire pudding, mashed yams, corn on the cob, broccoli and cauliflower in cheese sauce and roast potatoes? a kick ass dinner is what you call it. we would have been happy with kraft dinner jazzed up with wieners and broccoli but roast beef with with all the fixin's! you guys are too good to us!

and what a play date this one was, four girls, three boys and twins! all the babies were so good, no crying or fussing. and it was finally nice to meet you little fallon. i say this everytime but i just can't believe how small newborns are because our little monster must be closing in on 20lbs. conrad had an extra long morning nap so we arrived for the festivites a bit late and because we were having such a great time we skipped our first music class! oh, well, it was worth it! check out some the of the baby action.

wee little angels...

uh oh, baby mayhem

phew, good thing fallon was on the other side or else she could've been crushed by the little rabble-rousers!

deighton and addie get my vote for prom king and queen!

nice to meet you, fallon!

marley, you're such a cutie!

and fraser too!

ella: stop being the exersaucer hog, conrad!

conrad: sorry, dollface, i don't have one at home so you're gonna have to wait your turn!

a flea market find

a visit from the mepham's, max you are so big!

bear attacks infant at calgary zoo

during a visit to the calgary zoo, a super, adorable baby boy from burnaby, BC suddenly found his chubby little leg wedged in between the ferocious jaws of a brown bear.  his aunt, a resident of the oil rich province, was with the boy at the time of attack.  she tried to pry the young infant from the wild beast as his mother took the time to take a picture for the family photo album.  after the the photo was taken, the bear happily released his grip and the trio finished their tour of the the zoo without further altercations.

hello, calgary

conrad passed his first ever plane ride with flying colours.  didn't even phase him one bit.  i was concerned with his ears popping but i fed him during take off and landing and it must've worked because it didn't seem to bother him at all.  he really took to the lady sitting beside us as he kept on pulling at her sleeve...must be a grandma thing.  he slept through most of the flight and behaved like a wee little angel when he was awake.  the lady sitting behind us said she didn't even realize there was a baby sitting in front of her!  pretty awesome, huh?

just chilling on aunty rita's couch, taking a break from watching ellen.

the aftermath of being fed by his aunt

catching up with dad.  i love free long distance calling.

i think traveling with young babies would be easier if there were baby suitcases.

the forecast was looking pretty cold before we left for calgary but luckily it really hasn't been that bad so we took a walk down to chinatown.  these people really know how to celebrate easter.

i didn't think calgary could be this modern. this house is just down that street from rita's apartment building.  it'll probably go for about a cool mill, as in $1,000,000.

oh, conrad, can you look a little more interested when partaking in goofy tourist photos with your mother?

so rita and i decided to go for a little afternoon snack at the famed (not really) ABC hong kong style cafe. we both ordered the HK style french toast with condensed milk which included an HK style tea.  i need to remember that i'm not in vancouver but rather calgary so i shouldn't be so critical on the chinese food here.  overall, it wasn't too bad.  

conrad often satisfies his curiousity by handling things and this piece of french toast sure intrigued him.  he went right for it, digging his little fingers into it.  little did he know that it was still hot.   so, there are two lessons to be learned here:

1.  don't touch hot things.  (conrad)

2.  remember to be faster on the draw.  (rita)

yeah, he really had a good hold of it.

all the sights have just tuckered this little guy out.  the weather quickly turned sour a few short hours after this photo was taken.  it started snowing.  what's with all the snow in march?  bizarre.

backlog blogging on location from calgary

it has been an all birthday month this march as i can only get things done a little at a time so that's why jay's birthday has lasted 2 weeks long as all birthdays should last. everyone should make this cake for someone special especially if they love chocolate cake. i opted for a chocolate whipped cream icing instead (thanks, naomi!) which was equally delicious.

i could've have eaten both cakes!

mmm....

conrad got his dad a hand crank flashlight which is exactly what we need to get started on our earthquake kit. it goes perfectly with our hand crank/solar panel radio. and he also got the new wilco album on vinyl from his one true love (that's me).

i was spoiled with take out sushi from favorite burnaby sushi joint, bentei sushi and i got flowers! i can't remember the last time i got flowers, it was a very nice surprise. no cake for me but you know what is just a good as cake? a heavenly chocolate babka bun from solly's, that's what. thank you, jason.

easter

ever tried travelling with a baby? the ratio of baby luggage to adult luggage is 3:1...and that's a minimum. but i guess you can't leave them at home, could you? but easter is always fun up in keremeos because easter = turkey. turkey = a good night's sleep, until it's time for a late night snack for the monster. but he did sleep incredibly well. must've been baba's house because it was back to the norm when we got home on monday.

a good start to the drive.  

good morning!

easter baby bunny!  thank you, mr + mrs K for the easter bunny!  he tastes real good. (a bit cannibalistic?)

the easter bunny set up a very pleasant surprise for the horychun kids.  jay's god parents came for a surprise visit and stayed for dinner.  i must say that i was very surprised!  conrad took to elizabeth instantly!

a good time was had by all but there must come a time to say farewall for now.  playing with baba before heading back home.