Could we be considered Vancouverites?

I know we've been in Vancouver for almost a month now and I've posted once. Oops well time flies when you're having fun...or don't have access to daily internet. So anyways...

I thought I'd do a quick little update to what we have been doing in Vancouver all this time.

Well Liam and my daily routine is a little different here...no daily gym trip which totally sucks but that would be my fault since I didn't not check where the closest YMCA was and now three weeks in I just realized that it's a 15 minute drive from our place of residence. C'est la vie! We definitely do a lot more walking which is nice and we live about 4 blocks away from a very cool park that has a huge playground. Liam's favorite these days is the baby swing, slide and eating gravel off the playground. yum yum. We have been able to do many outings especially when the weather was still hot...going to Spanish Banks, walking along the ocean, swimming at Kits Pool...alright I'd admit we live a pretty great life.

Liam getting a push from daddo!

Katherine and Liam chillin' at Kits Pool

Friends and Family - lucky for us we have quite a bit of family out here so that has been great being able to catch up on a more regular basis. I can phone Cam, Carmen and Andy whenever I want and maybe even get the chance to have lunch together. Always a bonus!! It has been especially great to spend time with my cousin Mike, Teresa and their son Matthew. It always makes life a little easier whan you have people that are going through similar things in their lives...code for the boys can play together and I get to have normal adult conversation with Teresa! We have also been fortunate to see a lot of Matt's classmates from U of A since many of them are now doing their residences in Vancouver. So really I don't have anything to complain about I have more than enough people to hang out with or at least catch up with.

Liam and Matthew eating some lunch in Stanley Park

Housing - We are fortunate enough to have the Chilliwack Resident Residence to ourselves for the month...otherwise with another resident in here it could be a little snug. So we get to stay in a 2 bedroom basement suite in a nice part of town and we have unbelievably wonderful landlords!!! The only problem I could say is that we do miss the room we have in our house. However Liam is just fine exploring the suite on his own which now means climbing through shelving and hiding in closets waiting for you to open the door to find a little monster behind it.

Liam on his normal route of the suite...over the couch under the chairs...

Missing Chilliwack? -Of course (Wow I never thought I would openly admit that) after being away from your home it is pretty great to be back even if for only a few days. I even got to enjoy a true Girls Night Out as my friend, Sheila, celebrated her birthday Friday. Great night out and Matt even let me sleep in until 8 :30 Saturday morning...what a great husband eh? Really that was a wise choice on his part because the hang over I was sporting this morning I was not a happy camper. Needless to say we had an AWESOME night!! Yep we all looked like Yummy Mommies!!

Bar star mom and her homeboy Liam (wow look at his fashion sense with the trendy pant legs)!

Well this should keep you all updated for a few weeks...I mean days at least. haha I promise I will write again since our latest new development is...Liam took his first steps today!! But until next time...(don't you love suspense?)

Love,

Mo, Matt and Liam