march break

kai's homework last night was to write about his spring break so i thought i would do the same with this post. 

here in vancouver, march break was 2 weeks, making any child happy, including mine.  for working parents this can present a bit of a childcare challenge but i was fortunate enough and so glad to be able to take the time off work. i most enjoy spending time with kai when that is my only focus, no chores to distract me, and he has my undivided attention.  it’s pretty fun.  to take advantage of this time, kai and i created a bucket list of things we wanted to do.  we accomplished the entire list, including a mini renovation of his bedroom. 

we started the week with a swim. hillcrest pool is a new facility that includes a 50m pool, diving boards, and an amazing leisure pool with a lazy river.  we worried it would be too busy but instead kai and i spent almost three hours submerged in the water with very few others around us.

image from website

we watched the lorax; an adorable movie with a wonderful and i think, powerful, environmental message.  it's unfortunate that its theme, 40 years later, still rings true today.  it was such a delightful film. we also watched hugo which takes you on a spectacular adventure. In the middle of watching kai says, ‘this is a really cool movie mom’.  If you haven’t seen either, do so.

lounging at home in pjs and going out for donuts and cakes was most fun too!

       

kai finished the first week off with his papa (while i was in seattle).  they spent some time on a blissfully quiet mountain skiing and whiling away many hours at the science centre's lego exhibit.  and if you have visited stefan’s blog, you will also know that they ate very well.  i love that they get to hang out.  kai adores his papa and when he asked me if i would be going away again, i tried not to take it personally.  he gets so much of my time that spending one on one time with papa is a good thing.  but i'm sure he missed me just a little bit, of course.

during the second week, kai participated in circus camp; reinforcing the skills he is learning during the year long program.  he was unicycling, juggling, human pyramiding, and tumbling.  they put on a a great show at the end of the week. but guess what?  i forgot my camera.  while most other parents had their fancy cameras and zoom lenses, i took photos with the iphone (note to self, don’t zoom in because the quality of the photos will be horrible).  here are the few fuzzy ones i took:



 

while kai was at circus i was working on his bedroom's mini renovation (photos to follow soon) and hanging out with friends for tea and window shopping (well, we probably spent monies too). 

this was our first week back to school and work.  we are both getting used to going to bed at a reasonable hour (no more late nights) again. it was a good two weeks.