weekend pics

i started the weekend off at the year of the snake event with good friend patrycja; this is her year!  we celebrated with hair makeovers, live hip hop dance competition (wow, did we i feel old!), and chinese food.  with chinese new year fast approaching, it's a big event in Vancouver, there is plenty to experience in the next couple of weeks like parades, more food (but of course!) and a good excuse to visit the chinese gardens and temples in the city.



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the potato tornadoes were my favourite

 



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after a much needed haircut for kai we had a little take-out sushi picnic in a nearby park.  it was quite cold but food, some frolicking, and a blanket kept us warm!  that evening i was lucky enough to spend time with patrycja again but this time our boys hung out with us... playing whoonu (i learned a few things about kai, like he prefers spicy food over bowling!!!), eating (goulash stew, black bean chocolate cake and european candy), drinking (give me a sparkly rose anytime!), and enjoying.  thank you p+s.

the black bean chocolate cake is much more delicious than it sounds or looks... very moist and not too chocolate-y which is my kind of chocolate cake





if you have never played, do so and expect laughter!







don't you love her stack of bracelets?

on sunday we spent time on the mountain again. we weren't meant to go but our little guy who had a tummy ache the night before and was sick (throwing up kind of sick, my friends, it wasn't pretty) awoke feeling much better in the morning so after much persuasion we went up the mountain.

this time i had stefan to keep me company on the snowshoe trail and we discovered a little trail loop at the peak; it had such beautiful views; i hope you don't mind my sharing yet more snowy pics! 

after collecting kai from his ski lesson we made the rounds for hot chocolate infused with honey nougat and bits of hazelnut from bella geletaria for me (the hot chocolate festival is still going on... i rank this one as my favourite, sorry thomas) and coffee from mink for stefan. kai didn't partake in the drinking treats...  we wanted to be cautious with his tummy but the lovely chicken noodle soup we picked up from the stock market on granville island hit the spot... for all three of us.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 





other scenes from the weekend:

don't judge, it's been awhile!