weekend pics

hey fellow canadians, i hope you had a wonderful long weekend. 

we had my lovely sister-in-law melanie and her kiddos over for the weekend - three adults and four kids in a small two bedroom home made for a cozy, messy, fun, lovely weekend.  i thoroughly enjoyed my time with them - except for the yoga class that was actually a boot camp class, not so fun!  over the course of the weekend some sadness seeped in knowing this was the last long weekend we'd be together as a big family.  so, we made the most of it.  we walked along the seawall, we ate delicious meals at terrabreads and again at the union, we visited science world to build a robot who the kids named electra, we strolled granville island, we had a thanksgiving gathering, and we went to 'storybrooke' which is filmed in steveston, a quaint little town.  kai and i are obsessed with storybrooke, do you watch it?

to and from science world

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

granville island 

 



'storybrooke' in steveston

mr. gold's pawn shop





the 'library' with the clock tower digitally placed



granny's cafe



where prince charming and his grandson pretended to sword fight

 

 

other scenes... the kiddos relaxing and playing at home / cats finally warming up to diego

 







the thanksgiving gathering was bittersweet.  bitter, as the dinner marked the official last gathering at our home in vancouver - the next few weeks will be a whirlwind of sorting and packing.  and sweet, in light of our beautiful friends that attended, dishes cooked with love, and a cozy setting.  while stefan was in the kitchen preparing the huge turkey, a lovely herbed salmon, and delish orange glazed carrots, our guests began to arrive.  rita brought over 'yummy yams' as her three year old calls them.  snehal made a delicious curried vegetable dish with just the right amount of heat (and not a cilantro leaf in sight!), aadishri made my favourite biscotti which i have been dipping in my tea everyday since.  and caroline made a decadent cranberry ice cream pie which had everyone drooling and wanting more.  i love a house filled up with conversation and laughter.  i love to be spoiled with incredible food, drinks (champagne was poured :)), and company.  thanks everyone!

 

 

 

 

 



note: my weekly 52 weeks post will be a day late, showing up on the blog on thursday.