kai: kai and his dad chilling on the sofa post dinner. they were chattering on about video games, stefan's work (kai had a zillion questions), and mathematicians.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
weekend pics, scences from a celebration
clearly the big event of the weekend was kai's birthday celebration.
i'm especially happy of how the party turned out, as i literally had to work on a construction site that was once our lovely grassy knoll... let's just say, i spent an insane amount of time looking for nails and sharp things on the ground, hiding construction material under tarps, putting up decoration to hide the construction (you don't even see that trailer outside my front door, right?), and making a "quilt" out of a variety of blankets and rugs i had around the house because there is no more green grass to sit on.
but more important than all of that was at the end of the party kai announced, "well, that was a success." the kiddos seemed to have fun running around playing cops and robbers, focusing on an old-school game of mastermind, we ate pulled pork sandwiches (stefan smoked the pork at 6am that day and it was thoroughly enjoyed) and homemade chocolate cake (again, thanks to his papa!), and posing with silly glasses for photos.
but i think beyond all the obvious festivity of a birthday party, for me, the loveliest part of the day was watching all the kiddos, all different ages and genders laughing and happy together. and, being surrounded with our amazing people. done and done.
thank you all so much for such sweet birthday loving for him on sunday! i can't wait for when he's grown and able to go back to this blog and see how many wonderful people were apart of his childhood.
i love an excuse to make a fuss over kai and his birthdays are my most favorite.
kai was the lucky recipient of a rather lovely party. and, i hope you guys were the lucky recipients of a fantastic weekend.
i'm especially happy of how the party turned out, as i literally had to work on a construction site that was once our lovely grassy knoll... let's just say, i spent an insane amount of time looking for nails and sharp things on the ground, hiding construction material under tarps, putting up decoration to hide the construction (you don't even see that trailer outside my front door, right?), and making a "quilt" out of a variety of blankets and rugs i had around the house because there is no more green grass to sit on.
but more important than all of that was at the end of the party kai announced, "well, that was a success." the kiddos seemed to have fun running around playing cops and robbers, focusing on an old-school game of mastermind, we ate pulled pork sandwiches (stefan smoked the pork at 6am that day and it was thoroughly enjoyed) and homemade chocolate cake (again, thanks to his papa!), and posing with silly glasses for photos.
but i think beyond all the obvious festivity of a birthday party, for me, the loveliest part of the day was watching all the kiddos, all different ages and genders laughing and happy together. and, being surrounded with our amazing people. done and done.
thank you all so much for such sweet birthday loving for him on sunday! i can't wait for when he's grown and able to go back to this blog and see how many wonderful people were apart of his childhood.
i love an excuse to make a fuss over kai and his birthdays are my most favorite.
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| fuzzy pic but i love it nevertheless. |
kai was the lucky recipient of a rather lovely party. and, i hope you guys were the lucky recipients of a fantastic weekend.
Friday, September 12, 2014
a sweater, a skirt and a pair of shoes
loving these pieces... a chunky knit, a swoon-worthy grey pleated skirt, and the perfect ankle boot.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
36 / 52 weeks
kai: these two. jude, kai's best furry friend, happily (and often) lays near by. kai tells me that jude is keeping an eye on him, making sure he stays out of mischief :)
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
weekend pics, kai's birthday edition
kai's birthday weekend was a flurry of activity. his favourite things aligned making for lovely days for my 11 year old... 11!
morning cuddles, pancake breakfast in bed, and presents.
a decadent steak (+ creamed corn) dinner at hy's steakhouse.
morning cuddles, pancake breakfast in bed, and presents.
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| double digits plus one |
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| loved his reaction to the whitecaps soccer camp we gifted him... as he read about the experience his smile got bigger and bigger :) |
a wander in the mountains with his dad.
a decadent steak (+ creamed corn) dinner at hy's steakhouse.
the ultimate whitecaps fantasy match camp... soccer training on the pitch at bc place, touring the locker room, meeting a few of the players / getting autographs, and cheering on the whitecaps all in one day.
mountain biking in the north shore mountains while his dad and i hiked quarry rock in deep cove... then some play time at the bmx track .
and all this while he was a bit under the weather (he woke up on this birthday with a cold) and he never complained. now it's time for chicken noodle soup, relaxing, and lots of sleep.
(photos of hike and whitecaps camp by stefan and the grainy photos are taken on my iphone)
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