knitting #2

kai completed his scarf - turned -neck warmer! isn't it awesome? he wears it alot, i think he may be a little proud of his newly acquired skill. i certainly am. i love his 'decorations' (what i call his 'knitting mistakes'). we also made bookmarks.

kai's first knitting project

kai's bookmark

my bookmark

brilliant bangs

how i wish i could wear bangs like these women below.  sigh.

image from this awesome jewellery line... love the necklace. 
isn't the blue string perfect?

 

the above two images came via the blog down and out chic

happy valentine's day



kai used this image for his valentine cards



avalanche warning

my weekend snowshoe hike was cut short due to weather.  so instead, while kai skied, i retreated to the chalet for a nice warm chai and a book.

and, a happy birthday to my sister mary!

cuddlebugs

when stefan is away, kai sleeps with me.  it's the best to wake up next to him and watch him slowly rouse out of sleep and then be greeted with a smile.  it was a rainy day today and therefore very hard to remove ourselves from bed. 



however, kai had a commitment to play soccer and i was providing the snacks for today's game. stefan is still away so no home-baked cookies for the players, i picked up some store-bought ones instead.

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kai is in the stripped hat

the snack bag

olympic anniversary

one year ago this weekend vancouver hosted the winter olympics.  my favourite part of that time was the beautiful energy in the city, overhearing the different languages being spoken, and watching the accomplishments of amazing athletes. here's a peek of the city back then.



kai's favourite olympic mascot, miga









the olympic torch









entertainers at granville island







visiting olympic mascots on ice







street corner







the bay department store





celebrating team canada's win





celebrating team canada's win





celebrating team canada's win





granville street bridge closed for celebration





athletes' temporary home





store windows welcome visitors





building given a facelift with canadian flag





the olympic line from the olympic village to granville island



cooking

stefan has been in the uk and kai and i have had to feed ourselves now that the big pot of delicious chili stefan made for us is gone.  for those of you that do not know me, i almost never cook.  kai and i didn't do too badly.  here is some evidence.

from a box...

from scratch...