Things we did in Cabo

This was such a fun trip for the three of us. I love it when we can get away and spend uninterrupted time together and do some bonding in the middle of life's craziness. After we go on a trip like this I always feel like we're more connected :)
We did one day outing that we thought you would like, the submarine! Actually it was a semi-submersible boat where you go down some steps and watch the sea life. But we called it a submarine and sang the yellow submarine song to you and you loved it.
Just look at that glee!

We stayed at the Barcelo Grand Palace in San Jose del Cabo. It was such a great resort, we had no complaints about our time there except that it was cold! And the pools were cold! We couldn't get into the water there, and there were very few who dared to brave it. Basically it was all of the guests sitting around the pool in sweatshirts and reading. Bizarre! Mental note; in the winter we have to go further south!

So we spent a lot of time on the beach. You love it there best anyways. We went to the Mega, which is right down the street from our resort and bought you a bunch of snad toys to play with for the week (and bubbles, and cars...). And we got lots of use out of them before we left them there.

We did try once to get you into the water because you really wanted to. There were a couple of other little guys who seemed to be ok. So we put you in and you cried and cried. It was so hard to explain to you that there was a big pool there but couldn't go in :( Apparently people were complaining and complaining but the heater could only get it to 75. Cold! I prefer 86 myself...

So we made sandcastles, and you a Daddy ran up and down the beach, and we ate and ate and ate. I'm feeling better now so I actually got my money's worth out the buffet if not the bar this trip. I think we all did! You were, as always, a big fan of the dessert section.

The only pool that was semi-tolerable was the little shallow pool in the kids' area but we only spent an afternoon there since all the other kids were really rowdy and broke your toys! So you and Daddy played around in this water for just a little while and we moved on. The beach was much more entertaining.

Here, you were watching Daddy frolick around in the water and I guess you thought it was quite funny! All in all, a good trip, but next time we'l have to commit to the longer flight to the Caribbean side!

Christmas Day in Cabo!

Our Christmas Day in Cabo was pretty much like every other day we spent there except for this little celebration we had in the morning. The staff had set up some activities for the kids and Santa himself made an appearance after being brought poolside in a golf cart by his Santa's Girls. We milled around in our hats for a little while and then hit the beach!

The night prior, Christmas Eve, we had dinner at the Italian a la carte restaurant and had a set menu dinner with turkey. It was a very nice meal and you even behaved or most of it (with the help of the iPad and your favourite girl, Dora). After dinner we went down to the pool where they had some older kids whack away at a pinata and you even got some handfuls of candy, your favourite!

"Christmas" morning!

This year we had a bit of a non-traditional Christmas. Since we were flying out of Vancouver on the 23rd we had our "Christmas" on the 22nd. We knew if wouldn't make a difference and that you'd be none of the wiser and I think even Daddy and I did a good job of pretending it was the actual day :)

When we heard you were awake in the morning ("Mooooooommmmmmmyyyyyyy!" and "Daaaaaaaaadddddddddy!") we went in to get you and you were sitting in your bed (you won't get out on your own) and I asked you what was special about today. You knew it was Christmas and said so. When we got into the kitchen you sort of lingered in there and I finally had to suggest that perhaps there were some things you would like to look at in the living room....

Things pretty much took off from there since you figured out what was going to go on. You did a great job of ripping open presents and throwing the boring things aside, hahaha! The Mini Cooper car and bike from Gma, Gpa and Great-Gma and Great-Gpa were huge hits!

This is you with the cookies that you left for Santa. I guess he liked them because he ate them all up! You were very intent on also leaving Santa some Cheerios so we left some of those too.

Daddy made his famous cinnamon bun Christmas Tree for us, yum!

Since we had to be on an early afternoon ferry right after your nap we had our special dinner the night before. We made a duck with all the fixings since the leftovers of a larger meal would go to waste. The duck was the perfect size for us and Mommy's personal fave!

Now, off to Cabo!

The Duncan Christmas Train!

The weekend before Christmas Daddy and I took you to see the notorious Christmas Train in Duncan. For families on the island it is something of a tradition and I must admit it was quite fun! The lineup of cars was very long getting into the parking lot and we were lucky to find parking at all, the place was packed!
There were lots of things to look at, like old trains and pumper cars, antiques of all sorts of machinery. There was also a live kiddie band and even the big man himself. They were playing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, the movie on a big screen and down by the train we had hot apple cider and hot chocolate.

The train ride itself was lots of fun (but cold!) and our favourite part was the candy cane forest. I'm sure we'll be back next year!

Last weekend we took you up to Mount Washington for your first go at tubing! The mountain has been open for only two weeks and the snow was patchy way up the slopes but the tubing was great.

We were a little but worried about how you would do but you loved it!

Daddy was actually a little freaked about how fast you get going in those tubes but you took it all in stride, lol! We saw lots of little guys and girls your age skiing and it made up certain that we'll get you into skiing next year. Mommy is off the slopes for this season, but we'll be a skiing/snowboarding family next year!

Two peas in a pod

Funny fact: every once in a while Daddy tries to dress you and himself the same. Apparently our tastes in clothes reflect this ability as he is often able to chose a very close 2t replica of his outfit.

Big, little news

I haven't posted anything for quite a while now but I must be forgiven as I have been ILL! The reason being that I am 3 months pregnant and have never been so sick in my life!
Poor mommy has been down for the count and poor daddy has been picking up the slack both at work and at home. Now I see what they mean when they say that the toddler is the one that really wears you out...I get tired just watching you these days!
So we're all very excited about our new addition which will arrive in June and you yourself seem to be able to grasp the idea too, even naming the baby "Baby Banana."
We have moved you into your big boy bed and that has been as easy as pie. We thought there would be a huge transition process involving you getting out of bed and us putting you back, repeat. But as it turns out you are quite happy in your bed and have only ventured out two times. It is as if there is some kind of force field around your bed keeping you in??
The first time you got out of your bed was in the middle of the night when you bee-lined it to our door which was blocked by a laundry basket to keep the dogs in our room. You fell into the laundry basket head-first and screamed bloody murder (which greatly startled mommy and daddy by the way). The second time you left your bed I came out to the hall to find you lurking in your doorway and I automatically yelled "Get back into your bed!" which made you jump in fear and run back. I think the combination of these two experiences will ensure that further ventures out of your bed are few and far between (fingers crossed).
So yeah for Baby Banana and here's hoping I am able to keep up the steady stream of updates more regularly since I am partially functional again :)
You on your first night in your Big Boy Bed: