Mommy get's her PhD!

We traveled to Vancouver from Sunday March 16th to Sunday March 22nd. Mommy defended her dissertation on March 16th and did really well! Uncle Jeff came by to visit us at our hotel and brought some yummy sushi!

Uncle Jeff tried to get me with chopsticks!

Peek-a-boo! I'm standing in a table frame!

Pretty food! Let me have some!

Celebrating with port after the defence!


In front of the Olympic Flame during the Paralymic Games in Vancouver.

A family photo at Coal Harbour on a beautiful March day!

Evan's First Haircut

Well, Evan's hair was getting a little unruly, especially the curls in the back, so it was time to head out and get his first haircut before flying out to Vancouver tomorrow.

We stopped by our local First Choice Hair Cutters. Evan sat on my lap for his cut. He was pretty impressed with his little cape, but did not know what to make of the strange lady with the scissors who kept touching his head. He kept turning around to see who was touching him!






All in all, he seemed pretty happy with his freshly styled lid.


After playing with his hair some more at home, he felt that the style would work for him...


Off to Vancouver tomorrow! More on our adventures out West soon!

Evan is 10 months old!

Here is a photo update of our little boy at 10 months! He's currently cutting his 2nd tooth! Notice Evan's Olympic gear that we picked up during our trip to Vancouver last fall. He likes to play the "Ski Jump" game with mommy.

Jolly Jumper

We got Evan The *Original* Jolly Jumper because he is outgrowing his excersaucer. He wasn't too sure what to make of it at first, but once mommy helped him bounce a few times, he was on his way!

Here is a video of Evan's FIRST Jolly Jumper experience! What a jelly bean!





Speaking of jelly beans, Evan had his 9 month check-up this week. He weights 17lbs12oz, is growing symmetrically (head circumference, length, and weight), and has met all of his developmental milestones! Evan remains just barely inside the "normal" range on the growth chart - but we think he's doing marvelously! He's a great eater - chowing down banana chucks and Cheerios along with stained foods. His sleeping has also evened out - we read and applied the principles in Weissbluth's "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" last week to correct his habit of waking for night feedings (and staying awake). Now he sleeps for 12 consecutive hours and naps pretty well too!

The Hairbrush Sessions

Evan is REALLY into playing with his little blue hairbrush these days. Here is some post-bath hairbrush action with the little man.

Merry Christmas!

Olympic Torch Comes to Brantford!

We got a little taste of Olympic Fever tonight as the Olympic Torch Relay made it's way to Brantford around 7pm to stay the night before continuing West toward the Games in Vancouver. Mommy took Evan to the festivities! Here is Evan playing with some Olymipc swag - the Coke bottle illuminated in different colours and looked really neat. RCB also handed out noise-maker tamborines. As you can imagine, Evan was THRILLED with both!


The show before the torch arrived was very entertaining and included drummers (below on the screen), dancers, artists and bands! The turnout was incredible!

Here is a picture of a local Olympic athlete who would be receiving the flame next for the relay.

Quatchi and the girls were out and about greeting the crowd.

Finally the Olympic Torch runner arrived! Here he is on stage igniting the cauldron for Brantford !

And waving to the crowd!

The city of Brantford will keep the flame alive over night so that it can continue tomorrow morning on its 106 day journey to Vancouver. Unbelievably, this is the same fire that was lit in Greece and brought to Canada! We're looking forward to tracking the relay Westward!