Grati-tuesdays

Well it's that time again.....I feel like my weeks just fly by these days so its nice to take a moment to reflect on the past week and remember those great moments :)

1. First and foremost.....I am so excited to be going to see Oprah in January!!! I have been literally waiting 10 years for this. When her show was on the air I spent hours trying to get tickets by phone or online with no luck and even wrote emails that borderline begged to give me tickets (apparently I have no shame). I even travelled to New Orleans a few years ago to see a special presentation of the Vagina Monologues that she was supposed to be featured in....only to get there and find out that she was sick and had cancelled her appearance!! Although it was still an amazing event, I was obviously disappointed! When OWN came to Canada I entered every contest a Canadian is allowed to, with no luck. Then the stars aligned and I have in my hand, tickets to "A night with Oprah Winfrey" in Calgary. Finally my dream is coming true....unless she cancels....dang, I  hope I didn't just jinx it?!? 

2. I gotta say it....I LOVE Tiny toms....cutest things ever!! Ridiculously expensive but I couldn't resist! I mean really......does it get any cuter!?!

Alexis is officially the proud new owner of these adorable toms.

But she was almost the owner of these....

but the hubby couldn't get on board with leopard print! Can you believe it? What he's got against animal prints is beyond me! 

3. My 45- minute napper took an epic 2 hour nap today!!! Yay!! Maybe I am finally starting to get the timing right. Who knew that overtired babies don't sleep well and that when they are overtired it looks remarkably similar to a being 'wide awake, nowhere near ready to sleep' babies. We are getting there slowly....

4. Had the yummiest fall salad for lunch today with blue cheese crumbles, pomegranate, candied walnuts and honey crisp apples. And the best part is that I got to enjoy it sans baby-in-lap thanks to the above mentioned epic nap!!

 5. It's so frustrating when you go looking for something specific and you can't find it! That's exactly why I often end up doing DIY projects.....that and the fact that I actually like doing them! So, this year I decided to make Christmas stockings for the three of us. Often this kind of project poses the same problem because it requires finding a pattern and just the right fabrics, and I am pretty picky. I was pleasantly surprised to find a great tutorial right away(thank you pinterest) and the best part was that it uses fat quarters (hehe...gets me every time). You only need one per stocking  and they go for about $3.95 each, so including the cost of lining, ribbon and felt for the applique each stocking is easily under $10!! I went out to the local quilting shop at Granville Island that sells tons of fat quarters and I was cautiously optimistic. I didn't want typical Christmas patterns like Santa, reindeer and pointsettas.....I wanted more Winter-themed like snowmen and snowflakes for example.  Surprisingly I found the perfect fabrics!! I ended up getting 6 so that I can mix and match to make the main part of the stocking different from the cuff.......and of course now I have enough for 1 or 2 extra stockings just in case we add to the family. We can't have any new additions not have a matching stocking....that would just be unheard of!! (and no I am not pregnant....just a planner) So there you are.....a ridiculously long explanation of why I am grateful for having found these fabrics :)

♥ Lindsay

The days between the rain in Vancouver

I think one of the requirements to living in Vancouver is having terrible short term memory. I don't know if my fellow Vancouverites would agree....but it seems that one day of sunshine seems to make yesterday's rain (and the day before, and the day before that....etc) seem like a distant memory. I must admit that we have been pretty lucky this fall!! We have had tons of sunny days and the temperatures have been warm enough to warrant shorts....in October...crazy!! Then, as it inevitably does in Vancouver, the rains came....for days and days. So on those days between the rain, when we wake up to sunshine, we always find an excuse to get outside and enjoy it. 

So here it is.... one of my new favorite things....yep it's another picmonkey collage :)

Photo credits: me, my hubby and the fabulous Erin Crawford....I'll let you figure out which is which. but I'll give you a hint....the really awesome ones are Erin's ;)

♥ Lindsay

Happy Halloween

From our trip to the pumpkin patch (hello....October family date) to carving our pumpkin with our little lady(bug) and partying it up at our 'baby fun time infant drop-in class'. We sure have enjoyed Alexis' first halloween!! 

Happy Halloween!!!

♥Lindsay

Grati-tuesday

This is going to be a quick one because I almost forgot about it and now don't have much time left!

1. Had a fabulous girls weekend with my bestie and her daughter. Most of our outings seemed to centre around food....fish and chips on the water, waffles from Patisserie Lebeau, and Vancouvers best donuts according to our donut search back in April. We did others things....I just can't remember what they were right now because apparently I am a bit food-obsessed. 

2. My husband got home safe and not too tired from his trip to Arizona for a wedding.

3. I am so grateful for our beautiful sunshiney day on Sunday. We had a lovely walk to the beach and along the water....so great to take advantage of the great weather especially since it seems there will be a lot of rain around here in the next few days!!

4. Had a visit from my Mom and Dad......and they discovered what may become a new addiction for me. Sticky buns from Cadeaux bakery in gastown....and get this....they are wrapped in bacon!! Everything is better with bacon right?!?

5. Don't have to cook....sushi for dinner. Yum!!

♥ Lindsay

Grati-tuesdays.....

It's that time again folks....

1. I am grateful for exersaucers and the 15 minutes of time I get to myself while Alexis is occupied in hers....even if all I do with that time is make a quick lunch, hang her diapers to dry, or send off a quick email, every little bit helps!

2. I am grateful that babies don't know it's not really socially acceptable to growl at people. Alexis has been learning tons of new things to do with her voice and lately she has been growling.....kinda weird but also so darn cute, we get a kick out of it!!

3. I love picmonkey....that is all!

4. The sun was shining for our trip to the pumpkin patch.

5. Hubby came home early from work today......that just happened!! Yay!! Just in time to fill in the blank for #5 and sign off for some family time :) 

♥ Lindsay 

Grati-tuesdays

1. Although weekends are busy....I am grateful that Ty and each others biggest fans at our sporting events. Ty has been to almost every one of my games (mostly because Alexis started refusing the bottle and so they watch my game together until she needs to be fed) but this past weekend I finally got out to his football game and his hockey game.


2. I am grateful for our 'romantic' dinner at the rinks' pub after his hockey game....no really I am grateful...it just wasn't that romantic :)

3. Can I be grateful for my football team going undefeated in the regular season? Well, wrong or right....I am grateful for Crew's perfect season!!

4. So yesterday I got mistaken for a nanny by not 1.... but 2 shop clerks!! They said I didn't look like I had a baby less than 4 months ago and thought for sure I was Alexis' nanny, so heck yes I am grateful to those two lovely ladies for the confidence booster :)

5. Alexis has finally started napping (sort of) and I am grateful for the time to crochet again. Here is Alexis modeling her sweet new headband....she also has one in pink and I have a feeling there will be more to come. Who says you don't need one in every colour? Well my husband does actually....but I have a feeling Alexis agrees with ME that its' good to have colour options :) 

♥ Lindsay

Grati-tuesdays...Thanksgiving edition

There is nothing more important to me than family but unfortunately pretty much our entire family lives at least 5 hours away from us. That makes it really hard to visit and so we don't see each other nearly as often as we would like! So, this is my family centred grati-tuesday!

1. The weather was so beautiful we went for a family walk on friday night....in shorts and flip-flops!

2. My sisters 12th birthday is coming up and all she wanted for her birthday was to come visit her niece in Vancouver! So my mom, dad and sister drove down to visit us....I say 'us' but let's be honest I think it was mostly to see Alexis.....but it was lovely to see them nonetheless!!

3. I heard a saying recently that really struck a chord with me....'friends are the family that you choose'. I love this because that means that not only does Alexis have some of the best Aunts and Uncles but also some pretty great friends that she is lucky to call her 'Aunts' and 'Uncles'! This year we spent thanksgiving with two of them :) It was our turn on the rotation to host Thanksgiving dinner with our friends J & R, so we had a lovely night with good food, great company and of course pumpkin beer (yum!!)

4. So much has changed in the past year! Last year I was so thankful to be expecting our first baby and now I am so grateful that she is in our lives....happy, healthy and making me smile daily :)

5. Last but not least....my fabulous hubby who makes me feel loved daily and who is proving himself to be a pretty amazing dad (was there any doubt?!?). I am so lucky to have him in my life!!

♥ Lindsay