Clapping May 17th (Vid)

Everything gets a good clap these days. We are so glad Rya seems to think everything deserves a clap.
We are off to Kelowna for the Longweekend. So glad to finally get a little camping and dirtbiking in... but even better we will be seeing Lindsay, Steve and Tristan (finally!!) Hope the weather holds out for us. Pictures and videos to follow...

Mother's Day 2006

Happy First Mother's Day to me... and all our moms out there... I think I am finally starting to understand the importance of having that special day... as the days go by somtimes it is hard to remember why it is worth all this work. One look from our little one and I get it. Not to mention that Rya can say "ma ma" now it makes every wake up call and slimey, snotty shoulder worth it.


The sun is finally shining here in rainy North Vancouver... it feels so good to finally get outside and play in the back yard. The back yard is full of great things to explore... We just have to remember to pick up all the dog poo before Rya starts crawling out there... yuck!
Notice Rya's little tooth! there is the beginings of another one right beside it now too.
(Notice also Richard's shaved head... "if you can't beat them join them" the hair isn't coming back.

The Magic Spoon (vid.)

She must be pretty smart to know that a spoon dancing around her tray is funny. Richard tried just with his finger and it wasn't funny.

Our trip to Calgary

After the pneumonia, and the cold and all the other stuff had finally subsided... Rya and Grandma and I went to Calgary. We have some family there that still hadnt met Rya yet... and were starting to lose patience waiting for her visit.
It was so great to have Rya meet her two Great Grandmothers, it was also a bonus because they live down the hall from eachother at Trinity Lodge. My Gra'mere was a little put off as Rya was in a bit of a "mood" at first but she warmed up pretty quiclkly. Rya has offically been labled the Cutest Great Grandchild on the Spear side. (this title will hold up until some competition arrives.... Malcolm... Jenn...)
Then we saw Great Grandma Sylvia. Rya is her 6th Great Grand child but just as special as the first. We all went down to the dining hall for lunch and Rya was the cutest "Boy" all the residents had ever seen! We are ok with that. Mary was such a big help to me with Rya.

My cousins, Mary Peter and John I think were the most looking forward to her arrival.
I was so surprized to see how much the kids had grown since I saw them last. They were pretty suprized to see there new little... "Cousin once removed"?... We decided that they could just be cousins proper... you can't have too many cousins. Though Mary would rather be Rya's sister. That can be arranged.
The twins Peter and John are nearly taller than Mary and the tallest in their class. "I can't tell the difference, can you tell the difference?" (well actually I can... Peter is the one on the right... I will probably get an email from their mother saying thats John... sigh)
It was a great trip to Calgary but we were sure glad to get home to Richard. And I am pretty sure he was glad to have us home too!