SNOW!

I heard on the radio that is was suppose to snow but I didn't believe it. This picture was taken in the morning before it REALLY started to snow. The flakes were huge and it piled up so fast. It was a great snow day. I am doing this the very next day and the snow is all gone it is 12 degrees and sunny. I do love this Sunshine Coast weather. Rya was a little disappointed this morning though when we went outside and the snow was GONE!

This is from the week before. Richard hung up all the lights. This was our first time decorating the house.

This is just outside our front door. We ended up with 20cm of snow by the end of the day!

Our Christmas card picture, not exactly Hallmark but good enough.

Here is Rya helping Richard shovel the driveway.

The finished product! I was secretly hoping for a Griswald Christmas. Perhaps we can build up to that. Or would that leave too big of a footprint for the "Green" folks.

This video clip was as close as we could get of our super smiley, and laughing boy. He just doesn't really perform for the camera.

Finally some proof of "LaughingBoy"

Halloween and November

Halloween 2007... We re-used the elephant costume from last year... it still fit and it is just as cute! Richard decorated the front door and bought a ton of candy hoping for the best. We got one trick-or-treater. Thats what you get for living at the end of a dead end road with no street lights. Oh well at least this way we can both take the kids out and not feel guilty for not being there for trick-or-treaters.

Sebastian dressed at a green monster. Rya said "what a cute little monster!"

This was the first year we made Jack-o-lanterns. I forgot how fun it was and how much I love oven roasted pumpkin seeds yum yum. Richards is the one on th left and mine is the one on the right. Rya has gotten into the habit of signing "cheese" when she is supose to "say cheese".

Back at home after 6 houses, a couple scarey skeletons, and some rain. Pretty good haul!

Here is Rya, Sebastian and Grandma... again with the "cheese!"

Here are teh kids at the Holiday Inn. When Mocuite had to go back to Ontario we decided to stay at a hotel for the last night. Her flight was a little to early to make it there on the first ferry so we made a little Vacay out of it. Gotta love Hotel TV! They both turn into zombies! (watch the drool!)

Life on the Coast is great but we still need to go to "the City" for a little visit with friends. This is Rya and her friend Odin. Getting a little action.. and attitude. I love her face in that one! Sorry Odin... no Love.

Mommy and the kids

Sebastian is smiling now a lot... but getting a picture of it is almost impossible. He usually stops smiling as soon as the camera comes out and just stares.... Here are a few of the best ones.

Here is Sebastian's first bottle. It took forever to get all that liquid gold into the bottle and he barely took any... didn't want to waste it so it ended up in my cereal. (kidding)

And one more picture of the sweetest ham in town. I really just wanted a picture of the dress.

These are just some rather lengthy clips of Rya entertaining Mommy...

UPDATE ...

Here he is at 6 weeks old and 9lbs 10oz.

I have to admit... no brown eyes. sigh... those Verbickas genes are just too strong. Thats ok... I still love em!

This is a few weeks ago

Here is big sister Rya... UBER COOL!

UBER CUTE

Our friends Melly and Dave

Malcolm and Mocuite and baby Sebastian

Here are some clips... Sebastian with the hiccups and mommy being cruel,

Big sister Rya as a Violin(?) playing pixie,

and Big sister Rya helping in the yard... while mom looked on and laughed.

Here are some more....

We found this great beach just minutes from our house.

Catching the few last rays of the summer sun.

Beautiful.

These two were taken when Seb was just a few days old. It is still a rare thing to see his eyes open.

Our Little Mermaid.

Rya's first time holding Sebastian. She is really loving him already. It is really special to see.

We are all a little more tired these days... catching some sleep when ever we can get it.