It's snowing

Drove all the way to Arbutus and 45th for Lucas's Gymboree class and it was canceled. Argh! Got home and they called me to tell me just after I had left (11:35 am for a noon class). On a more positive note, I love it when it snows here. The city transforms so quickly into a winter wonderland. There is a new bylaw that requires you have to shovel the entire sidewalk outside your house when it snows. Our sidewalk covers 3 house lengths and a bus stop on Fraser, the corner and 2 house lengths on 12th. Not an easy job when the snow is wet and heavy.

Lucas is doing great. He can now throw things like balls with mostly his right hand. He is not very keen on eating food that isn't a puree so there are lots of tears at meal times these days! He is starting to sleep in a little longer in the mornings now so usually our mornings are starting at around 7 am. He is able to pull himself up and wants so badly to pull down Callum's train track that gets setup pretty much every day on the coffee table. He loves dropping things off his highchair, or the back of the couch. The other day, Callum had spread his megablocks on the couch, while Lucas sat on the couch, grabbed a megablock, pulled himself up to standing looking over the back of the couch and then dropped the block over the back. He repeated this over and over again.

Callum is playing so well by himself. He loves Thomas the tank engine and is using the terms from the show when he plays. Lines I hear all the time are 'bust my buffers', and 'cinders and ashes'. He is using the word splendid in the correct context which is pretty funny. Our friend Amy Chang gave us a box of Thomas toys from when her son Kai was small. We pull out a piece every once and a while. On the weekend we pulled out a train shed. He is loving it and puts his 5 engines to bed every night!

He is still having issues with the number 2 part of toilet training. A caregiver mentioned the other day that it's possible b/c he is the oldest he just wants the attention that I give to Lucas and his diapering. OK, now I feel better. I will accept that as the excuse!

Callum got sick last Wed. night while I was at hockey. He came out of his room crying and then was sick. Poor guy. Not sure what he caught but it only lasted 2 hours with 3 sick sessions and then he wasn't sick again. He was fine the next morning but kept him home. As he was fine, I scheduled his first eye examination that afternoon (at his 3 year checkup the doctor recommended we take him to have his eyes checked). He did really well. It's so easy when they ask him to identify pics of animals! He had no fear at all. Not like the hesitation he has at the doctors and the fear at the dentist! The optometrist said that most 3 years old have some weakness (can't remember if it was near or far sightedness) and that will correct itself over time. He depth perception is very good. They made him put on 3D glasses and showed him a picture of a fly. He had to touch his wings. It was cool to see him touching mid air. Then he had to point out the image that was sticking out row after row.

Colin and I are off to a wedding celebration of some friends this Sat. that eloped at Burning Man in Sept. The celebration is being called "After Burn". Colin and I are planning to dress up in Burning Man style for the event!

It has been freezing here. I have got to find a bigger sleep sack for Lucas. He is getting to tall for the 9 month one I have. Must go digging in all Callum's old clothes under the stairs!