Happy Easter

This was Oliver's first "real" Easter, since he was still a lump of infant last year. The Easter Bunny left a few treats for him, and I caught some of it on video (click here).

Family Tree

The other day, I stumbled upon an interesting Family Tree "manager" at geni.com. I've added our family tree and started to fill in the details, but we're going to need help to fill it up! If any family members are interested, drop me a line and I'll send you an invite. Also, for anyone already added, feel free to invite others to see it.

We're moving again!

After searching for three months for the "right" home, we've found it! We're still renting, but in a months time we'll have a whole house all to ourselves. It's a 900 sf house with a semi-finished basement, so there's more functional space, plus decent storage to boot. Plus, there's a tree house in the yard and a playground just out the back yard for O. It'll about double my commute (to 15 minutes), but hopefully will cut a few minutes off Holly's.

Pictures here.

I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to not hearing neighbors carrying on till well past *our* bedtime, or winding down to "The Sounds of Silence" at full volume all weekend.

Boundary Bay

Last weekend was supposed to be rainy, but we lucked out! We spent Saturday walking on the beach at Boundary Bay (near the Tsawwassen ferries); here's a video.

Sunday, I took advantage of the weather and mowed the lawn (in February... that's a first for me!!).

Where have we been?

Good Question. I've been having all kinds of computer troubles lately, so please forgive my lack of everything.

Oliver:
Man oh man! He never ceases to amaze me. He's started to say what could be considered "words", and I swear he has Daddy and Mommy down (although he calls mommy, "monny"). He also says, on occasion, "mo" (more), "jushe" (juice), "doon" (down), "ep" (up), "no" (no), "dowantoo" (don't want to), "nana" (banana), and "dobibiwissmelibabawe" (?????).

He's eating on his own, and is usually really good at restaurants -- he'll eat almost anything, and makes faces at the girls (any girls; he's not picky) while Holly and I eat. He loves going out, as long as he can ride my shoulders, although sometimes he NEEDS to walk on his own. And once his mind is made up, it takes a minor miracle or major distraction to change it.

All in all, I think he's doing just fine. And he's a ton of fun!

Christmas:
My mom and dad came out here for a few days. Unfortunately, they arrived on the day that Holly and I were sicker than I'm comfortable describing, and Mom was unlucky enough to catch whatever fluish bug we had. On Christmas Day. Yay. Luckily, Dad managed to stay healthy, so Christmas Dinner went as planned (sortof), and Mom was mostly better the next day. We spent the rest of their time here enjoying Vancouver.

New Years:
We went to Kewlona with my parents, and hooked up with Holly's dad for an evening. My dad and I took the Mission Hill tour, and tasted some nice wines at their counter. I managed to bring back a case of wine (I know, I can buy them all in Vancouver, but it's so much more fun to buy from the wineries).

Work:
EA is great. I've adjusted to the different environment, and to having gourmet lunches most days. I can't say much about the job, except that I'm incredibly happy to be programming again.

Holly starts work in the pharmacy at the hospital in New West tomorrow. (yay!)

Also, just a bit of a heads-up. I'm changing over from flickr to Google Web Albums for posting pictures. At the moment, they are both linked to from the sidebar. Once I get most of the pictures transferred over, I'll remove the flicker links. Since Google owns Picassa, and that's what I use to manage photos, the change will make my life easier. Hopefully, it'll also mean that I can post more pictures.

Cheerio!