We had already had an eventful night so we were pretty tired.

We were late getting to bed and then woken up at 2:30 am when a huge dead tree fell just outside the fence line. The cracking of branches and splitting of the stump went on for 20+ seconds. This huge tree was bone dry and ended up taking out a few surrounding Alders as it went. We were out with the neighbors trying to figure out just what the hell had happened (no wind, no rhyme or reason as to why, it just happened). Morgan slept through it but woke up at 3:30 needing a bit of a bottle and some cuddling.

We then slept lightly and were up at 5:45, on the road to the ferry by 7:00, and then into Ikea for 9:30. We bought a ton of crap and of course the one shelving item that we actually went in to get was completely out of stock.

We were then off to Langley for a great visit with Ross and Fiona accompanied by steak and red wine – nice!

It was another scorcher so we chased the shade around the back yard.

We were then back to the 6:30 ferry where Morgan got to play in the water park by the terminal… it was packed!

Home for 8:30 and then bed for everyone (except for dad who got to stay up putting together the Ikea furniture =) )

Here are a few pictures:

Sabre is a black dog with brown highlights, is about thigh-high, and has an amazing amount of energy.  He has stopped by a few times to say hello and Morgan has had a few close encounters with him.

Yesterday I was on the phone and the door suddenly swung open.  When I looked, there was Sabre poking his nose into the office.

He casually waltzed into the house, crossed the office, went up into the living room, saw Morgan standing there with her stuffed elephant, gave her a lick up the face, and while she was distracted grabbed her elephant and ran out the dining room door.

Morgan thought this was terrific!

She immediately took chase (with Beth in pursuit) and ended up on the front lawn running back and forth trying to get her elephant back.

Beth finally succeeded in getting it back by putting Sabre into a headlock and prying the elephant out of his mouth (a little bit wetter than it started out) and Sabre immediately went for the next stuffed toy.

In the afternoon, Morgan and I headed over to Auntie Tracey’s for a little visit.

Cousin Camryn and Cousin Taylor gave Morgan a beautiful princess bear mobile (which is already up in her room) and a wheel barrow to help her out in the garden.

Morgan got to ride a dog (Tiko), 3 horses (Misty, Summer, and Ringo), chase a rabbit (Peter), poke at two birds, and pet 3 kitties.

We then headed back and picked up mom from work and headed home.

This beautiful piece is now hanging in her window where it catches the morning light.

Thank you very much Andreas and Deb!

Not the least of which was a visit with Jon and Brandi and Isobelle Snow and Raven, Robyn, Mason, and Cordelia Kopelman. We had shish kabob’s on the bbq and a great visit after spending some time down at Porpoise Bay Beach with the families. Morgan got her feet wet in the ocean for the first time(!)

Morgan played in her pool that she got from her birthday from Jim and Sherry and she managed to eat most of the sand that Jim and Annika gave her (mmm, nice sandy diaper’s).

We also went to Cliff Gilker Park for a day in the park. Morgan had a great time in the waterfall.

Here are a few pictures (w/ a few videos).

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Morgan Gets a New Fountain

This year we met Jim and Sherry and Rebecca and Brielle at the Canada Day Parade.

The parade was pretty piss-poor (and yes, I’m sure it is a lot of work to organize and kudos to all that made an effort, but in my books putting a $0.10 Canadian Flag in your vehicle window and driving down main street advertising your business just doesn’t cut it) but we had a great time with Jim and Sherry.

Morgan quite enjoyed it which was good.

We went to the park after the parade and took a peek at some of the great artisan crafts but refrained from buying anything (actually, we forgot our wallets but we’ll get to the crafts at the big fair in August).

Here are a few pictures (w/ a few videos).

Morgan's First Birthday

Half of Morgan’s family lives here in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast and half live in Regina in Saskatchewan.

We flew to visit them for the first time and to celebrate her first birthday.  So for her first birthday, Morgan actually had two parties – not bad!

We flew via Westjet with our obligatory stop overs in Edmonton (going) and Calgary (returning).  We were able to get an extra seat for Morgan on all four flights, so Beth took the isle seat, I took the window seat, and Morgan was passed back and forth in the middle seat.

She is a great flying baby.  She didn’t seem to mind the ups and downs and REALLY liked the turbulence.  She made googoo eyes with EVERYONE and even had a lady playing peek-a-boo and other games on the way back.

It was great to see all of the Craig family; Morgan finally got to meet her cousins, Cole and Zoey, Aunt Susan and Uncle Shawn, Uncle Mike, Great Uncle Ken and Great Aunt Fiona, and Great Grandmother Marion.  She had a full week of going to the swimming pool, the local parks, the Saskatchewan Children’s Festival, the Science Center, shopping centers, restaurants, and a ton of other things.  She had her first dim sum in Saskatoon and her first hot banana pepper at Fudd Ruckers (loved it).

We now have to get her back into her proper sleep patterns and get her routine going again.

Here are a few pictures.

Morgan's First Birthday

Today Morgan celebrated her 1st Birthday with all of her family and friends on the Sunshine Coast.

We met at the Sechelt Aquatic Center for cupcakes, juice, and a swim.

With the one small oversight that babies and open flames don’t mix we had a great time!

She received some beautiful sun dresses and sun hats and some great summer toys.

After presents and a sugar rush, we all headed in for a swim and and a soak.

Thank you to everyone who helped make her day wonderful!

Some photos!

Here are a few pictures:

Morgan rides her first horse (Misty)

Tonight we went to Tracey’s for a BBQ with the family.

Morgan rode her first horse, rode her first dog, bounced on the trampoline with her cousins, played with her first My Little Pony, and generally had a great time.

We also had a little visitor in our back yard… Morgan was fascinated.

Here are a few pictures:

She struck a pose on her big rock so of course we had to grab the camera.

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Morgan had her first tea time with her cousins (she was really confused with the very real looking fake strawberry).

We headed back for ham and scalloped potatoes.

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Morgan liked the balloons =)

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Ross Delivers a Wicked Left Hook

We had a great visit with Ross and Fiona today that we’ve been looking forward to for over 2 years.

Last Christmas they got snowed in so we were unable to have  a proper catch-up.

They were the first people to visit Morgan in the hospital and so, six months later, they got to see just how far she’s come.

She decided that today is the day to make some serious headway: first lurch FORWARD while crawling, first mostly unassisted sit-up, and at the end of the day, a non-stop barrage of talking.

Thank you for the beautiful gifts (very much unnecessary, but very appreciated).

She instantly took to burying into it.  I hope Tracie knows that all of her hard work will be soon covered in baby drool.

Morgan just loves it!

Thank you =)