Morgan was in the master bedroom and I was in Morgan’s room just down the hall.  She and I would take turns poking  our heads out the door.  She thought it was a hoot!

I then thought I’d try to get her to come back to her room by closing her door (she usually can’t pass up a newly closed door).  Much to my surprise, she didn’t come to find me.  I opened the door to find that she had also closed the door to the master bedroom.

I guess she’s starting to get a little too clever.

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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We had a absolutely wonderful family evening tonight.

Morgan and I went with Matthew to drop of a couple of computers to a customer.  Then we got a fabulous dinner at the Feastro Taco Truck in Davis Bay and went down to Roberts Creek Beach to eat.   Morgan had a feast.  She had her first taste of fish, shrimp, and lemon.  It goes without saying that she loved every bite.

After our awesome dinner we did a little bit of grocery shopping.  Daddy showed Morgan how to eat the produce before we have paid for it   We just couldn’t keep her out of the grapes.

When we got home we had another big first for Morgan.  She took her first unaided steps!!  Well, we did stand her up to get her to try to walk to Daddy, but she took the steps without holding on to anything!

We finished the evening with a nice bath (to get rid of all the leftover fish), and then off to Morgan’s room for a little bit of reading before off to bed.

All in all I think it was one of our best nights ever.

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

Pictures available here.

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.

Pictures available here.

The Google / YouTube combo is actually less powerful that Google Video (and very very frustrating).

We discovered that many of our videos that were uploaded never actually made it onto the web… so here are the [new] Morgan videos.

starting with an oldie (October 10, 2009) 4 months old:

vs 9 months:

vs 9.5 months

We then went to the pool for a great afternoon of swimming and jacuzzi time.

Pictures available here.

Pictures available for download here.

Today is Beth’s 31st birthday.  One Year ago was the fated B-Bomb Birthday, so what will be the news tonight?

We had a beautiful day with our girl and of course took a few pictures.

We plunked her down in a pile of leaves and then had to figure out how to stop her from eating them all.

Some photos: (Picasa Album Available: here)

Morgan celebrated her first Hallowe’en in style:

She went as Nibbler from Futurama.  Perhaps a bit to nerdy as not too many people got it (except for the two 17 year old boys working in the produce section of Clayton’s).  She absolutely loved the attention and the little red cape.

Pictures of the event: (Full Picasa Album: here)

Right now we have Matthew’s cousin, Lisa, from Germany staying with us.  We wanted to show her a little bit more excitement than can be found here in Sechelt so we headed in to Vancouver.

While the girls shopped the parents and the babies wandered the various stores letting the babies get to know each other.

After a lot of catching up we headed to the Sky Train station so we could meet Brandi.

It was great seeing Jon again and awesome to meet Brandi and Isobel.  We’ll have to make sure we don’t go as long without seeing each other again!

The only down part of the day was the ferry ride home.  The ferry was almost an hour late and we had a very upset little girl.  She was so cranky that Matthew spent the whole ferry ride pacing on the car deck with her to try and soothe her.

• See some of the pictures

9:00 am, out the door and on to a moving sale just up the street.  Bought a Baby Einstein CD, a colorful toy, and a small green dress for Morgan.

10:00 am, down to the Thrift Store (gotta find some ABBA clothes for Kathy’s big shin dig next week).  Found some great shirts and tops that will funkify us perfectly.

11:00 am, off to the Craft Fair at Hackett Park.  What a showing!  Dozens of very talented artists from the West Coast displayed their wares in a profusion of color, sound, and smells.  Morgan was absolutely in her element and was much coo’ed over.  Beth was in HER element as there was tons to buy =)

1:30 pm, get to Gibsons Marina for their annual BBQ and celebration of 25 years in business (!).  Hot Dogs, Beer,  music, and terrific company – what a great time!  Thank you for ther wonderful gift bag – and congratulations on 25 successful years!

Time for a change of diaper and a top up of Morgan’s fuel tanks.

3:00 pm, back to the Craft Fair and now the serious buying begins; holy smokes!  A garden gnome for Morgan’s room, a turtle decoration for our bathroom, earrings for Beth, an oil bowl and hot plate to go with the Denby dishes that Ross and Fiona gave us for our wedding, photo’s galore from the very talented Tella Sametz and a few marvelous wall hangings from Mohammed Asgari (Neofresco), a couple of large serving plates and serving spoons for the kitchen, and who knows what else the Mrs was able to sneak in while I wasn’t looking.

6:00 pm, back home for burgers and beer and a movie.

And that’s how a Saturday is supposed to go.

We went to the Farmer’s Market in Sechelt and perused some of the local crafts on offer.  We picked up some artisan bread and oils, and some bath oils.

We also headed down to Gibson’s Marina and got to show off our little girl.

Then up to Molly’s Lane where we fell in love with a ton of local artists.

And then the grand finale… a Baby Shower to Welcome Baby Morgan at Tracey and Ken’s beautiful house.

What a turn-out!

Gudrun, Candy, Chuck, Kim, Darren, Rita, Grandma Mary, Jim, Sherry, Rebecca, Brielle, Tracey, Ken, Sierra, Taylor, Amanda, Shane, Kaden, Talia, Ashaya, Kathy, Holly, Roberta, and Alf.

The house looked amazing and the new patio and stairs were a real treat.

A night of music, food, wine, dress-up, and good talk… terrific!

The girls from Pharmasave came over to our house and we had drinks, appies, and some good baby time.  Everyone had a chance to cuddle with little Morgan, which is something that they wouldn’t have had at the 1st shower.

Morgan received all sorts of wonderful gifts.  She is going to be a very well dressed little girl!  Now we just need this heat wave to break so we can get her into all those sweet little clothes.

• Pictures Online!

Hard to believe but Morgan is now one month old today!

What an amazing month it has been.

Morgan’s Grandparents came to visit for a week and treated her like royalty.  We went for walks and hikes, we had photo shoots, and we had marathon feeding sessions (followed by epic diaper changing sessions).

Morgan made her first trip to Smugglers Cove on Thursday – and loved it!  She was an absolute delight and seemed to soak up the good weather.

Morgan had her 2nd checkup yesterday and she’s gained just over 10 ounces (in a week!).

She’s a happy baby.

Especially at 4 in the morning.

• Some updated photos are now online.

This Month, In Review

Milestones:

★Suck, Swallow, Breathe

★ Winner of the Car Seat Challenge!

★ Home from the hospital!

★ Jaundice, Schmaundice

★ Gained 1 lb, 13 oz

★Increased milk intake 50 ml –> 150 ml

First’s:

★ Ferry Ride

★ Missed Ferry

★ Night Home

★ Canada Day

★ Doctor’s Visit

★ Working with Daddy

★ Stroll around the block

★ Hike / Trip to Smugglers

★Visit with Family & Friends