Admittedly it is not as exciting as a Spork, but at least our first baby purchase of a stroller (aka a buggy) will keep Anthony's mind entertained for a little while. I have to say the easiest part was buying the thing, putting it together was a major mind-bending task. Thanks to Nancy and a YouTube video it is now ready to go.
My weeks holiday is coming to an end and I head back to work on Wednesday, however, I thought I would share some positive news which makes my role a little better in 2011. Some of you are aware at the end of 2010 Mercedes-Benz Canada and BMW Canada were dueling for the sales lead in the premium car market and for most of the last decade BMW has prevailed every year. Not anymore... MB Canada became the country’s most popular luxury car company after edging perennial leader BMW Group Canada. Mercedes-Benz sales jumped 15.6 per cent to a record 28,065 vehicles last year from 2009 while BMW volumes climbed 10 per cent to 27,202 in the same period. So working most of my birthday contributed in some small way to this success and we gained an extra day of vacation from the company.
Only problem now is that we start all over again now!
Emily and Kris have announced plans for their 2011 adventure to travel the globe. Starting at the end of May, their plan is to travel across South East Asia for approximately 3 months, then a couple of months in Australia and New Zealand and then Vancouver to stay with us, before finally travelling across the states to Ross and Laura and co in time for Christmas. One last adventure in the New Year will be to travel up to Niagara Falls before heading back to the UK in February 2012!!
We arrived in Whistler late yesterday for a few days of relaxation in the winter wonderland. As everyone probably knows Whistler was the location of the 2010 Winter Olympics. On my first day on the slopes I came across these Olympic rings on one of the ski runs.
For New Years Day this year we decided to head up to Cypress Mountain to do some snow-shoeing with a couple of friends. The conditions were perfect, snow everywhere, crisp fresh mountain air with clear blue skies. We wondered along the various snowshoe trails for a couple of hours, including a pit-stop for hot chocolate. This exercise was followed up by some brunch in Horseshoe Bay. 
