Stories from Tofino

Nancy, Sam and Wendy have arrived back from the scenic frontier of Tofino.  Everyone is full of stories of beach visits, BBQs around an open fire, hikes through the forests and views of the ocean.  As some of the photos show, this was the first chance for us to utilize the new back-pack for carrying Sam - he really enjoyed the ride and the expeditions into nature.  The trip was clearly successful as next year's Tofino holiday is already being planned.  Also Sam's confidence in his walking has significantly improved since I was last with him, as he is now taking steps all over the place.

Tofino Trip (without me!)

Nancy, Sam and Wendy have headed up the Island to a place called Tofino.  Tofino is a gem of a place secluded on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.  This area boasts one of British Columbia's most prized nature reserves, Pacific Rim National Park.  Tofino offers the chance to experience pristine wilderness as well as beaches.  The weather is perfect with wall to wall sunshine and so the only thing missing is me.... as I have to stay and work.


Looking forward to seeing all the photos from the trip and hearing the stories.  I keep getting email updates and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.

Nancy Blog Post - Part 2 (May 2012)

We are into a long weekend here in Victoria and the sun is shining.  In fact, it has been for the past week and we've had any outings to the park, front lawn and beach.  Sam particularly loves the beach and the pictures go some way to prove it. Scott enjoys the front lawn and spending the afternoon playing with Sam and reading while Sam naps.   Sam finally has developed an interest in books and sits down frequently to read/look at them.  His favorites so far are Cuddle (thanks Clare H!) and a picture book of various animals.  I am trying hard to learn all my animal noises now - what noise does a giraffe and rhino make?  Sam has also made great strides on his walking this week. After a few steps weeks ago, he wasn't interested but this week he finds it very amusing to go from person to couch and vice versa.  He is slowly building his confidence up.  Here are the photos for all to enjoy.

Happy Birthday to Nancy

Firstly, thank you to Nancy for filling in for me on the blog with her recent blog update.  It is also Nancy's birthday today - Sam and I are wishing her all the birthday joy for her special day.  It is a family day as I have taken the whole day off.  Sam and I were up early, leaving Nancy to have a lie in.  After breakfast and the window cleaner entertaining Sam we all headed to play school.  This was my first time at this venue and it was fantastic to see Sam in his element, very active, climbing all over the place, up and down the slide, banging drums and chatting with his buddies.  He face was full of fun and wonderment.

Last Sunday, I took part in the Times Colonist 10 KM run in Victoria and this is the third year running that I have attended this event.  Without any training or proper preparation I managed to complete the course in sixty minutes. This was about five minutes slower than my time in 2011, so a little disappointing but encouraging that my latent fitness got me across the finishing line.

I better go now as we need to go and open Nancy's birthday gift from Sam and myself (a new IPad).  One of the first photos taken on the IPad is included.