We celebrated Dylan's half birthday without a lot of fan fair this year.  It's been a tradition in our house to celebrate half birthdays for Dyl since he's born just after Christmas   

Everyone knows Dylan L O V E S  sushi.

So this year I made candy sushi, and it was a hit.

We took it over to a friend's house and had a lovely dinner.

Followed by naked sprinkler running.

By the two year olds.

They ran in the sprinkler in all their glory... fell in the sand/dirt, and then climbed up the climber and slid down the slide- all in the buff.

It was so cute, so fun, and just really a good example of creating good childhood memories.

The mom of the other nuddie said the same thing.  

Good childhood memories.

The dirt washed off,
the redness from the slide on Dyl's tushie faded

but we hope the memories won't...

Great times.

You might be wondering what's with this....

on every recent picture?

Well, as you know, my photography business is 

Cherry Bliss Photography

www.cherryblissphotography.ca

http://cherryblissphotography.blogspot.com

If you haven't been to my website or my blog, please go.

So the watermark on the pics is added protection.

Once something is out there on the web, it can be used for different purposes.  By adding the logo on my images, it helps cut down on the chance that someone will steal my images and use them in a way I don't want.  So that's why you see it front and center on pics.

Us- circa 2008 in Mexico... is the logo a bit of overkill?

While I'm goofing around....and looking at Mexico pics, AND because it's my blog and I can do what I want....

 here is the next James Bond... I for sure need to protect this photo.... lovin the pose !

<sigh> 

 I think I need a tropical holiday

 (back then we had a crappy camera.. can you tell?)

Very cute.  

:)

Me- the last two days....

Sick... laying on the couch with a face cloth on my head.

Blech

me and my Dyl

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Chit chat...

Last night I phoned my mom and was talking.  Dylan got on the phone and chatted for a while... dump truck this.... fork lift that.... etc etc.  You know, all the most important things to a 2 1/2 yr old boy.  After I hung up, he asked if we could go to Grandma's house (7+ hours away) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO , I said, next week.


So then he asked if he could phone Grandma.  I dialed, handed him the phone... and here is what went on on my end for about 15 minutes....

any guesses what happened? (and how hard it was to clean up?)

Mommy and Daddy love photography... so it's only natural that the time would come....

Mommy and Daddy love photography... so it's only natural that the time would come....

have we continued to look after our flower bed that Mat's dad planted?

Thank you flower model.  haha

 Three days last week Dylan refused to nap.  He stayed in his room for 2 hours each time.  The first day, this is the shambles I encountered....

Bed fully stripped of bedding and stuffies....

 Stuff ALL over....

Where did the book and teddy bear baskets go??  Their contents appear to be dumped out all over....

Ah -ha- they were used as props to help Dylan reach things... like the light....

Even Diego looks stunned at the destruction.....

Day 4- he slept.

BUT, Sunday evening after 3 days of no naps- Dylan had a horrible night terror.  Poor little boo.

We are not ready for him to cut out naps...and apparently his body isn't either...despite what he thinks !

cuz that's how we roll in this house....

Naked

Cereal

Eating

B

4

Bed.

Pls excuse my crappy photos... long story short- my camera has to go back to the shop again.  Yes- it's new.  Yes-it was expensive. Yes- it shouldn't be.  But it is.

Dylan always refers to himself as a "big boy".  Sometimes when you call his name, he even says "no- big boy"

He certainly has grown.  This is Dyl and Daddy on Dylan's birth- day.

We are on the downward slide to being 3 now.  Won't be long.

But every once and a while, our little boy emerges....

Our little "big boy"

And just for comparison sake....

Dylan greeted Mat this morning in bed by saying

"HAPPY DADDY DAY"

it was the closest we could get since the word father means nothing to him.

We went out for breakfast which was nice.  Mat asked Dylan if it was "Daddy's day" and of course Dylan said

 "NO"

So since that- he keeps saying it's

" Dylan's Day"

Guess E V E R Y single day is

Dylan's Day.

Happy Daddy's day from Dylan to everyone.

I hate to beg you-- yes YOU ! for comments, but if you read my posts, I challenge you in the next month to comment just once.  After lots of thought and prep goes into each entry, I wonder what's the point?  Who's reading it?  (I know grandparents are) but it's nice to hear from people- to know what they think, what pics they like, what they notice, etc.)  It's so easy to comment.

At the bottom of each entry it will say a # (usually) 0 comments.  You click that.  You write your comment, click the drop down that says.  You can chose to comment as anonymous, or you can click name, and just type your name. 

So there is your challenge.

How we spent our anniversary

--at a Donkey Refuge !  Spare me the comments and jokes about going to see donkeys on our anniversary.   I'm sure there could be lots of well thought out jokes. (I won't even go there)

But in all seriousness, it was really cool, and although Dylan took while to warm up to the donkeys, he enjoyed himself, and finally decided to start petting them.  It's a great place out in turtle valley- not too far from Kamloops.

If you know us, you know we are animal lovers, and the donkeys have the cutest faces, and the sweetest dispositions.  Except Jose- a new mini donkey who has decided he's in charge of the other donkeys... really funny.  He put another donkey in his place before everyone arrived- I forget the name of the donkey that lost his rank to Jose, but needless to say, he looked a bit sheepish.

(if a donkey can look sheepish)

First some humour, and then more pics of our adventure.

Our Saturday night with the RCMP in whistler

May long weekend in Whistler....

Saturday we did the typical tourist thing.... took bad photos in good locations.

Had Dylan ride a cow for a cheesey photo-op.

Had a lovely dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory

(I love their pasta)

And after dinner, Mat and I took the opportunity to head back into town (a 5 min walk) to enjoy the night life.  We don't get out much, so to us night life starts at about 8 pm, and basically means nachos on a patio.  We were back at the hotel by 11pm.  In the morning Mat's parents asked how our night was. 

We shared that we had ended the evening in the company of the Whistler police. 

It's true.....

Ok, picking up on the story....

Sooooooo we did indeed spend the last part of the evening with the RCMP.

BUT

for once it wasn't something Mat did

(just kidding on that)

So, one thing we didn't know, is that May long weekend in Whistler is the biggest party for teens next to New Years Eve.  Police were out in force- the pubs were steady- but the pedestrian streets of Whistler were crazy busy with drunk, loud, obnoxious, horribly dressed teens there to celebrate grade 12 graduation.

Ohhh Joy.

Didn't bring my camera- but I should have.  It was madness !  Seriously elbow to elbow with drunk teens.  We witnessed a horrible fight amongst where one guy got knocked to the ground by a very scary crazed teen.  Long story short, we told the police we witnessed it and could identify the guy, and wandered around with them trying to find him.  We couldn't locate him- which in some ways I'm glad about because I know my first thought was testifying months down the road, and knowing what it's like to be a witness in court- I didn't want to do that again.

So needless to say- if Dylan ever asks to go to Whistler for grad.

NOT A CHANCE !

Whistler

Mat and I had never been to Whistler, but had always wanted to go because we generally love anywhere in the mountains.

Mat's parents hadn't been either, so on the May long weekend (this will become important later) we took a trip there.

 The weather was great the first day, and iffy the others.  We still got outside and walked and walked... and walked.  Dylan must have walked a good 5 km the second day- and never complained once.  In fact loved it.  Guess the walking gene does get passed down.(we know who to thank for that)

 I had intended on bringing my book and sitting on a chair here for some peaceful reading/people watching- but the weather didn't cooperate.

We saw two bears around town.  Before we left Mat was thinking of ways for us to move to Whistler...

Never know....anyone have jobs for us?

It is a beautiful place.