tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510292464850102832012-03-17T01:27:38.008-07:00We're off to Vancouver for an adventure. We'll keep you all up to date on whats going on right here...David Rutternoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-88838373614504625842010-01-12T21:17:00.000-08:002010-01-12T22:01:05.076-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01YhkvGw3I/AAAAAAAAAp8/9Pps_gYZawc/s1600-h/P1000632.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01YhkvGw3I/AAAAAAAAAp8/9Pps_gYZawc/s200/P1000632.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426090459871495026" /></a>In September we all finally got to have a holiday together...poor David had been working very hard all summer.......our destination <a href="http://www.tofino-bc.com/">Tofino</a> .<div><br /></div><div>On the ferry across the water to</div><div> Vancouver Island.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01Y3HSjdyI/AAAAAAAAAqE/Q4WJ5zGpIzM/s200/P1000643.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426090829924235042" /><div><br /></div><div>On the island we took in a few sights on the way. This tree is over 800 years old and over 20 metres higher than the </div><div>leaning tower </div><div>of Pisa!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01aPLM16iI/AAAAAAAAAqU/R2t72yku1s0/s200/P1000650.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426092342802508322" /></div><div><br /></div><div>In Tofino we stayed at the <a href="http://www.oceanvillageresort.com/">Ocean Village Beach resort</a>.</div><div>The girls posing on our balcony....nice view!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01beXr7EvI/AAAAAAAAAqc/XIh6boC-PDY/s200/P1000671.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426093703363760882" /><div><br /></div><div>Mabel flying a kite on the beach.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01cGvM70bI/AAAAAAAAAqk/CDo6UcZqg3k/s200/P1000716.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426094396871004594" /><div><br /></div><div>The girls before they went body boarding.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01c_cUCoNI/AAAAAAAAAqs/q0jV6dJnwh0/s200/P1000735.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426095371053080786" /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had nightly beach fires......</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01e2fgEgDI/AAAAAAAAAq0/kaekoJucOsI/s200/P1000816.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426097416313274418" /><div><br /></div><div>The beaches were amazing. This is Wickinnish beach which is covered in drift wood. The warning signs about wolfs and bears were a little concerning though.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01gdKADQQI/AAAAAAAAAq8/ATGfejj1HB0/s200/P1000823.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426099180068356354" /></div><div><br /></div><div>We all had a great time and hope to return to Tofino soon!</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-8883837361450462584?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-52147806219761563572010-01-12T20:37:00.001-08:002010-01-12T21:16:40.131-08:00<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01OZMOduSI/AAAAAAAAApE/Ui6Wk_poTXA/s1600-h/P1000344.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01OZMOduSI/AAAAAAAAApE/Ui6Wk_poTXA/s200/P1000344.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426079320736905506" /></a>In June Mabel finally 'gradulated' (Mabel made this word up a mixture of the words congratulations and graduate) from her pre-school.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01PZgBf8dI/AAAAAAAAApM/1RWi1XSDqM4/s200/P1000340.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426080425562862034" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Mabel's pre-school class.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01QD4NivDI/AAAAAAAAApU/Vudhmh79OKw/s200/P1000369.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426081153610333234" /><div><br /></div><div>Gradulation celebrations.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So gradulation means the long summer holidays (12 weeks!). We had amazing weather all summer..so lots of beach time and fun, fun fun.......</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01SwHa3ewI/AAAAAAAAApc/lcqRpd3HY10/s200/P1000314.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426084112630250242" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dora looking lovely as always!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01T-ahg_mI/AAAAAAAAApk/YY_eX0kP4L4/s200/P1000375.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426085457788206690" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Taking a walk in the sea......</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01UwU6HN7I/AAAAAAAAAps/idt093dYWgU/s200/P1000258.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426086315274221490" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Taking a walk on the local <a href="http://http//www.capbridge.com/index.html">suspension</a> bridge....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/S01VsNTuaZI/AAAAAAAAAp0/G_I09mTOW1I/s200/P1000263.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426087344026315154" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Meeting the locals....</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-5214780621976156357?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-53769799813538991012009-10-22T20:38:00.000-07:002009-10-22T20:45:12.298-07:00<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/St6ZFSJS2-I/AAAAAAAAAok/yXCvHxgqTak/s200/P1000111.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394917719685651426" />......we can have fun in the sun! In May we had an unexpected visit from half of the Miller family (Kay and Harvey). I think they also brought the good weather which lasted until the beginning of October. <div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Having fun on Cleveland dam.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SuEaSg5d_iI/AAAAAAAAAos/EXjmtMo5iOo/s200/P1000122.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395622733937507874" /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had many beach visits. We did have some very hot weather....just not on that day. Actually the whole of summer has been great. I don't want to complain but at times it was too hot. Lucky we have the beaches so close by!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SuEa30lZxNI/AAAAAAAAAo0/ZdLQEjZoxtY/s200/P1000149.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395623374877213906" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had fun at the </div><div>water parks......which continued all summer.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SuEbebNjsQI/AAAAAAAAAo8/jZpmTfJczYA/s200/P1000184.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395624038081212674" /></div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of May Mabel had her first ballet recital in a theatre at a local university (Mabel thought Harvey travelled from England just to see her dance). Below is a video of the performance. Mabel is the first to enter on the left of the screen, she has a little difficultly finding her stage mark. Mabel becomes a little frustrated that some of the other dancers do forget some of the dance. Her best friend Amie is seen leading the dance with her arm strapped up. It was a priceless performance</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-45c43a8cefd699a3" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v12.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D45c43a8cefd699a3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1B8D3C99A5E6A86ACDB386214225CCE5F0264A42.1F7CB72E774A00A9A6BF54AFDFA6B57EA67C6893%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D45c43a8cefd699a3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D61cinmMBAVnQYm7ELibkQKUZKUo&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v12.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D45c43a8cefd699a3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1B8D3C99A5E6A86ACDB386214225CCE5F0264A42.1F7CB72E774A00A9A6BF54AFDFA6B57EA67C6893%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D45c43a8cefd699a3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D61cinmMBAVnQYm7ELibkQKUZKUo&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-5376979981353899101?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-80686745007293053672009-10-20T21:21:00.000-07:002009-10-20T22:22:14.715-07:00Sorry we have not posted for a while.....I don't know where the time has gone!<div><br /></div><div>To start you off here is a video of Mabel skiing and David snowboarding (and filming) down Whistler mountain on Easter <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sunday</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-f9c9ff162639d30b" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df9c9ff162639d30b%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D9204D1B88ED56AD9421E0FEF91E214612E612FA.27F15497C4195EF8FB7F6213B74133A545634415%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df9c9ff162639d30b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DeLE9Y6ZckVio_MFa_Xfaak7M3oM&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df9c9ff162639d30b%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D9204D1B88ED56AD9421E0FEF91E214612E612FA.27F15497C4195EF8FB7F6213B74133A545634415%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df9c9ff162639d30b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DeLE9Y6ZckVio_MFa_Xfaak7M3oM&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div><br /></div><div>It's a bit long but I haven't worked out how to edit yet!<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-8068674500729305367?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-85946105028348612842009-02-07T22:00:00.000-08:002009-02-07T22:04:23.253-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SY5sBeUIjMI/AAAAAAAAAoE/l0AfAlcB2Pc/s1600-h/CIMG8333.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SY5sBeUIjMI/AAAAAAAAAoE/l0AfAlcB2Pc/s200/CIMG8333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300292584034831554" border="0" /></a><br />Currently our weekends are spent up Grouse mountain. I took this photo when snowshoeing.<br />Below is a video of Mabel skiing (wearing pink jacket, black trousers) and David snowboarding (in black). Sorry you have to watch it sideways. The shouting is courtesy of Dora.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-f3a4cf2818c11dfa" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df3a4cf2818c11dfa%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4F725D1DF11B84D5711B8FCF42B982910F5DBA47.2E96F638993752F3007BDB89435FC8933FFE190F%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df3a4cf2818c11dfa%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DXQKF2bARU9xAbfk3h7Ofl1MJS0Q&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df3a4cf2818c11dfa%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4F725D1DF11B84D5711B8FCF42B982910F5DBA47.2E96F638993752F3007BDB89435FC8933FFE190F%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df3a4cf2818c11dfa%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DXQKF2bARU9xAbfk3h7Ofl1MJS0Q&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SY5unHf49DI/AAAAAAAAAoM/1YxQxxWuLCU/s1600-h/CIMG8340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SY5unHf49DI/AAAAAAAAAoM/1YxQxxWuLCU/s200/CIMG8340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300295429768410162" border="0" /></a><br />David and Mabel on the chairlift.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SY5vkvoJGuI/AAAAAAAAAoU/eDQ0DDhggqM/s1600-h/CIMG8344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SY5vkvoJGuI/AAAAAAAAAoU/eDQ0DDhggqM/s200/CIMG8344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300296488512461538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The sisters grabbing a quick hug.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-3dcffa9b0e83d1c7" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3dcffa9b0e83d1c7%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3399B755A0865166DBE6A4F1457C8046AD56F17B.7D1B72ED2EBB29BE94BC6CAD5FAEF9935A80F02%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3dcffa9b0e83d1c7%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DXFn7HbD1_xXyoygaBztkxZ7TalQ&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3dcffa9b0e83d1c7%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1334233430%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3399B755A0865166DBE6A4F1457C8046AD56F17B.7D1B72ED2EBB29BE94BC6CAD5FAEF9935A80F02%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3dcffa9b0e83d1c7%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DXFn7HbD1_xXyoygaBztkxZ7TalQ&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />Mabel doing a spot of night skiing. The lights in the background are Burnaby.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-8594610502834861284?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-35624177562659774902009-01-23T21:04:00.000-08:002009-01-23T21:04:53.957-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlA-WmUhOI/AAAAAAAAAlc/CQ9quPAhD7s/s1600-h/CIMG8054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlA-WmUhOI/AAAAAAAAAlc/CQ9quPAhD7s/s200/CIMG8054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294334276913104098" border="0" /></a><br />Well I think it started snowing on the 18th of December and didn't stop until the 4th of January.<br /><br />This was the start of the snow, poor Mabel and Dora tried to sledge down the hill at Cleveland dam. Naturally we were very excited.....little did we know how much snow we would receive (supposedly Vancouver has never had this much snow since the 196o's).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlB6x6c1mI/AAAAAAAAAlk/WBSnnUnwIUM/s1600-h/CIMG8061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlB6x6c1mI/AAAAAAAAAlk/WBSnnUnwIUM/s200/CIMG8061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294335315037443682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We thought this was a lot of snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlCPRPoH5I/AAAAAAAAAls/PbDSU40PhqU/s1600-h/CIMG8062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlCPRPoH5I/AAAAAAAAAls/PbDSU40PhqU/s200/CIMG8062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294335667045146514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We began merrily to clear the drive, little did David realise that he would be out every day sometimes for several hours shoveling snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlEsbNqRNI/AAAAAAAAAl0/e6N6K9uJvPQ/s1600-h/CIMG8129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlEsbNqRNI/AAAAAAAAAl0/e6N6K9uJvPQ/s200/CIMG8129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294338366960714962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our front garden after a few days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlFMc_WPMI/AAAAAAAAAl8/7J0JfEfHnXg/s1600-h/CIMG8192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlFMc_WPMI/AAAAAAAAAl8/7J0JfEfHnXg/s200/CIMG8192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294338917193366722" border="0" /></a><br />We had planned lots of activities over the festive period but unfortunately we couldn't safely drive anywhere so we stayed close to home. Luckily <a href="http://http//www.grousemountain.com/Winter/">Grouse Mountain</a> is close to home so we popped up there for dinner....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlGFTEb8_I/AAAAAAAAAmE/E8_yNiqji-Y/s1600-h/CIMG8202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlGFTEb8_I/AAAAAAAAAmE/E8_yNiqji-Y/s200/CIMG8202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294339893782901746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />......and a spot of ice skating.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlHMHf5EXI/AAAAAAAAAmM/758m2fAg8AY/s1600-h/CIMG8214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlHMHf5EXI/AAAAAAAAAmM/758m2fAg8AY/s200/CIMG8214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294341110447542642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On Christmas eve Chester and I hiked to through the forest to the village for bacon and eggnog (for the eggnog martinis). On the way home branches from trees were falling down due to the weight of the snow. Chester and I discovered we could run quite fast in deep snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlIEWx5OMI/AAAAAAAAAmU/fO8vs1jEKNc/s1600-h/CIMG8219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlIEWx5OMI/AAAAAAAAAmU/fO8vs1jEKNc/s200/CIMG8219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294342076622256322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chester at Cleveland Dam.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlIeCiDHqI/AAAAAAAAAmc/WP1C-PxhqM8/s1600-h/CIMG8222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlIeCiDHqI/AAAAAAAAAmc/WP1C-PxhqM8/s200/CIMG8222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294342517863685794" border="0" /></a><br />Our house on Christmas eve.....poor David had only just cleared the drive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlJI82tw9I/AAAAAAAAAmk/nVrbOQKTBJA/s1600-h/CIMG8242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlJI82tw9I/AAAAAAAAAmk/nVrbOQKTBJA/s200/CIMG8242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294343255074128850" border="0" /></a><br />Due to all the snow we had a power cut 10.30pm Christmas eve. This didn't stop our fun though......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlKQ5GPpWI/AAAAAAAAAms/k5w2FYnxc0s/s1600-h/CIMG8232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlKQ5GPpWI/AAAAAAAAAms/k5w2FYnxc0s/s200/CIMG8232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294344491016103266" border="0" /></a><br />On Christmas morning we awoke to even more snow and we opened presents by candle light. I planned to cook the turkey on the BBQ until the power came back on at 10.30am.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlLRDFwDgI/AAAAAAAAAm0/J4FebFv5bFI/s1600-h/CIMG8245.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlLRDFwDgI/AAAAAAAAAm0/J4FebFv5bFI/s200/CIMG8245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294345593210015234" border="0" /></a><br />We all enjoyed a turkey dinner without too much effort.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlMMuhIAYI/AAAAAAAAAm8/zfR4aeXH0A8/s1600-h/PICT0569.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlMMuhIAYI/AAAAAAAAAm8/zfR4aeXH0A8/s200/PICT0569.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294346618479837570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Amazing icicles<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlWo6tSRxI/AAAAAAAAAnM/yrhBovvbj34/s1600-h/CIMG8267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlWo6tSRxI/AAAAAAAAAnM/yrhBovvbj34/s200/CIMG8267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294358097904682770" border="0" /></a><br />After many days of snowy skies out came the sunshine.......but with that came lots of ice on the roads. Poor Chester could barely walk on the frozen snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlMzCAr6lI/AAAAAAAAAnE/vcUU9PCijlk/s1600-h/CIMG8094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlMzCAr6lI/AAAAAAAAAnE/vcUU9PCijlk/s200/CIMG8094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294347276547517010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well with all this snow all we could do was sledge....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlXvdhXWTI/AAAAAAAAAnU/R00Cx4LjrnU/s1600-h/CIMG8326.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlXvdhXWTI/AAAAAAAAAnU/R00Cx4LjrnU/s200/CIMG8326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294359309840767282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />and ski......Mabel getting ready for ski school.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlY6HWz-fI/AAAAAAAAAnk/IwrxaQ73kwE/s1600-h/CIMG8328.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXlY6HWz-fI/AAAAAAAAAnk/IwrxaQ73kwE/s200/CIMG8328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294360592381114866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mabel coming up the 'magic carpet'.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We haven't had any snow for the last few weeks and due to a weather inversion (Downtown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXqaKzi_aJI/AAAAAAAAAn8/T6JTfbRKWKQ/s1600-h/PICT0586.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SXqaKzi_aJI/AAAAAAAAAn8/T6JTfbRKWKQ/s200/PICT0586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294713822353778834" border="0" /></a> Vancouver has been covered in a dense fog and cold temperatures whilst our house and the mountains have been bathed in sunshine and at times up to 22 0 c), the snow is disappearing. Lack of snow is bad if you want to go snowboarding (which David does every other evening) or snowshoeing up mountains which I enjoy. We are therefore quietly wishing for more snow (we won't tell the neighbours as they still blame me for wanting a white Christmas), we have shovels and salt and now even snow tyres. So bring it on!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-3562417756265977490?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-70907274062404742722008-11-03T18:10:00.000-08:002008-11-03T18:50:31.599-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-yidq-TwI/AAAAAAAAAbE/0P1Eq9piZLk/s1600-h/CIMG7755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-yidq-TwI/AAAAAAAAAbE/0P1Eq9piZLk/s200/CIMG7755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264622794569568002" border="0" /></a><br />Halloween is very popular over here, even the shops are all decorated.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-zLs3I4ZI/AAAAAAAAAbM/lgz4ON216w0/s1600-h/CIMG7725.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-zLs3I4ZI/AAAAAAAAAbM/lgz4ON216w0/s200/CIMG7725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264623503021760914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mabel and Dora carving pumpkins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-xQz6NxqI/AAAAAAAAAas/jiwRhPsnpDo/s1600-h/CIMG7730.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-xQz6NxqI/AAAAAAAAAas/jiwRhPsnpDo/s200/CIMG7730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264621391789803170" border="0" /></a><br />An example of our work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ56_dj07UI/AAAAAAAAAaU/AdZCqrnbS_4/s1600-h/CIMG7720.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ56_dj07UI/AAAAAAAAAaU/AdZCqrnbS_4/s200/CIMG7720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264280245127933250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mabel, Dora and Lola (she moved from England in January) getting ready for trick or treating at EA on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wednesday</span> before Halloween. Mabel is Violet from The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Incredibles</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-x5k9YulI/AAAAAAAAAa0/isMtd5eBvCI/s1600-h/CIMG7747.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-x5k9YulI/AAAAAAAAAa0/isMtd5eBvCI/s200/CIMG7747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264622092151208530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally October the 31st arrive...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-yKEsVoaI/AAAAAAAAAa8/FkoDgC3d0gI/s1600-h/CIMG7751.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-yKEsVoaI/AAAAAAAAAa8/FkoDgC3d0gI/s200/CIMG7751.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264622375547543970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />.......Trick or Treating in our neighbourhood.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-2x9b4rBI/AAAAAAAAAbU/CBtu0S4j_KU/s1600-h/CIMG7757.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ-2x9b4rBI/AAAAAAAAAbU/CBtu0S4j_KU/s200/CIMG7757.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264627458840767506" border="0" /></a><br />A small of example of some of Mabel and Dora's candy collection!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-7090727406240474272?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-45835835455592625372008-11-02T20:08:00.000-08:002008-11-02T20:10:15.638-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ5zlWVvqdI/AAAAAAAAAZU/cSVsCkH2ZDY/s1600-h/CIMG7635.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ5zlWVvqdI/AAAAAAAAAZU/cSVsCkH2ZDY/s200/CIMG7635.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264272099931826642" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel and Dora preparing for the Electronic Arts Halloween party.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ50clgLLsI/AAAAAAAAAZc/tSP8bSV0NRs/s1600-h/CIMG7645.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ50clgLLsI/AAAAAAAAAZc/tSP8bSV0NRs/s200/CIMG7645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264273048894910146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Check out that pose!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ5074oyhSI/AAAAAAAAAZk/T1gwB-h2ASo/s1600-h/CIMG7704.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ5074oyhSI/AAAAAAAAAZk/T1gwB-h2ASo/s200/CIMG7704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264273586607260962" border="0" /></a><br />This year the EA Halloween party was held at Stanley Park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ51iYmBW_I/AAAAAAAAAZs/PVCQ8VoAV4Q/s1600-h/CIMG7659.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ51iYmBW_I/AAAAAAAAAZs/PVCQ8VoAV4Q/s200/CIMG7659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264274248020614130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There were lots of activities for children including creating a wax model of your hand.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ52Q4A-mXI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/Jg4WpVM2gqM/s1600-h/CIMG7688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ52Q4A-mXI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/Jg4WpVM2gqM/s200/CIMG7688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264275046729161074" border="0" /></a><br />The food was interesting.....Caesar salad pasta, cheese melts and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">macaroni</span> cheese wrapped in tortillas......of course there were lots of cupcakes and candy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ53rKr8M1I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/dE109Nq-kL8/s1600-h/CIMG7705.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ53rKr8M1I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/dE109Nq-kL8/s200/CIMG7705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264276597929423698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The decorations were quite scary.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ54jOlR35I/AAAAAAAAAaM/WIRpesza8-4/s1600-h/CIMG7709.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQ54jOlR35I/AAAAAAAAAaM/WIRpesza8-4/s200/CIMG7709.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264277561047900050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We all had an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">excellent</span> time!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-4583583545559262537?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-56519614037843587862008-10-30T14:34:00.000-07:002008-10-30T14:56:46.342-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQoskcaIc3I/AAAAAAAAAZM/AmI03aqwpYY/s1600-h/CIMG7625.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQoskcaIc3I/AAAAAAAAAZM/AmI03aqwpYY/s200/CIMG7625.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263068119148557170" border="0" /></a><br />.......it's Autumn...or fall as the girls now call this time of year. This means pumpkin patches, beautiful falling leaves, Halloween, and lots and lots of candy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQopOxjMzYI/AAAAAAAAAYk/8IVBvrjKGOI/s1600-h/CIMG7587.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQopOxjMzYI/AAAAAAAAAYk/8IVBvrjKGOI/s200/CIMG7587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263064448331730306" border="0" /></a><br />Near the beginning of October we drove to Maple Ridge for our annual vigil to the <a href="http://www.laitypumpkinpatch.com/">pumpkin patch</a>. This time we dragged along the Macrae family who had a wonderful time too. As you can see Mabel and Clare love to pose for photographs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQoqiErTh_I/AAAAAAAAAYs/e7sfKV2hnbo/s1600-h/CIMG7578.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQoqiErTh_I/AAAAAAAAAYs/e7sfKV2hnbo/s200/CIMG7578.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263065879395141618" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel panning for gold.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQoq8LXeb6I/AAAAAAAAAY0/kJ6B9P5QOOc/s1600-h/CIMG7592.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQoq8LXeb6I/AAAAAAAAAY0/kJ6B9P5QOOc/s200/CIMG7592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263066327867617186" border="0" /></a><br />Dora having a rest.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQorVJ-HvhI/AAAAAAAAAY8/FytihE-LtAw/s1600-h/CIMG7594.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQorVJ-HvhI/AAAAAAAAAY8/FytihE-LtAw/s200/CIMG7594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263066756989566482" border="0" /></a><br />A few of our pumpkins. We came home with 13....I wanted more but that's all we could fit into the wheelbarrow and pushchair. Plus I think spending $30 on pumpkins is more than enough.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-5651961403784358786?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-62899229223637569982008-10-28T14:50:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:51:37.837-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0qkmgahVI/AAAAAAAAAXM/U5A8kYYMng0/s1600-h/CIMG7469.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0qkmgahVI/AAAAAAAAAXM/U5A8kYYMng0/s200/CIMG7469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259406748138767698" border="0" /></a><br />Due to David's is work we were unable to have a family summer holiday this year (or probably next year as well). Fortunately we live in an amazing place so when the sun shines it is like we are on holiday everyday.<br />This summer the girls and I spent many long days on the beach (whilst daddy was either working late or travelling the world).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0riWwc14I/AAAAAAAAAXU/h-viBle6zKQ/s1600-h/CIMG7249.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0riWwc14I/AAAAAAAAAXU/h-viBle6zKQ/s200/CIMG7249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259407809062950786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Isadora looking glamorous as ever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0tpI5Ht2I/AAAAAAAAAXc/oiGcOvbxVmE/s1600-h/CIMG7474.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0tpI5Ht2I/AAAAAAAAAXc/oiGcOvbxVmE/s200/CIMG7474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259410124623558498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Cates Park, North Vancouver<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0uaSWE7dI/AAAAAAAAAXk/uMsfXpC8AO8/s1600-h/CIMG7515.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0uaSWE7dI/AAAAAAAAAXk/uMsfXpC8AO8/s200/CIMG7515.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259410968974519762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dundarave beach, West Vancouver<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0vP3LWUPI/AAAAAAAAAXs/_vPQdQeIBZQ/s1600-h/CIMG7322.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP0vP3LWUPI/AAAAAAAAAXs/_vPQdQeIBZQ/s200/CIMG7322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259411889394700530" border="0" /></a><br />We also spent a lot of time at the <a href="http://www.vanaqua.org/home/">Vancouver aquarium</a>, watching the new baby beluga.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We also had lots of visitors over the summer........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP6rQYL7HyI/AAAAAAAAAX0/2TG0O1I1azQ/s1600-h/CIMG7433.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP6rQYL7HyI/AAAAAAAAAX0/2TG0O1I1azQ/s200/CIMG7433.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259829712674037538" border="0" /></a><br />Granny Grandma and Papa<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP6sWmigg3I/AAAAAAAAAX8/Kd5rGLOpnNY/s1600-h/CIMG7496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP6sWmigg3I/AAAAAAAAAX8/Kd5rGLOpnNY/s200/CIMG7496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259830919117702002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Stuart (twice) and Granny Grandma (who appears to have avoided my camera!).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP6tH-_GhJI/AAAAAAAAAYE/hfeeu3ubI6U/s1600-h/CIMG7524.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SP6tH-_GhJI/AAAAAAAAAYE/hfeeu3ubI6U/s200/CIMG7524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259831767493674130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rebecca , Charlie, Ben and Ned.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQeEnGl7EqI/AAAAAAAAAYM/HcApDXqjoyI/s1600-h/CIMG7514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQeEnGl7EqI/AAAAAAAAAYM/HcApDXqjoyI/s200/CIMG7514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320496925151906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dora modelling my new <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/">Cath Kidston</a> wellington boots which were a present from The Tonkii.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQeF31lfT3I/AAAAAAAAAYU/55GMCmHCWfU/s1600-h/CIMG7536.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQeF31lfT3I/AAAAAAAAAYU/55GMCmHCWfU/s200/CIMG7536.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262321883929333618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />'Sisters'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQeGnn90KxI/AAAAAAAAAYc/DjSX_wY4uu0/s1600-h/CIMG7520.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SQeGnn90KxI/AAAAAAAAAYc/DjSX_wY4uu0/s200/CIMG7520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262322704906988306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A very rare photo of the Vancouver Rutters.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-6289922922363756998?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-15725603297951174132008-10-15T20:20:00.000-07:002008-10-15T20:21:03.204-07:00After many, many months of house hunting we finally found a house that (a) we could afford and (b) one that we liked plus a few angels and fairies were involved so we didn't really have much choice in the matter.<br />We now live in North Vancouver on the <a href="http://www.vancouversnorthshore.com/aboutvancouvernorthshore/aboutus.htm">North Shore</a>, basically we live in 'the bush' as a taxi driver informed me the other day. Our house is situated a 3 minute drive to the nearest <a href="http://www.grousemountain.com/Winter/">ski slope</a> and a 7 minute drive to the nearest beach, plus it only takes 15 minutes to drive to Downtown. I wouldn't exactly call it the bush, although we are surrounded by trees and live at the base of a mountain.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVccCXF58I/AAAAAAAAAVM/k4QWvV5s6SM/s1600-h/CIMG7384.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVccCXF58I/AAAAAAAAAVM/k4QWvV5s6SM/s200/CIMG7384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257209776764741570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our new house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVkPd2eW7I/AAAAAAAAAW0/esBZ9k9ZNW8/s1600-h/CIMG7229.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVkPd2eW7I/AAAAAAAAAW0/esBZ9k9ZNW8/s200/CIMG7229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257218356898847666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The girls enjoying the back garden (or yard at is now more commonly known).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPau1dA3pLI/AAAAAAAAAXE/XpEB5rSoDjI/s1600-h/CIMG7262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPau1dA3pLI/AAAAAAAAAXE/XpEB5rSoDjI/s200/CIMG7262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257581848346207410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The view from our dining room window.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVhNbjh_QI/AAAAAAAAAWE/h1xquLz-iK4/s1600-h/CIMG7242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVhNbjh_QI/AAAAAAAAAWE/h1xquLz-iK4/s200/CIMG7242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257215023387901186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The family enjoying the lovely weather at our local park, <a href="http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/ClevelandDam01.html">Cleveland Dam</a>, which is a 10 minute walk from our house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVjf_rmd3I/AAAAAAAAAWk/kwF29MoytCU/s1600-h/CIMG7352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVjf_rmd3I/AAAAAAAAAWk/kwF29MoytCU/s200/CIMG7352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257217541346326386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mabel enjoying one of the many trails near to our home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mabel and Dora both go to school in <a href="http://edgemont-village.com/">Edgemont Village</a> more importantly there is a <a href="http://www.cupcakesonline.com/cupcakes.php">cupcake shop</a> in the village. Luckily the village is only a 5 minute drive away.<br /><br />We live in a very beautiful part of Vancouver where a lot of tourists like to visit and where the bears like to live..............<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVo4pvKP_I/AAAAAAAAAW8/175lVqo2g2c/s1600-h/bear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SPVo4pvKP_I/AAAAAAAAAW8/175lVqo2g2c/s200/bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257223462510542834" border="0" /></a><br />This <a href="http://www.bearaware.bc.ca/">bear</a> was admiring the rocks in our front garden. The bizarre thing is you kind of get use to living amongst such amazing creatures as I saw a huge bear whilst walking the dog. At first I just thought there goes a bear crossing the road.....then I realised yes it was a bear....I ran home......<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-1572560329795117413?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-46584309983071725702008-07-05T20:52:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:31:57.700-08:00Apologies for there being no blog in the past couple of months but it has been a very busy time...<br /><br />We have been busy house hunting and we have also had more visitors from England. Davin, Kay, Harvey and Donna came over in May.<br /><br />There was a very emotional reunion between Harvey and Mabel at the airport which certainly brought a tear or two to our eyes.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMVH09yOgI/AAAAAAAAAUU/G-jxHE5lhlI/s1600-h/CIMG7170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMVH09yOgI/AAAAAAAAAUU/G-jxHE5lhlI/s200/CIMG7170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216036017646221826" border="0" /></a><br />The pair acted as if they had never been apart (which included lots of bickering)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMXRSJgPUI/AAAAAAAAAUc/VRZoxaa62_8/s1600-h/CIMG7181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMXRSJgPUI/AAAAAAAAAUc/VRZoxaa62_8/s200/CIMG7181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216038379122081090" border="0" /></a><br />We had lots to eat and drink. Davin is preparing the spotted prawns for our 'surf and turf' celebratory meal. He looks surprisingly happy despite earlier running the half marathon. Donna and David also ran the marathon ( I don't think David has still quite recovered) and they all ran in excellent times.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMZZQDB3uI/AAAAAAAAAUk/3S5WWe6Rijw/s1600-h/CIMG7188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMZZQDB3uI/AAAAAAAAAUk/3S5WWe6Rijw/s200/CIMG7188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216040715020263138" border="0" /></a><br />Check out those poses....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMZ9Z6WY6I/AAAAAAAAAUs/U3Z_ubtaqnk/s1600-h/CIMG7202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMZ9Z6WY6I/AAAAAAAAAUs/U3Z_ubtaqnk/s200/CIMG7202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216041336143504290" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel was treated to a couple of days with the Miller/Brown crew in Whistler.<br /><br />Harvey didn't look too happy at accepting silver....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMa_qS0owI/AAAAAAAAAU0/QarTVQqoIeQ/s1600-h/CIMG7205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMa_qS0owI/AAAAAAAAAU0/QarTVQqoIeQ/s200/CIMG7205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216042474412483330" border="0" /></a><br />Davin and David took the kids to the funfair (according to Mabel 'daddy screamed like a girl' on one ride) whilst Donna, Kay and I had girly time downtown.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMccIv1aqI/AAAAAAAAAU8/QW9dRVSl7XQ/s1600-h/CIMG7213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMccIv1aqI/AAAAAAAAAU8/QW9dRVSl7XQ/s200/CIMG7213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216044063135197858" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a smiling Harvey at Science World not long after he had fallen off a bench resulting in a cut just above his eye (which has since resulted in a scar). Harvey certainly enjoyed the treatment he received from the three female first aiders.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMd-EJkALI/AAAAAAAAAVE/4sXJ6RsyhuU/s1600-h/CIMG7219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/SGMd-EJkALI/AAAAAAAAAVE/4sXJ6RsyhuU/s200/CIMG7219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216045745528111282" border="0" /></a><br />The time flew by and soon it was time to say goodbye (once again). It was very sad as Mabel started to sob as Harvey disappeared through the departure gates but they will be reunited soon because according to Mabel they will be married when she is 7 years old or maybe 12!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-4658430998307172570?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-90663752238220611512008-03-24T22:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:32:00.494-08:00Over Easter we were very kindly treated to a weekend away in Whistler. Chester stayed with a family in Squamish. Chester was suppose to stay in the kennels but some how managed to sneak into the family home and slept in their lounge.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h6pjF0a2I/AAAAAAAAAS0/criDB0IqD8A/s1600-h/CIMG7045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h6pjF0a2I/AAAAAAAAAS0/criDB0IqD8A/s200/CIMG7045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181526225502628706" border="0" /></a><br />We stayed in a huge <a href="http://www.alluradirect.com/594/">Townhome</a> in Nicklaus North, Whistler.<br />This was the view from the hot-tub.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h8SDF0a3I/AAAAAAAAAS8/3nuUW2fznS8/s1600-h/CIMG7040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h8SDF0a3I/AAAAAAAAAS8/3nuUW2fznS8/s200/CIMG7040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181528020798958450" border="0" /></a><br />When we arrived at our accommodation we were greeted by snowmobiles blocking our parking space. With one quick call to the owner we discovered they belonged to the Canadian Alpine ski team and for our inconvenience we were treated to dinner out in Whistler village.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h9fjF0a4I/AAAAAAAAATE/0RAFCcGtWz8/s1600-h/CIMG7053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h9fjF0a4I/AAAAAAAAATE/0RAFCcGtWz8/s200/CIMG7053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181529352238820226" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel and David skiing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h9-zF0a5I/AAAAAAAAATM/_lYWcQA0m_c/s1600-h/CIMG7048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h9-zF0a5I/AAAAAAAAATM/_lYWcQA0m_c/s200/CIMG7048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181529889109732242" border="0" /></a><br />Dora enjoying the snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h-cjF0a6I/AAAAAAAAATU/KOTIYCz7DiI/s1600-h/CIMG7082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h-cjF0a6I/AAAAAAAAATU/KOTIYCz7DiI/s200/CIMG7082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181530400210840482" border="0" /></a><br />The girls enjoying a little apres ski.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h_GjF0a7I/AAAAAAAAATc/GvqF-4hRvzk/s1600-h/CIMG7085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-h_GjF0a7I/AAAAAAAAATc/GvqF-4hRvzk/s200/CIMG7085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181531121765346226" border="0" /></a><br />Whilst David continued skiing we enjoyed an ice cream from <a href="http://www.cows.ca/">Cow's</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iAZjF0a8I/AAAAAAAAATk/vEFyobhmYjM/s1600-h/CIMG7091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iAZjF0a8I/AAAAAAAAATk/vEFyobhmYjM/s200/CIMG7091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181532547694488514" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel had lots of fun sledging and Dora did a little sliding down a hill or two.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iBfjF0a9I/AAAAAAAAATs/DRbHCkg8AhY/s1600-h/CIMG7106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iBfjF0a9I/AAAAAAAAATs/DRbHCkg8AhY/s200/CIMG7106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181533750285331410" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel and I enjoying the hot-tub.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iB-TF0a-I/AAAAAAAAAT0/4FwvKVQ-mJ4/s1600-h/CIMG7111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iB-TF0a-I/AAAAAAAAAT0/4FwvKVQ-mJ4/s200/CIMG7111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181534278566308834" border="0" /></a><br />David and Mabel enjoying the hot-tub too!!<br /><br />Poor Dora has been teething all weekend so was unfortunately asleep when we were having fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iD-jF0a_I/AAAAAAAAAT8/SVLvpAsSCAA/s1600-h/CIMG7114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iD-jF0a_I/AAAAAAAAAT8/SVLvpAsSCAA/s200/CIMG7114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181536481884531698" border="0" /></a><br />We awoke on Easter Sunday to snowing skies and to some strange people walking on the frozen lake!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iFXTF0bAI/AAAAAAAAAUE/L0jp-zIzaEc/s1600-h/CIMG7127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iFXTF0bAI/AAAAAAAAAUE/L0jp-zIzaEc/s200/CIMG7127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181538006597921794" border="0" /></a><br />So David and Mabel went to the <a href="http://www.skitown.com/resortguide/activityad.cfm/bc24/16988/WhistlerBlackcomb">tube park</a> for some fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iIMzF0bBI/AAAAAAAAAUM/FQGMAScZgJY/s1600-h/CIMG7063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-iIMzF0bBI/AAAAAAAAAUM/FQGMAScZgJY/s200/CIMG7063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181541124744178706" border="0" /></a><br />We all had an excellent weekend....and there were a few tears as we drove south to Vancouver with Mabel screaming..."I don't ever want to leave Whistler....Why are we leaving". I asked myself the same the question, I think we will return!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-9066375223822061151?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-26278086547230054902008-03-23T19:38:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:32:01.613-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cUvjF0auI/AAAAAAAAAR0/9ek1vxXVm9o/s1600-h/CIMG7004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cUvjF0auI/AAAAAAAAAR0/9ek1vxXVm9o/s200/CIMG7004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181132703419099874" border="0" /></a><br />On the 19th of March 2008 a little girl called Amabella Hebe Rutter turned four years old.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cVaTF0avI/AAAAAAAAAR8/6bb5nqx8fMY/s1600-h/CIMG7006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cVaTF0avI/AAAAAAAAAR8/6bb5nqx8fMY/s200/CIMG7006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181133437858507506" border="0" /></a><br />To celebrate we went to an indoor carnival in downtown Vancouver. We also dragged along the Macrae family. Claire (in pink), her sister Kate (centre) and mummy Sue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cYazF0awI/AAAAAAAAASE/JRPgZqdECqY/s1600-h/CIMG7008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cYazF0awI/AAAAAAAAASE/JRPgZqdECqY/s200/CIMG7008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181136744983325442" border="0" /></a><br />Considering the amount of rain we get in Vancouver it was very handy having a funfair inside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cZITF0axI/AAAAAAAAASM/yvLGG1pEI2Y/s1600-h/CIMG7013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cZITF0axI/AAAAAAAAASM/yvLGG1pEI2Y/s200/CIMG7013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181137526667373330" border="0" /></a><br />This flying fish ride was certainly a favourite amongst the younger children. It went so fast that Mabel looked terrified but it didn't stop her going on it several times.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cbNzF0azI/AAAAAAAAASc/vX05rRVjw98/s1600-h/CIMG7016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cbNzF0azI/AAAAAAAAASc/vX05rRVjw98/s200/CIMG7016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181139820179909426" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel and Claire.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cbvjF0a0I/AAAAAAAAASk/_PFhFBhf5dE/s1600-h/CIMG7032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cbvjF0a0I/AAAAAAAAASk/_PFhFBhf5dE/s200/CIMG7032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181140400000494402" border="0" /></a><br />We ended the day with a cake from the <a href="http://www.cupcakesonline.com/cupcakes.php">Cupcake</a> shop.<br />Thank you to everyone who sent Mabel cards, presents and birthday wishes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cfhzF0a1I/AAAAAAAAASs/qultKT0u5Ws/s1600-h/CIMG6979.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R-cfhzF0a1I/AAAAAAAAASs/qultKT0u5Ws/s200/CIMG6979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181144561823804242" border="0" /></a><br />Finally.....here is a picture of Mabel at her ballet lesson.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-2627808654723005490?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-83472962603225485622008-03-08T20:46:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:02.946-08:00.....<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">by Isadora Clementine</span>........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NsvvBv82I/AAAAAAAAAQc/wRf5Q_aL084/s1600-h/CIMG6680.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NsvvBv82I/AAAAAAAAAQc/wRf5Q_aL084/s200/CIMG6680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175599964112286562" border="0" /></a><br />1. Emptying my sisters drawers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NudvBv83I/AAAAAAAAAQk/91cs95ncbr8/s1600-h/CIMG6586.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NudvBv83I/AAAAAAAAAQk/91cs95ncbr8/s200/CIMG6586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175601853897896818" border="0" /></a><br />2. The air from the Hoover blowing through my hair.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NwwvBv85I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/M1m6YMq-Ve4/s1600-h/CIMG6603.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NwwvBv85I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/M1m6YMq-Ve4/s200/CIMG6603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175604379338666898" border="0" /></a><br />3. Playing with Mabel in my pink car.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NyI_Bv86I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/5Am5TzAi3a4/s1600-h/CIMG6882.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NyI_Bv86I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/5Am5TzAi3a4/s200/CIMG6882.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175605895462122402" border="0" /></a><br />4. Playing on the beach.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9Ny9vBv87I/AAAAAAAAARE/WlyJDP7F0-w/s1600-h/CIMG6877.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9Ny9vBv87I/AAAAAAAAARE/WlyJDP7F0-w/s200/CIMG6877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175606801700221874" border="0" /></a><br />5. Chilling out with Mabel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NzrvBv88I/AAAAAAAAARM/6sItMMnW9CQ/s1600-h/CIMG6825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9NzrvBv88I/AAAAAAAAARM/6sItMMnW9CQ/s200/CIMG6825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175607591974204354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6. Putting things on my head.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N0U_Bv89I/AAAAAAAAARU/dBvnRKPAq5s/s1600-h/CIMG6898.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N0U_Bv89I/AAAAAAAAARU/dBvnRKPAq5s/s200/CIMG6898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175608300643808210" border="0" /></a><br />7. Wearing accessories.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N1yfBv8-I/AAAAAAAAARc/PyHkLWoDI54/s1600-h/CIMG6571.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N1yfBv8-I/AAAAAAAAARc/PyHkLWoDI54/s200/CIMG6571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175609906961576930" border="0" /></a><br />8. Eating.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N2tvBv8_I/AAAAAAAAARk/Tak_JIq2r6o/s1600-h/CIMG6934.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N2tvBv8_I/AAAAAAAAARk/Tak_JIq2r6o/s200/CIMG6934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175610924868826098" border="0" /></a><br />9. My most favourite thing at the moment is cleaning my teeth.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N56vBv9AI/AAAAAAAAARs/8QebO6D_QMs/s1600-h/CIMG6792.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R9N56vBv9AI/AAAAAAAAARs/8QebO6D_QMs/s200/CIMG6792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175614446742008834" border="0" /></a><br />.....and of course my sister Mabel.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-8347296260322548562?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-6860999685207663652008-02-28T20:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:03.657-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8d_WluHlvI/AAAAAAAAAP0/KuCrHvAqhAM/s1600-h/CIMG6610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8d_WluHlvI/AAAAAAAAAP0/KuCrHvAqhAM/s200/CIMG6610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172242723117700850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sorry there hasn't been a recent post. We haven't been up to much apart from playing in snow and house hunting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eAT1uHlwI/AAAAAAAAAP8/lXkckxTXOA4/s1600-h/CIMG6622.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eAT1uHlwI/AAAAAAAAAP8/lXkckxTXOA4/s200/CIMG6622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172243775384688386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dora enjoying the snow. She is now a fully fledged walker/climber/runner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eAuFuHlxI/AAAAAAAAAQE/sW-9ZSsqAhw/s1600-h/CIMG6658.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eAuFuHlxI/AAAAAAAAAQE/sW-9ZSsqAhw/s200/CIMG6658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172244226356254482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mabel getting ready to ski with her daddy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eByVuHlyI/AAAAAAAAAQM/z3HQcwKv_t0/s1600-h/CIMG6662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eByVuHlyI/AAAAAAAAAQM/z3HQcwKv_t0/s200/CIMG6662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172245398882326306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mabel taking a break from skiing to hang out with her sister.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eCkVuHlzI/AAAAAAAAAQU/C_GxrBA9-kI/s1600-h/CIMG6536.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R8eCkVuHlzI/AAAAAAAAAQU/C_GxrBA9-kI/s200/CIMG6536.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172246257875785522" border="0" /></a><br />When we are not up the mountain or looking round other people's houses we like to play Rock Band!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-686099968520766365?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-46015697942139549532008-01-24T19:40:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:04.737-08:00Yes well it has been snowing lots recently. If it's raining downtown then more likely than not it is snowing in the mountains. We have certainly grown to love the snow and therefore are doing what nearly everyone in Vancouver does during winter...ski.<br />As you know from a previous blog I had my first skiing lesson and since then David and Mabel have been on the slopes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lXOZIfhAI/AAAAAAAAAPE/NSX1K5f4CMw/s1600-h/CIMG6494.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lXOZIfhAI/AAAAAAAAAPE/NSX1K5f4CMw/s200/CIMG6494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159250752905905154" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel is preparing for her lesson.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lXd5IfhBI/AAAAAAAAAPM/vXA7crZUnos/s1600-h/CIMG6495.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lXd5IfhBI/AAAAAAAAAPM/vXA7crZUnos/s200/CIMG6495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159251019193877522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There was a blizzard forming as they set off for their lesson.<br />David is waiting for his ski instructor who is actually in his eighties!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lYH5IfhCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/RTwA5JvwkaY/s1600-h/CIMG6499.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lYH5IfhCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/RTwA5JvwkaY/s200/CIMG6499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159251740748383266" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel with her instructor.<br />Please note the snowboarders sitting down.....I've have rarely seen a snowboarder standing up on Grouse Mountain!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lZcJIfhDI/AAAAAAAAAPc/NdK5QzEmQHo/s1600-h/CIMG6513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lZcJIfhDI/AAAAAAAAAPc/NdK5QzEmQHo/s200/CIMG6513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159253188152362034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mabel showing daddy what she has learnt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lZvpIfhEI/AAAAAAAAAPk/S7BZIuzWPNY/s1600-h/CIMG6506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R5lZvpIfhEI/AAAAAAAAAPk/S7BZIuzWPNY/s200/CIMG6506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159253523159811138" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel doing what she likes best.......rolling about in the snow.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-4601569794213954953?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-72417408293984141372008-01-13T20:30:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:05.351-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4rbphgyc_I/AAAAAAAAAOs/_dn8821_zyQ/s1600-h/CIMG6485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4rbphgyc_I/AAAAAAAAAOs/_dn8821_zyQ/s200/CIMG6485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155174229895967730" border="0" /></a><br />Over the Christmas period we decided to take a trip out to Squamish to investigate the claim that you can see hundreds of <a href="http://www.brackendaleeagles.com/">Bald Headed Eagles</a> feasting on salmon.<br /><br />There was actually an Eagle in the tree to the left of David's head.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4reNBgydAI/AAAAAAAAAO0/ewACpxuuPwE/s1600-h/CIMG6480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4reNBgydAI/AAAAAAAAAO0/ewACpxuuPwE/s200/CIMG6480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155177038804579330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is a slightly better view.<br /><br />We spotted well over thirty Bald Headed Eagles, it was amazing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4rfKRgydBI/AAAAAAAAAO8/-rEuTiY_SjA/s1600-h/CIMG6488.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4rfKRgydBI/AAAAAAAAAO8/-rEuTiY_SjA/s200/CIMG6488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155178091071566866" border="0" /></a><br />However we were more amazed by the restaurant we discovered in Squamish ......the <a href="http://www.wiganpier.ca/">Wigan Pier restaurant</a> (their sign needed a good clean but the restaurant looked quite nice). Unfortunately we had already eaten but hope to go back another day!<br /><br />This isn't the only Wigan connection in Canada. My favourite <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/">supermarket</a> on the North Shore also sells <a href="http://www.uncle-joes.com/">Uncle Joe's Mint Balls</a>, a famous sweet made in Wigan!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-7241740829398414137?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-61232022759537514462008-01-09T21:16:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:07.077-08:00Well it was our first Christmas in Vancouver. I certainly missed mince pies in the supermarket (over here they are very hard to find and very expensive) and the availability of pre-prepared chestnuts! We of course also missed our family and friends. David was particularly sad about missing the <a href="http://www.chunkymonkey.blogs.com/">carol concert in Hitchin</a>, instead we went to the Bright Lights in <a href="http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/Parks/parks/stanley/">Stanley Park</a>.....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x1EBgycwI/AAAAAAAAAM0/6Y5aPI4jszA/s1600-h/CIMG6247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x1EBgycwI/AAAAAAAAAM0/6Y5aPI4jszA/s200/CIMG6247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151120785790890754" border="0" /></a><br />.......which consisted of lots of lights and Christmas tack, but was of course all for charity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x19xgycxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/tciDXCFtWhI/s1600-h/CIMG6261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x19xgycxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/tciDXCFtWhI/s200/CIMG6261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151121777928336146" border="0" /></a><br />So many lights.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x2ZxgycyI/AAAAAAAAANE/dxT5s1Cve5U/s1600-h/CIMG6259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x2ZxgycyI/AAAAAAAAANE/dxT5s1Cve5U/s200/CIMG6259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151122258964673314" border="0" /></a><br />....some interesting displays...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wi9hgyc-I/AAAAAAAAAOk/hmEeqfomT5Y/s1600-h/CIMG6292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wi9hgyc-I/AAAAAAAAAOk/hmEeqfomT5Y/s200/CIMG6292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153704526447014882" border="0" /></a><br />We then had a fantastic train ride through the trees. The train ride was a little scary at times but quite exciting and certainly filled us all with Christmas cheer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x5LBgyc0I/AAAAAAAAANU/xSXNjPdsoJs/s1600-h/CIMG6307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x5LBgyc0I/AAAAAAAAANU/xSXNjPdsoJs/s200/CIMG6307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151125304096486210" border="0" /></a><br />We attempted to take some photos of the lights but the train was moving too fast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x5uBgyc1I/AAAAAAAAANc/Vj0Ia0f5l1s/s1600-h/CIMG6327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x5uBgyc1I/AAAAAAAAANc/Vj0Ia0f5l1s/s200/CIMG6327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151125905391907666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then Christmas morning arrived....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x6Oxgyc2I/AAAAAAAAANk/iaU1UbaKS6g/s1600-h/CIMG6338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x6Oxgyc2I/AAAAAAAAANk/iaU1UbaKS6g/s200/CIMG6338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151126468032623458" border="0" /></a><br />Mabel with one of her <a href="http://www.americangirl.com/">Bitty Twins</a> (unfortunate name).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x8lBgyc3I/AAAAAAAAANs/otSjzcV42EA/s1600-h/CIMG6356.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x8lBgyc3I/AAAAAAAAANs/otSjzcV42EA/s200/CIMG6356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151129049307968370" border="0" /></a><br />After opening a few gifts and talking to family we went to Starbucks for a hot chocolate! Well, everyone else sat in the car whilst I took Chester to the beach. She enjoyed a good swim until it started to snow......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x-CRgyc5I/AAAAAAAAAN8/72q08cZnaXc/s1600-h/CIMG6359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3x-CRgyc5I/AAAAAAAAAN8/72q08cZnaXc/s200/CIMG6359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151130651330769810" border="0" /></a><br />......finally a white Christmas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4WasBgyc6I/AAAAAAAAAOE/pB2KOJsit1k/s1600-h/CIMG6422.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4WasBgyc6I/AAAAAAAAAOE/pB2KOJsit1k/s200/CIMG6422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153695429706281890" border="0" /></a><br />On boxing day Mabel and I made a snowman.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wb0Bgyc7I/AAAAAAAAAOM/G56XuR2iklA/s1600-h/CIMG6435.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wb0Bgyc7I/AAAAAAAAAOM/G56XuR2iklA/s200/CIMG6435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153696666656863154" border="0" /></a><br />Later we went up grouse mountain for some snow action!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wc7Bgyc8I/AAAAAAAAAOU/OzVjVl-R0Co/s1600-h/CIMG6446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wc7Bgyc8I/AAAAAAAAAOU/OzVjVl-R0Co/s200/CIMG6446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153697886427575234" border="0" /></a><br />We had snowball fights, a sleigh ride and Mabel attempted to ice-skate again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wd_Bgyc9I/AAAAAAAAAOc/mUdELulfMPU/s1600-h/CIMG6456.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R4Wd_Bgyc9I/AAAAAAAAAOc/mUdELulfMPU/s200/CIMG6456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153699054658679762" border="0" /></a><br />Dora also enjoyed the snow.<br /><br />We would like to wish everyone a very 'Happy New Year' and hope to see you all in Vancouver at some point soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-6123202275953751446?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-623494572384673242007-12-30T21:30:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:09.072-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cNzRgyciI/AAAAAAAAALE/wxRby89Mbwg/s1600-h/CIMG5886.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cNzRgyciI/AAAAAAAAALE/wxRby89Mbwg/s200/CIMG5886.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149599873446867490" border="0" /></a><br />Granny Grandma and Pa Pa came to visit. Bearing gifts of chocolate, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Organix</span> biscuits and colds. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Stevenage</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rutters</span> had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">bearly</span> had a chance to get any jet lag before we dragged them up a mountain as I had my first skiing lesson on <a href="http://www.grousemountain.com/Winter/">Grouse mountain</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cOXhgycjI/AAAAAAAAALM/aqWlM17Uzck/s1600-h/CIMG5883.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cOXhgycjI/AAAAAAAAALM/aqWlM17Uzck/s200/CIMG5883.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149600496217125426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Granny Grandma and Pa Pa were run ragged by Mabel on Grouse...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cO3hgyckI/AAAAAAAAALU/6wK8I3zduBA/s1600-h/CIMG5909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cO3hgyckI/AAAAAAAAALU/6wK8I3zduBA/s200/CIMG5909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149601045972939330" border="0" /></a><br />...whilst I was very happy, having never skied before I only fell over once (and technically that wasn't my fault). My goodness by the end of a two hour lesson the boots were hurting so much I think I would of gladly cut off my feet!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cRUhgycmI/AAAAAAAAALk/4k8kZuBV6HQ/s1600-h/CIMG5891.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cRUhgycmI/AAAAAAAAALk/4k8kZuBV6HQ/s200/CIMG5891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149603743212401250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of David's artistic photos of Grouse Mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cSXhgycnI/AAAAAAAAALs/bHw_eLAKTKg/s1600-h/CIMG5929.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cSXhgycnI/AAAAAAAAALs/bHw_eLAKTKg/s200/CIMG5929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149604894263636594" border="0" /></a><br />After a day up the mountain we then popped down to the beach.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cTaRgycoI/AAAAAAAAAL0/W5Fk-gW9BO0/s1600-h/CIMG5948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cTaRgycoI/AAAAAAAAAL0/W5Fk-gW9BO0/s200/CIMG5948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149606041019904642" border="0" /></a><br />The next day it was Granny Grandma's birthday. I cannot take credit for the cake, as we bought it from one of my favourite shops...aptly named <a href="http://www.cupcakesonline.com/">Cupcakes.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cVCBgycpI/AAAAAAAAAL8/-Jq_Kk8OyjE/s1600-h/CIMG5958.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cVCBgycpI/AAAAAAAAAL8/-Jq_Kk8OyjE/s200/CIMG5958.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149607823431332498" border="0" /></a><br />A few days later it was also Isadora's first birthday. She delights us everyday with her mischievous ways (she is even naughtier than her sister), her scrunchy smiley face (see below) and her amazing way of communicating. As well as signing and random words, when Dora wants her bath she bangs on the bathroom door and pulls at her clothes and pointing seems to get what she wants.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cVhxgycqI/AAAAAAAAAME/Tr9LdSPhEB8/s1600-h/CIMG5959.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cVhxgycqI/AAAAAAAAAME/Tr9LdSPhEB8/s200/CIMG5959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149608368892179106" border="0" /></a><br />Dora certainly enjoyed opening her presents.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cWSBgycrI/AAAAAAAAAMM/x77dQ_Nzlmk/s1600-h/CIMG5976.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cWSBgycrI/AAAAAAAAAMM/x77dQ_Nzlmk/s200/CIMG5976.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149609197820867250" border="0" /></a><br />.....however another little girl also thought it was her birthday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cckRgycsI/AAAAAAAAAMU/XYgLXDa0Iy4/s1600-h/CIMG5974.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3cckRgycsI/AAAAAAAAAMU/XYgLXDa0Iy4/s200/CIMG5974.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149616108423246530" border="0" /></a><br />In honour of Dora's birthday Mabel made a gingerbread house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3hopxgycvI/AAAAAAAAAMs/Ks_KZ1tNhD0/s1600-h/caneda++07+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3hopxgycvI/AAAAAAAAAMs/Ks_KZ1tNhD0/s200/caneda++07+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149981240772948722" border="0" /></a><br />Whilst at Stanley Park looking at the Totem poles some tourists - (not the ones in this picture though) thought that David was someone famous and pretended to pose with him. We have no idea who they thought he was!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3hiCBgyctI/AAAAAAAAAMc/1OVqSyn2Tuw/s1600-h/CIMG6095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3hiCBgyctI/AAAAAAAAAMc/1OVqSyn2Tuw/s200/CIMG6095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149973960803381970" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas also came early (check out the Halloween napkins).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3hjZxgycuI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Y_jXMhh_AlI/s1600-h/CIMG6088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R3hjZxgycuI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Y_jXMhh_AlI/s200/CIMG6088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149975468336902882" border="0" /></a><br />Merry Christmas!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-62349457238467324?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-48724522366833281512007-12-03T20:21:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:10.105-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TW5DQojlI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/ONfJtI0z4Cc/s1600-R/CIMG5865.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TW5DQojlI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/F8alwyzNj-U/s200/CIMG5865.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139969350352539218" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday it started to snow and it didn't stop until Sunday. Luckily we had been shopping for extra winter clothing that day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TYYzQojnI/AAAAAAAAAKM/SfWFKk6ArZI/s1600-R/CIMG5841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TYYzQojnI/AAAAAAAAAKM/yUZHTLnyPcY/s200/CIMG5841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139970995325013618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mabel and Dora did not appear to be affected by the cold.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TXrjQojmI/AAAAAAAAAKE/Gnkycdd8O60/s1600-R/CIMG5850.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TXrjQojmI/AAAAAAAAAKE/s95alVDaMVg/s200/CIMG5850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139970217935933026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Never one to miss an opportunity we all decided to take a walk to the local park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TZZzQojoI/AAAAAAAAAKU/hkrIMmIZDak/s1600-R/CIMG5858.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TZZzQojoI/AAAAAAAAAKU/uNius2QhKDY/s200/CIMG5858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139972112016510594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Most people decided to stay at home!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1Ta2DQojqI/AAAAAAAAAKk/ZhNGTwSBi4s/s1600-R/CIMG5860.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1Ta2DQojqI/AAAAAAAAAKk/WBY72GoRNYw/s200/CIMG5860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139973696859442850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A friendly snowman.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TbjTQojrI/AAAAAAAAAKs/woo8XOevaOk/s1600-R/CIMG5863.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TbjTQojrI/AAAAAAAAAKs/i15Sf7Oxtlw/s200/CIMG5863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139974474248523442" border="0" /></a><br />I braved the elements to go to the shops for food.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1Tc0TQojsI/AAAAAAAAAK0/KKG86E8TsFM/s1600-R/CIMG5856.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1Tc0TQojsI/AAAAAAAAAK0/6kryNH4S40I/s200/CIMG5856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139975865817927362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TdZjQojtI/AAAAAAAAAK8/ePmxqxd89S4/s1600-R/CIMG5823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/R1TdZjQojtI/AAAAAAAAAK8/h2XCFK9dJB4/s200/CIMG5823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139976505768054482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...........but today it has all gone. Good job Dora got stuck in while it was here!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-4872452236683328151?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-62495752471887629392007-11-15T11:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:32:11.776-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Well it has been a very busy couple of weeks in the Rutter household. First, we had our first official visitors from England, Grandma North and Uncle Choo choo (more commonly known as Stuart). I attempted to play tour guide. I may be an express shopper but my brother is certainly an express tourist. I think he had seen most of Vancouver in two days.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqN1RBRlQI/AAAAAAAAAH8/ZqOfx4l_YUs/s1600-h/DSCF1620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqN1RBRlQI/AAAAAAAAAH8/ZqOfx4l_YUs/s200/DSCF1620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132570671583433986" border="0" /></a>We went <a href="http://www.vancouverwhalewatch.com/rates.html#whales">whale watching</a>.....After three hours looking at the most amazing scenery we finally got wind of some whales.<br />Yes these are sea lions (which were very noisy) but my photos of the pod of transient killer whales were not very good as I was too amazed at seeing them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqPRxBRlRI/AAAAAAAAAIE/uPLCfoX2Brw/s1600-h/DSCF1563.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqPRxBRlRI/AAAAAAAAAIE/uPLCfoX2Brw/s200/DSCF1563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132572260721333522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We ate sushi in the forest.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqPpxBRlSI/AAAAAAAAAIM/k9bleLiardI/s1600-h/DSCF1577.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqPpxBRlSI/AAAAAAAAAIM/k9bleLiardI/s200/DSCF1577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132572673038193954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mabel showed Uncle Stuart how to cross the suspension bridge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqQehBRlTI/AAAAAAAAAIU/CP8AtuQwohs/s1600-h/DSCF1583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqQehBRlTI/AAAAAAAAAIU/CP8AtuQwohs/s200/DSCF1583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132573579276293426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My mother and I have a dreadful photo taken next to our very unclean car...........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz1AMrD_ahI/AAAAAAAAAJs/4YxkQXJE-6M/s1600-h/CIMG5535.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz1AMrD_ahI/AAAAAAAAAJs/4YxkQXJE-6M/s200/CIMG5535.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133329736734304786" border="0" /></a><br />David and Stuart went to watch the ice-hockey. The Canucks (Vancouver team) V The Red wings. According to David The Canucks lost in controversial circumstances.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqRhBBRlUI/AAAAAAAAAIc/YfSStqOSz_M/s1600-h/CIMG5593.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RzqRhBBRlUI/AAAAAAAAAIc/YfSStqOSz_M/s200/CIMG5593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132574721737594178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just as Grandma North and Uncle Stuart are about to return to England Steve (one of the daddas from Hitchin) arrives from down the road (Washington State) to eat some of our left over chinese meal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz0w2rD_aXI/AAAAAAAAAIk/iiGfsFwvsRM/s1600-h/CIMG5729.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz0w2rD_aXI/AAAAAAAAAIk/iiGfsFwvsRM/s200/CIMG5729.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133312866102765938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Later that day.....after much messing about between immigration and cargo we finally picked up Chester dog! Yes she arrived in this box......tail a wagging she didn't appear too affected by the nine hour journey<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz00HbD_aZI/AAAAAAAAAIw/26vwIiZW_6k/s1600-h/CIMG5600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz00HbD_aZI/AAAAAAAAAIw/26vwIiZW_6k/s200/CIMG5600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133316452400458130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next day (nursing very bad hangovers from a night with Steve) we took Chester dog over to Kitsilano for a swim.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz010LD_aaI/AAAAAAAAAI4/ZIGs0m9gneo/s1600-h/CIMG5654.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz010LD_aaI/AAAAAAAAAI4/ZIGs0m9gneo/s200/CIMG5654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133318320711231906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She appeared to like it despite the freezing cold water!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And after all that I celebrated my first (well 35th) birthday in Canada. I was spoilt rotten by family and friends. David took me on a surprise shopping trip to downtown. Before we ventured on the sky train we had a spot of lunch at the food court in metrotown. David and I chose very, very, very bad food (it was my birthday) in the form of Kentucky fried Chicken but Mabel instead chose Sushi.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz0-d7D_afI/AAAAAAAAAJg/_MmNl0WLrNw/s1600-h/CIMG5612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz0-d7D_afI/AAAAAAAAAJg/_MmNl0WLrNw/s200/CIMG5612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133327834063792626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz09b7D_aeI/AAAAAAAAAJY/787d-lTfV8Y/s1600-h/CIMG5610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz09b7D_aeI/AAAAAAAAAJY/787d-lTfV8Y/s200/CIMG5610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133326700192426466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />.....and of course Dora wanted some!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz1EBLD_aiI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/rpgKBQXjnzg/s1600-h/CIMG5623.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rz1EBLD_aiI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/rpgKBQXjnzg/s200/CIMG5623.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133333937212320290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Later that day David went to watch David Beckham play with The LA Galaxy against The Vancouver White Caps. Supposedly every time Beckham received the ball all the female fans screamed!!!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-6249575247188762939?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-31182864474455594352007-11-02T20:41:00.001-07:002008-12-08T19:32:12.586-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyvuXPmXiAI/AAAAAAAAAGs/foWea5unNh8/s1600-h/CIMG5570.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyvuXPmXiAI/AAAAAAAAAGs/foWea5unNh8/s200/CIMG5570.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128454683783301122" border="0" /></a><br />On Tuesday Mabel wore her pyjamas for a Halloween party at her preschool. On Wednesday (Halloween), Mabel wore a princess dress at another preschool party. Then later that afternoon Mabel decided to dress as a pirate in order to go trick or treating. Mabel wanted to dress as a pirate in honor of her friends in Hitchin!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyvxTvmXiBI/AAAAAAAAAG0/MRMwv0TnESE/s1600-h/CIMG5571.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyvxTvmXiBI/AAAAAAAAAG0/MRMwv0TnESE/s200/CIMG5571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128457922188642322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mabel went trick or treating around the offices of EA with Uncle Stuart (please note the the friendly ghost hanging from the tree which Stuart<br />made) ...... I think Stuart was dressed as a pumpkin .... They both came back with lots of chocolate.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Ryv19fmXiEI/AAAAAAAAAHM/41Hy8ATiIws/s1600-h/CIMG5478.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Ryv19fmXiEI/AAAAAAAAAHM/41Hy8ATiIws/s200/CIMG5478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128463037494691906" border="0" /></a>I think Mabel's favourite part of Halloween was giving out candy to all the 'trick or treaters' (I think we had about 40 children and adults). She was very generous so as we started to run out we had to raid her own bag of goodies. Next year I must remember to take my camera everywhere as some of the sights were amazing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Ryv3U_mXiGI/AAAAAAAAAHc/CLY3VnpBqi4/s1600-h/CIMG5576.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Ryv3U_mXiGI/AAAAAAAAAHc/CLY3VnpBqi4/s200/CIMG5576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128464540733245538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Completely unrelated to Halloween I just had to share this photo of Dora as she spends most of her time stood up...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RywEqvmXiII/AAAAAAAAAHs/K9iT5sJz4DE/s1600-h/CIMG5359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RywEqvmXiII/AAAAAAAAAHs/K9iT5sJz4DE/s200/CIMG5359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128479208046561410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />....and Mabel wearing mummy's lipstick!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-3118286447445559435?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-13029601407815161182007-11-01T21:54:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:32:14.366-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyfnefmXh1I/AAAAAAAAAFU/ptYkw2rA7lU/s1600-h/CIMG5485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyfnefmXh1I/AAAAAAAAAFU/ptYkw2rA7lU/s200/CIMG5485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127321211849115474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />On Sunday it was the first of many Halloween parties. The Rutter family went off to EA for the 'Once upon a fairytale' party. Mabel was a little terrified at first but soon got into the swing of things once she had her fill of sugar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Ryfn5PmXh2I/AAAAAAAAAFc/5cW0ISW40t0/s1600-h/CIMG5487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Ryfn5PmXh2I/AAAAAAAAAFc/5cW0ISW40t0/s200/CIMG5487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127321671410616162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There was lots to eat including lots of toffee apples and cookies to decorate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyfoYfmXh3I/AAAAAAAAAFk/hMyQJb4N9_A/s1600-h/CIMG5506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyfoYfmXh3I/AAAAAAAAAFk/hMyQJb4N9_A/s200/CIMG5506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127322208281528178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mabel wasn't very keen on having her photograph taken with the various characters but Dora and I had fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykLcvmXh5I/AAAAAAAAAF0/z7NxSUW11MA/s1600-h/CIMG5518.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykLcvmXh5I/AAAAAAAAAF0/z7NxSUW11MA/s200/CIMG5518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127642239179655058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Well I had fun any way!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykLvPmXh6I/AAAAAAAAAF8/Yadoo-43bhA/s1600-h/CIMG5508.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 191px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykLvPmXh6I/AAAAAAAAAF8/Yadoo-43bhA/s200/CIMG5508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127642557007234978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Some of the characters were a little scary...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyqsbPmXh_I/AAAAAAAAAGk/fM_Dql_zCVs/s1600-h/CIMG5497.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyqsbPmXh_I/AAAAAAAAAGk/fM_Dql_zCVs/s200/CIMG5497.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128100709758633970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once we dragged Mabel away from the puppet show....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykM6vmXh8I/AAAAAAAAAGM/pILbItdjWrg/s1600-h/CIMG5511.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykM6vmXh8I/AAAAAAAAAGM/pILbItdjWrg/s200/CIMG5511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127643854087358402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mabel played lots of games to win 'candy'....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyqpjPmXh9I/AAAAAAAAAGU/T7tYI4HRz1s/s1600-h/CIMG5502.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyqpjPmXh9I/AAAAAAAAAGU/T7tYI4HRz1s/s200/CIMG5502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128097548662704082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dora enjoyed playing with 'The Seven Dwarfs'...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyqqJvmXh-I/AAAAAAAAAGc/2fwZI3QqOW8/s1600-h/CIMG5517.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RyqqJvmXh-I/AAAAAAAAAGc/2fwZI3QqOW8/s200/CIMG5517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128098210087667682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />'Alice in Wonderland' finally persuaded Mabel to have her photograph taken.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykMTPmXh7I/AAAAAAAAAGE/7jXQohXR3Bw/s1600-h/CIMG5482.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RykMTPmXh7I/AAAAAAAAAGE/7jXQohXR3Bw/s200/CIMG5482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127643175482525618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happy Halloween! (Sorry it's belated)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-1302960140781516118?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-89092391349589967022007-10-22T21:23:00.000-07:002008-12-08T20:38:59.298-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx16ZyUznSI/AAAAAAAAAE0/UCPCo7xzHBY/s1600-h/CIMG5018_renamed_12695.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx16ZyUznSI/AAAAAAAAAE0/UCPCo7xzHBY/s200/CIMG5018_renamed_12695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124386534441852194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Well, it was a sad day yesterday as we said goodbye to the Booth family who are moving to Montreal. Mabel said farewell to Jackson with whom she had a brief summer fling (sorry Harvey, I think it was just a rebound thing as the pain of leaving you was too much).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx170iUznTI/AAAAAAAAAE8/6WO2tFy4tm8/s1600-h/CIMG5026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx170iUznTI/AAAAAAAAAE8/6WO2tFy4tm8/s200/CIMG5026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124388093514980658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She had certainly found a kindred spirit.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx18-yUznUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/nvaK2YdPntU/s1600-h/CIMG5060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx18-yUznUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/nvaK2YdPntU/s200/CIMG5060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124389369120267586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The water was so cold but neither of them cared......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx1-cyUznVI/AAAAAAAAAFM/bLH3gSstGEw/s1600-h/CIMG5400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rx1-cyUznVI/AAAAAAAAAFM/bLH3gSstGEw/s200/CIMG5400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124390984027970898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Goodbye!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-8909239134958996702?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-12250076473309182822007-10-19T20:36:00.000-07:002008-12-08T20:39:01.339-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rxl4jSUznGI/AAAAAAAAADU/70ChQhG-Pvw/s1600-h/CIMG5236.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rxl4jSUznGI/AAAAAAAAADU/70ChQhG-Pvw/s200/CIMG5236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123258598720511074" border="0" /></a><br />In Canada, Halloween has the same excitement around it as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Christmas</span>. Houses are decorated with witches and ghosts, supermarkets have scary decorations (in our local supermarket Mabel clings to me when we pass the scary moving scientist!). Even at the driving centre (I passed my driving theory exam today) they had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Halloween</span> decorations. One of the most important items for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Halloween</span> is the pumpkin and therefore everyone visits a pumpkin patch to choose the right one! We travelled east to Maple Ridge (which is currently in the news but not for its pumpkins!) in anticipation of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fun filled</span> morning of pumpkin deliberation.<br /><br />Not only were there pumpkins at this farm but animals and tractor rides (a little bit similar to Standalone farm).............<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rxl-3SUznHI/AAAAAAAAADc/VbR75ztFKz8/s1600-h/CIMG5248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rxl-3SUznHI/AAAAAAAAADc/VbR75ztFKz8/s200/CIMG5248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123265539387661426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the background is the corn maze.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rxl_8iUznII/AAAAAAAAADk/XX63BQoeUws/s1600-h/CIMG5254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rxl_8iUznII/AAAAAAAAADk/XX63BQoeUws/s200/CIMG5254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123266729093602434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There was also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">a lot</span> of plywood........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmAYSUznJI/AAAAAAAAADs/mD7AI1DalDQ/s1600-h/CIMG5257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmAYSUznJI/AAAAAAAAADs/mD7AI1DalDQ/s200/CIMG5257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123267205834972306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mabel was very scared of the plywood dinosaurs.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmA6CUznKI/AAAAAAAAAD0/h__1asUC5jE/s1600-h/CIMG5262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmA6CUznKI/AAAAAAAAAD0/h__1asUC5jE/s200/CIMG5262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123267785655557282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I am very scared by the strange folk behind me........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmBlyUznLI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Y1jJhkfjIGE/s1600-h/CIMG5267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmBlyUznLI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Y1jJhkfjIGE/s200/CIMG5267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123268537274834098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dora couldn't decide whether these <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">pumpkins</span> were organic or not..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmCXCUznMI/AAAAAAAAAEE/GxoB4rGv2JA/s1600-h/CIMG5270.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmCXCUznMI/AAAAAAAAAEE/GxoB4rGv2JA/s200/CIMG5270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123269383383391426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mabel and I had difficulty choosing a pumpkin......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmDiyUznNI/AAAAAAAAAEM/5CPJVmsZzbg/s1600-h/CIMG5288.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmDiyUznNI/AAAAAAAAAEM/5CPJVmsZzbg/s200/CIMG5288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123270684758482130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Oh the joy......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmEPyUznOI/AAAAAAAAAEU/2N5BBuft0r0/s1600-h/CIMG5300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmEPyUznOI/AAAAAAAAAEU/2N5BBuft0r0/s200/CIMG5300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123271457852595426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The sisters hanging out together......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmFNiUznPI/AAAAAAAAAEc/xYJuZjAcJWM/s1600-h/CIMG5302.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmFNiUznPI/AAAAAAAAAEc/xYJuZjAcJWM/s200/CIMG5302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123272518709517554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dora just loved rolling about amongst the pumpkins (or are they squashes).....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmGZSUznQI/AAAAAAAAAEk/kzI0vIdMa2M/s1600-h/CIMG5307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmGZSUznQI/AAAAAAAAAEk/kzI0vIdMa2M/s200/CIMG5307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123273820084608258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now all we have to do is carve........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmIFSUznRI/AAAAAAAAAEs/-BRQO_k9q7E/s1600-h/CIMG5285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxmIFSUznRI/AAAAAAAAAEs/-BRQO_k9q7E/s200/CIMG5285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123275675510480146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dora likes to point <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">a lot</span>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-1225007647330918282?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-23676609385593063882007-10-14T20:34:00.000-07:002008-12-08T20:39:01.999-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rw6LDyUzm_I/AAAAAAAAACc/jLmsZKWFTqA/s1600-h/CIMG5232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/Rw6LDyUzm_I/AAAAAAAAACc/jLmsZKWFTqA/s200/CIMG5232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120182723531742194" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Last sunday we experienced our first ever Canadian Thanksgiving dinne</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >r </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >courtesy of </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >another British family living in North</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > Vancouver. We had a wonderful turkey dinner with all the trimmings (thankfully no pumpkin pie..yuk!). I brought the Thanksgiving crackers, which are just as naff as christmas crackers but with jokes</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > about turkeys! M</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >abel had a wonderful time playing with 'mountain Ben'. She partic</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >ulary enjoyed playing on the jumpaline with Ben's older bro</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >thers Joshua and Harvey. Mabel is very fond</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> of Harvey aged 8 but I'm sure he's fed up of hearing about her bestfriend Harvey in England.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLOkSUznBI/AAAAAAAAACs/e8VS8hGjBQ4/s1600-h/CIMG5218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLOkSUznBI/AAAAAAAAACs/e8VS8hGjBQ4/s200/CIMG5218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121382849063394322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Well you may have already guessed but 'Mountain Ben' is called such a name because he lives in the mountains. Due to be so high up the house has amazing views, David and I spent much of our time just gaping out of the window. The photo doesn't do the view justice, but to the cente is downtown Vancouver with Stanley Park sticking out to the right.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLQYiUznCI/AAAAAAAAAC0/Lit1zOc2Xek/s1600-h/CIMG5223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLQYiUznCI/AAAAAAAAAC0/Lit1zOc2Xek/s200/CIMG5223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121384846223186978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span>This photo on the right looks like alot of war ships ready for battle. Luckily they are just cargo ships.....I think.<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLRyCUznDI/AAAAAAAAAC8/GZwcGF-sJr0/s1600-h/CIMG5234.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLRyCUznDI/AAAAAAAAAC8/GZwcGF-sJr0/s200/CIMG5234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121386383821478962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>This is a photo of Dora on thanksgiving.....she had just woken up.<br />I forgot to take any photos (I was too busy drinking wine) so that was it I'm afraid.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLVVCUznEI/AAAAAAAAADE/oW41dVD_GDs/s1600-h/CIMG4971_renamed_23105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLVVCUznEI/AAAAAAAAADE/oW41dVD_GDs/s200/CIMG4971_renamed_23105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121390283651783746" border="0" /></a><br />Just a little reminder of mabel!<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLW_yUznFI/AAAAAAAAADM/XeXBEuhxi3E/s1600-h/CIMG5099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 151px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RxLW_yUznFI/AAAAAAAAADM/XeXBEuhxi3E/s200/CIMG5099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121392117602819154" border="0" /></a><br /> And of course Dora.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-2367660938559306388?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651029246485010283.post-67066446237724110152007-10-03T21:31:00.000-07:002008-12-08T20:39:03.240-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwRxlCUzmvI/AAAAAAAAAAc/DPvTN2S0MkM/s1600-h/CIMG4492.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117339957692963570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwRxlCUzmvI/AAAAAAAAAAc/DPvTN2S0MkM/s200/CIMG4492.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well I've finally got roun</span><span style="font-family:arial;">d to starting the blog of David, Rebecca, Mabel and Dora Rutter (I apologise now </span><span style="font-family:arial;">for the</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> dreadful spelling and grammar). </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I will start at the beginning of our adventure.</span><span style="font-family:arial;">.....</span><span style="font-family:arial;">...hope it isn't too boring.....<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwRyNiUzmxI/AAAAAAAAAAs/JIUyVIw1kF8/s1600-h/CIMG4078.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117340653477665554" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwRyNiUzmxI/AAAAAAAAAAs/JIUyVIw1kF8/s200/CIMG4078.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">David was offered a job in Vancouver.....after much deliberation we decided to take this fantastic opportunity. After weeks of partying and tearful goodbyes we left England on the 13</span><span style="font-family:arial;">th August 2007.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> We said goodbye to Hitchin and our lovely </span><span style="font-family:arial;">house on Bearton Road.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwW6OyUzmyI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7enuiqsnoNY/s1600-h/CIMG4550.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117701314766412578" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwW6OyUzmyI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7enuiqsnoNY/s200/CIMG4550.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This was Mabel's last breakfast with Harvey. What a surprise Mabel is missing some clothing! Thanks once again to the Millers for putting up with us.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">The flight over was long but the girls were fantastic.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Mabel watched films for about six hours....refu</span><span style="font-family:arial;">sing any sleep. Dora slept most of the time only to be woken by a screaming child on the next row. We arrived</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> in</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Vancouver bleary eyed and excited. David finally located the hire car, managing to bag the larg</span><span style="font-family:arial;">est car in the parking lot (oh my goodness after reading that back I fear I am</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> talking canad</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ian!). We were able to find our apartme</span><span style="font-family:arial;">nt in downtown vancouver with ease, well mainly due t</span><span style="font-family:arial;">o my</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> fantastic navigation (I had been reading maps of Vancouver for a few weeks now..sounds geeky but certainly helped with our journey). It was only the next day that we could really appreciate the view from our apartment (condo). We could see mountains, sea, boats and of course hundreds of apartment blocks which obscured the view slighty!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwXDNyUzmzI/AAAAAAAAAA8/pLCKcLCS2nQ/s1600-h/CIMG4606.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117711193191193394" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwXDNyUzmzI/AAAAAAAAAA8/pLCKcLCS2nQ/s200/CIMG4606.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We spent much</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> o</span><span style="font-family:arial;">f</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> our first we</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ek exploring downtown Vancouver, eating lots and enjoyin</span><span style="font-family:arial;">g many o</span><span style="font-family:arial;">f the free waterparks dotted</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> around town. Unfortunately for Mabel she</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> had to keep her swim suit on. There were other children at</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> the water park but they were sensible enough to keep out of the freezing </span><span style="font-family:arial;">cold water!<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwXFjyUzm0I/AAAAAAAAABE/b7scrTWbXNY/s1600-h/CIMG4828.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117713770171571010" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 148px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwXFjyUzm0I/AAAAAAAAABE/b7scrTWbXNY/s200/CIMG4828.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Once David started work Mabel, Dora and I would enjoy eating cupcakes (bought from the the pink </span><span style="font-family:arial;">'cupcake' shop which is amazing) sitting on the beach at English Bay, spotting the occasional harbour seal.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We unfortunately had to give up our temporary accomodation in downtown Vancouver and move to the suburbs. Burna</span><span style="font-family:arial;">by is a twenty minute drive from downtown. We live five minutes </span><span style="font-family:arial;">from a huge shopping centre (mall) and it only takes five minutes for David to drive to work.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> The h</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ous</span><span style="font-family:arial;">e looks like a bungalow but is actually quite big. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">It's a very quiet neig</span><span style="font-family:arial;">hbourhood, actually we had not met any of our neighbours until a great big lorry with all our</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> possessions turned up. Sudde</span><span style="font-family:arial;">nly</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">people appeared from nowhere asking where we were from etc,</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> they all just nodded quite alot when I spoke. I don't think alot of people can understand what I am saying. We obviously made quite an impression as we</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> have not seen any of these p</span><span style="font-family:arial;">eople again......<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwhCnyUzm7I/AAAAAAAAAB8/xF-O8LkmYWE/s1600-h/CIMG4703.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118414227797941170" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwhCnyUzm7I/AAAAAAAAAB8/xF-O8LkmYWE/s200/CIMG4703.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the photo please note Dora crawling across the grass..she does not stop..unless she is asleep....she loves chasing her big sister around the house!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwhHrCUzm9I/AAAAAAAAACM/_HvtMOCdZIA/s1600-h/CIMG4915_renamed_32139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118419781190654930" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 220px; cursor: pointer; height: 160px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwhHrCUzm9I/AAAAAAAAACM/_HvtMOCdZIA/s200/CIMG4915_renamed_32139.jpg" border="0" height="150" width="204" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There are alot of hills in B</span><span style="font-family:arial;">urnaby, which can make it hard work to </span><span style="font-family:arial;">walk arou</span><span style="font-family:arial;">nd (and run around...that's my ex</span><span style="font-family:arial;">cuse for lack of exercise)<br />but because we are so high u</span><span style="font-family:arial;">p we have magnificant views of the mountai</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ns.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> This is one of the views from our deck, somedays we can see for miles..somedays we can't see past our back garden. Yesterday we got very excited as we could see snow on the top of the mountains. We are all looking forward to the ski season starting! Although there is a debate on whether David is going to ski or snowboard............. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><p><br /></p></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwhKWiUzm-I/AAAAAAAAACU/zTvZW26zMxY/s1600-h/CIMG4576.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118422727538220002" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0K3epcv0umw/RwhKWiUzm-I/AAAAAAAAACU/zTvZW26zMxY/s200/CIMG4576.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p>Bye!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/651029246485010283-6706644623772411015?l=mabsanddozza.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rebecca Rutternoreply@blogger.com7