Game Day!! Getting ready for Game 5 - Vancouver erupts

I got home late last night, so this photo is for yesterday's 365. The city was electric. I think that Vancouver had more hype behind it last night than I ever saw during the Olympics. This is definitely a hockey town. I'm so happy the Canucks were able to put away Game 5 with an intense 1-0 victory. Now the question is, can we defeat the Bruins on their ice? Stay tuned on Monday!
We are off to a Greek Wedding, so today's 365 photo will be published with Sunday's photo tomorrow.
Enjoy your weekend!!

fragments of light

I had a nauseous night in, snacking on a lot of ice cubes. There's something in the way the surface of the ice and our glass table reflects light that I just love. I hope you had a wonderful day. For my fellow Vancouverites, here's hoping the Canucks can put on a great game tomorrow night for the home crowd.

attack crows!

These are by no means technically great photos, but it is representative of the crazy evening we had. There was an injured crow in the back yard, and my hubby didn't want our dog or cat to get at it so he moved it to safety. But while rescuing the crow, he was repeatedly dive bombed by the crow's very protective posse of crows, I think the technical term is a "murder of crows", but this was definitely a bad ass posse. In the top photo you can see a crow swooping in from the right. Our dog thought it was all so exciting and was running around the yard afterwards trying to get them to dive bomb her. I think my hubby was hoping I'd play a more active role than sideline photographer. I have to say, it was impressive how the crows would assist in the feeding of their injured mate and were extremely protective. As soon as the crows saw that their mate was moved to safety, they gave my hubs some street cred and backed off. It was definitely more entertaining than tonight's Canucks game.

lemon sized baby

This week the baby is the size of a lemon (however, judging by this photo, my baby bump appears to be growing in my booty! The belly might contain a lemon sized baby, but that booty looks like a cantaloupe!  ) I find it so interesting to discover that this week the baby can squint, frown, suck their thumb and pee! The baby's kidneys are working and the liver is starting to make bile. We had an ultrasound today and got to see the arms and legs move around and even saw the baby move it's hands up to his/her face. It was so exciting. The photo that the doctor gave us is so detailed, it's really remarkable. You can even see the baby's brain and all of their vertebrae. The doctor took his time with us, explaining every detail during the ultrasound while we looked on the giant wall mounted flat screen tv. He even let us listen to the baby's heart. We were so overjoyed walking out of there - it makes us feel so bonded watching this little being develop. This whole experience really makes me marvel at the human body. Goodnight sweet friends! 

an evening stroll

The last photo reminds me of that song, "I always fear that, somebody's watching me." :)

digging in the dirt

Hi friends, I actually had a lot of photos today from around the garden, but alas the upload for blogger is taking about 20 minutes for each photo, and I'm too wiped out to wait. Today was all about connecting to the earth.  I had my first prenatal yoga class in the morning on an organic farm - it was amazing. It was great being in a room full of other women in various stages of pregnancy, sharing our experiences so far. We learned some wonderful poses that not only help during pregnancy, but they are also great go-to poses during childbirth.  

I love how the moves incorporated our babies, a lot of the moves involved holding our hands to our bellies while we held various poses - I really felt like I was bonding with my baby. The rest of the day I worked in the garden - planting new perennials and pulling out weeds. It's pretty funny, I thought I had all of these pretty little flowers growing in my garden, until my friends told me they were actually weeds taking over. 

I love the two toned leaves of the Hosta in the photo above. I could have titled this Hosta la vista baby, but let's face it, that would be cheesy and I am not an Arnold fan by any stretch. 

I hope you had a wonderful time outdoors in the sun! Goodnight sweet friends. 

sunshine and friends

Today was one of those amazing days. We finally got to feel the delicious warmth of the sun. Our friends brought their new little son Jacques over for a visit. He seems like an old soul. We instantly fell in love. We went out for brunch followed by a beautiful walk through Campbell Valley Park. The day was perfectly capped by dinner with friends and a 3-2 Canucks victory over the Boston Bruins. Two down, two to go!