Brandon and I finally got out for a walk again! One of our favourite parks is open again! It is hard to believe that 2007 is drawing to a close. This year has really flown by. A year ago Brandon was still a baby, and now he is well on his way to being a toddler!!! This is one kid that will need a dog one day... he loved all the puppies that we saw on our walk!
Being all bundled up in a snowsuit may mean that you are warm... but you definitely are not stylin and profilin in it!
I have neglected Brandon's blog for the past month. Oops.
All in all, November really wasn't that exciting of a month. October was jam packed with lots of fun outings and day trips, and November seemed to blitz by with me learning the ropes of a new job, the rains starting, and well, just adjusting to a new schedule. We did get in a trip down to the states to take advantage of our stronger dollar, and did get some great experiences in. As you can see, I have worked some magic with the dates to help fill in a few of the gaps.
Brandon is just over 16 months, and is talking up a storm. He is picking up a handful of words every day, and always is charming us. He has cut three more teeth in the last week, and the rest are all pretty close. So that will be it until the 2 year old molars come in. It is weird, he had 5 for so long, and now they are all coming in fast and furious! He is almost walking. It feels like we have been waiting forever for him to take his first independent steps, but Brandon has been cruising around the furniture, pushing his pushie toys, walking with us holding his hands, standing for a brief moment solo, but still not on his own. He is a little late, but still in the normal range. I always figured he would walk early and talk a little later on, but he seems to have his own mind on that. He has so many words, and is picking up things so quickly, that the walking just doesn't always seem to be the number one priority. However, it seems to have really changed in the last few days - he gets up and in to his chairs all the time, and really wants to get up and walk with either the pushie or around the coffee table and do laps pulling himself up on just about anything. We are also walking more with him, and you can almost see a daily difference with his confidence. I think one day he is just going to take off and leave us all in the dust.
Time and time again Brandon teaches us that how things happen and when, really is up to our kids (with some nurturing to help nature along) and that you really do need patience because you can build it, but it is up to the magic moment they are ready to take their next step.
PS We really did go from a lot of snow to torrential rains and +13 degrees all in the space of about 48 hours.
Hanging out with Dad and cousin Mike.. and then with Mom. 
Often the best laid plans can go awry - Mike came over to babysit while we attended a holiday function only to discover that our hill was not navigable. So, when life hands you lemons - we played in the snow, and had a relaxed night chilling. Nothing like getting some extra time with your loved ones!
You can't hear us, but we are both going "wheeeeeeeeee" Brandon loved the wind in his face and whipping around the corners. Once he is moving, he is going to be running!
Driving up island, we noticed signs up as we passed through Goldstream that the salmon were spawning. This was something I had always been curious about, and we lucked out and happened to pass through at the right time. Every one and their dog were out, and parking was at a premium! There was a festive atmosphere celebrating the salmon run (a little bizarre in a sense) and the seagulls were having a good time as well.
You can make out the salmon fins in the water, and the gulls are there like a monty python episode, poking at the bodies as they fight their way upstream.. I can hear the fishes - "We're not dead yet!! Bugger off!!!!"
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On route to Vancouver Island... the long way from Anacortes (a great trip)
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And us, hanging out in the park.
After a successful morning at the aquarium, what better thing to do than go for ice cream together?? We stopped at the crown glory of gelato places on the way home from the city.. and the funny thing about kids.. you do not have to teach them how to eat an ice cream cone!!!
These are like big drums...
You can tell, Brandon is communing with the Great Pumpkin, wondering what great art is going to emerge from within...
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So much harder to get that "money shot" now that he is getting older, he moves a lot more, and I am trying to get candid shots, but it can be tricky. This is truly an advantage of digital cameras - you can take a zillion shots, and then edit, edit, edit!!
