saturdays are family days

since having kingston, one of the unspoken rules of our week is family day on saturdays. cameron works like a dog all week and it seems like he's never home. he leaves early for work and comes home just before bedtime. so so so busy.

anyways, to capitalize on his time at home, we try to do something fun as a family on saturdays. today we ventured to granville island. the last time i went to granville island (other then a super brief visit during the olympics) was on my birthday last year. that day was extra special because we had our 3d ultrasound at a spa right by granville and then cameron and i went to have a great dinner and celebrate both my birthday and the exciting news that we were going to have a baby boy!

today was fantastic. nothing in particular was super fantastic, it was just an all-round fun day out together. we browsed slowly, we enjoyed some granville island beer, ate fish and chips for dinner, and just really enjoyed the time together. kingston was such a charmer. he loves being outside and was captivated by all the lights, people, and knick knacks in all the shops. we walked around for a few hours and the weather was fantastic! for a forecast of 100% showers, it was clear and lovely down there.


i really love spending time visiting little local attractions like granville island. we have so many amazing places to visit within an hour of home and we often forget to enjoy them. i hope to spend many more summery afternoons down on granville island with my sweet family and friends.

we stopped and rescued our friends on the way home, visited my sister, and now we're relaxing in front of the television watching the canucks kick calgary's ass to the ground. (not really, we were actually losing and just took the lead lol).

i had a few people ask what wine i was sipping last night...and tonight....it's dr. loosen 2009 riesling: