Grandma's in Town

April 24, 2011

Well, spring is in the air here in Victoria.  We were exceptionally lucky to have beautiful weather for our long weekend and even more lucky to have Grandma (Tyler's mom) join us in Victoria and get a chance to meet Finlay.  She certainly came at an exciting moment as Finlay has recently become more vocal than ever and Grandma loves to get him to tell us stories.  Also Finlay has been starting to roll over all on his own this week as well as really beginning to get confident with the grabbing of toys and putting them in his mouth.   It is amazing how much can go on in just a few days.

With the nice weather we have all been able to go on a number of walks along the ocean and in the park as well as spending an afternoon at Fisherman's Wharf walking around the docks in the sun looking at all the unique float homes and watching people feed the fat harbour seals.

As I have recently been winding down a long stretch of a busy work schedule, Grandma coming to town has been a great opportunity for Lyndze to get a little more time to herself while Grandma gets her much desired time with Finlay.  Below are a few pictures that we have taken so far.  I am sure there will be more to come and if Finlay can get over his video camera shyness I am hoping to have a couple videos up of him rolling over as well as one showing off his great grabbing abilities.

Here we have Grandma and Finlay playing Patty cake.  As it turns out Finlay is a big fan of this song/game.  I know it is one of Grandma's favorites too so we will have to keep it up in the months to come.

 Grandma and Finlay getting up from playing on his play mat

 Here is Finlay cuddling with Grandma in our sunny apartment.

It was a fantastic day to be out on the Wharf.  It was the first big tourist weekend of the year so the docks were packed with tourists but I think as it is early in the season that still adds a bit of fun and excitement to the day.  By August we will have to restrain ourselves from yelling at them to move!

There is a new Pirate ship at the Wharf that Finlay and I took for a spin.

 Grandma and Finlay have been doing a lot of playing with toys on the yoga mat.  Finlay loves it and it is the perfect place for him to show off his rolling ability.

Just plain cute! Can Dad dress a baby or what!