wednesdays at granville island

On Wednesday afternoons mom and I hang out at Granville Island while Joel has his art class at Arts Umbrella.

Sometimes we go for a snack at PICA (Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts). Ssshhhhh...don't tell Joel. This is a 'snack' in the same sense that dad's grande extra-hot triple white mocha, no whip is a 'coffee'.

Occasionally - when it's raining - we head inside to the Kid's Market and play with the train sets and other toys there.

But my favourite things to do at Granville Island are watching the ball tracks in the studio and at Ocean Cement and going to the playground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course even just walking around is pretty fun ....

 

 

 

the hour usually passes pretty quick!

 

Play Place

One of my favourite places to hang out in the mornings, when i'm not at preschool, is the West Side Family Place, known in our family as the 'play place'.

Outside there's a huge sandpit to dig in, swings, toys and a really cool climbing frame and slide built around a tree.

 

I've been coming here a long time now. This was back in March 2008

and September the same year.

 

 

I used to be kind of wobbly around the slide and crossing the bridge, but now i've totally got it sorted.

Inside you can do painting, some kind of craft, more sand, dress up. There's books and baby toys (which i actually think are kind of fun still)

 

 

 

but best of all, upstairs in the kitchen, they have snacks from STARBUCKS. YUM.

snow fun?

Mom and Joel had so much fun skiing on Friday that it was decided we would ALL go up the mountain on Sunday, which was not MY idea of fun AT ALL.

Mom and I spent the morning in the cafeteria, doing puzzles and colouring and stuff while dad and Joel went skiing. From time to time i glanced anxiously out of the window, but the skies were definitely blue, and there was no chance it was going to snow. Phew. Mom got up and looked out of the window from time to time as well, but she didn't force me outside or anything, and she brought a great picnic for lunch. I started lunch early...but did leave one or two things i didn't like all that much for Joel.

Once dad and Joel had finished up the remains of the picnic mom had had enough. She bundled me into all my clothes and out the door.

I watched mom and Joel for a LONG time. They seemed to be having fun.

I was good too, just hanging out...watching

but finally i decided to try it, just once...and it was SO MUCH FUN!!!!

dad got involved in the action too

 

setting me up for a run through the trees

 

joel choosing his route

 

and crashing

 

which was pretty funny

 

although joel had a few choice words to say about my laughing....

 

I'm not going to tell you what happened when it was time to leave. You might be as unamused as mom, who'd spent a glorious morning stuck inside a concrete shell. Let's just say i wasn't quite ready to go home yet.....