Home Town Baby Shower.

Today Cammie's friends threw her a Local Derby Baby Shower.....for all her friends in Vancouver. As you can see from the photos, a great time was had by everyone who attended. Cammie and I are both really thankful to have such amazing friends and family to host these great events and help us plan for the arrival of Baby Thomas.

Special thanks to Lindsay and Stephanie who hosted today's shower....but also to all those who attended for the generous gifts that you gave us....even our friends that couldn't make it sent along gifts, all of which we really, really appreciate!!

Guess who came last in the diaper changing race? YES, the mother to be!!! ;)

As you can see, there was just as much excitement back at our house.....this is how I spent my afternoon while the girls were all 'showering'!!! This is what I call a perfect Sunday afternoon!!!

Thanks for coming!!!

We'd just like to make special mention of Liliana and Rebeca (Cammie's Cousin & 'Niece') who went completely above and beyond to attend Cammie' Baby shower. They flew from San Francisco to Seattle and from there, they drove to Vancouver. They arrived at about 5pm Saturday night and then were back on the road to Seattle airport and then San Francisco at about 3pm on Sunday afternoon. It was great to see you both, thank you for the great gifts and for coming so far for such a short time to see us!!

Baby Four Season's

After a little blood, a lot of sweat and a couple of tears we are almost finished Baby Thomas' room in readiness for his arrival. There are a few adjustments and additions to be made, but as many people have been requesting to see some photos I thought it was time to at least provide a few.

Mountain Golf with the Golden Bear!

Finally, I get to golf at Nicklaus North....one of the finest golf courses in Whistler, designed by none other than.....Jack Nicklaus. Ever since I first visited Vancouver nearly 4 years ago and saw this course I have wanted to play here. (my first visit in June 2004)

As you can see from the photos below the scenery is pretty amazing!! My golf performance was only average but my excuse is that the snow capped mountains were incredibly distracting. I've been in Vancouver for just over 18 months now and the mountain views still blow me away!! Rest assured I'll be back to Nicklaus North and Whistler for another round soon.

Partying it up in Seattle!

Cammie and I hit Seattle for the weekend, for an engagement party for Jen and Jim and a 2nd baby shower for Cammie!
Jen and Jim (below) both live in Melbourne and are getting married there next March. Jen is an American who went to University with Cammie and Jim is another fine Hawks supporter from Melbourne who met Jen just after she moved to Melbourne for a 1 year job placement.....she fell in love with Jim, and Melbourne and has decided to stay down under (who can blame her).

As you can see Cammie also had a great time at the event, double fisting at every opportunity she could find......very irresponsible behaviour for an expecting mother!!Next was the baby shower which unlike the last one was a girls only affair. I was happy to make a quick exit to the local Brew House with the other guys. I did see my first ever Diaper/Nappy Cake which was completely "homemade" by Cammie's friends. Thank you very much to Cherish for throwing Cammie such a great shower and to all her other friends that were there for the very generous gifts that you gave us. We really appreciate it!

What's in a Name?

In a recent trip, Cammie and I came across this local husband and wife Realtor business. I think you'd all agree that they have one those names that you should keep out of your businesses name. I'm sure Trudy & Ian are lovely people, but really....would you hire these people to find you a house, or sell your house?!!

Disclaimer: Area code has been blacked out to protect the poor Bustards from unsolicited phone calls.