Happy Mother's Day

At Gabi's daycare, the kids were asked some questions about their moms. Here are their cute responses:

Springtime again in Vancouver

 Gabi and his friend Cristian on the swings at Pacific Spirit daycare.

 A break in the clouds seen from Granville Island looking at the Burrard bridge.

Sipping hot chocolate in our local coffee house.

Biking with our friend Emma

We have been biking a lot this spring. Here we are practicing as the parking lot of the new secondary school in our neighborhood.

Congratulations Dr. Mommy!

Having fun with old friends from Southern California

On the merry-go-round

Trip to Disneyland with Abuelo y Abuela

 our first scary ride!
Gabi had more fun than you might think from this photo.

Enjoying Springtime in the Northwest

 Walking through Pacific Spirit Park

 Easter egg hunt in Stanley Park

Blooms on the UBC campus

Having fun in our local playground

Our first Holiday tree

Last weekend, we decided to go on an adventure to find our first Holiday tree.
After a little bit of a hike,



under a power line,

and surrounded by beautiful landscape...

We found the perfect tree!

After a bit of ...

we happily welcomed the new holiday member of the family.

And then with a trim,

he took the back seat of our car.

Once we got home, we placed our tree in a nice spot with some water,

and we decorated him!

Oh Canada! Three months into our new adventure

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Finally, trick-or-treating with Gabby's good friend Cristian and his little brother Sebastian.

At George Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, watching the snow geese migrating south.

Pumpkin carving in Danny's school with Danny's good friend Pavel

With our friend Magda!

At Stanley Park

At the Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver

Having fun with new friends and family!

At Granville Island and its nice deck that overlooks English Bay.

In North Vancouver, exploring with our friend Sherry...and also taking some time to enjoy the park.

Here in Richmond, where is easy to spot whales!

At another Botanical Garden, inside the maze, looking for the exit... fortunately we found it.

At our favorite beach, 5 minutes from our apartment, from where we can see Vancouver's downtown.

And here we go, exploring the new territory.
Here at the UBC Botanical Garden with our friend Benny (or Penny if Gabi is the one talking).

Home new home! Already acting silly, even in Canada!


We had a wonderful trip traveling north. At Berkeley we saw wonderful kites and...got to see wonderful friends!

Adios, Chau, Ciao, Bye-bye sunny California!...and In-n-out milk shakes!