LTV The Beach

Monday, January 4, 2010

Snow arrives at the beach.

The snow arrived here on January 3rd, here are some pictures from the beach. The polar bear club went swimming in the lake in Oakville on the 1st.

Mallards are always here.

The easily recognisable mallards are always at the beach.

So how many of you knew what a bufflehead is? Anyway they are down in the shallows at the lake diving for small fish. They winter in the south and in the great lakes and summer north to James Bay. These are the ones too lazy to fly to Florida. They are not very close to shore so it is hard to get a good picture.

Vincent is 11 months old

Vincent was 11 months old on Sunday. We still think he is cute.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Stuck in the toy hamper !

With all the great new Christmas presents the toy hamper weighs a bit more now. Vincent usually pulls the toy hamper over to get the toy he is looking for but now he had to go right into the hamper to get it out. The only problem Vincent had was that he could not get out. We heard a little cry for help and when we got there we saw that Vincent was stuck.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Team Canada

Aunt Judy and Uncle Bill got Vincent a team Canada jacket for Christmas. Since Vincent is half Dominican and half Canadian we figure the winter games are out for Vincent. Looks like baseball is his only chance. So far he is ambidextrous and can he can throw things around pretty good. Here we see Vincent with mom and Aunt Judy.

New Years Day Dinner

Aunt Judy, Uncle Bill, Auntie Karen and Uncle Bob and us enjoyed a fine New Years Day dinner. Vincent was asking is there something wrong with the light?

Vincent with Auntie Patty and Uncle Mike

Here is Vincent relaxing in Auntie Patty's arms with Uncle Mike looking on.

Yes, there is snow in Canada

There is very little snow to be seen at the beach but just north at Uncle Marc's house there is plenty. Luisa got to show off her new coat while Uncle Mike shows off his two best friends camouflage. We never thought Uncle Mike would take to the poodles they way he does.

Patty's hangover cure

Auntie Patty suggested Vincent needed a walk (note: other blogs refer to it as a forced march) to cure his hangover. She then tried to skip out on it once she realised how cold it was. Anyway Vincent was bundled up and Auntie Patty provided a drink for Vincent and off we went to Black Creek. Black Creek was full of ducks and geese so it was an enjoyable walk. Big thanks to Aunt Jan who did half the pushing. Good thing the stroller has snow tires. After the walk Vincent was fine so Auntie Patty's cure worked.

Someone was hungover

Vincent was up partying until well after 2 am on New Years. It took a considerable effort from mom and dad before he finally fell asleep seconds before Mom and Dad who were the last in the house to fall asleep. We do not know the cause of his discomfort in the morning but it may have been that the night before his hat was on too tight, he drank too much apple juice, too much dancing or heard too many golf stories. Whatever it was, we were happy that Patty was around with her vast experience to be able to provide the cure.