Here are the Pics!

I know you've been waiting for my long weekend pics all week...so here they are--wait no longer!

First, on Thursday night I went to Petcetera again with Spencer. He saw some toy dog bones and wanted to get one for Buddy, my parents' dog. I thought it was $1 but turns out it was $5! No way, man, that's a little steep for a toy I'm used to spending like $0.50 for at a market in Seoul (I think Korea has skewed my sense of value somehow). Anyways, he got over it and decided to make Buddy some bones out of Play-Doh (no, they didn't last, but he had fun).


Spencer and his Play-Doh bones for Buddy.

On my daily train trip I see this park near the ocean. It looks real pretty so we decided to go there on Friday. There were quite a few Chinese there as well as a Korean group catching crabs off the dock. A few people were in the water in kayaks and other boats too. Nice place, and so close to home.


Here we have some grass...


...and a rocky beach...


...and a sandy beach.


Winston posing.


Spencer eyeing the crabs...and donuts (out of frame).


Whoops...you get the idea.


Spencer unleashes on some rocks...creating a new stream.


Winston feeds the (somewhat aggressive) geese.


A nice little house nearby...


...complete with playset in the backyard!

Saturday was a day in the house (raining again) but we made it out to a McDonald's in Port Coquitlam (PoCo) that had a play-place. There was a group of Korean kids tearing around the place--at least until Kate told them (in Korean) to slow down and take it easy--Koreans cannot say no to someone older, and the Korean language made an impression on them. Spencer was enthralled by a blonde there (about a year or two his senior) and they played quite well. When we left he said he wanted to go to her place but I said (mistake) that her Dad is in the Secret Service and he'd have to get into it to be able to find out were they live. So, now, Spencer wants to be in "service". Ok, maybe a little early for that kind of abstract thinking.


Winston gets into the 'love the big corporation' thing a little early.


Spencer checks out the netting--the blonde gal behind him (Elsie) tickled his fancy a bit.


Spencer shares his ice cream with Winston (that which he doesn't get on his shirt, at least).


Now he tries to get it back.

Sunday was a full day at church...there was good food, egg-decorating and, oh ya, some talk of God. This church is a little far (40 mins) to get to so I'm a little dogged by the end of the day.

Jess (the sis-in-law) cooked a fantastic meal Sunday night...some of which is in the next pic.


Spencer picks up a giant peanut...actually it's a sweet potatoe, but who could guess??

Monday was a day at Crash Crawly's (kind of a Chuck E. Cheese's, but more games and stuff, less emphasis on food and a flat rate for all day).


The boys go for a ride at Crash Crawly's.

That's it...hope you liked it.