Lakers can sit. He’s sitting pretty. He loves his socks and chewing on his shoes. He can eat his feet. He can crawl with assertion and last weekend he even successfully climbed up a back deck stair. (Then he looked behind him and toppled back down.) … there have been a lot of head bumps lately. 

He pushes himself up to sitting for a while now. He’s every day perfecting his sense of balance, finding his center of gravity, and strengthening his core bit by bit. 

At first, he somehow managed to not get quite all the way. He would prop himself up. His arm is his “kick stand”… endearing!

Now he is pretty strong and usually sits all the way up, but tonight he threw me a kickstand for old times sake. Last night he was doing pull ups off his high chair tray. He climbed his way up to standing, using the Stokke as a jungle gym, then started hanging and pulling himself up with his feet off the floor. From kickstand to air time in ten days or less!

Yes, that’s Lake eating celery. We think he’s rather charmingly inspirational. Who knows what’s next?!

Bach’s Lunch… box lunch! After walking by this sign in our neighborhood for several months now, we finally had an opportunity to check it out: the First Tuesday concert in the church Bach’s Lunch. So, Lake ate his lunch in the sanctuary of the Christ Episcopal Church. 

He absorbed the sounds of Baroche masterworks of Scandinavia performed by a baroche flute, baroche violin and harpsichord. It was his first church. He loved the tall ceilings with the fans way up high. The pastor and the musicians were happy to have Lake there taking in the sights and sounds. I was too mesmerized by the music to eat my box lunch but this didn’t stop Lake! He was a pro at eating and listening. We were personally welcomed back and we look forward to the First Tuesday of April. Will you be joining us on April 4th? 4548 Brooklyn Ave NE… just two more this season. Bach’s Lunch with Lake makes for a perfect day!

We had a great time in Vancouver BC this weekend. In spite of the snow and freezing weather we had to show Jo our friendly neighborhood nation to the north. And we had a great time of it for sure!

We explored the various landmarks and districts of Vancouver. This included the famous Gastown Steam Clock, which I’d somehow walked very near for many years but never really seen. It’s fantastic! And it wa snowing which just added to the mystical old world feeling. 

We also had a ton of fun on the elevator of our apartment hotel. We had the same room as last year when we were here on our baby moon. Now we are back with Lake. Lake loves mirrors!

We explored the various aspects of Canadian culture. One telling anecdote from brunch highlights the difference between Canadian and American culture… where I was acutely made away of my heritage unflattering as it may be sometimes. 

My bottomless cup of coffee was brought to the table with all the other drinks orders. I was so impatient for my coffee! I would have been ready for a refill by the time the rest of the handcrafted drinks were ready. 

We were directly experiencing the common good culture. When our drinks arrived together they were all delicious. Such a thoughtful and polite society. 

Nonetheless, or perhaps enhanced by this, we had a wonderful brunch with the LKS UBC officers at Catch 122. 

A memorable visit to Vancouver, BC! Thank you for your hospitality Canada. We look forward to returning soon!

Goofing around on our lunch break today. Couldn’t be happier. What a lunch date! Happy Weekend friends!