Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-27

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Gwen
  • Father and son. #family @ Granville Island Public Market http://t.co/X8ADgE0h #
  • Nothing better than bath time and a floating island that shoots cars into the water. #latergram http://t.co/y3jZIqWK #
  • Working on his snap circuit set. He Is learning a lot about circuitry. http://t.co/aF5fBQNl #
  • He just added a resistor to quiet the speaker. http://t.co/KlpHYMME #
  • Long weekend of cleaning and reorganizing. I hope to have the whole house cleaned and organized by the time my FIL is here in June. #
  • So far I am most pleased with having a clean floor in my bedroom, though the cleaned and organized cupboards in the kitchen are a close 2nd. #
  • How can it only be 10:15 pm? It feels like it should be much later. G'night all. #
  • Between migraine for me and meetings for Anthony both boys are upstairs watching mighty machines. They will be all morning at least. #
  • Hoping I can get better enough to get them outside this afternoon at least. #migrainesSuck #
  • Managed to get up long enough to get the boys some lunch. Thank you @AnthonyFloyd for making both boys lunch. Boys now down for a nap. Me 2 #
  • Poor Aaidan came into my room crying with a headache. Mine still not better. At least Q is asleep. #migrainesSuck #
  • Love seeing and hearing the glee in @aidanfloyd while he listens to the Percy Jackson series audiobooks. #booksforlife #
  • He knows what I need. 🙂 http://t.co/YERjhJgY #
  • Omg I am craving caramel cakes right now. Maybe @AnthonyFloyd will make some chocolate pudding cake for desert. #hoping #
  • Still time to enter to win site tickets for the Vancouver International Children's Festival: http://t.co/ZvnZiiYV #
  • You can tell a lot of the littles have been cooped up the last few days, they were all vibrating. 🙂 #
  • My midday cuddle companion. http://t.co/hPNgoDbp #
  • I still have not figured out the intricacies of toilet tag. #playground #
  • Put you foot in for tag. http://t.co/l5RsXzg2 #
  • Just waiting for the kids. Seems like a good idea to have the run while it isn't raining. http://t.co/WjRdjyG3 #
  • Quinlan just asked for a Halifax drink. Hmm, any ideas? #
  • .@stepc Halifax Harbour is nothing I would want to brine a turkey in. #ew #
  • How do you explain why the water supply at a girl's school in Afghanistan was poisoned? My 7 y old wants to know. #news #
  • In lieu of a Halifax drink I managed to satisfy Quinlan with a fruit and yogurt smoothie. #yayforblenders #
  • .@AnthonyFloyd not that there is anything wrong with that. 🙂 #penguinpoint #
  • Someone called my cell from PEI/NS this moring claiming I called them. Nope, no pocket dialing while I was asleep. #weirdwaytowakeup #
  • Jelly fish #unfiltered @ Vancouver Aquarium http://t.co/zArBEhh5 #
  • He's pretty. @ Vancouver Aquarium http://t.co/7s1FdFzG #
  • Clownfish @ Vancouver Aquarium http://t.co/GsK4rCCr #
  • Is there a vet in the house? http://t.co/1UMQ1D30 #
  • 1 penguin, 2 penguin . . . @ Vancouver Aquarium http://t.co/e9I8dbco #
  • Waiting for Penguins 4D. @ Vancouver Aquarium http://t.co/aKVWyArD #
  • Here is hoping 1. That I can get into see my dr. 2. That the boys really listen as I can't speak above a whisper. #cantswallowcauseithurts #
  • Love having an idevice to facetime with the grandparents back home. We only need 1 more to get on board. 🙂 #
  • Also my throat is killing me. Off to the walk in clinic when @anthonyfloyd gets home. #sickinthesunisworse #
  • Strep throat check, feels like swallowing razors check, first dose of antibiotics check. Thinking about going to bed now until they kick in. #
  • Now cue the fever. Love, love, love being sick while the weather is nice. #
  • Rest in peace Uncle James. I love you. #
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Win Tickets to the Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Gwen

My kids are staring to count down the days until the children’s festival hits Granville Island. My youngest, Quinlan keeps asking if it is time for Pete the Cat and if it is the day after today? It is hard to know whether he is more excited about the Children’s festival or about Thomas coming in June.

Vancouver International Children's Festival

If you have kids who are counting down the days to the Children’s festival I have good news for you. I have a pack of 4 tickets for the activity zones.  The passes are good for 1 day and allow your family to access the world of art & music in their 3 activity zones.

It is easy to enter, just comment on this post and make sure you have a valid email address. I will need to let the festival office know your  name by Friday so you need to enter by Wednesday night and email me back with your full name by Thursday night if you are the winner.

The winner can pick the passes at the Festival Box Office on Granville Island during the dates of the Festival.

SITE & ACTIVITY HOURS
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30am to 2:30pm
Friday 9:30am to 6:30pm
Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday 10:00am to 4:00pm

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-20

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Gwen
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Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Gwen

There are lots of things that Anthony and I agree on when it comes to parenting,  and at the top of the list is making sure our children have a love and appreciation for culture. We love music and our boys have been to many concerts especially our favourites Fred Penner, Bobs and Lolo, Will Stroet and The Kerplunks. I am pretty sure that we have seen all of them either at the Surrey Children’s Festival or the Vancouver International Children’s Festival as well as at MusicFest Vancouver. We love plays and have been subscribers to Carousel Theatre’s last few seasons. We even have date nights planned for next year as Arts Club subscribers so the boys can see that we get to go to plays as well.

Aidan and Quinlan dancing at the Grey Cup

Aidan and Quinlan dancing at the Grey Cup to the sounds of Bobs and Lolo

This year I am even more excited for the Vancouver Children’s festival because of all the content in French, and or bilingually presented. I love that I can share something fun with my eldest who is in French immersion. I love that we are exposing his younger brother to French culture and language as well. Since we have not had any field trips as a part of my eldest’s school year I have no problems taking him out on a weekday to see some of these performances.we are especially looking forward to seeing A la belle etoile.

I am also really excited to be going to see the reading of Pete the Cat in one of the first pajama series. Starting at 6:30 pm and running typically until 7 or 7:30 pm you can bring the kids in their pajamas, in fact it is encouraged. This is a great way to see a show and then head home to bed only to have to brush the teeth. I also hope that there will be some silliness of the likes of Pete’s shoes. I love my pajamas, I love my pajamas, I love my pajamas! I can’t wait for my sons to meet Eric Litwin because it is always amazing to be able to hear an author reading/presenting their work.

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