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Walkabout

With the Olympic Plague (hacking wheezing ear-infecting terrible cold) there wasn't as much time to enjoy the weather and get out walking, but we did manage a jaunt around the Spirea Trail with Grandma D and Mac. Here's some pics:

We got to three curling matches, including the men's tiebreaker (Great Britain/Sweden) and the women's goldmedal - I mean, silver medal - game. Miz V enjoyed hanging out with Grandma D for two of the games, but came along for the fun of the tiebreaker. It was remarkable to be in such a raucous crowd at a curling game - doing the wave, ringing cowbells - at times it felt more like a football game (but in a good way). Below is a blurry snapshot of an avid fan - yes, he IS painted red and wearing Canadian flag y-front underpants.
And here are some pics of us at the curling venue. Note the festive green rings!

Plenty of Fish

In our Olympic down time, we had a nice detour to the Aquarium, where fish were admired, and in some cases, groped. Slideshow has some highlights

V-Dawg has a Brand New Bed

Sometime this year, the crib (used by all the Thomson grandchildren) will be handed down yet again to another bebe Thomson, and so Miz V gets to move into some plush new night digs.

Here's a slideshow of V demonstrating the exciting features of this particular bed.

Olympic Peekaboo with Uncle T!

Miz V and Uncle T ventured up the mountain to partake of the men's 50K x-country marathon (the traditional last event of the Winter Games). A fun spectating time was had by all, especially when it came to the hot new game of patriotic peekaboo

Hot Chocolate is Heavenly

Another first at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics - Miz V got to share some of L's hot chocolate.

As you can see, the experience was somewhat transformative.

Travel Style

This trip west marks the last time Miz V will be able to fly without forking over serious cash, so it seems only fitting that she was able to enjoy it the the luxury Air Canada executive suites. Due to a points program fluke, the seats in executive were less points than the regular seats...and no complaints here, as Miz V is getting to be quite the little lady, and L's lap is quickly disappearing with the onset of bebe bump. On the trip out, Miz V indulged in a little egg play...

And she was so tuckered out by the whirlwind of activities and events that she collapsed and took advantage of the reclining seat to stretch out and get some serious sack time.

The Countdown

We really were there! In fact, we were able to see the countdown clock before the whole big show began!

AND....we're back!

We've been off having adventures and colds, but there are plenty of updates in the pipeline, so bear with me as I queue them up for posting. In the time that has passed, we've been to Vancouver to visit and to see the Olympics, so there's stuff to see. So, on with the show.

Above, Miz V helps M attach a flag to a hockey stick. Because that's what you do, when you go to see the Olympic games