Feliz Navidad!

December Celebrations

*Vince's 29th Birthday. On Dec. 5th, we celebrated Vince's
Birthday with some of his fave people, dogs and food: Winyee, Brian, Lucia, Milo, Rylee, 3 large pizzas, smirnoff ice, and a specialty Pineapple Bun/Cake aka po low pow (in cantonese). Win and Bean had the huge pineapple bun made by one of their baker friends! Vince was definitely surprised by the immensity of the bun...











Want some pineapple bun?






*Chrissy's 28th Birthday. What an amazing job Keith and Christine did in throwing a one-of-a kind, Hawaiian Murder Mystery Party. Their place was totally re-decorated with bright Hawaiian colours, candles, a tiki bar, and lots of fresh fruit. Even Solly had a lei on. My favourite was of course, my Beachside Shoppe, where I got to act like a crazy woman (as though that is not like my real self, huh?). Happy Birthday, Chrissy!

*Baby Chan is 6 months (24 weeks) today! Yeah, just 16 more weeks to go and our lives will forever be changed. Baby Chan is about 1.5 lbs and measures about 8.5 inches from crown to rump. He/She is now producing white blood cells to fight infection, and can even recognize my voice. Vince and I have been reading to baby and I enjoy the bonding time between us! It's great that I'm teacher because I have so many books already. One of the best parts thus far is feeling the kicking or punching. Yesterday, Vince was bugging and poking baby that he/she decided to give him a BIG kick back. That was quite funny! I've also been going to prenatal yoga with Ghis at Semperviva and it's great to finally implement some form of exercise back into my life. I decided not to run just to be cautious and that is one of those things that I miss the most. I've been trying not to worry about my pregnancy....as some questions randomly pop up like: "will baby be healthy?", "will the delivery be super long and painful?", and "will everything be alright?". I panic and then I constantly remind myself that God is the One who is ultimately in charge... I need to wholly trust in His Grace and Goodness. I'm reminded of one of my favourite Bible verses that I would like to share with you...

"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met."

Matthew 6:30 (The Message)

Meet Milo & Rylee!

Presenting our two dogs that we rescued from the Vancouver Pound....

Rylee (black) and Milo (black and white)

Name	Milo
Breed	Lab X Border Collie
Gender	Male
Date of Rescue	Sept. 16, 2005
Nickname	Milo monster
Age	~5 years
Hobbies	playing with rylee, napping in the sun, frolicking in the snow, sleeping on vince and izzy's clothes, going out for walks, chasing squirrels, sunbathing, running and up down the stairs.
Rescue Story	I was the one that Milo saw first and I realized what a handsome dog he was. He was sitting in his kennel and was not the type of dog that was vying for my full attention. We took a better a look at him and we got to know him better at the play area. Jenn, who is a volunteer at the pound, went over the expectations for first time dog owners and analyzed our living situation. She thought that Milo would be a perfect fit! We still wanted to wait a few more days just to think about it so....we did. But, when we went back, Milo was transfered to the Richmond SPCA. We were so heartbroken b/c we thought that we might have missed the chance of adopting him but we called Richmond and there he was. We got the paper work done and soon enough, he was in the back of our car, heading home. What an amazing feeling! It's been so wonderful to be able to give these dogs a new home to live....

Name	Rylee
Breed	Lab X Terrier
Gender	Female
Date of Rescue	April 30, 2006
Nicknames	Ryster, RyeRye
Age	almost 2, a Valentine's doggie
Hobbies	playing with milo, galloping like a horse, running like a reindeer, chewing on pens, staring out the window, barking at every noise. chasing squirrels, rub her face in bushes and in izzy's tummy.
Tricks & Commands	sit, down, stay, leave it (to not touch the item she's interested in), come, shake (handshake), high 5.
Rescue Story	Rylee was one of those dogs that were brought back to the Vancouver Pound about four times which makes us to be her fifth owner. She wasn't doing so well at the pound so she had to live with one of the volunteers, Angelina. Vince fell in love with her and really wanted to have her as our second dog. We knew that it would a lot of work because we would have to earn her trust and affection as she's been abused before. She is getting along really well with Milo and they are even sharing the same bean bag now, and she likes to rest her head on his bum.