Mr. Burns' Dog Blog

And the Oscar Goes To...

2012-02-26T21:52:00.000-08:00

Madeleine woke up this morning thinking that it was going to be just another ho-hum day.

Boy was she wrong. Leave it to a Burns man to fill her in...

It's Oscar time baby!

Cue the costumes! As inspired by the Hawaiian location of the Descendents, presenting the Pineapple Princess.

Why have one, when you can have two? The sweetest girls I've seen, someday they're going to marry and they'll be the Pineapple Queens.

Best part of the night? Maybe the food?!?

The whole gang dressed to kill.

This is Mirabelle's second Oscar night, if you can believe that?!? Wow. Here she be with the Tree of Life and Peppy Miller from the Artist.

The Princesses with the Duck from War Horse and Hemingway from Midnight in Paris ("Do you box?")

And of course me, the Artist, which won the whole thing. But if you really ask me what the best movie of the year was...

This masterpiece.

They thought that they could keep a Burns-man down

2012-02-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

No way! $500 later and I'm ready to roll. Less lumpy too.

It may look like she hasn't got many teeth, but you should see her eat.

Madeleine shows in the cutest way possible why being in a hurry, socks, stairs, hardwood flooring and skin that bruises easily don't go well together.

Still all smiles or as she so precisely and concisely puts it "I'm okay!"

Is there anything sweeting than the M sisters in their pyjamas?

Didn't think so.

Random M&M's are a Tasty Treat

2012-02-16T21:40:00.000-08:00

Pretty in Pink

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Upside of Anger

Mona Lisa Smile

Little Miss Sunshine

Rock 'n Roll Star

2012-02-12T20:57:00.000-08:00

Turn up the volume and enjoy.

Now she is one

2012-02-05T13:40:00.000-08:00

I know that it is hard for you to believe, but Mirabelli is now one. Just amazing.

She's grown up so incredibly quickly. Look! She can slide...

and Drive.

Queen Madeleine.

Yummy cupcakes.

Big M helping out little M.

Madeleine with her Annou and Opa.

Three happy ladies

"I'm ready for my presents!"

"Oh that's a big one".

Here are some photos I took of the birthday girl and her family.

Cake time.

WE LOVE YOU MIRABELLE.

Happy Chinese New Year

2012-01-23T20:58:00.000-08:00

Madeleine - "What year is it?"

Mirabelle - "the Year of the Dragon"

Madeleine - "No way!"

Hugs for Mama!

Cuddles for Daddy.

The Man in Black and the Lady in Black.

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M & M

Sandwiched between to lovely ladies. Lucky me.

Mama and Mirabelly. Can you believe she's gonna turn one in a week. Where does the time go.

Future Rock 'n Roll star? She's got the hair for it.

I hope that all my blog readers have a prosperous and auspicious Year of the Dragon.
- Mr Burns

Happy 2012!

2012-01-12T21:59:00.000-08:00

Mirabelle would like to wish you a very happy new year (12 days in, so far, so good).

At midnight - welcoming 2012.

The new year started with some cute photo ops....

Happy Birthday, Nana!

"Baby Love"

Who needs parents when you have a 3 3/4 year old in the house? She is in charge most of the time anyways.

My new year's resolution -- I should say "blog more," but it is more like "eat and sleep more." Bonus resolutions, "Sleep on the couch when unsupervised," and "Be present at all meal times Mirabelle is eating." So far, I am doing well with all three.

Christmas time is here, and gone.

2011-12-30T22:14:00.000-08:00

For Mirabelle,

and Madeleine, Christmas must have felt like a long time coming.

But for everyone else, it felt like no time at all until it was The Night Before Christmas.

And who do you think came Mirabelle?

Santa! Look at all those presents. Dude must have been watching the wrong Madeleine and Mirabelle all year.

Just kidding. They've been little angels (mostly), or is it cherubs?

Happy times!

And the big guy didn't forget about yours truly.

By this, her 4th Christmas, Madeleine is a real pro.

Yeah, Santa was listening and brought just what she asked for. Amazing.

It's a long way to the top, but you got to start somewhere and this is that somewhere.

My family.

The bouncy castle was the hit of the day.

The stroller was pretty popular too. Yes, that is a toy.

Hurray for Christmas.

She's already got her stage persona.

Annou and Opa came all the way from Toronto, with gifts!

Liesa and Steven also came, with the biggest gift of all time.

With Annou, Opa and the new member of the family, baby Jasmine.

Following closely on the heels of Christmas, was Mirabelle's 11 month birthday.

Yup, almost 1,

And the whole family came to celebrate.

Happy time with her grandparents.

Yes, happy baby, why won't you sleep?

On the tenth day of Chistmas my true love gave to me, one awesome Steveston parade.

2011-12-23T21:39:00.000-08:00

Well, we are almost there. You can practically hear the sleigh bells ringing. Madeleine says, don't blow it by being naughty now. Here she is at the farm with some Christmas animals or something.

What lovely parents.

Still at the farm. Look at all that snow. Definitely what one would imagine December in Canada looks like.

Snow or not, Madeleine is having a blast with the Christmas countdown.

M and M have been enjoying all that Vancouver has to offer during this time of year. Here we all are after the Stanley Park Christmas train.

"I hug you two guys"

Best view of the Steveston Santa Claus parade. Careful blink and you'll miss it.

Waiting for Santa.

Hmm, the main sleigh must be in the shop.

Santa baby, hurry down the chimney tonight.

On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 4 Santa pictures

2011-12-18T12:52:00.000-08:00

You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town.

On the first day of Chirstmas my true love gave to me, a basset in a pear tree.

2011-12-08T21:05:00.001-08:00

Tis the season loyal dog blog followers, so with promises of more routine updates to follow, I give you the Hunt for the Tree and other daring adventures.

No snow on the ground, but otherwise the weather was fine for some tree chopping.

Beauty.

This one's a little small, but Madeleine liked it, so Nana and Papa get a pass.

Madeleine is definitely in the cool Christmas spirit

Yup, she's a nine footer alrighty. Here's the before and after for dramatic effect.

Me and my family. Ho, ho, ho.

In other news, Mirabelle continues to sprout like a weed.

So does Madeleine for that matter. Here she is at dinner showing her little sister how to eat spaghetti.

Hmm, looks like she's got the hang of it.

Yup, most definitely.

It has been a while....

2011-12-03T23:13:00.001-08:00

As you can see from above, I am pooped. The time changed, the days got short, and I have no energy to blog. I apologize to my loyal dog blog readers for the delay in posting.

While I may have no energy, the girls do and, gosh are they excited. I think it may have something to do with the festive Christmas season that is upon us and the excess of chocolate in this house.

Mirabelle was jazzed that the BC Lions won the 99th Grey Cup (and on home turf). Go Lions!

She also turned 10 months old on Wednesday. Crazy!

Fall is here!

2011-11-11T08:24:00.001-08:00

Fall is one of my four favourite seasons. The red Starbucks cups are out, so I'm counting on an increased frequency of those amazing long walks to Steveston. The multi-coloured leaves have made a lovely carpet in our back yard, thereby concealing my daily deposits. My parents love that. Actually in all seriousness, fall provides some amazing backgrounds for some totally rad photographs.

Check this one!

Or how about this incredible picture?

Actually a confession. I didn't take the above three photos. They are compliments of Monique who will also be shooting our Christmas pictures soon, so stay tuned for that.

Now, here's some of my recent handiwork! Who's driving this bus?!? Look out!

Lorna and George are here for a visit.

All smiles.

Trick or Treat

2011-11-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

Hello out there dog blog readers. Halloween came and went. Lucky for me, Mom and Dad were completely preoccupied with the sisters, so I managed to escape largely uncostumed. Phew.

Me and the not so little anymore Mirabelle.

With Opa

Happy 9 month birthday. Check out the matching outfits!

It was a short but lovely visit by Annou and Opa.

Not only standing up, but dancing already.

He-man and She-ra.

Halloween was awesome. Bring on Christmas.

Halloween Eve 2011

2011-10-30T22:06:00.000-07:00

So this is Mirabelle's first Halloween and I've let her in on the secret that Mom and Dad love to dress up their kids (both canine and homosapien) in truly mortifying outfits. The secret is to hideout and hope that they can't find you until November 1.

Here is Madeleine. Behold!

Kisses for baby sister.

Art-house shot.

Look out Mirabelle, they might have costumes in hand!

Well they got her. Owl costume, eh? At least it matches her room.

Pretty cute and at least it wasn't me.

Looks like they got Madeleine too. She-ra: the Princess of Power...

Shamelessly copied the same night by famous socialite and gadabout extraordinaire Paris Hilton.

The advantage to getting dressed up is, I suppose, that they give away candy. Here is Madeleine and Dad on a practice run in Steveston on Saturday. If you're lucky, I may convince Dad to let me put up a shot of him in his sure-to-be embarrassing costume (Hint, She-ra's twin brother).

Mirabelle the Owl with Nana and Papa.

Annou and Opa flew all the way out for a little trick or treating.

Family portrait.

The other key component of Halloween aside from costumes are pumpkins. So off to the Richmond Pumpkin Patch. So much fun, you feel the need to go again right away.

Good one!

Two beauties.

Loving the fall weather.

Look out for the Great Pumpkin.

Too adorable for words.

She outdid herself with this beauty pose.

Madeleine is ready for the real thing tomorrow. Check back soon for more sweet pictures (hopefully I'll manage to stay hidden for one more day and there won't be any of me in some ridiculous getup).

New Cute Pictures

2011-10-21T20:32:00.000-07:00

I know that Halloween is right around the corner which means that there will be some sweet costume pictures coming up, but hopefully these nice ones will keep you satisfied.

Typical day round my way.

Look out, it's a mummy wrapped up!

N'ah it's Madeleine.

Serious crawling.

Relaxing.

Posing.

Cuteness.

Double cuteness.

Stare contest.

Black and white art shot.

Bath time is fun time, as long as it's not me.

2011-10-10T17:04:00.000-07:00

Howdy folks. Well, I think that I am finally over my jetlag and have the energy to upload a few pictures. I'll start it of with a bang and this stupendous shot of Mirabelle and Mama.

It was of course her 8 month birthday and Mama elected to whip up a small carrot cake.

Madeleine is always willing to help out with the candles.

Twins!

The debate in our house... what colour are those eyes?

Two babies are better than one!

Rock me off to sleepy town.

Madeleine loves a good joke!

Thanksgiving means turkey. Mirabelle tries it for the first time...

She loved it.

I'm not in this picture, so I must have taken it.

Here is Madeleine in her outfit, and my bum if you look carefully.

Madeleine is growing up too fast.

So is Mirabelle. Yes, she is crawling.

Bed-head.

Whew, that was exhausting. Time for a rest in the sun.

We'll always have Paris

2011-09-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

After ten glorious days in our modest little villa, we headed North to visit gai Paris. Here's the whole gang waiting for the TVG. 800 kilometres in three hours, no joke.

Here's Mom and Dad in front of Notre Dame.

Yes we went up there.

The bells, the bells!

Why didn't the make the Paris Opera House any fancier?

A very fine name for a boulevard indeed!

Open this door! (It's the entrance to the Madeleine church)

Madeleine in front of the Madeleine Church.

Either way you go, you win.

The big M with her Annou and Daddy.

Arc de Triomphe

Mirabelle loved it for some reason or another.

Open air bus tour is the way to go down the Champs Elysses.

No trip to Paris is complete without checking out Montmartre.

And it is even better when you get a tour from some real Parisians.

It was nice to see Tante Diana and Oncle Richardo in their back yard.

Looks like almost everyone is still digging the bus tour.

Last stop.

Top of the Eiffel Tower.

Flat Stanley loved it.

So did Madeleine (check out the very apropos shirt!)

Take me to Versailles! (maybe next time)

What do you think? Did she fit in? Mais oui!

A final three sweet shots to send us home.

Au Revoir Provence

2011-09-15T14:07:00.000-07:00

This is the living room of the place where we are staying in Provence.

Actually, I'm pulling your leg. It was another medieval castle for Madeleine to explore.

No peeking!

With Annou.

All of the above was located in a small town called Gordes. Here it is. Not much to look at eh?

Madeleine loves her Mama.

And her Daddy.

This is the view from the top.

Annou helps Madeleine get a better look.

Mirabelle enjoys some local refreshments.

The famous Abbaye de Senanque.

A typical breakfast over here.

Two croissants for Miss Madeleine s'il vous plait.

Relaxing outdoors with Daddy.

Madeleine in front of Abbaye de Sainte-Madeleine.

A building this nice could only be called Madeleine.

Inside.

Mirabelle and another Provence dress.

If it is hot, take a dip in the pool.

Or have a cold cold beer.

Madeleine shares a Kir Royale with Opa.

Adieu Provence. Next stop, Paris.

C'est La Vie!

2011-09-13T12:25:00.000-07:00

Here's almost the entire family on the Bridge of Avignon. And you know what the people do there right?

Right, they pose for pictures with cute babies.

Kidding, they dance of course.

More posing on the famous bridge.

Flat Stanley makes an appearance.

A shadowy and mysterious figure guards the entrance of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.

Madeleine enjoys a moment of repose.

Madeleine is loving the medieval sites.

Mirabelle likes sleeping through the tours of the medieval sites.

Big M with Opa.

Big M with Jesus.

Take a seat.

In the courtyard of the Palais.

They had an old Merry-Go-Round, and by now you all know who loves those right?

Dad.

HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Feet and pool.

M & M in Provence style dresses.

Where can I get some croissant?

Dad and M in in random old French town whose name escapes me right now.

Mom and Mirabelle in the Roman Amphitheatre in Arles. The day before they had an old fashioned bull fight here. No kidding.

This is where the people sit. Better for posing methinks.

Outside the coliseum for some lunch.

More posing in Roman ruins.

Madeleine bows after finishing her soliloquy from the ancient Roman tragedy of Dora Saves the Mermaids.

Annou and Opa centre stage.

Awake again and this time in a different Provencial outfit.

In the wine fields of the real Chateau-Neuf-Du-Pape.

Mmm, French chocolate.

Mirabelle is having a great time with here Mom and Dad.

Check back soon for more updates!

Vive La France

2011-09-09T02:21:00.000-07:00

So after a nine hour airplane flight, a horrible four hours at Charles De Gaulle airport (although everyone probably has that experience at that place) and then a three hour train ride, we all arrived safe and sound in the south of France.

So far, we've had some amazing sunny weather as you can see.

Madeleine in some Roman ruins.

Time for a little sitting on a two thousand year old toilet.

When in Rome, as they say.

Madeleine on the stage.

Nice, eh?

Archaeologist extraordinaire!

All smiles of course. No bribe required.

Mmm, doesn't get more French than outdoor crepes and Coca Cola?

Mirabelle is having a great time on this holiday.

As you can see, she is all smiles, all the time.

My family on a hilltop view at Le Barroux, home of a really old castle.

M with her grandparents.

Strike a pose!

Mirabelle hitching a ride.

Pretty spectacular, no?

And to think, this was only day two of the visit?

A view of the castle on top of the hill.

A Madeleine-sized door.

Dad and Mirabelle relaxing outside our little shack.

Mom and Mirabelle catching some rays.

Day three, winery visit!

Mirabelle enjoyed the behind the scenes tour.

This vineyard had real grape vines!

Here are our red wines to taste.

Cuteness!

Here is Jean-Louis our loquacious guide.

Ready to ship, but look out, she's fragile.

Hey, who's that?!

Grapes on the vine. Nice!

Check back soon for more adventures.

Bon Voyage!

2011-09-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

Well this might it for the blog for a little bit because we are outta here!

Recently Mirabelle turned seven months old, and Mom made a pie.

Mirabelle would like to introduce you to her owl.

Relaxing with Daddy.

Cooking up something tasty.

A messy but good eater she be.

Hanging out with Daddy.

Cutest picture of all time?

Maybe!

Definitely!

Real men.

Actually, this one might be the cutest picture of all time.

A trio of babies.

A now time for Madeleine to enter the picture. You didn't think there could be a Mr Burns dog blog entry without her did you.

This week she had an awesome play date with Connor.

Head first down the slide. She has no fear.

Au revoir tout le monde.

First weekend of summer.

2011-08-21T22:33:00.000-07:00

Happy news to report from BC, summer has finally arrived!

I know that Mirabelle is almost always happy, but why is she so happy here?

Because it was a wedding day. A beautiful day.

Check out the styling outfits!

Happiness is a small baby at a wedding.

Still smiling.

Mama and the flower girl.

Yup, Madeleine was the flower girl. This was gig #4.

Chillin'

This being her fourth time as a flower girl, the Big M has the role down pat.

The groom, Gavin, lookin' sharp.

A flowergirl's job is a serious one.

A flowergirl's Dad, not so much.

Four hours later and still happy as a clam.

With the lovely bride Sonali.

The wedding was a big deal of course, but his weekend we also had visitors. Check out little Kyle.

Sarah, Diana, Mirabelle, Mama, Monique. Madeleine off on an adventure no doubt.

Diana with some M & M. We'll see her in Paris shortly.

Here is Madeleine, Daddy and a llama.

Llamas?? Extreme motorcross?? Surely it must be the PNE!

Roller coaster, hang on for your life.

Mirabelle with her Nana and Papa.

Madeleine has her turn with the grandparents. Thanks for the mini-doughnuts.

New on-the scene Global TV reporter.

Epilogue to Cross Canada trip and weekend adventures galore.

2011-08-14T22:12:00.000-07:00

Here is the long-sought after missing chapter of the recent family vacation: the trip to Casa Loma.

Casa Loma is this incongruous delight in Toronto: a real castle!

Madeleine in the haunted tower.

Annou and Mirabelle in Vermont Square Park, Dad's old stomping grounds.

It was hot as hell in Toronto, the key was to find a fan and stay near it...

Or get an ice cream from this fine establishment: Madeleine's

The three lovely ladies of my life.

Cuteness!

Super cuteness. Somebody give this baby some $$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Sitting up?

No problemo!

Mirabelle has been getting to know more animals than just basset hounds recently.

Madeleine is a horse-riding expert and she is showing her little sister the ropes.

A triple shot of Mirabelle coming at you!

M & M.

One is serious, the other not so much.

Still waiting for summer to show up in Vancouver, but when it does, Mirabelle will be ready.

Who's #1?

I told you she was an expert.

I'm not sure why this old Madeleine picture got uploaded, but I just couldn't delete it.

Sweaters at the beach, yeah it's been that kind of August.

Three bumps on a log.

Newfoundland

2011-08-02T21:57:00.000-07:00

Well the vacation is over. Newfoundland was an absolute blast. We all had lots of fun and saw many beautiful places.

Mirabelle with Nana and Papa and a spectacular view.

En garde!

Oh what is this? Another spectacular scenic shot.

Spy the kids, if you can!

Check out this one!

Madeleine enjoying a "small" ice cream in Corner Brook.

Marble Mountain, rumours of vicious biting incident cannot be confirmed nor denied.

Verge sisters and Mirabelle. She was pretty darn happy for most of the trip.

Madeleine with a surprise water attack on Uncle George.

It's too bad Lorna and George didn't opt for the place with the decent patio view.

In Gros Morne National Park.

Super Papa can easily handle two wee ones.

Amazing sand reproduction of Madeleine, rope included.

In the Atlantic Ocean.

Yes, this beach is in Newfoundland. Don't tell anyone the secret.

Six month beach bum.

The world's biggest sandbox.

Did I mention that Mirabelle was almost always in a good mood?

But there were moments of quiet reflection.

The water was cold, but that doesn't stop a determined three-year old.

Hitching a ride.

At the lighthouse with Flat Stanley.

Wavin' the flag.

I love this family shot.

Nothing to see here, move along folks.

Cuteness! Nana and Mirabelle aren't looking bad either.

The key to a successful night's sleep is to have as many babies with you as possible.

Mirabelle is her bed / time machine.

Paparazzi, alert! No pictures!

Newfoundland has sand beaches but did you know it also has a desert? Here's proof.

Next time you're in Newfoundland, get yourself to Woody Point. You can enjoy this view while having the world's second to best Cod-Au-Gratin. For the best, you'll have to beg Nana to make it for you.

The weather did us a huge favour and we had sunny days like this pretty much the whole week.

It was fun visiting with relatives as well. A special thanks to Pop for his hospitality. He cooks a mean breakfast.

Madeleine and her second cousin Lorne.

Pop's arm often provide some much needed comfort for M2.

Linda practices for Grand-parenthood.

In Newfoundland the no-fun lawyers haven't caused silly age limitations to be imposed on bowling, so this is Madeleine's first effort at the Sport of Kings.

She did more than okay. If I understand correctly, there is quite a career to be had with Women's five pin bowling, so it is looking like Mom and Dad are going to be on easy street with this gravy train!

And Mirabelle might just follow in her footsteps.

It was also fun to see Nan who is to be thanked for her endless supply of dolls and Disney Kinder Surprise Eggs.

Matching outfits were the only way to go on Mirabelle's sixth birthday.

Try the Onion Rings!

Still plenty of smiles in reserve.

Mmmm, beer.

With Papa.

Original gangsters. Believe dat.

Outdoor birthday cake!

If you haven't eaten Pop's Jiggs Dinner cooked outdoors, then you really haven't truly lived.

So marks the end of the great cross Canada adventure of 2011. It was a slice.

Niagara Falls.

2011-07-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

There is a place in southern Ontario in Niagara Falls. In case you have been living under a rock. Niagara Falls is home to one of the most amazing places in the world. People come from far and wide to visit it and behold it's splendour. Some say that it is in fact the eighth wonder of the world. The place is the Great Wolf Lodge.

They have water slides.

Mirabelle loved the aqua action.

Although she was also keen for 40 winks.

There was also a kid's spa, where Annou treated Princess Madeleine to a special afternoon treat.

It's like Where's Waldo, but this time it's Where's Madeleine.

Relaxing in the big chair.

Madeleine with Violet.

Look out for that moose!

Madeleine was a real pro at the mini golf. Check out that follow through!

Dad thought that this ride was amazing.

Madeleine cleaned up at the arcade; look at all those tickets!

She had enough to buy this sweet Tinker Bell puzzle.

All done. Thumbs up!

Of course, we actually took a wee break from all the fun and took in the real Niagara Falls.

As seems to be an increasingly popular feature of this dog blog, we end with random Mirabelle cuteness.

Great Adventure!!

2011-07-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we left on our great adventure. After an hour and a half delay because the airplane door came off, we set off! Madeleine entertained her sister on the way to...

Toronto!

The purpose of the trip is of course to show off baby Mirabelle. Which Dad does quite proudly.

And of course Madeleine is always ready to up the cuteness factor.

It is always a pleasure to see Aunt Liesa.

Dad knows how to relax. Truly the perfect paradigm of the man of leisure.

Today there was a special trip.

To Centre Island!!

Where there is an amusement park!

Outta my way!

Don't worry Madeleine, it's just a quiet river ride...

not!

They never told Dad what was on the other side, jokes on him.

Donkey riding!

By the way today was Dad's birthday...

but as a special present to everyone, here is a bonus photo of Mirabelle!

Pampers and Campers

2011-07-13T21:46:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Madeleine took us all for a drive...

... into the rugged BC wilderness.

Mirabelle loves her some camping.

The key to any successful family camping outing is to share the responsibilities. Mirabelle tends to the fire, as any five month old should. Obviously.

Madeleine fries the bacon.

Everyone had a great time.

The lake was freezing, but we had a fun day at the beach.

Papa taught Miss Madeleine the fine art of s'moring.

Outdoor bath time!!

Five months old, Canada Day and other things

2011-07-02T10:49:00.000-07:00

Look who turned 5 months old! Can you believe it.

Madeleine, as you probably know by now, can be very serious.

Or not so much.

She also makes for a comfortable resting spot for her baby sister.

To the side.

Face forward.

Now this is the way you're supposed to spend Canada Day. If only the weather would get the message that it is summer now.

Matching outfits.

Matching cuteness.

Flying Elephants, Trains and Automobiles

2011-06-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

2 Guardian Passes = $30

Parking = $10

Dippin' Chicken and Fries, Soda and Hamburger combo at Triple O's = $25

24 mini donuts = $7.50

Day at Playland with Madeleine = Priceless!

"Yar! Matey!"

Driving Miss Papa

Extreme motocross, here she comes!

Thank you, Papa!

Who Likes M & Ms?

2011-06-25T20:46:00.000-07:00

You like M & Ms, well here's a big handful for you!

How many children can you fit on one swing?

Madeleine loves playgrounds.

Everybody into the pool! There's plenty of room!

Mama and Mirabelle.

Mirabelle with Opa.

Me and my sisters.

Darn cute if I do say so myself.

More Mirabelle comin' at you.

I've been slow to recover from the emotional disaster that was game 7, so much so that I haven't even had the chance to post the pictures from Father's Day. Or well, better late than never I suppose.

PS. We now have a mobile site, so check it out!

What's new

2011-06-07T22:18:00.000-07:00

A day at the beach.

Mirabelle is into the latest trends...

This seems to be popular at the moment.

When in Rome as they say.

What better way to forget about an 8 - 1 drubbing than with cookies!?!

Hard to believe that little M is 4 months old.

The Big M is definitely enjoying being the big sister.

Catching some z's with Nana.

Mirabelle: "Madeleine want to hear a joke?

Madeleine: "Sure thing."

M & M

Nation's Capital

2011-06-02T22:55:00.000-07:00

Forgive the long delay since the last post, I've been traveling across the country...to the place of my Dad's birth: Ottawa.

Mom in front of Parliament.

Madeleine loved the Senate.

The reason for the trip was so that one of my sisters could be a flower girl in Paul and Nancy's wedding. No, not Mirabelle. She's still in training for her first gig; although it looks like she's be able to handle it no problemo!

Madeleine and the wedding party.

With the ring-bearer, Christopher.

Mom and Mirabelle enhance the cuteness factor ten fold.

What a cute pair.

This is how not to be a flower girl.

This is how to be a flower girl.

Bubbles!

Christopher check to make sure that the flowers smell okay.

Romance is in the air.

Make way for the flower girl.

While the wedding kept us busy, there was a little bit of time to see some friends.

Aunt Liesa.

Uncle Shaun.

Chillin' like a villain.

Mirabelle is ready for summer.

Everybody into the pool!

We also got a chance to visit with Oma.

As you can see, the sun was out in Ottawa. Send it to the West Coast!

Aunt Janet was there too.

More bubbles!!

It was nice to see Oma, but the visit was too short!

Mirabelle also got to meet with her Greatgrandma and Greatgrandad, and again the visit was too short.

Lastly:
GO CANUCKS!

Happy Birthday to Anna

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Happy birthday to the Anna! The best Mama on the planet.

And what better way to celebrate her birthday than with a trip to Steveston (no photos), watching the Canucks destroy the Sharks (no pictures), and enjoying the ponies at the ol' Hastings racetrack. Photos provided!!

No place or show for this cute one!

Happy as a rainbow.

Who is this little baby?

M & M.

M & M & M.

Mirabelle is now 16 weeks old, if you can believe it.

Getting more and more cute with each day,

Go, go Vancouver Canucks!!!!

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M and M having a blast hanging out together.

Party at our house.

Darn cute!

These two love birds are gettin' hitched. Guess who is going to be the flower girl?

Hmm, Mirabelle worries about the Canucks' chances against the Sharks?

Nah, she says Vancouver in 5.

It been a busy couple of weeks.

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Peruse through these pictures and see what we've been up to for the past couple of weeks.

There was a trip to the zoo!

We went with our excellent companions Sid and Kara.

Look out, moose on the loose.

Of course there was a royal wedding, which Mirabelle really enjoyed.

Almost as much as she enjoyed the cake Mama made her for her 3 month birthday.

"It was yummy Mama, thank you!"

Opa popped by for a wee visit.

A Mirabelle was happy to see him.

The spring has been slow to come this year to BC, but this weekend it might just have finally arrived. Madeleine has the green thumb!

Of course today was Mother's Day and the men wisely decided that instead of cooking breakfast, everyone could go out and they'd let someone else do all the work!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!

Easter Weekend!

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What better way to spend the long weekend than with a little tubin'!

Whistler is nice!

Mirabelle celebrates the apres ski beer.

What are these rings? Was there some event in Whistler recently?

So lazy!

Pirate look.

Dorothy and Toto.

Love that bumbo.

Super Dad!

Cuteness.

Mirabelle says that the Predators are doomed.

Of course, the Easter Bunny left a few eggs around.

My family.

Whew, this year they didn't put the ears on me.

Kisses for the baby sister.

Yeah!

Recent cuteness

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In case you have been living under a rock, you know that the Canucks have started their run to the Stanley Cup. Mirabelle has watched every moment of the 'Hawks slaughter.

Daddy makes a comfy seat.

But not as comfy as the Bumbo!

In pyjamas!

Out of pyjamas!

With mom.

Photobomb.

Up close.

Smiles.

Bonus!!!!!

VIDEO: Madeleine's Birthday Trip to Disneyland

The weekend

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This weekend, my family visited the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. They have a membership. Downside, no dogs allowed. Strange that they would not allow a good ol' hunting dog to visit a bunch of overfed, slow-moving ducks.

"Goose, no goose'ing!" Madeleine protects her family from a hissing Canada Goose. Note, no sticks were actually used to harm the birds.

Mirabelle moves into double digits - Happy 10 week birthday, Mirabelle!

Bath Baby: A Photo Essay

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Better late than never, Happy Birthday Madeleine!

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The trip to Disneyland was so exhausting, I had to spend the past couple of days in recovery. As a result, I've been a bit neglectful in posting some exciting recent pictures. Most notably, we celebrated Madeleine's third birthday!

Your heard me, she's three! Can you believe it?

Trying on some make-up.

Not a baby anymore!

If it's baby that you want, you got it!

How about some yummy M & Ms for dessert?

Me and the birthday princess.

Here are some pictures of two month old Mirabelle with her family.

And now the Birthday Girl and family.

Bonus Mirabelle solo shot.

Disneyland

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We went on a trip to celebrate Madeleine's birthday!

You only turn three once and it has been Madeleine's dream to go to Disneyland (again)...

Who can say no to a little girl like her?

As you can see, all of her grandparents joined in on the fun.

Oh and what fun we had, right Minnie?

Every Disney movie starts with an image of Sleeping Beauty's castle, so Madeleine was really keen to see it.

Of course, it all started with a mouse...

As you can see baby Mirabelle came too, although the silly little thing slept through most of it.

Look out crazy three-year old on the loose!

Who cares about maximum occupancy?

Teacups!

Crazy three-year old still on the loose.

This is a goofy looking picture.

Ever see a two-month-old in a life-preserver?

Oh, those little ears.

Family with Winnie the Pooh.

Whew, this trip is exhausting.

End of the day break...

... and back at it again early the next morning.

Honestly, have you ever seen anything this cute?

Love those beignets!

Mirabelle wakes up to take in a bit of the magic.

On the look out for a magic lamp.

Princess Madeleine

Meeting the evil Queen.

Not scarred at all (or maybe just a little bit).

Madeleine sure met her fair share of princesses.
Cinderella.

Ariel

Snow White.

Sleeping Beauty.

That's Captain Jack Sparrow to you!

Matching sweatshirts rule. Be on the lookout for matching sunflower dresses in the near future.

Howdy cowboy.

Hugs for momma for such a lovely birthday present.

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Happy (Belated) St. Patrick's Day from a Sassie Lassie and a Lepre-cutie!

Time for some games

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Game #1. Find the basset hound.

Game #2. Find the Mirabelle.

Game #3. Who is the momma and who is the baby?

Game #4. Look at this baby and then look on the internet for a cuter one.

Give up?

The joke is on you my friend, you simply can't find a cuter baby anywhere!

The M Sisters are up to it again

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Have you heard the news? Madeleine needs a haircut!

This is her serious pose.

Lovely flowers from Opa and Annou for Mirabelle's first month birthday.

The last blog posting features a trio of Mirabelle pictures purporting be the cutest ever. Well it looks like she topped herself.

Here is the long lost von Trapp sister!

The hills are alive!

Madeleine and her sister hanging out.

Two peas in a pod.

The Three Amigos

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Not last Christmas, but the Christmas before that, my parents got a pro-photographer session as a present. While I personally took offense to this obvious slight to my own talents, I have to admit there are a couple of decent shots. Here's a sample. But because this is my blog, however, if you want to see the rest you have to go here: Flickr.

With that out of the way, I can give you what you really came for... my pictures!

Madeleine and Mom have been having some fun hanging out together. I'm told Dad is super jealous.

The M sisters up to no good again.

Who is that handsome dog!?!

All smiles.

No smile.

All smiles.

Ready for a road trip...

...To Dad's work. Check out Mirabelle's wave.

Whew, what a day.

Good thing Papa is so comfy.

And the Oscar goes to...

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The Black Swan!

Or was it the White Swan?

How about both?

The roles they were born to play.

Any excuse to wear a costume, is a good one!

The traditional family Oscar party!

In anticipation of popular demand, here is some more of the black swan.

Special shout-out to Annou who made the outfit.

A kiss for a one month old sister.

I hereby challenge you to find a trio of pictures cuter than this series! Don't bother, it is impossible.

Cake time!

One Month Old

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Mirabelle will be one month old tomorrow. To celebrate this will be the biggest blog posting since she was born!

Madeleine is being a big help around the house. Here she is taking her little sister for a wee stroll.

Counting toes... Yup, there seems to be five of them.

No one can beat Mirabelle in a stare contest...

except maybe her big sister.

What a pair!

Little angel.

Whatcha talking about Willis?

Are you talking to me?

Mom and Mirabelle with Sarah and Monique.

Goofy faces.

Cuteness.

Video cuteness

A beautiful Saturday with some beautiful girls.

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Today it was clear and sunny. It was a perfect day for some nice pictures.

Mirabelle is almost three weeks old already, can you believe it?

The M sisters.

Close up.

Sweetness.

Me with Madeleine and Daddy in Steveston

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I, Mr Burns, present you with my latest masterpiece. I call this photo essay: awake-asleep. Enjoy.

Awake.

Asleep.

Awake.

Asleep.

Awake.

Asleep.

The end.

More pics

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Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

Mama and Madeleine