york neighborhood sleighride (sort of)

the weekend after my birthday andrew and jess came down for a sleepover. and they came bearing presents! they brought us an awesome cast-aluminum crepe pan for christmas, which aaron and jess put to use for breakfast on sunday. and for my birthday i got... a WALLET MUFF! just like suzy's! it's awesome. jess's friend sandy from regent makes them, and they're really lovely--all fuzzy inside, pretty ribbons and cordouroy outside, and a little zipper pouch for valuables. i tested it out saturday night at the york neighborhood sleighride.

...which involved a horse-drawn trolley, not a sleigh, and we didn't end up riding on it, but the idea was nice. it ended up being super crowded with kids and teenagers, and we didn't feel like fighting for a seat. but it was fun to see the percheron horses and to eat some yummy cookies.


the percheron draft horses


goofing off on dad's shoulders




noah and aaron cozy and warm


the wallet muff!

the next day we all walked around downtown and to fairhaven, and then took the bus home. big adventure! aaron and i kept saying, wow, taking the bus is so fun! we should do this more often! but jess and andrew are pro urban vancouver bus riders. they weren't phased by the five minute ride through bellingham.

here's noah checking out a train set at the holiday craft fair downtown.



jess also made this gorgeous lino-cut print patch for noah. grandma bev sewed it on and now he's the most artsy eight-month-old in town. all the moms and babies in our mother's group want one. maybe we'll have a block printing party soon.