BND!

We have become a society that consumes voraciously, mindlessly, and needlessly. Tomorrow, Friday the 28th, is Buy Nothing Day in North America. It's not just about changing habits for one day, but "about starting a lasting lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste." Please join me in participating by... not participating! BUY NOTHING!

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/usreport_us_usa_holidaysales_death
Need I say more? Dear God...

Our Place

This is the view of Mount McKay from our balcony.This is Julia's little play area.
As you can see, she's quite happy here!

Julia's 1st Birthday!

"Helping" me blow up balloonsThe cake

Making a wish

Opening presents

Modeling the hat she got from Uncle John & Auntie Wendy

First Halloween (that counts)

Our Little Pumpkin!

If there is one thing Ryan absolutely hates, it is those tiny little ponytails people put on top of baby girls' heads.

...So of course I had to do it to Julia and take pictures to post! :-)

I just love this picture. I think it looks like Julia is sitting there dishing with a girlfriend. :-)

Julia is quite the climber! She can easily climb an entire flight of stairs now and is rather pleased with herself when she does! She'll climb up on... well, anything climbable! This sequence of pictures shows her climbing onto a toy... trying to reach the ceiling fan!