We've just enjoyed a weekend that was one long party... from a baby shower for Sandra, to a birthday party for Benny and a very welcome - and surprise! - visit from Brent.

To Sandra and Steven, - congratulations, you're about to have the time of your lives!

To Benny - Happy Birthday! It really does seem like yesterday when your Dad phoned me with the news.

Lastly but not least to Brent and Meghan - congrats on the engagement! We hope to see much more of you now that you're in town often.

We have a dearly-loved papasan chair in our bedroom, sitting in the corner that we call our 'library'. Its just big enough that you can curl in it and nap, or enjoy a good book, or savour a cup of roiboos.

We also found out its great for kikiPix™! :)

Don't you wish you could bottle up that smile? Its the perfect thing to chase away your rainy day...

Kiera's finally getting over the cold she's had all week - her first sniffles ever! In a way she was really cute, but I'm sure she's glad that her plugged nose has gone away. It also made her last bottle feeding quite a bit harder.

For a first case of sniffles though, it was about as mild as you could get - I'm thankful it wasn't the flu or something really awful. The first of many, I'm sure....!

The technical wizardry here isn't all that impressive - the really amazing part was getting her to laugh and giggle through the 10 minutes it took to snap all the shots necessary... including "costume changes".

Made for a fun-filled Sunday afternoon :)

We watch in amazement as she purses her lips, twists them into knots, blows bubbles, and turn red before finally managing to let one loose.

PFFFFFFFFFFT!

"Woohooo!" says Ann. "Nice raspberry!"

I doubt Ann will do the same thing when Kiki starts swearing, but she's just so darned cute. Although I have to admit, it does get tiresome after a while. There's only so much drool and spittage I can take.

It was me. But I'm honoured, and it'll be a priviledge to be the MC at their wedding. I don't think I ever posted a congrats to them, so here it is, belated but better late than never.

Over the Easter weekend, the Kiki roadshow rumbled into Burnaby Hospital, parents and all - we were last there in January, when Kiera was only 3 months old. Ann was missing her old work buddies, so she packed us all up and we rolled on in for a visit.

We hung out for a while, and Kiki was passed around for cuddles and hugs. She was in a good mood and was pretty cheerful, and everyone seemed to enjoy the visit.

We also spent some time with Aunty Carol, who loaded us up with Easter kikiGifts before letting us get away :)

Thanks everyone! Ann misses all of you at work. She'll see you all in October!!!

We got a new toy for Kiera today - a high chair, and she loves it! We think its because of her new vantage point - all of a sudden, she's a lot higher up. Whatever the reason, she's happy to sit and play in it.

Strangely, I found myself feeling a bit wistful that she can now sit in a high chair. My little girl's not so little anymore, and it didn't take very long at all. Today: a high chair. Tomorrow, my car...

Its fun watching how your baby plays with others. Ann brings Kiki out on playdates with her sister-in-law and a friend, and while the Mom's sit, visit and squeeze in some social time, the kids manage to keep themselves busy.

It keeps the Moms sane, and the kids figure out how to play nice - everybody wins :)

My brother's birthday isn't until the 13th (which means we get to celebrate some cool Friday 13th birthdays) but for one reason or another we decided to have it out this weekend. So we were over for dinner and cake, and came away bursting at the seams. They always throw a good party!

So Happy Birthday Wee, here's to many more.

If you've followed The Adventures of Kiki, you know how she used to hate tummy time. Ann and I were thinking just today that she's always on her tummy now. She even sleeps through the night on it.

I used to sneak into her room and quietly turn her over, but before I can leave the room, she's flipped right back over.

So we've given up: she gets to lie on whatever side she prefers.