Aloha everyone!

Aloha everyone!

We are currently in Hawaii on our 3rd family vaction with Cyan.

We are having an amazing time on the islands of Aloha. As you all know, Neil and I love Hawaii so much. It is by far one of our favourite places in the world.

We decided to visit two islands this time around to make it a holiday to remember. Here's what we've been up to.

June 4 - 9th - Waikiki

We flew from Vancouver on June 4th and brought Gong Gong (grandpa Tran) along for our Waikiki part of the trip. We had an amazing time on Oahu. We stayed at the new Waikiki Wyndham hotel. We just LOVED it. It was central and close to the beach. We hung out around town. We were there during a 3 day festival and participated in a street market on Kalakau Ave. and watched a parade. We rented a car and drove to the Windward side of the island and enjoyed a day at a quiet beach. Cyan loved Waikiki Beach. She got to play in the water there and go weeeeee in her crab.

June 9 - 17th

On June 9th the 3 of us flew to Maui and are staying in Kihei. We have done so much on Maui so far and still have two days to go! We have driven almost the entire island. We have found some pretty amazing beached. Big Beach (** 1/2), Baldwin Beach (***) and Kapalua Bay (****) to name a few. We also visited the volcano and Iao Valley. Hung out in cool town like Paia and Lahaina.

Tomorrow we are heading back to our favourite spot so far, Kapalua Bay. This is a great beach for little Cyan. It's a bay and has calm waters. It also has some great snorkeling and some boogie boarding. We can't wait to get back in the sun tomorrow!

We hope you are all doing well! We send our love from Hawaii!

To see some of our pics click here.

Ladena, Neil and Cyan

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Hi everyone!

Well, many of you know just how much Cyan likes to talk. 

She's not walking yet, but man, can she talk!

She has been saying "oh oh..." for about 3 months now. She often wispers "Daddy" and "hi" and now she's saying "All done" when she is finished eating. SO CUTE!

We have been teaching Cyan sign language since she was a baby. She has quite the signing vocabulary. She signs "More" when she wants more food (surprise) or if she wants to play more (usually bouncing bunny with daddy).

She signs "Please" by rubbing her tummy. Neil and I often don't give her anymore food unless she says please.

She also signs "Thank You" but only on certain occasions - we're still working on that one!

She has been waving since she was about 6 months old and she always blows kisses. Super cute!

I will try to film her doing her signs and post them super soon!

Just thought you'd all like to know this little update!

Love

Ladena, Neil and Cyan

Happy Spring!

Hello everyone!

I hope spring has arrived where you all live. It sure took long for the nice weather to make it to Victoria but it does finally feel sunny and warm outside!

I have updated you all about our move to the condo before. What you might not know (especially if you don't live in Victoria) is that Neil, Cyan and I have made the paper a few times for our move to our Green Home. 

Here are the links to the newspaper articles.

1 - Victoria Times Colonist

2 - Globe and Mail

3 - Victoria Times Colonist

You need to look a little harder for the pictures but they are there. 

Here's one for you to all enjoy!

Happy Birthday Cyan!

Today is Cyan's First Birthday!

We can't believe she is already one year old. Time has gone by so fast.

We had a big family and friends birthday on the weekend and today Cyan invited all her baby friends to the condo for a fun play date.

Cyan was super spoiled with love and presents.

I will write a longer update in the next few days!

Love

Ladena, Neil and Cyan

We're on the move!

Hello everyone!

Well, many of you have been following our adventures and remember that Neil and I purchased a condo downtown Victoria 2 years ago. Our condo, at Dockside Green, is finally completed! We move in next week!

We are so excited for this new adventure. We walked through the condo a few weeks ago and loved it. We know we will be very happy there even though it is temporary. 

For those of you that don't know,the condo is located downtown. Neil 

will be walking or biking to work. Cyan and I will be walking downtown, to visit auntie Gen for lunches and to do the groceries. We are really looking forward to the new location! The condo is also a LEED designated building and is the first of its kind in North America. 

So, our house is in shambles right now. There are boxes everywhere but the end is near! 

Cyan has no idea what's happening (obviously). I keep telling her she's 

going to have a new room next week but again, I get no reaction. 

I thought since she will have a new room next week it would be nice to document her first room ever in our Zinnia home. Neil took out his camera and took some great shots. You will see from these pictures that our little baby is getting big! She is 11 months in 2 days! 

Cyan is still standing like a star. She has not taken her first step yet but I know it will come soon. Her new favourite thing to do is talk on her Fisher Price phone. She also loves to Shhhhhhhhh mommy and daddy when we read a part of her favourite book, Lello Lion.

We hope you are all doing well and that spring is arriving at your homes!!

Keep in touch,

Ladena, Neil and Cyan

Happy Love Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Well, I haven't posted on the blog for way too long!

Things are going great with us. We are getting very excited for our big move to Dockside Green. We are still trying to figure out what to do with the house but we know things will work themselves out.

Cyan is doing all kinds of cool things now. She baby talks ALL the time. She is going to be quite the handful, I can already picture her constantly asking "why mommy?" or "why daddy?" hahaha.

She also loves to stand. All she does is crawl to one piece of furniture after another and stands. Look at me mommy! I can stand here, and here and here... I don't think she will be walking just yet but you never know with this baby!

I hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day! Cyan is loving her first Valentine's Day. We were busy today with playdates and running around to the grocery store to buy just the right thing for daddy's Valentine's dinner!

Love,

Ladena, Neil and Cyan

Vote for Cyan!

Well, life with Cyan is always full of surprises!

I entered Cyan's surfboard picture in a contest last month with Canada.com. I received an email today telling me that the photo is in the finals! We have one out of ten chances to win $1000!! Wow, that's alot of baby food!

This is a popularity contest, the winning photo is the one that receives the most votes! So please, vote for Cyan! You can vote everyday! Plus, every time you enter the contest you have a chance to win $1000!

Here's the link to the contest, you can't miss Cyan's pic... its the cutest, I think!

http://www.canada.com/wrapup

Thanks for all your votes!

love

Ladena, Neil and Cyan