YVR Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/yvr/ Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:54:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 A Local Favourite: Over the Loom Vintage-Inspired Children’s Clothing https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/16/a-local-favourite-over-the-loom-vintage-inspired-childrens-clothing/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/16/a-local-favourite-over-the-loom-vintage-inspired-childrens-clothing/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13337 When I recently learned about Over the Loom (thank you, Little Miss Mama!), it was love at first sight.  The online boutique is stocked full of gorgeous {and affordable!} children’s clothes that have the perfect amount of vintage charm, and to be honest, that was enough for me.  What I didn’t know at the time… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/16/a-local-favourite-over-the-loom-vintage-inspired-childrens-clothing/feed/ 26 13337 iPhoneography // Moving On… https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/31/iphoneography-moving-on/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/31/iphoneography-moving-on/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:57:25 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13131 Only 5 days to pack and a ton to do. A going away gift. We have the very sweetest friends. Progress… All of the toys, books, games, and puzzles Gracen will have in Kuwait are in these two bins. 2 a.m. and finally feeling good enough about the progress made to go to sleep before… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/31/iphoneography-moving-on/feed/ 8 13131 So Long… https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/30/so-long/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/30/so-long/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:38:58 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13138 Today we finished packing and cleaning and said goodbye to our home in Vancouver.  I’d been so focused on accomplishing all of the tasks on my to do list that I hadn’t taken the time to think about about how much I’ll miss our little old house – the one in which our baby girl… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/30/so-long/feed/ 2 13138 iPhoneography // Passport Picture Success! https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/12/iphoneography-passport-picture-success/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/12/iphoneography-passport-picture-success/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:02:31 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12945 The last time we got a passport for Miss G, she was just a couple of weeks old and so sleepy that our biggest challenge was waking her up in order to get a photo with her eyes open.  We literally tried waking her for 45 minutes before the photographer suggested the {somewhat cruel} method… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/12/iphoneography-passport-picture-success/feed/ 0 12945 A Local Favourite: Maple Grove Pool https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/02/a-local-favourite-maple-grove-pool/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/02/a-local-favourite-maple-grove-pool/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:17:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12874 Today we took our little fish to one of our very favourite summer spots in the city… Maple Grove Outdoor Pool.  Gracen seriously loves this place.  The pool’s fairly shallow, so there are lots of areas where she can easily wade around without assistance, there’s a little slide which she zooms down on repeat, and… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/02/a-local-favourite-maple-grove-pool/feed/ 0 12874 Strawberry Fields {A Visit to Krause Berry Farms} https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/30/strawberry-fields-a-visit-to-krause-berry-farms/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/30/strawberry-fields-a-visit-to-krause-berry-farms/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:30:43 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12804 Today we did something I’ve been wanting to do with Miss G for a long while…  We went strawberry picking!  After asking local parents for their favourite strawberry farm recommendations, we decided to head out to Langley to visit Krause Berry Farms.  Promises of giant fields filled with berries, a gorgeous market selling fresh produce… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/30/strawberry-fields-a-visit-to-krause-berry-farms/feed/ 2 12804 Second Beach Outdoor Pool https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/29/second-beach-outdoor-pool/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/29/second-beach-outdoor-pool/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:34:50 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12800 Gracen has been very anxiously awaiting this day since we first visited the Second Beach playground back in February.  From the opposite side of the park, she immediately spotted the seal-shaped water slide in the outdoor pool enclosure and has asked when we’d be able to visit ever since.  Sadly, when it opened at the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/29/second-beach-outdoor-pool/feed/ 0 12800 “Pickle Village” https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/01/pickle-village/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/01/pickle-village/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:26:17 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12433 This morning we woke to a chilly, grey day and decided to get outside and enjoy the change in temperature.  Miss G happily took the opportunity to wear her favourite {giant} purple toque and we headed down to Olympic Village (a.k.a. “Pickle Village”) to explore.  We definitely don’t spend as much time in the village… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/01/pickle-village/feed/ 0 12433 Kerrisdale Play Palace is Back! https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/14/kerrisdale-play-palace-is-back/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/14/kerrisdale-play-palace-is-back/#respond Wed, 15 May 2013 06:32:22 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12112 One of our very favourite rainy day spots, the Kerrisdale Play Palace, recently opened for another spring/summer season.  It seems to be a bit of a hidden gem because although it does get busy, it never seems busy enough for what it is – a very reasonably priced GIANT indoor play space filled with fun… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/14/kerrisdale-play-palace-is-back/feed/ 0 12112 Kid-Friendly Lunch at Corduroy https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/10/kid-friendly-lunch-at-corduroy/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/10/kid-friendly-lunch-at-corduroy/#respond Fri, 10 May 2013 22:07:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12015 There’s no doubt that I’m a huge fan of kid-friendly cafés and restaurants.  And though a great kid’s menu is a good start, in my opinion, a kid’s play corner of some sort sets a restaurant apart from the rest when it comes to family-friendliness.   Needless to say, when I heard that Corduroy, a… Read More

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