We took some “Christmas”-y pictures this afternoon in front of our fireplace. Given that this year is (like you don’t know) the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, we thought we’d all get our Olympic kit on.

However, between the mindful 4 yr old and the wriggly 1 yr old and the poor lighting (I gotta get some Alien Bees!) we didn’t get a lot of good pics. Some of the cuter ones, though are below:

• Good deal: Dell Canada is selling Flip MinoHD's for $170 today only http://bit.ly/4br66k #
• Do any of the local mountains have a kid+parents "learn to snowboard" program? #
• You say you want a revolution // Well, you know // We all want to change the world #
• Too bad Aidan doesn't like Crispy Crunch. Nom, nom, nom. #StealingCandyFromABaby #
• RT @DadGoneMad: My son is the boy I always wanted to be when I was a kid. If I was nine, I'd want to be his friend. #dadcamp #
• An awesome use of Twitter lists: http://www.conversationlist.com #
• Owl.ly is refusing to hide that god damn bar again. Once more I will refuse to click owl.ly links. #StopHijackingMyBrowser #
• The smooth jazz of the toddler playing the piano is actually kinda relaxing… #
• My 4 yr old and I just finished making a batch of the best chocolate chip cookies you've never had. Awesome. #dadcamp #
• Cream 2/3c short 2/3c marg 1c br sgr 1c sgr. Add 2 egg+orang extr+mint extr. Add 1c flour 1tsp salt 1tsp b soda. Add choc chips. 12min @ 325 #
• Oops, error in recipe! Reposting…. #
• Cream 2/3c short 2/3c marg 1c br sgr 1c sgr. Add 2 egg+orang extr+mint extr. Add 3c flour 1tsp salt 1tsp b soda. Add choc chips. 12min @ 325 #
• All that sugar requires 3 cups of flour, not 1, lol #
• v,gzl; <'lg; #
• v,gzl; <'l #
• The last two tweets brought to you by my 1 yr old, Q. Loves typing, but his error rate is excessive. #
• While making cookies Aidan (4 yrs old, recall) and I watched 2 DVR'd episodes of the RMR. He loves the stuff @RickMercer does, good CDN fun! #
• Took a look at Google's "GO" programming language. Neat, but why? We need *another* c-style language? Solves a problem that doesn't exist. #
• Damnit, FOX kills another awesome scifi show: Dollhouse is dead. http://bit.ly/4KSk2 Why do they even bother? #
• Rocking out with the family on Rock Band 2. Aidan's on lead guitar, Quinlan on drums. I don't think we'll be getting Grammys anytime soon. #
• RT @hummingbird604: NEW BLOG POST, Win tickets to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (theatre) – http://tinyurl.com/y9gah6p #
• Deleting 6 months of AMC from our Mythbox. Sometimes PVRs can be terrible things. #
• I've been finding out all sorts of interesting things from my wife's blog. Apparently she's abandoning me on Nov 20th for a while. #NewMoon #
• The rising sun reveals that the North Shore mountains got a huge dumping of snow yesterday. It's beginning to feel like Olympics. #
• RT @buzzbishop: DadCAMP 3 is on Sunday at the Giants game. you coming? http://bit.ly/1zTG3U #dadcamp #
• RT @Anna_Cook: I am ON FIRE today. Probably b/c I'm working in Mt Pleasant [Heh. There're some arson investigators looking to talk to you.] #
• Really? #Glee portrays everyone (except cheerleaders) in such a pos light esp. GLBT + disabled yet still ppl complain http://bit.ly/2VBcjr #
• Just upgraded my workstation to Karmic. Flash broke again. Went to Adobe's site, no 64 bit Ubuntu d/l. Seriously? #Fail #
• .@kabutar Well, that's a pretty misleading. They restricted use of one vaccine, but deemed the other safe. http://bit.ly/4kITLr #
• .@kabutar The thing about vaccines is that they're only effective when herd immunity is achieved. Every unvax'd person threatens my kids. in reply to kabutar #
• So the Governor-General wore a Navy uniform yesterday. What rank did she wear? Is there a specific GG rank? #cdnpoli #
• So the Governor-General wore a Army uniform yesterday. What rank did she wear? Is there a specific GG rank? #cdnpoli [Now w correct service] #
• Re G-G uniform: Turns out the G&M has a good explanation: http://bit.ly/2B9nuy #
• Lol, so I'm on @VanCourierNews's "Moms" list. At least one of us is confused. #DadsGetNoRespect #
• Hmmm, what to have for supper. Other than chocolate chip cookies, of course. #ChocolateIsAFoodGroup #
• Who knew? There's a bunch of us in YVR who … get this … don't drink coffee! http://bit.ly/4vnGb4 #
• I know no one else cares about #Survivor, but tonight's episode was one of the best in recent memory. #EasilyAmused #
• Wow, you hear about bad mailing lists but rarely have I seen one as poisonous as VanLUG. #
• Massive headwind this morning. 10:1 odds of a massive headwind heading home too. Vancouver weather is magical. #
• Want a cheap XBox 360? If you're not going to play it online, it seems eBay suddenly has lots: http://bit.ly/1HOvMo #
• RT @asawyer: CTV, Global ask CRTC for "program deletion regime." Blackout US stn when Cdn bcaster airs show at diff time. #
• As CTV, Global swing wildly trying to preserve their broken business model, more ppl are finding their entertainment online. #DyingMedia #
• Following @olympicreporter's tweeting of the women's ski jumping case. Don't understand how an org in Canada can operate outside the Charter #
• .@northernpenguin Exactly. The more you tighten your grip, Global, the more viewers will slip through your fingers. Or something like that. in reply to northernpenguin #
• This will be awesome! The data from purposefully crashing a 300-person jet will be incredibly useful: http://bit.ly/NFkXW [via @AvWeekBenet] #
• Thanks for all the #FF shoutouts. I don't do #FF myself but you can look at my conversationlist http://bit.ly/1YLLeh to see some cool tweeps #
• And while you're at it, how about creating your own conversationlist? It's actually pretty easy: http://www.conversationlist.com #
• RT @twitcouver Witness a bike/vehicle accident? Leave biz card/contact info even if ambulance is checking them out & cyclist says they're ok #
• RT @twitcouver: Cyclist is shaky, won't think to ask 4 witness info. Karma act: gather witnesses contact info & hand to cyclist b4 going. #
• Apparently my workstation's UPS battery needs to be replaced. At least that's what it's beeping about now. AFTER THE POWER BUMP. Goin' home. #
• Once again in the 2010 Olympics "Virtual Waiting Room" for tix. Let's hope it goes better than last week. #
• 10am has come. How many other tweeps are with me in this 2010 waiting room? #
• I feel like I'm at a bingo hall … I've got 3 laptops sitting in front of me all counting backwards from 30 slightly out of sync. #
• Right. Now they're telling us how many "sessions" are available for each sport, but what's a SESSION? #
• These 3 computers have widely varying ideas about how long 30 seconds is. Amazingly diifferent. #
• One computer has now completely lapped the other two. #
• RT @gnb: @AnthonyFloyd Is there virtual muzak in the virtual waiting room? How about really old virtual magazines? #vancouver2010 #
• RT @eastcoastgranpa: @AnthonyFloyd Don't forget the virtual yelling and running children! [Nah, I've got *actual* children doing that] #
• Short-track speed skating is the first event to be completely sold out. #
• Wow, while waiting in the Virtual Waiting Room, I'm witnessing the most cut-throat game of Frustration that this family has ever seen. #
• Boy, I'm going to feel pretty awful if @kirklapointe gets into the ticket site before I do… #
• Threshold for being able to make it to Hope by 1pm is passing. I guess I won't be at the BCGA AGM. #
• In other news, Aidan is now 3-1 lifetime vs parents in Frustration. #
• On the other hand, we've been all over him in "Snakes and Ladders" #
• Back of the envelope calculation shows I've seen the 30 second countdown on the VANOC Virtual Waiting Room just about 1000 times now. Ugh. #
• So 2010 ticketing site shows only hockey, curling and ceremonies left. Too long to hold 5 yr old's attn I think. Will look at Paralympic tix #
• Three hours in the 2010 waiting room. Beginning to feel like I'm waiting at the Vancouver General Hospital. #
• RT @dadcamp: DadCAMP 3 is tomorrow to see the Giants game. We're meeting at the rink at 430, 5p puck drop. RSVP if you're in. #dadcamp #
• We have two kids: No one knows the evil that lurks … under the couch. Ewww. #
• And, 6 3/4 hrs in, it seems like one machine got into the 2010 tickets site … but then it timed out on loading the page. #fail #
• So I'm finally into the 2010 ticketing and it's already told me to "try again, unable to process due to high volume" #EpicFail #
• "We're sorry, we were unable to process your request due to high transaction volumes. Please try to submit your request again." #FAIL #
• There's a 12 minute limit, and each click is taking > 1 min. This is 7.5 hours after starting. What a joke. #
• In the end, we ended up getting opening ceremonies, sledge hockey and ski slalom for the Paralympics today. It'll be nice for Aidan #dadcamp #
• Wow Quinlan sure can shriek. Is a trumpet mute an appropriate parenting tool? #
• Complete #dadcamp day today. Paradise City in the morning, BC Model Trains exhibit in the afternoon, Vancouver Giants game in evening. Rawk. #
• Unbelievable. Ti-cats tie up the game w/ a 2 pt conversion with ~:20 left on the clock #
• Confusingly, BC now heading to the CFL Eastern Conference final. #
• http://twitpic.com/posz4 – At the model train show #
• http://twitpic.com/poszf – Some of these layouts are quite complex! #
• http://twitpic.com/pouhc – This set is all LEGO. Aidan is in heaven. #
• http://twitpic.com/ppr1u – Aidan at the end of his first hockey game! Giants blown away 5-0 #
• Back from a most excellent day out with Aidan. Train show followed by Giants game. Careful out there, some huge puddles on the roads! #
• Aidan and I making a big screen appearance at #dadcamp tonight http://bit.ly/38Wj4t [via @dadcamp] #

• Nuts. Aidan's flu turned into Aidan's and Quinlan's and Gwen's cold. I've got tickle in my throat too. More cowbell won't cure this fever. #
• Last night on Left Coast Floyds: Happy Hallowe'en http://bit.ly/1blgbb #
• Hey, look! @slvrlambstudios is one of Vancouver's 50 Essential Portrait Photographers! http://ow.ly/yDLD [and Twitter addict to boot] #
• Starting off Bike to Work Week … sick at home with the rest of the sick family. #
• Just got a call from A's preschool. Closed till Friday due to multiple confirmed cases of H1N1. He didn't go today either. #
• I'm pretty sure what we have is just a communal cold, but it seems to me that the H1N1 vaccine roll-out is happening too late for the kids. #
• Tired of waiting for Vancouver Tweetup to approve an event (4 days waiting) I've taken matters into my own hands (see next tweet) #
• Greater Vancouver Twitter Parents Meetup I: http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 Vancouver Aquarium, Saturday 10am. #GVTPM1 #
• Thanks for the RTs @GillianShaw @hummingbird604 @karenhamilton YVR Parents Meetup http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 #
• Thanks for more RTs! @alexishinde @klipbook @stv @bobsandlolo @tjrossignol YVR Parents Meetup http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 Join us, won't you? #
• Uh … the 4 yr old just fell asleep while sprolled on my lap. 1 minute he was arguing about lunch, then … quiet. Can you say "sick"? #
• http://twitpic.com/o6kku – Somehow, despite being sick, Aidan has managed to build + maintain THIS #
• And no, that's not Aidan, that's Quinlan playing Demolition Man. Actually Q's pretty good with it! #
• Thanks for more RTs! @earnestgirl @nicole013 YVR Parents Meetup http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 Join us, won't you? #
• Made it to work for the first time this week. And, oh, @cityofvancouver? Thanks for the 2 detours on the bike route during #BTWW #
• The Flames. The Abby Heat. Now @hosea24hours reports the BC Lions will be getting H1N1 shots. Why do athletes come b4 "high risk" groups?!? #
• Screw'em! Some kid doesn't get vaccinated b/c some overpaid meathead with connections and $$$ does!?! #QueueJumpersSuck #H1N1 #
• Vancouver (and area) parents! Want to join some other Tweeps at the aquarium this weekend? http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 #GVTPM #
• Dear potential followers: No @'s on your current Twitter page? There's no way I'm gonna follow you. It's a 2 way street you know. #
• .@VanArchives I think your account has been compromised. Got some DM spam from you. #
• Getting DM spam from someone? Bad. Getting DM spam from someone not following you? #Unfollow! #
• Crazy warm ride to work today, and managed to (mostly) ride between the rain drops! #BTWW #
• The list of hockey teams who queue-jumped the H1N1 vaccine grows: CB Screaming Eagles. Moncton Wildcats. Calgary Flames. Abby Heat #H1N1 #
• Nice to know that when the End-of-Days virus comes around, hockey players will be around to rebuild society. #H1N1 #QueueJumpersSuck #
• RT @604homesguy: BMW crushes a Hyundai and Hyundai gives the guy a new car http://bit.ly/1QUFqZ #
• Ho-lee crap. Top 5 craziest ride every. You all are pretty f'n crazy tonight. #
• PSA: I've got lights front, back, and both wheels. Refl tape on booties, legs, arms, torso + helmet. Don't notice me? Shouldn't be driving! #
• I know it's raining. And dark. That should give you MORE reason to look to see what's coming at you. Such stupidity is depressing. #
• In other news, cool! I made the retweet beta! #
• http://twitpic.com/ofq8v – For those curious, here's the RT beta info box #
• A bunch of Twittering Vancouver-area parents are going to the aquarium on Saturday. Care to join us? RSVP: http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 #
• So using Twitter's new built-in retweet functionality doesn't allow you to edit the Tweets. Problem if Tweet is too long for RT! #
• Also, how can we add editorial comments to RT's if we can't edit them? I think this will be a little-used "feature" #
• So now that the big 3 mobile carriers in Canada have the iPhone, where's the site that compares the rates? #
• RT @ShireenJ: Canadian carriers selling iPhone are the tech equivalent of gas stations selling gas at same price. #
• Rocking out to El Tango De Roxanne. Quietly. In my cube. On my kneeling chair. #
• Last chance to RSVP! Join some Twittering parents at the Vancouver Aquarium tomorrow: http://bit.ly/3IJQb4 #
• Q is v congested. Currently sleeping in his toddler chair; upright at least keeps the airway mostly clear. Can we leave him there all nt? #
• And we're all up. Well, G is back to bed after having managed Q's sleeping in the chair. At least his congestion is reduced… #
• Back from the aquarium. First time visitor. I suspect it won't be the last. Nice to meet @alexishinde, The Imp, and Rob! #
• For sale, one toddler turned banshee. Slightly used. #
• Also note that said banshee also has monkey-like climbing ability #
• 4.5 yr old just made meatballs w/ me. He's usually v sensitive to squishy things, but made them like pro! Future culinary servitude pending. #
• Whew. @LeftCoastMama disappeared hours ago to go shopping, and I remembered that I was responsible for cooking supper before was too late! #
• I don't usually make those saving rolls vs marital responsibility. :p #
• Any WP experts out there know how to manually upload images but then get WP to import those images into its Media Library? #
• Some nights it seems the 9 O'Clock Gun rattles the windows. Tonight was more of a whimper. Another Vancouverite succumbs to H1N1 #

A few Greater Vancouver parents were chatting on Twitter about how several of us hadn’t met in real life. So, we’re about to rectify that! Introducing…

Greater Vancouver Twitter Parents Meetup I
Where: Vancouver Aquarium
When: Saturday, November 7th, 10 am

Bring your kids! Bring your significant other! Bring a snack! Everyone’s welcome. If you’re planning on coming, please leave a comment below, and retweet this post on Twitter so we can have lots of people meeting!

You can also RSVP to the event on Vancouver Tweetup.

There’s a Twitter list put together for people attending: