http://www.valandian.com/wordpress the next chapter... Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:40:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well Williiam will be 3 months on Friday and he is really getting big!  He is about 17 lbs and almost 26 inches long.  He is smiling and talking a ton (check out the latest photos!) and is starting to giggle!  He rolled over front to back last Friday as ... http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2008/07/30/almost-3-months On May 1st, 2008 at 5:01pm we welcomed William Ian MacDonald into our life, weighing 9lbs, 1 oz and 22 inches long! Changing our lives completely (for the better, with the exception of sleep deprivation), we are so happy to have been given this beautiful baby boy. ... http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2008/05/28/our-new-addition So we started off with good intentions, but we just couldn't pull off anymore posts while we were away!  We had a great time and experienced lots of amazing places.  Now we are back to reality and slowly but surely posting our photos and updating the site.  Stay tuned! http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2006/07/28/back-in-toronto After a relaxing day at sea yesterday to rid us of the last bit of jetlag, we are enjoying another hot beautiful day! Santorini is beautiful. We made the decision to leave the cruise excursions again and go it alone. We drove the full island in our ... http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2006/06/23/santorini Today we enjoyed the wonderful city of Dubrovnik.  The weather was amazing..again.  The city walls are completely walkable and provide some of the best viewpoints of the town and waterscape.  We enjoyed local beers with seafood snacks during the afternoon at the beach.  The water in Dubrovnik is known to be the ... http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2006/06/21/dubrovnik-seafood-and-sunshine Venice has been great.  Hot humid days have helped us adjust to the heat that we are going to continue to enjoy during our trip.  The city was amazing, and during our three days we were able to do much of the intricate maze of restaurants, shopping and architecture.  Internet ... http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2006/06/20/venice-wine-and-riverboats Hi Everyone, We had a great afternoon in Frankfurt amongst the WorldCup enthusiasts, and are now on our second day in Venice and aboard our ship the Millenium.  Look forward to pics and updates once we leave port tomorrow! Ian and Val http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2006/06/19/we-have-arrived It is true - Val and Ian were married on Friday June 16th!  Exactly as we wanted - small, intimate and a huge SURPRISE!  Stay tuned for more details on our exciting adventure in Europe!    http://www.valandian.com/wordpress/2006/06/16/hello-world