Hello from Vancouver

We're taking a few days away from home to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the big city with our girl. It's like organizing a small army of troops for a month in the jungle when packing with a baby. We're pretty much established that our little car is just a little bit too small these days. I had to break out the roof box to fit everything.
-1 stroller frame, folded
-1 stroller body/ bassinet (the size of tricycle)
-1 computer bag, pack full of absolutely necessary gear to see a closet geek through the next four days
-1 small bag with shoes and extra coats, as it will be raining the entire time we're here apparently
-1 very large and heavy suitcase, for V and C
-1 respectively medium-sized bag for me
-1 adapter frame thingy for the stroller so the stupid car seat will fit on the dumb stroller that's already got enough parts to it already and is taking up enough room that it might as well be hitched to the back of the car with its own registered plates
-1 diaper bag, full of everything and two diapers
-1 purse (big enough to include in this list)
and
-1 baby bouncer, that vibrates (and yes, this was an absolute necessity)

But it was worth it. It's always nice to get a change of scenery.
So far we've discovered that Violet loves the ferry; the low rumble over the light waves is too much to resist long heavy sleep. She also can't resist sleep in the stroller when we're walking on the busy streets of Vancouver - the busier, the louder - the more people, sirens, traffic, horns, engine revs, the better.

-Jon

PS: Witness Violet's first smile captured on camera. Heart-melting every single time.