Vacation Time!!

Hmm...4 months seems to be a new record! Yep, just not much to blog about b/c really all we do is snowshoe and ski in the winter! And work.
I've taken random pictures here and there of our snowshoe experiences, but I think it'd just get old...posting about the same thing each time. So I just haven't!
However, since my parental unit has been deprived of my life bits via photojournalism, I'll post a few photos of things that have gone on in the last few months.

Our trip to Rossland for a ski weekend:





Shoeshoeing excursions:
Fairy Creek

Checking the stability of the beaver dam...yes, we then walked across it.

Then we crossed the creek

Then we (unintentionally) walked through someone's backyard

Was super cold that afternoon...first time I had to wear something to keep my neck/face from freezing!

Silly husband...always finding things to jump from

Found our next creek crossing spot...we bumscooted across that log and then rock hopped and climbed the hill on the other side.

See?

My view

Family Day Outing with Steve & Karen Above Coal Creek


Duane on the way up the powerline

Just like Duane...Steve is always jumping off stuff

The guys running the hill

This is how we all got down...tobogganing down the powerline! SO fun!

Night time Snowshoe with Alisha

Golf course

I think I wore about two layers too many..maybe three.


Turns out we've got some time off at the same time for once!! We took this rare opportunity to book a little vacay down south. I'm not sure how many suggestions were made before we settled on an Arizona road trip (with a quick stop in Vegas on both ends). Thinking this might just be the last time the two of us get to go away on an extended vacation for a few years...so I'm hoping for a good time!

We leave tomorrow afternoon to drive down to Kalispell, Montana to catch our flight, and we return home again on Sunday next week.

I'm sure I'll have lots to blog about upon our return! Adios!

~K~

Newgate

BC's South Country is gorgeous! Sand dunes, beaches, water and lots of room to roam. I'm hoping next summer will provide a bit more time for me to explore down there.

After taking in the Remembrance Day ceremonies here in town, Duane and I headed south with Tyler and Alisha for an afternoon of exploring and skeet shooting! It was absolutely gorgeous out and we didn't want to waste our day off inside. It turned out to be a little chilly by the time we got to Newgate, but we were still excited to shoot. It's been awhile since I've picked up a gun, so my aim was pretty terrible. I do think I actually hit a couple clay pigeons though! Since I don't really want to take the blame for such terrible luck, however, I think I'll blame it on my eyes. My vision seems to be pretty wonky these days. Them's the breaks for getting old, I suppose. Or something.



~K~

Halloween Hiatus

Duane and I went out quadding with our friend Tyler this past weekend. I was like a kid in a candy store, I was so giddy! I think I probably grinned the ENTIRE time...even when then wind was whipping my bare face. I forgot my sunglasses, but I pretty much didn't care :) It was all good, and it was a GREAT way to avoid all the halloween hubbub in town.

Things got even better once we hit snow. I LOVED being up in the snow and the fact that my toes were frozen didn't matter much. It was absolutely gorgeous, and I actually feel sorta bad that Duane had to drive the whole time and I got to look around and take pictures. He didn't seem to mind too much, and he did a wonderful job driving! I can't wait for winter!

Here are a bunch of the pictures I took while we were out. If you want to see them bigger, just click on the picture!

~K~

Ok...this is getting annoying!

Can we just talk about how obnoxious this is??? I post a new post, and the thing cuts off my last picture!!

So here's the last one it cut off of me and Duane at the waterfall...

And, because I had to do another post anyway, here's a shot of our freezer starting to fill up with deer! We now also have elk on top of all this!

~K~

Fall Features

It seems Picasa now only lets me post 4 at a time, so I had to skip the collage of my freezer full of venison (and now elk!).

I thought I'd post a few pictures to show you how I've been spending my Fall days.

Walking to work on cold, fresh snow mornings!

Going for random backroads drives with the hubby.

Lots of walks with cute kidlets! Yes, she's wearing a toque and it was only mid-Sept!

Visiting local nature spots with the hubby. Ooohh preeetty!!!

~K~

The Extra Picture...

These are the pictures from our loooong walk up at Island Lake. What a lovely day it was for such a nice hike! I think you can click on the collage so you can see the individual pictures a little better.

~K~

A Family Visit

It's taken me awhile to get to this post, but here it is!

Almost a month ago, Duane and I headed up to Calgary for a week of wedding prep and family visits! Mom and Dad Clemens and Mike, Carol and Rachael were in town, along with MANY other family members. I also finally met some of Duane's aunts and uncles that I'd heard about, but had never met. It was a week of BBQs, get togethers, and fun family time. There was a lot going on and it did get a bit overwhelming sometimes, but I'm glad we were able to be there! Karen and Steve were wonderful about opening up their home during this time, and even spent a night or two in their tent in their own backyard so guests could sleep in their house! Duane and I also took up residence in our tent in the backyard. I only slept there one night, as I decided it'd be nice to have a bed, shower, and full access to a mirror the night before the wedding...so I slept at my dear cousin's house :) Thanks Mel and Dan!!

The wedding went off without a hitch, and it was lovely!

I was able to spend some extra time in Calgary visiting with friends and family, as well as visiting our church family there. I love it when I have the chance to do that. Makes my heart happy. Oh how I miss WSFMC!!

I headed home Sunday evening, and awaited the arrival of the family down to our corner of the province. We had a great time with the family here, and the weather was wonderful! We were able to do a long hike up at Island Lake with them as well as a visit to a park during an evening walk.

It was great to see everyone again! See you at Christmas!

Here are a few collages I made up of our time together.

Pre-wedding playtime with Auntie Karyn

The ceremony at the Naturbahn Tea House at Canada Olympic Park

Rachel hangs out with Uncle Duane & Auntie Karyn

Ridgemont Park

There's one more collage, but for some reason, it won't load from Picasa. It's got all the shots from Island Lake. I guess I'll just have to make another post so I can add it :)

~K~