Claire & Rhys’ out of school care program ran a Pro-D day skating camp. They have never skated before so Jimmy and I took time off school/ work to go with them. Oh man! I forgot how hard it was but fun for sure. Jimmy was so good at it! Claire loved it and Rhys is still unsure.
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All summer long Claire was determined to conquer the monkey bars. At the end of August Claire finally conquered them and Jimmy captured the moment with some photos & a video. When Claire puts her mind to something she won’t stop until she gets it. She is a very determined girl and Rhys is a total monkey who has a small part in the video too 😉
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Claire & Rhys entered grade 1 this year! After a truly amazing summer we were all excited for school to start. Jimmy, Claire & Rhys all headed back to school on the same day with Jimmy starting his 10 month program at Camosun college.
We have a new and very busy schedule this year for our family and so far so good. We do love our weekends though as we can all move a little bit slower.
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Every summer a bunch of our friends that I have known since University organize a group camping trip. This year at the end of the summer we all met at Parksville.
On the way to Parksville and on our way back home we had some time to visit the Chemainus & Ladysmith skate parks. No vacation is complete without a sk8 adventure.
We had such a great time visiting with friends and having some solo adventures as well. The only downside was Claire getting stung three times when running through playground and a hornet got caught in her jean jacket, Ouch!
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After our fun time in Drumheller we caravanned to Medicine Hat and had four sunny days that we spent with family.
Our good friend Annalee drove from Northern Alberta to visit us while we were in Medicine Hat. Thank-you for making such an effort to see us! We had a wonderful visit with you…. ice cream, swimming, and a lovely lunch out.
I was able to visit with my Godparents- Aunt Linda & Uncle Norman, we had a family BBQ to celebrate my Mom’s birthday and we visited the Medicine Hat skate park and various tourist spots around the town.
Thank-you for the wonderful visit everyone! We will be back soon. xo
Annalee:
Cousin Sophie:
Cousins Sophie & Aubrey:
Back L to R: Deanna, Sarah, Mom (Tricia), Dad (Vern), Caithlin, Ethan, Michaela, Hayden
Front L to R: Rhys, Claire, Sophie & Aubrey
Little Reindeer:
World’s largest teepee:
Aunt Linda & Uncle Norman. The best Godparents ever:
Heading back to Calgary for one last night before flying home:
Victoria:
Claire & Rhys are still very much into dinosaurs. We couldn’t drive to Medicine Hat from Calgary without stopping for a night in Drumheller to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Drumheller also has a skatepark so of course we went there to.
My Mom & Dad met us in Drumheller and we had a lot of fun!
When we returned from Africa late 2013 one of the first things on our list to do was get out to Alberta to visit with my family. We had not visited as family since 2010 so long overdue!
We flew Victoria > Vancouver > Calgary. My cousin Leah lives in Calgary with her family and they opened up their house to us for a night so we could get in a visit before we departed the next day to Drumheller.
We were all lucky this summer that Jimmy could stay home with the kids and they could have some fun mellow adventures together. Claire & Rhys still had plenty of summer camps lined up throughout the summer to keep them busy as they love activities. One of our favorite camps was Pedalheads!
It was a summer biking camp that was a week long camp with half days. Claire and Rhys received new bikes at the end of the school year that were a big step up from their balance bikes. Pedalheads summer camp taught them how to ride their bikes safely and with no training wheels- yahoo! It was a success and they can now ride their big kid bikes pretty well. The last day of the camp was a dress-up princess/ pirate party and bike rodeo. All the parents watched, video-taped, clapped and hooted as each kid rode through an obstacle course. Great fun! We will definitely sign up again next summer.
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