Summer vacation 2008

If you have 10 minutes, here is our vacation video... We went camping for 12 days up the Sunshine Coast and over to Vancouver Island. After 2 days at home (to do 19 loads of laundry), we hit the road again, and went to a cabin with Blake & Nancy's families in Plain, WA (near Leavenworth).

I guess the beaches were our highlights, because I don't have many photos of the tent, campfires, or the bikes. Maybe it was just at the beach I was relaxed enough to pull out my camera.



I would totally do it all again! It was a very fun, family vacation.

A visit to Rainbow Terrace - August 16

The kids and I had a great visit at my aunt and uncle's house, Rainbow Terrace, on Saltspring Island. Playing on the beach, fishing from the dock, going for a boat ride and visiting Auntie Betty's bookstore were all fun. It was too bad the weather wasn't hot and sunny, but conditions were ideal to see a beautiful rainbow.

The funniest part of the trip? Uncle Gordon got my kids hooked on "Bonanza"!

Vacation to Quebec

We spent 2 weeks with Mark's parents in Shawville. Mark grew up on a dairy farm, which his oldest brother, Grant, now operates. The original idea was to have Christmas in July, but with Mark's brother Blake unable to attend, we settled for a big birthday bash of July birthdays. For a few days the house was full as Mark's sister Gayle from St John, and Nancy, Brian, Gracie & Griff from Seattle were also there.
It was great fun: a good balance of activity and rest. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins; I think Hannah and Caleb liked having 4 cousins from the West visit. Joshua did not want to leave... the farm life (at least playing on the farm) captured his heart!