Road Trip: Part III - Victoria

Most of our time was spent on Vancouver Island in the beautiful city of Victoria. We were there 6 days and enjoyed EVERY minute of it!!

My little poser on the ferry!

Enjoying the ferry ride to the island


A look that we often got from Landen in his car seat!

A beautiful day spent at Beacon Hill Park

My monkeys in the tree - Beacon Hill Park

Jenn took us to Witty's Lagoon for a day - it was ABSOLUTELY beautiful there and we enjoyed watching the tide come in for the afternoon and playing in the ocean and sand.

The view at the Lagoon

Kisses from my littlest man!

Auntie Jenn and Crazy Landen

"Okay, this sand doesn't taste so good Mommy!"

Footprints in the sand

One day we met a friend of mine, Myrna Fisher, and explored the downtown with the boys a bit. It was so good to visit with her again.

Myrna and Jaren

Jaren, not too sure about this mime.

Eating famous fish and chips on Fisherman`s Wharf.

We spent one of the hottest days in Victoria at a beach close to Jenn`s place. It was the best place to be in that heat!

The boys at Willows Beach

The boys even got interviewed to be on the A Channel news that evening displaying a story about Fun in the Sun. We did not get home in time to see it!! :(

Auntie and Landen

Me and the little goofball!

Road Trip: Part II - Kelowna

Our second part of our trip took us to Kelowna for 3 days. It was quite cool so it wasn't too ideal for beach/swimming weather. But we still enjoyed the beach time anyways - remember, we're from the prairies!!!!

Canada Day at the beach - we were the only ones there!!

Our residence for the 3 days, Larry and Vicki Shipowick's place. They were gone to Germany but they welcomed us in their home while they were away!! It was greatly appreciated and we were glad we had somewhere to hang our hats - especially with the view!!!

Jenn (my bestest friend ever, who endured the trip with me from Calgary to Victoria), Jenn's boyfriend Greig, and Greig's sister Jen.

Greig and his family were staying at a cabin 40 minutes from Kelowna so Jenn visited with them while we were there.

Having fun at the beach with my boys!

Have I said how much I LOVE these kids!!!! :)

Road Trip: Part I - Salmon Arm

One of the highlights of our road trip this summer was being able to see my great Auntie Nan who will be turning 96 this fall. She is a sister to my Grandma Sparks and seeing her brought back a flood of memories (& emotions) of my grandma and how she would have been with her great grandsons. Pictured here is Auntie Nan with her son Dave (my dad's 1st cousin).

The boys and I arrived home from a 2 week summer vacation through Salmon Arm, Kelowna, Victoria, Roche Harbor and finally Seattle. I have sooo many pictures to go through so I thought I would break up our trip into parts and try and pick the best pictures from each stop. Our first stop was 2 nights in Salmon Arm, BC where we stayed with a friend I knew from back in Terrace many, many years ago. Pictured below are her 4 girls with my boys. The two youngest are pretty much the exact same age as Jaren and Landen.

Zoe, Landen, Jaren Elysse, Molly & Heidi.

Playing in the park

Landen and his new girlfriend Heidi - they are about 1 1/2 months apart

Weekend In Calgary

Jenn & Greig

Mom and dad of the groom - John & Linda

The first dance

This weekend we went to Calgary to celebrate in the marriage of Mike and Laura McMynn. It was such a special time and there were many people that I hadn't seen in years from the Terrace area. I was so glad to be able to visit them all again.

Before the wedding we went by Celeste and Nathan's to meet their newest addition, Theodore, who is only 6 weeks old. We had a wonderful time visiting with them and will miss them dearly when they move down to Arizona!! Guess we'll just have to fly south to see them now! :)

An added bonus to the weekend was that we had no children along with us!!!! This is the first time we have been able to get away together in 5 years. It was such a treat!! Thank you Ron and Connie!!

I won't be posting for awhile since the boys and I will be making a road trip west for a couple of weeks. Our stops will include Kelowna, Victoria and then down to the Seattle area to visit some of my family there. We will update when we get back, or if I get access to a computer!! Until next time!

To Those Special Dads in Our Lives...

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!

Birthday Celebrations

Yesterday we headed to Lacombe to partake in the celebration of Sydney's 1st birthday. It was a gorgeous day and so much fun to see everyone for the day.

Rob & Sydney, Myla & Ryan, Randy and the newest Trenchuk member Kyle

Before heading home we stopped by to see Great Grandma Letniak for awhile

Work Retreat

Last week our dental clinic went on a one-night retreat at a beautiful, old, historic B&B located in Trochu, Alberta. This homestead that we stayed at was built in 1903. There was a lot of history in this place.

Our staff @ St. Ann Ranch

Yummy, breakfast time!


I got to stay in the pink room of the house, one of the seven rooms available.