Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Vancouver Island!!!

Tim and I just got back from a relaxing week in Victoria, BC. Here's a snapshot of our vacation. This is Tim's Aunt Goldie, who was out in Washington visiting her relatives there.

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The berries were late this year and Tim picked a bunch for a snack in our motel that evening.

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I love the colors at the harbour - the reds and yellows in contrast with the blue water.

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Here's a beautiful purple starfish that we saw in the water.

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Although the roses were past their full prime, there was still lots and lots of flowers still in bloom.

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A peacock's head looks pretty interesting close up.

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THE famous Empress Hotel:

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The tea menu:

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A cute water taxi. We spent a lot of time sitting on the wharf watching people and boats.

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Inside the butterfly gardens:

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And last, but not least, Mt. Ranier. Pictures absolutely do not do justice to its beauty.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Labor Day 2011

Our weekend was relaxing and the weather was perfect! Here's a few snaps.

Hunter's sitting up on a concrete wall watching some of the Paul Bunyan Days events in St. Maries.

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Can you tell if Hunter likes to tube behind the boat?

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Dusty and Logan Waldo. Dusty is a great dad!

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Half of the fireworks that they bought for the fourth of July were saved and used this past weekend.

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Tim took some great insect shots. Aren't these dragonfly's wings beautiful? We were noticing the red spots on the wing tips.

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A nice shady spot in the boat. This is how relaxing it was!

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One little cutie-pie with bright blue eyes.

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There are two dogs waiting for for Hunter to accidently drop a piece of pumpkin pie.

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Todd testing out his wakeboarding skills.

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Jeff got ma and pa out on the jet ski.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

What do you think....

of this little cutie-pie? 3 1/2 month old Conrad.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Dinner Time!

This is what Tim and I have been doing a lot lately! Eating our dinner out on the back deck on our newly acquired patio furniture. We hit the jackpot on garage sales last Saturday! I bought some tilapia at Costco yesterday and Tim grilled it. Was it ever good! We hadn't tried it before.

From August 23, 2011

Sunday, August 14, 2011

A Surprise!!

Yesterday our four kids and their spouses took us on a four-hour pontoon ride on Lake Coeur d'Alene. The occasion is the fact that Tim and I will be celebrating our 60th birthdays this year..... and they couldn't have picked something more relaxing and fun!! Both grandsons were really good - one slept the whole time and the other even got a little swim in the lake when we stopped at a beach.

Here we all are! I know in this picture I don't look like I am having fun, but really I was!
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There were countless beautiful homes along the lake.
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I simply don't like getting this sunscreen put on... and that's final!!
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Two boys ganging up on the other (hmm... reminds me of the olden days!). Hunter wasn't sure this was all in fun. Poor Hunter. You can tell by how he's standing.
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Isn't this the cutest?
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