West Coast Wonderland

Here we are at Pachena Bay on the west coast, and we're not in the rain! That's the baby belly at 29 weeks.

Northern Baffin Island

Here is my brother Kris's latest home, living in Baffin Island prospecting for diamonds.

Haggard's Cove

Clint and I went out to the cabin for the weekend. Relaxing... Took the boat out exploring in Rainy Bay on Saturday, found the entrance to Fatty Basin which can only be accessed at high tide, you actually go under those logs to get into the bay. The tide wasn't right so we'll have to try another time. Oh, that's the belly at six months!

Sydney's 7th Birthday Party

Here are a few pics of our little cheerleader and a pregnant Auntie Kari stealing the Birthday girls cake.

Easter at Haggard's Cove

We spent Easter out at the cabin. Stopped at the float cabin to visit with the Arman crew a couple of times and hung out with Twig and Jen, the Whiskey Monster and the Wine Banshee. Good Friday was sunny, then the raingear made an appearance for the rest of the weekend. The prawning was great. The Easter bunny made it out on the "Easter Boat" and left chocolate treats for Han and Syd. The new boat was awesome in the rough waters of Nahmint Bay on the way home. I didn't even feel a bump when Clint had it going 37 miles an hour through the waves and wind, had a few over the roof, that's got to be good for the pregnant one!

Baby on the Way

Well, I've made it to the twenty week mark, this is the ultrasound photo. Boy or girl? We don't know yet, we'll find out in August! Either way we're so happy and can't wait to meet our new little one.

The Maiden Voyage

Well we took the new boat out for a quick test run in Departure Bay. After a few minor set backs (a flat tire on the boat trailer, and a mysterious beep from the motor) we were out on the water. With help from Clint's mom at home reading the Mercury manual Clint was able to fix the motor glitch. It's a beauty!

Sweet Home Alabama

After two months of sleepless nights, and a suspected stomach ulcer, Clint's new boat finally finished the last leg of it's 3000 mile journey from Crane Hill, Alabama to Nanaimo, B.C. on February 27. The boat arrived safe and sound in Blaine Washington where Clint and his dad met up with it in a mall parking lot. A quick trip over the border to Canada and on to it's new home with us. Clint was like a little kid at Christmas, tearing off the shrink wrap in the driveway, doesn't take much to make him happy. He actually sliced a little hole in the wrap at the ferries and slid in to have a look. My reaction, it's big! It's also in showroom condition, truly mint. Apparently we needed it for the baby, so I guess it's here to stay. After a few minor modifications, ie: downriggers, rod holders and a kicker, it will be ready to FISH HARD on the wild west coast. One bonus, there's no carpet, you just hose out the fish blood, nice!

Sunny Days

We've had a few days free from the rain over the last month, so of course we decided to take advantage of them and get outside. In true Vancouver Island style, it was even warm, only sweatshirts required. Here are the Stanndard's and the O'Hara's on the Nanaimo River basking in the sunshine. The only thing unusual is that we did not lug a cooler full of beer and wine with us. Living the clean life now, with the student, the guy who doesn't drink and the pregnant chick, my how times change!

Snow Day on Vancouver Island!

Ruger and Diesel are slowing down a little in their old age, but they still enjoy a sunny snow day.

Haggard's Cove ~ Still Standing

Well, the cabin at Haggard's is still standing after being hammered with winter storms for a month and a half. The house has weathered through record rainfall, extreme wind warnings and combinations of the two. Clint made another trip up to fix the soffits, yet again. One of the hemlock trees in front of the house had blown down and fell towards the deck. Luckily it was a couple of feet too short and only damaged one of the cross beams under the deck and slightly bent the aluminum railing, no more broken glass though. Can't wait until winter is over!

Happy New Year 2007

We spent a quiet New Years Eve on Mudge this year. No champagne will do that to you! Kris and Barb came over from Vancouver to spend Friday night with us, venturing down to the beach to collect oysters in the dark. The weather was beautiful, ie: not raining. Beck and I walked to the Narrows on Sunday, and it was actually dry. Syd managed to stay up until 11:00 pm when we had fireworks off the side of the deck, and Hannah made it until midnight. An awesome end to a very stressful and exciting year, spent with our best friends. Can't wait for 2007 to get underway!

Our Christmas Tree

We made our annual journey with the Stannard's to pick our Christmas trees this weekend. The six of us loaded into the crew cab in search of the perfect trees. We had a little bit of snow to play in, and the rain held off for the morning. Our tree looks much taller in the picture, for some reason we ended up with a tree that's only about five feet tall, and just as wide. Oh well, they're all beautiful once they have decorations on them!

Is This Vancouver Island?

We are definately not used to this weather. But a little snow was not enough to deter Clint from towing the boat up to Port Alberni and heading out to the cabin at Haggard's Cove. Towing the boat home was a little dicey. The wind storm from two weeks before had blown the soffits out of the front peak of the house and sent a branch through one of the glass panels on the deck, so he had a little repair work to do. The chainsaw also made an appearance, and we've got a couple less trees in the front, less to obsruct the view, and hopefully no more broken glass.

Another School Year

Here is the latest school picture of Clint, the only person in the world who has school photos from ages five to thirty five!

My "Girls"

Here are the latest pics of H & S. Aren't they the cutest? Love you, Auntie Kari