Visit from Down Under

Spent an awesome day on Newcastle Island with Clay and Leona Travis and a bunch of other rowdies from the old days. Great to catch up with everyone....we really should do it more often. Apparently we're old and tame now, we actually spent a whole day in a provincial park and weren't kicked out for being drunk and disorderly...how times change. Thanks to Clay and Leona for setting it up.

Almost Finished

Well, almost finished with nine/ten months of pregnancy. Where did it go? Actually, it was uneventful, thank god...now we're just a couple of weeks away from having our little family completed. "Mommy" and "Daddy" can't wait to meet you little one!

Waiting for Baby

We spent the weekend at the cabin with Mom and Dad, relaxing and fishing. Here are a few pictures of the baby belly, 32 weeks pregnant. Not long to go now!

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!