An Awesome Day ...

February 19, 2017

It had snowed overnight ... but this wasn't going to stop Mike and Nathan ...

from trying out the clay thrower and firing the shotguns ... before they headed to the shooting range ...

Nathan quickly shovelled off the deck ... while Mike set things up ...

It was a cool morning ... so I didn't last long out there taking pictures and videos ...

of this activity ... 

Alana chose to watch from inside due to the temperature and the loudness of the shots ...

Once the guys had left for the Trap and Skeet Shooting Club ...

Alana and I decided to put on the snowshoes and go for a walk ... in the fresh fallen snow ...

We had walked down the road ... chatting the whole way ... about this area and before we knew it ...

we had traveled almost 2km ... wow ...  it surprised us that we had gone that far ...

We turned around and proceeded to walk back up the road to the house ...

Once we were back at the house ... we walked out into the field and picked up ...

the clay discs that had not been shot ...

So when all was done ... we had walked a total of 4km today ...

I'd say that was a most enjoyable ... great walk ... !!!

Alana and I went inside ... had a quick lunch and started to prepare the food ...

for tonights dinner ...

I was happy to receive these pictures of Mike and Nathan at the shooting range ...

and it looks like Rocko was happy to see Nathan as well ... 

We were delighted that the guys had a great time ...

Oma was going to join us for Mike's birthday dinner ... and spend the night with us ...

so when the guys were on their way home ...

they dropped by Oma's place and brought her out ...

Oma was put to work ... (actually she offered to help out) ... while I prepared the Halibut ... 

and Alana made the salad and dressing  ... (Oma's recipe) ...

We then started cook the pan fry the potatoes ... cook up the stirred veggies ...

and started to fry up the Halibut ...

Table was set and we were ready to eat our dinner ...

We sat down at the table ... with wine and beer for our beverages ...

and dinner was served ... 

We enjoyed every morsel ... of the meal ... 

Just gotta love a Halibut dinner ... !!!

After dinner ... 

coffee was prepared and a fresh Huckleberry pie was served for dessert ...

Oma figured it must be a special occasion ...

for the huckleberries to come out of the freezer ...

And ... it was ... !!!

We had a lovely time visiting ... chatting ... telling stories and lots of laughter ...

Once the kitchen was cleaned up ...

a  round of Martinis or more were made ... 

and we continued our visit ... relaxing in the living room ...

A Sunny Day ...

January 26, 2017

It was a beautiful sunny day ...

to spend a few hours snowshoeing ...

in the field and over on the groomed trails on Crown Land ...

We sure are blessed to live in this beautiful area ...

to be able to experience all forms of activities ...

 

Happy New Year ...

December 31, 2016

The last day of the year ... turned out to be a beautiful day to go for a hike ...

strapping on the snowshoes and ventured off into the field and the woods ...

The sun was shining ... and the snow glistened in its light ...

loved seeing all the animal tracks in the snow ...

and there was one large rabbit somewhere on this path ... hopping around ...

Thought it was amazing how much snow was on the roof ...

of the bluebird house ...

It was time to head back to the house ...

and start getting ready for our ...

New Year's Eve celebration ...

We spent the evening with our friends ... at the St. Eugene Mission Golf & Casino Resort ...

enjoying a wonderful buffet dinner ... then going to the casino ...

trying out our luck on the slot machines ... dancing to the music ...

and gathering with our friends ... with all our fancy hats ... party favours and champagne ... counting down the seconds as we rung in the New Year of 2017 ... !!!

We continued to play in the casino ...

throughout to the wee hours with a few of us were coming out winners ...

before heading to our rooms ...

This was a wonderful New Year's Eve event package ...

we were able to spend the last day of the year ...

and the first day of the year with our friends ...

Hope everyone had a very Happy New Year ... !!!

 

Our Last Day Together ...

December 28, 2016

It was a beautiful morning ... the sun was shining ... and it warmed up a bit ...

This was our last day for the family to be together ...

Craig ... James and Ella were going to visit their other grandparents ...

and Rob and Cindy were flying back to Vancouver Island this evening ....

Sooooo... some play time was in order ...

Cindy wanted to try out the snowshoes ... we hiked around the field ...

while Nathan was pulling the kids on the tube with the snowmobile ...

 

 

The kids were having so much fun ...

it didn't matter that they were getting bombarded with snow ...

All you could hear was their screams and laughter ...

 

Ella opted to go for rides on the GT ...

with grandpa pulling her with the quad ...

Finally once Nathan stopped ... and the boys got all the snow cleared out of their gear ...

They gathered together to get a family picture ...

More pictures of all of us together ... enjoying this beautiful day ... playing in the snow ...

Nathan was all packed and ready to head out ...

and another group picture was taken ...

Rob and Cindy were busy for the rest of the afternoon ...

getting packed up to leave this evening ...

 

We decided to go into town for dinner ... picking up Oma ...

to join us for her last visit with Rob and Cindy ...

before driving to the airport ...

One last group picture was taken for this year ...

We had a great time with our dear friends ...

 

 

Enjoying The Sunshine ...

Another lovely day for a walk in woods ...

Stopping to take a couple pictures ...

with Baker Mountain in the background ...

Making our way to an open meadow before we took a break ...

enjoying the warmth of the sun ...

and Mike trying to take a selfie ... not bad Knighter ... !!!

 

 

Hitting the Trails ...

December 26, 2015

We were surprised to see a herd of elk ...

when we woke up on this Boxing Day morning ...

They were around for quite a few hours ... for us to watch ...

Since we were going to have the whole day to ourselves ...

we decided to venture out into the woods ...

and try out our new snowshoes ...

It was a beautiful day ... fresh snow had fallen thru the night ...

hiking our way across the field ...

opening up the gates ...

we walked and walked for about 4 km ...

It was so easy with the snowshoes ... instead of trudging with heavy winter boots ...

We had a wonderful day ... !!!