October 7, 2013

Our last trip to Kelowna before we head south for the winter. We spent a nice evening with Michel's parents, went out for dinner, played some cards.

This time we had the opportunity to visit with Michel's son Richard and his family. It seems like work and commitment has kept us from seeing them this summer, but we had a great visit (though short) and we got to meet baby Halle for the first time. She is now 5 months old!

 

Richard and Shannon - with their two youngest children, Addy and Halle.

August 26, 2013



lovely picture taken as they were leaving today.....

Tammy and Tristan came to visit again this summer, arriving on Thursday and leaving today.  It was wonderful to have them here and on Saturday we drove to Christina Lake.










Michel skiing

Our plan was to spend the day. We rented a ski boat and Tristan got to try skiing for the first time. He did awesome, getting up on the first try.

Tristan skiing








Michel skied a bit, then Tristan skied a bit more.




Just as we were bringing the boat into the Marina it began raining. It was overcast and a bit cool out on the water anyway, so instead of hitting the beach, we just came back to Grand Forks and went for a late lunch / early dinner.


We all had a fun day on the boat, but most of our week was spent just chillin' and enjoying our visit.
 

just chillin' by the creek .....

 

August 21, 2013

On Monday we welcomed a visit from another of Michel's "Nixon" nephews.
Ryan is one of (Michel's sister) Lise's six sons and Kate is his new bride.
We sure did enjoy our time with them. What a wonderful couple they are.
They left this morning for Kelowna to spend a little time with Grandpa and Grandma on their way back home to Calgary, where she is a nurse and he's a teacher. His dream job - working with inner-city students.

August 18, 2013

Doreen with grandson Kayden

Well we had another very nice evening with Steve and Doreen.

This time their eldest son was visiting from Salmon Arm with his wife and baby.  We had a fire and a little sing-song. We always enjoy our evenings with the Cavill's.

The Cavill's eldest son Scott

 

Scott's wife Alicia

 

And of course the picture collage isn't complete without a toast from Michel and Steve!!

July 23, 2013

Christina Lake - This morning we decided to drive into Christina Lake. It's less than an hours drive, but we don't get a chance to get there very often. Michel wanted to try out this new board - that is the new rage for the summer.







It's a great work out, so they say, and after an hour of standing and paddling, he was ready to come it. His arms were very tired.









So after lunch at Lisa's Bistro, we went and relaxed at the beach for a while. You can see our two chairs on the beach where we sat in the sun and baked and read.







The water was nice and warm, and refreshing in the hot sun. We had a great day!! We really should do stuff like this more often.

July 20, 2013

Ron Lyttle, Michel and Jim Miljour

 
I had a wonderful birthday again this year!! No surprise visit from my kids, but we shared the evening with friends, and it doesn't get much better than that!! Michel had a visit from two of his old real estate buddies, so as well as visiting all day, they joined us in the evening for a few brewskies and lots of laughs!! Ron lives in the States now, and Jim resides in Karemeos.

And of course, our good friends Steve and Doreen were here to share the evening. It wouldn't be the same without them. This time their son Wayne and his wife Ellie and one-year old daughter Ava were also here. Little Ava is such a sweetie - and such a good little girl. Snoozed and played the whole evening.

Wayne, with wife Ellie and baby daughter Ava.

We had a great evening. Michel built us a huge fire. Steve played some guitar and sang for us, and told many jokes. Had us laughing our faces off once again. Ron tells a pretty good joke too, so it was like "dueling jokes" for awhile. Gut-splitting laughter....







Another good party. I always ask- who has more fun than us?

And the answer is:  NOBODY!!


July 18, 2013

 
So far we've had a busy week...We were sad to hear that my cousin Darlene and her husband Ed (from Plamondon, AB) would not be coming as planned this week. Hopefully next year their holiday plans will work out for them.

 

Saturday night we went over to Steve and Doreen's for the evening. We always have a good time with them.

 

And on Sunday we had a nice visit with Michel's nephew Shane (Nixon) and his girlfriend Karen. He is the youngest son of Michel's sister, Lise, who has 6 sons!! We had a b-b-q in the afternoon, and a fire in the yard in the evening. It was really nice to have them here.  What a lovely couple!!

 

 

Then on Tuesday, just for something to do, we drove to Osoyoos and Oliver again. The cherry season is at its' end and we needed one last cherry fix. So Michel picked us another 13 pounds.

 

Whew - - - It was at least 35 degrees in Osoyoos - hot as blazes - BUT our little Suzi has a/c and we were nice and comfortable! We had a great day, lunch on the lake in Osoyoos - home by mid-afternoon.