Adventures in Quesnel

Some people head south for the winter....not us! We go north. That's where it's at.....or at least where some of our favorite people are anyway:)
This is the view on the way there. Clear skys and beautiful scenery.
I was greeted by this adorable little nephew named Hunter. I was going to pack him in my suit case on the way home. He is Irrestible!
This is the view of my parents back yard. They had about 4 feet of snow
My lovely sister Joyce and her hubby Jake.
Grandma and the boys.
The boys think they have the coolest Grandma around...and they do. She can drive a bobcat and took them all for rides
Managed to grab one shot of my dad and got a bit of a smile too because he though it was too funny to be able to take the picture and be in the picture.
Andy is the most amazingly adventurous kid I've met. He was climbing around in snow piles eight feet high and loving every minute of it. He would sink down and climb right out again to challenge the next pile.
Ethan and him are becoming great friends even if they only see each other a few times a year. They have the same exuberant personalty.
Posing for the shot. Love this little man!!
Here's my sunshine Jack....AKA Mr. Teeth.

Little Hunter loves playing in the back of Poppas truck in the garage.
Our boys:) Jack 2, Andy 3, Hunter 1 and Ethan 3. My sister and I each have two boys and they are eight days apart and six months apart. Should we do it again at the same time???!!!!
This was another way of getting a shot of them all together...trap them in a crib!
The dynamic duo. Put these two rambunctious boys together and you're in for a lot of fun.
This is one calm picture of the way home. It is usually a 6-7 hour drive with the lovely clear road conditions but add in 12...yes...12 stops for car sick children and you can do it in about 9hours. Ummm..no more road trips till they're teenagers. We'll be using all our airmiles:)

More Rupert Fun

We spent our last night enjoying the most amazing sunset by the water. WOW...even a picture can't do it justice. It was an amazing way to spend our last few hours together.
My favorite shot of the night.Reid, Andrew and I were all going a little camera happy.

My hubby is a great photographer. He just has this eye for things...he can even make me look okay:)


Thank-you Brenda and Reid for so many amazing memories!

Adventures in Rupert

Finally I have a quick chance to do a little bloggin'. We've had a very busy month traveling all over BC to visit friends and family. Here are some of my favorite shots from our adventures.This is the first picture I took. We had just boarded our ferry heading for the island and the boys were looking out the window to see if they could see the water below. Our ferry left at 6am and it was still dark out so they couldn't see much but they were excited none the less. Don't you wish you could travel in cute little sleepers like theirs?!
One of the first things we saw when we drove into Prince Rupert was the store advertised above. You know it rains a lot when a whole store is devoted to rain gear!

After we arrived we headed for the shoreline because "if it's not raining in Rupert you must get out"! Here's Auntie Brenda with the boys enjoying a rainless moment:)

There is sun in the background!!Caught a quick shot of the harbor.
Andrew is showing the boys how to listen to railway tracks...or something like that?? Huh, guys... the train is right there!!

My beautiful friend!

A family photo courtesy of Mr. Reidly
The "older" boys ran ahead of us to check our the amazing scene below. Apparently bald eagles like to hang out near the fish factory and you can see tons of them flying about. There were at least 10 and someone was throwing meat into the water for them to dive after. There were also at least 15 photographers and it seamed a 2.5 70-200mm lens was a must....everyone had one but me...I was only equipped with my 17-55 :( Oh well...I much prefer human subjects anyway:)
Our "big" boys went on a little adventure of their own and Brenda and I were left at home alone to spoil the "little" boys. We baked cupcakes, played at an amazing play group, rode a bus for fun and swam our butts off. So much fun!! Here's a little baking action. My boys favorite time....tasting time!
Wanna KISS??!!When the "big" boys got back from the Queen Charlotte Islands we took off on yet another dry day for a wiener roast but the ocean.
Is Andrew actually smiling for a photo??? Here's our lovely hosts.
My sons being cute.Andy found "the biggest sea onion ever" and was very proud of it.So there is half our fabulous trip to Rupert. I'll continue the adventure next post:)