October 2011
October 24, 2011
October 23, 2011
Hoover dam
We rented a SUV, left Las Vegas and headed for the desert! First stop...Hoover Dam!
October 21, 2011
Garth Brooks rocked Vegas
After seeing Garth Brooks in concert many, many, may 22, many times....This was a very different Garth!
He came out a different, much older Garth...and i mean much older! There was no pictures allowed and i can understand why! He looked like he was 60 years old, huge baggy jeans, hunched over.....BUT! He was as funny as hell, he rocked each decade with songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's! And he had the crowd cheering and the Garth fans remembering the beautiful music he brought to our lives! A MUST see folks!
October 20, 2011
Hanging in Vegas
So we decided to take a quick trip to Vegas....OMG...That place is insane, nuts, crazy, over populated. complicated and ....and....and.... did i say INSANE?????
The only sane place was outside Margaritaville in Jimmy Buffett's relax place!
Big bird...seriously???
and pirates!
old Las Vegas
and Jackpots!
and the pretty lights..............................
So...that was Vegas in a nutshell!
October 17, 2011
Guitar girl
I am lucky enough to have a daughter that lets me drag her and her guitar all around the city and take pictures!
October 16, 2011
October 06, 2011
September 18, 2011
friends
F R I E N D S
September 17, 2011
Learning to golf!
Rob and Steve decided to spend the afternoon teaching Kailey to golf!
September 13, 2011
Happy Birthday girls!
Lilly celebrated her 2nd birthday and Molly celebrated her 13th!!!!
September 10, 2011
Back to horses!
After a break from horseback riding lessons Kailey was happy to get back with Brenda!
and to see Jaydee happy and healthy!
and now riding Fresca!
September 08, 2011
Taking on a new instrument!
A new bed for Lilly!!!!
and a new Banjo for kailey!!
August 26, 2011
A day at Wonderland
The kids took on the crazy rollercoasters and spinning rides of Wonderland....
August 21, 2011
A good day on the boat
It's always fun to go out in the boat and play.........
and do all their tricks.....
and jumps....
and splashes.....
and showing off.....
and learning......
But it's much more fun when they wipe out!
August 15, 2011
Miranda Lambert rocked!
It was a great day at the county fair and a great night with Miranda Lambert!
August 05, 2011
Lilly learns to swim!
Yea, I know that dogs know how to swim naturally, but this girl is 4 pounds wet and i just want to make sure she is safe when in the pool! She seems pretty comfortable!!!!
July 30, 2011
Learning to dive
No better way to learn to dive than with you dad and uncle!
July 20, 2011
Taking in the beaches of Prince Edward Island
As cold as it is we decided to hit the beaches...Who does this?
Apparently this guy likes playing in the water!
Enough of that cold beach stuff ....we went to the bottle houses! That's right! This guy made houses out of bottles! I guess he was recycling before recycling was cool!
very cool!
Then we climbed the lighthouse!
and back to the cold beaches!
Jazzy hits the beach!!!!!!
and so does Kailey!!!
and the school house of Stompin Tom Conners!
Tom still donates to the old school house to make sure it is kept up!
and...back to the beach!
Time to head back to warm Ontario!
July 19, 2011
One way to get to Prince Edward Island!
We left cold and dreary Nova Scotia to head to Prince edward Island...hoping to find some sun or some kind of resemblance to summer!
So the first thing we come across is this old train station....in a town that is like a ghost town...no people, no sign of life and the houses all look they are about to fall down!
It was an eery kind of place
Enough of that spookiness...we hit a beach
ok, we hit a few beaches along the way
and met a few creatures
and more beaches
and the wonder lighthouses!
Amazingly enough we caught the ferry just as it was about to leave! We rock!!!
and what a beautiful sunset we were in for!
July 18, 2011
Cape Breton Island
Interesting place..... Cape breton Island......that's all i'm saying......
Poor Jazzy! We had rain and fog and thunder and lightening and hail....
and rode bikes with wooden people!
After strolling the cabet trail it was time to take cover from the downpours of cold rain for some Crab!
Thinking how he might climb this?
July 17, 2011
Heading to Halifax
Heading for the big city ( whahahaha) we took the scenic route.....
we found a ummmm beach? along the route...
and again she tried the skipping stones thing!
Peggys cove
Now that's a summer job!
Finishing the day off in...
July 16, 2011
Killing time in Bridgewater, NS
Kailey and i spent the day shopping ( LOL) and sightseeing for the day.....
she gets a little too excited on a beach!
So does Jazzy!
around the towns......
(kailey took this!)
Kailey playing out in the low tide
playing with some jelly creatures from the sea (gross)
July 13, 2011
Heading East
It sounds so easy! Let's head to Nova Scotia! State after state....
after 15 hours of driving we finally make it to Saint John,
New Brunswick!
waiting for the ferry...
and there it is!
someone needs to teach this gal how to skip stones!
killing time til we board the ferry
on the ferry with the bookworms!
Looking for Nova Scotia
July 10, 2011
Wasting away again in Niagara falls!
Ok, Ok i know ...for all you Parrotheads...It's Margaritaville!
The limited Corona bottles! I think they should keep them this way!!!!
Might tall lady!
That makes parrothead balloon hats!
4 parrotheads...niceee
Yum!!!
LOL!
One last look at the falls...and two very tired Parents!
Falling further into the trap!
Viewing the falls was nice...then we fell further into the trap...Up Clifton hill.......
That's right...the wax museum
Have no idea who this is!
Kenzie and her shiney new friends!
She makes faces at everyone...not just the president!
Life is like a box of what????
OMG OMG OMG OMG
whoahahahaha!
really???
July 09, 2011
Taking in the tourist Trap!
I ask myself everytime i go to the falls....WHY do i do this????? I live 10 minutes from the falls....I NEVER go here in the summer....and after today, I remember why!!!!!! So many people, noise, confusion, cars, buses....I NEED an island!
But Kenzie is here from Nova Scotia and wanted to see the falls!
Double rainbow! Ok, so worth it!
July 08, 2011
Nothing but food!
When you sit around a fire...a lot of bottles of wine go down way too fast.....lots of food gets passed cooked.....
and creations made!
and some people don't know how to behave!
hahaha!
Too cute!
More food? Ok, Smores are a great idea and i believe since they involve chocolate...it's a healthy snack!
Molly waiting for her snack!
July 06, 2011
Mr. Poppers penguins
This movie rocked!
July 05, 2011
Fantasy Island
Took the girls to Fantasy Island, USA...Yea...the border was a killer of a line, as usual!
Ready for a good day!
July 03, 2011
Nothing to do on this hot afternoon...............
So we hung out at our pool, played paddleball, volleyball and floated around..................
and floated....
and just looked cool....
then it was off to Avondale where ther best ice cream in the world is made!
July 02, 2011
Beluga Whales!!!!!!
We decided to take a road trip today.....and being the long distance travellers we are.....10 minutes later, there we were at our destination...Marineland, Niagara Falls
these two were in search of rides...while i was searching for something a bit different....Beluga whales!!!!
Yeah...they found the rides...
Time for some fishing!
and who fishes without a pole?
Bears crack me up!
the elk staying cool
the Bison
and back to the Baluga's
and the killer whales....
back to the rides....INSANE!
not for me!!!!
July 01, 2011
All in a days play
Today seemed like the perfect day to just hang around at home...away from the Canada day crowds!
Molly got her glass of ice and cold beer ready....
and we got ready for a game of pool volleyball!
our rivals......
Who knew he was a kickass volleyball player???
think this team might need help!
awe!!!!
The old guys need a rest! hahaha
me and my big bro!
Things you do with vegetables?
and....when the sun goes down....
you watch Pirates of the Caribbean!!!!!
and have a fire!
June 30, 2011
She has arrived!!!!!!
This is a story of two cousins that never knew each other, or that even knew each other existed. In 2008 when i took Kailey to Nova Scotia i introduced the two cousins and from that moment on they were like best friends!!!!
We vistited them here
and there,
they phoned, they are on facebook constantly! But now they have a month together!!!!!
June 27, 2011
Saying Goodbye
It was a tearful goodbye for these students that are leaving Applewood and moving on to different schools. Although i'm sure their paths will cross again sometime!
Katelyn and Kailey
Saying goodbye to Mr. H after 2 years with him! There should be more teachers like him!!!!!
June 25, 2011
A day out of school
The "graduates" spent the day out at the boy scout camp playing in the rain, the sun, the rain, the sun...no matter what the
weather was at the moment they had a blast!
June 24, 2011
Getting ready for the big night!
Graduation day is one of those days where you just HAVE to get your nails and hair done!!!!
Kailey and Abby-Lynne
(who would have known these two would be sharing something special tonight!)
June 23, 2011
June 21, 2011
June 18, 2011
May 27, 2011
Poster vs. "the Iguana"
I came out of my door this afternoon to find this iguana laying there a little scared and intimidated
by.......
Poster the cat!
i don't think Poster had any intensions of killing him, he just wanted to make him shake! Eventually poster got bored of the little creature and left!
May 25, 2011
She made it to the Island!
As complicated as everyone told me it would be.....It was a breeze! Because Cinnamon was made in the USA (pays to buy American) there was no red tape or duty on her! She made it to St Thomas on Tuesday and today we went over and picked her up!
Meagan putting her VI sticker on her!!!!!
Stopped at Trunk Bay to show her THEY DON'T HAVE SNOW! She's going to like it here!!!!
Oh dear lord, she still has Ontario plates on....that's so wrong!
Cinnamon and I !!!!!!
Finally.....she has her VI plates!!!!!
May 20, 2011
Celebrating the birthday a month later
Like i said before...Kailey celebrates her birthday whenever the weather hits her! This year it is May!
Kailey and her Bff and sidekick...Nicole!
Kailey and Madi soaking up the sun.....YES, we had sun!
Lexxi and kailey
Girl time and pizza
hahaha a Biebs cake!
Games in the pool!
The girls spent the rest of the night hanging at the fire, cooking smores and talking about stupid boys!
and good night!!!!!!!!
May 19, 2011
Heading to West Palm beach
Cinnamon headed out for her 24 hour drive to West Palm beach, Florida....battling the bugs that splatted on her....she needed a bath!
and there she is ready to go on her very first cruise!
Giving back
Kailey spent a day singing and playing her guitar outside Walmart last month, guitar case opened, she raised 330.00 and Walmart matched what she made! Today she presented the Shriners with the cheque!!!!!! Very proud of you Kailey for giving to others!!!!
May 14, 2011
21 tree salute
So i had this brilliant idea to plant some trees, just a few! Laurie and I got 11 holes dug and 11 trees planted before it decided to rain for 11 days! The next day in the rain i was suppose to dig 7 more holes for the 7 trees i had....I got carried away and dug 3 more holes! Grrrr So off i go to buy 3 more trees! Yea, i know i could have just filled in those 3 holes and called it a day....but....they were dug and what the heck....It became a 21 tree salute!
May 10, 2011
May 07, 2011
Introducing....Jazzy!
It's official, i have bought a new Jeep and Cinnamon will now head to the island. I'm not sure Jazzy can replace Cinnamon.....we had allot of great times and awesome adventures!
April 23, 2011
Twas a Shriner kind of day.......
Thanks to those that came out to support the Shriners, thanks to my friends and family that took the time to head out to throw some cash in Kailey's guitar case! Thanks to the Shriners who, through the years have made my life brighter...and thanks to these three (curly, larry and Moe) for cooking up the best darn sausage on the planet!!!!
And I was so proud of Kailey for giving up her time today to sit outside, play the guitar and sing to raise money to help the kids!
