Victoria here we come....

Here are some pictures from our fabulous holiday to Victoria and Vancouver BC. We got to visit with family and friends, ride on two ferries, hang with my honey, eat Chinese buns, almost hit a black bear, see purple starfish, relax in the hot tub, eat sushi, and Ben even saw a killer whale. Get ready here come a bunch of pics.

Getting ready to board the ferry....bye bye USA



Hello Canada



Our ferry


the view from our balcony




The Parliament building


The sea wall


The party.....


Crazy kids....




Bye Bye Victoria......off to Vancouver


At the back of the ferry leaving Vancouver Island


Ben's precious find in China town!


Which lantern do I buy????


Oh my Ewee


Back to the states and back to the rain.

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Yeah Happy Thanksgiving to all those fellow Canadians! As Ben and I crossed the border into the USA today, the border patrol asked us how much turkey we ate and soooo sad we said we had none. So Ben took me straight to subway! Ahhhh what a good husband!

Twins Reunited!

Ahhhh the time finally arrived.........it was 2008 and twins were reunited! Yes it is true. I think I heard angels and harps that day! Sam, Aubrey, Alex and Dillon packed their bags and spent the week with us. It was so much fun, we did so many things and we miss them sooooo much! Plus Nanny flew in for a few days to get her fix of the grand babies.


On top of Beacon Rock


On our way up.....

Uncle Ben hang on to me!


Oswald West - Oregon Coast


Sailing out onto Lake Merwin. I think they had the lake all to themselves that day. I'm sure AJ was privy to some deep conversation among twins.



Guard dog securing area


Hiking near Ape caves just minutes before we headed below ground.


Twins teaching twins!



I love this picture of my honey with Dillon!


I am so lucky to have such a great sister in law! I wish twins would reunite for good and we'd live closer together! I have a feeling that projects would get our of hand though. hahaha


Racing to the Ocean! Alex is in the lead!

I've been tagged!

I've been tagged!
Here are the rules...
1. Link to the person who tagged you: http://jeffandkarly.blogspot.com/
2. Post the rules on your blog:
3.Write six random things about yourself.
4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.So here are six random things about me....

#1- My favorite place to vacation is Hawaii
#2- Last Christmas Ben's present to me was a gun.
#3- I play the flute.
#4- I love jewelry television on the cheap stations late at night.
#5- I'm Canadian so I still can't vote.
#6- I'm a scaredy cat ...spiders, roller coasters, scary movies, haunted houses, etc....

Now I tag Aubrey, Olivia, and Jessica!

Surprise....we're coming to visit!

My mom and Ewee drove 800 miles on a whim to come and visit us last weekend. Yeah for us! We went black berry picking and made yummy black berry pie and jam! Ohhh sooo good!











Then of course we needed to get our strength back so went for hamburgers and ice cream cones. Abby had to have one too!



Then we decided to surf on this log ........nice moves benny!

4 years already?

Happy Anniversary to us! Four years ago today my honey made me the happiest woman in the world! I am so lucky to be married to my cutie hubby forever and ever. I love you!

Oneanta Falls

Yesterday we hiked up to this waterfall in the Columbia Gorge. We didn't think we'd get as wet as we did. The water was well over my waist and Abby had to use her mad doggy paddling skills. Not to mention we climbed over a ton of fallen tree trunks. Good thing I was with my trusty climbing guide Benny.

Lincoln City

We went to Lincoln City for the weekend and thought it was going to be nice and warm. But since it was so hot in the city the marine layer didn't burn off so we pretty much just saw fog. Ben didn't surf but tried to gain 10 pounds of water weight, plus it was too chilly to lay on the beach and tan soooooo of course he twisted my arm and we headed straight for the outlets! Yes! We did however fly our cool kite and Ben started to dig to China....I think he wanted to go to the Olympics.