beautiful british columbia 2010

after spending a few days with erika and chris working on the painting projects...we packed our bags and made our way into the interior of british columbia.  erika's in-laws, ken and helen, have a beautiful home in the heart of the province.  a great place to spend summer days.

off to the lake...ginny and jayme in the boat...ken and helen's home in the background

snorkles and more...dustin is ready for the lake

miss jayme and her grandma helen

water time...go papa go!

woo hoo....faster papa...faster!

sisters are we...

sisters are they...

we left the boat and took a trip up to margaret falls...a favorite spot...

  

jayme playing in the pool at the base of the falls

bring it on...

a little water time

ginny jumps on board the kir water taxi...a dry ride from the shore to the boat...



thanks to ken and helen for the invitation to visit and their incredible hospitality...i love my family...i surely do!

california cruisin'

well erika and the kids arrived late afternoon on the 4th of july...the first of four days together...woo hoo...







the hotel provided us with noise makers and hats

dustin crashed early so erika and jayme and i hung out to see the big show

fireworks and palm trees...

we had a great time...so good to be together...

on monday morning i picked the kids up and we went to play while erika and chris regrouped...good to give them a bit of a break and auntie got to play :)

monkey boy dustin

pirate queen jayme

swim time...

we hit the road...(this pic is for auntie ginny)

we stopped at neptune's net for lunch...a biker hangout...king crab and jumbo shrimp for lunch

we arrived in anaheim late afternoon...a swim...some dinner and planning for our BIG day at disney tomorrow...

post script: auntie kirsten is loving time with the family...but wants to be sure that the world knows that she is missing auntie ginny...