Our crazy weather...

having fun in the snow outside our place

Christmas Day

Pet visits Santa

Maia Visits Santa

Winter 2008

Visiting Santa's Reindeer

A skating lesson with Olympic medalist, Karen Magnussen

Skating on the top of Grouse Mountain

Winter Fun

Maia's class play at the Christmas show

Maia played a sad mouse and a poor mouse

Maia and Charlie with the tree
Dinner with friends

Snow Day

O.k. we could have used a bit more snow....

Maia and the Bach Choir

Fall 2008

Walking the Seawalk

Becoming a Brownie

another fam trip or two

So once again, the Selkirk / Gatehouse family braves the wilds of travel writer fam trips and goes on two trips to the Okanogan. First trip was by plane; 2nd by RV. I prefer flying actually
- Evan

Maia at the Lavender Farm

Just another wee tiny snack to tide us over until the main lunch course arrives. This was a surprise as we thought the snack was lunch....

At Quail's Gate Winery, waiting (again darn it) for the appetizers to arrive

Cycling over the wooden trestle bridges of the Kettle Valley Railroad. If you don't know what the KVR is, look it up. It's a cool story. http://www.kettlevalleyrailway.ca/

World's Largest Dandelion (tm)

At another desert winery. Do you think they were expecting us?

This was fresh wine in the barrels. It smelled sooo good

Maia riding her unicycle

Maia and her unicycle

Maia's 7th Birthday!

Maia had a great 7th birthday at her grandparents pool. Several of her friends and their families joined us for fun in the sun and a bbq - it was a lovely, relaxing day. Maia even got her longed for unicycle!

Maia's First Day of Grade Two

The grade two class is housed in the old one-room school house - which seems oddly appropriate for Maia...

Summer Fun

Bonbon the kitten looks lovely in mauve...

Maia continues to channel Laura Ingalls.

Hiking the Howe Sound Crest Trail

Hanging out with friends

Cody and Bilbo the day before Bilbo was adopted.