Andrew's Coho Run

We pause in the uploading of Ontario trip photos to bring you some photos from this past weekend. Andrew ran his first race in 20 years, the 14 K Coho Run, leaving from Kits beach and finishing at Ambleside. Andrew did a great job finishing with a time of 1 hour and 17 mins. Not only that, but he looks pretty healthy and happy as he crosses the finish line! I don't know if I am brave enough to run with him now. I'll get left behind!

Andrew waving at Mom which she misses because she is playing with Miles!

Googie eating the chocolate chip cookie that Sammy baked for him to help his recovery.

Watching the hover craft come on beach

I don't know if you can tell, but Moma and Googie were pretty happy to have their Grand kids back home!

Sammy's first bungee experience. I'm scared to say, it may not be her last!?

Ontario trip part 1

First up, our trip to Ottawa visiting Granny and Grandad.

Sammy inspects in detail a cricket. There are many more photos of Sammy inspecting critters to come.

Miles and Sammy sharing a stool

Sammy trying to hold a frog

At the playground with Grandad

Whee!

Miles practicing his kissy face

ICE CREAM!!

Jet lag is a killer.

Sammy feeding 'Stumpy', the chipmunk with a short tail!

Grandad showing Miles how it is done

Sammy and the violin

She's a natural!!?

Feeding time at the zoo! As the Ontario grandparents recently witnessed, Miles is messy. This is the mess he made a few days before we left for Ontario when we had a gang of friends over. It was quite spectacular. 

This is at the family day of Music Fest at Van Dusen Gardens. Tom Lee puts on an instrument 'petting zoo', as they call it, where kids get to try out all the instruments. I asked Sammy which one was her favourite and she said trombone...yikes! Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of her with the trombone.

Miles seemed quite attached to the cello.

Look at those 'Dizzy' cheeks!

At Music Fest we caught another Bobs & Lolo show. This is one of Sammy's crazy dance moves.

Sammy with Anya at Douglas Park. Anya is the little girl who lives across the alley from us. Sam and Anya have become quite attached to each other. Sammy goes outside every afternoon to see if she can hear Anya out in her backyard. If she can't hear her in the backyard, she gets me to call their house. This gives me a glimpse of the future when Sammy will pick up the phone, call Anya and say,"do you want to play?"

PNE

Taking the bus from North Van where we left Miles with Moma and Googie

One part of the farm kids activity

Depositing all of her items

Waiting in line for a stencil tattoo

Up close with one of the super dogs!

Getting ready to ride the octopus. Sammy enjoyed the fair part of the day, but she really started to enjoy herself once we hit the rides. We have an adrenaline junkie on our hands!

Wow!

Still smiling

Brad riding a bunny!

This photo is included just to prove that Brad wasn't riding the merry-go-round by himself!?

Pure adrenaline rush joy!

Finishing off the day with her first taste of cotton candy. Sammy said that she liked it, but she quickly lost interest and we ended up throwing most of it away, which we were glad to do!