Harrison Bay

This place is incredible.  So beautiful.  It's where the Fraser River meets the Harrison River, just a forty minute drive from where we live.  The sandy beach is perfect for the kids to play.  We recently went here for the day with Jake's brother Tim and his lovely wife Alice.  Needless to say, not one of us wanted to leave.  It's a great escape; a nice place to just kick back and relax.
    

Seriously MIA.

Sorry guys... I've been busy!  yikes, when I say busy, I mean busy.  I finally finished the post processing from Jordan and Emily's wedding, (sorry for the wait you guys!) I'll make sure to get the CD to you in the next week.  Also, my baby brother (okay, maybe not so much "baby" anymore... but in my mind, will that ever change?) is getting married this Friday.  And Uncle Jeff & Aunty Cynthia and 5 kiddos will be staying here in our house for the week.  I love every minute of it, but yes - it is busy.  On top of it, I've been working a lot, (5 days a week to be exact) and was sick with a flu bug over the weekend.  Okay, enough with my excuses.  I plan to get things whipped back into shape and straighten out my priorities real soon.  Stay tuned for more updates and my plan is to be a lot less "MIA" in the near future.

Jordan and Emily

I shot my first wedding on Saturday, and am really happy with how it went.  Jordan and Emily were the perfect couple, young and in love, their happiness shone through for the pictures.  It was an honour to be there to photograph their special day.  And I just wanted to say a special hello to my Mom & Dad, who are travelling in Europe right now - Happy Anniversary!  We love you very much, and I hope these photos make you smile and think of your special day 34 years ago.

Time for a post.... and some photos.

Well, it's definitely time I showed my face around here again.  The days between my last post until today have been somewhat well, eventful.  On Tuesday, July 15 my Uncle Henry passed away at the age of 52.  It was a shock being that he was so young and had a sudden heart attack.  The funeral was Saturday, and although we would have loved to be there, it just wasn't possible.  My thoughts are with my Aunty Carol right now, and my cousins Tracy and Victoria who are now facing the road ahead without their husband and father.  God give you peace and comfort as you press on.  We love you. 

Last week Tuesday I also started a new job serving at a local Chinese food restaurant.  I love it.  The owners are wonderful, the co-workers are helpful, the food is amazing.  The atmosphere is perfect.  I just love it.  A few hours in the evening, this is my new "time-out" from the boys and a great way to make a bit of extra spending money.  For 10 days the restaurant is closed in the summer so the owners and their family can go away on a holiday.  So I won't be working again until they re-open on August 1.  The busy-ness from last week has take its toll on my body and my brain however (trying to remember the menu and all the most efficient ways to serve!).  A strange rash appeared on my leg Sunday afternoon, and I've been having chest pain.  I went to see the doctor on Monday and diagnosed the rash at Petechia and ordered bloodwork, which once checked out by the doctor didn't raise any concerns.  So for now, having no other symptoms, I chalk it up to a really hectic week last week.  Hopefully the pain subsides and my body is back up to speed before I head back to work again next week.  Jaco and I decided now would be a good time to try to get away with just the two of us, so we'll be shipping the kids out and heading up to a little cabin in the "middle of no-where" for the weekend.  I'm looking forward to some good R&R.
I'll leave you with some recent photos (to satisfy the famililal maternal grandmother types of course).  These are mostly from Nathan's first birthday celebration at my parents house in the backyard.
Our niece Kaitlyn who proudly exclaims, "I see, I see!" when putting her sunglasses on.

Our niece Alyssa, I think more popsicle ended up on her face than in her mouth.

No really.  He just can't help it.

Nathan loves water.

Nathan had fun opening his cards and presents.

I can't believe my baby turned one!

Graduation 2008

It was so much fun to shoot this young group of graduates. The girls were sparkling in their gowns, and the young men were pretty tough looking in their suits.  It was a very hot day, with a very bright sun overhead, but we managed okay, and I think we got some good photos out of the deal.  Here are some of my favorites. 















     

Jones Lake

Some more pictures from our day trip to Jones Lake yesterday.  Lucas loved exploring along the shore and searching for things he could to throw into the lake.





 
It really is breathtaking up there.  This place tops my list of most naturally beautiful places I've ever been.
 
Nathan was content to just sit in one place and play with some toys.  (The grass and sand kinda freaked him out, so he didn't venture too far off the blanket). Thumbs up.  Lucas reeled in his very first fish at the tender age of three.  (Very proud moment for his papa).






When the boys had a brief nap in the truck, I wandered around and took some pictures of some pretty cool things.

A bumpy road led to this..

 

Yesterday we had the treat to witness first hand this magnificent view.  (I encourage you to click on the photo to see it even bigger).  Only God could come up with something this beautiful.  Just gorgeous.  And, as the title says, the road that led to this view was bumpy.  Very bumpy.  In fact it was the longest 9km we've ever driven.  But absolutely worth it.  We spent a good 7 hours up there yesterday and didn't really want to come home.  I have a lot more photos to share from our day yesterday but I'll have to post them a little later.  The boys are running me off my feet this morning, and I'm going to need a few more cups of coffee in order to keep up with them. :)