New Adventures
New Years Eve
Simon played at the ski area village party on New Years Eve. Maybe a few less people came out due to the -20C night, but it was a big success for Simon and those of us that made it. It was the first chance for Simon to sell and hand out his new hats with his DJ name...
Christmas time
Even though the Santa story has been discovered, there's always big smiles on Christmas morning. Amber likes to get in on the fun. This year we celebrated the holidays with a visit by Simon's Dad and brother, Pete. Christmas dinner included our good friends Dana,...
Halloween 2017
A not-so-spooky Halloween theme this year for the trick or treaters. Emily and 3 friends all wore tutus and social media icons such as youtube, snapchat, vine, etc. Madeline was a tasty M and M candy. The girls are in full-speed mode on Halloween night. These are the...
Hiking Mt. McCrae
My friends from CRIS in Kelowna brought the Trailrider out for a hike up Mt. McCrae. The weather was perfect and it was so great to share the day with good friends! Thanks for the ride and a spectacular day in the alpine! [gallery link="none" size="full"...
Art Projects
I've been involved in a few artistic projects lately. Our friends host a yearly garlic festival at their urban farm in Revelstoke. In exchange for garlic, farm fresh eggs and honey, I design their posters and website. It's fun working on projects where I am given 100%...
Riding up into the alpine
On the final day, we made it up the RMR gondola to about 1700m / 5,500 ft. This is the first summer in operation with a few hiking trails built. Simon, our girls, and a neighbour went on a short trail to a lookout spot and then together we went exploring in the...
IPE
Labour Day weekend marks the end of summer and the Interior Provincial Exhibition. It was a hot one, 33 degrees midday. Whew! We kept everyone hydrated and the kids didn't care about the heat on the rides. [gallery columns="1" link="none" size="full"...
Things we don’t see often
It was a busy week with new things... an eclipse and kangaroos. We took the Meadows in the Sky Parkway to the mountain top of Mt. Revelstoke National Park to see the eclipse. Luckily they handed out the cool viewing glasses so nobody's retinas were burned. It was a...
5 by 5
I participated in the latest show at the Revelstoke Art Gallery. Five photographers submitted a photo, and 5 artists choose to interpret one of them. The result is a dynamic and varied interpretation of the photos. Here is the photo I chose: The first thing that this...
Emily and Maddie’s summer on the coast
Similar to last summer, Emily spent two weeks with her cousins and family, while they vacationed on Hornby Island. It's a pretty cushy gig. Here's a few photos that were sent to me: At the...
And finally, my birthday…
It's taken me 6 months, but I finally whittled 500 great photos by Keri Knapp Photogrphy down to 25 for the blog. A difficult task indeed! For archival purposes it is dated on my birthday, here's a link to the new page: Pauline's 50th Birthday party
Calgary Zoo with the Girl Guides
The big year-end trip this year was a sleepover at the Calgary zoo. They slept in the "Canadian Wilds" building, next to the otters. Lots of fun! Lunch stop in Field, BC Madeline clowning it up as a baby penguin 🙂 Photos by the girls:
Spring Fishing
We love to go fishing for the day and explore the area south of here on Arrow Lake. Simon and the girls went out with our friend Stu.
Dancers
Our talented and poised dancers: Emily ready for her Michael Jackson mix dance recital. Madeline ready for Lyrical dance.
The Arts
The end of the school year draws near and that means recitals, competitions and finished projects. Both girls participated in group dance competion in Vernon and came away from it with silver medals. Emily is in a Jazz group and Madeline is in Lyrical (a type of...
Spring has sprung!
I sooo love the first flowers that pop up in the springtime, giving us a much-missed burst of colour. On a warm Saturday afternoon we all lay down on the grass and watched the many bees buzzing among the flowers.
Madeline le boulanger (the baker)
Maddie loves to bake. To date, she has made 4 pumpkin pies, 1 lemon merengue pie, 3 angel food cakes, numerous brownies and other cookies/cakes. This week she wanted to make apple rose pastries. I have to admit that I thought pastry might be a bit out of her league,...
Maddie turns 10!
We've hit double digits for both girls now, how fast a decade goes! On the big day, Madeline had a small dinner with the family, and some cheesecake for her (she is the only one of us who eats cheesecake). A while later she had a sleepover party with her friends and...
Skiing
Our girls were enrolled in the local ski club; skiing with a coach and their peers every Sunday. They are both little rippers now, Emily easily skiing as fast as an average adult, with grace and fluidity not shared by many. Her sister, a more aggressive style of...
Emily turns 12
Oficially a pre-teen! Chocolate cake by Maddie, party to follow in the good weather...
Ariana Grande
For Christmas we gave the girls tickets to see their favourite singer, Ariana Grande. The accessible seats were sold out so I bought 3 so Simon could take them. Lucky for him, his cousin Cathy offered to make it a "girls night out" and took them to the concert. We...
That’s the life
Our very fluffy cat, Shadow; living the good life.
Anything Goes
Once again I participated in a local fundraiser for our Visual Arts Centre by donating a painting to their silent auction. Fifty pieces of art were sold, all in a 12x12 dimension, with the theme Anything Goes. It was a great success and $4600 was raised.
Simon’s birthday
Simon took the day off work so we took the ferry across to Halcyon hot springs for a gourmet lunch and a dip. When we arrived, our friends had phoned ahead and paid for everything! So thoughtful! <3 Meanwhile, back at home, the girls were busy making this angel...
New Years Eve
This is the third year of what has turned out to be an annual event; New Years at Andrea's. Simon is in his element performing to a crowd of about 60 here. He mixes songs as a DJ while playing his drums along to the music, it's amazing!
Christmas
We had a quiet holiday this year at home. Christmas morning is so exciting! Three of us got pillows! New onesies!
The Nutcracker
The girls took part in the Nutcracker with the Victoria Ballet. It was a sold out performance at our 350 seat Performing Arts Centre. They were not super thrilled to be "just mice", but it's really all about practising for and taking part in a professional production....
Digital Creations
Here are two pieces that I submitted into our local art gallery for the current shows. The first show is titled Pattern Play, so I assume no explanation is required. The second show, titled Passion and Perspective, looked for artistic impressions about something one...
A New School Year
Here we are starting the 2016-17 school year already! It feels like summer never really got into full swing in Revelstoke, or I guess it did in April and May..?! And fall just came in like a hammer this week, time to cover up the basil at night. Basil doesn't like...
Interior Pacific Exhibition
We made it down to nearby Armstrong, BC for the fair. The animals are a big hit, who doesn't love seeing the baby animals!!? The girls got to lead a llama around an obstacle course. Of course, our girls are big fans of the midway, and we met up with some friends from...