Happy Hallowe'en!

Last X-country race at Trout Lake

A radioactive spider in our garden?

 Poppy makes herself comfortable with anyone who sits in the Poang chair

Killer cupcakes - even the hatchets are edible : )

Rowyn is ready to trick or treat!

Gryffin handed out candy on Hallowe'en, (too tall to trick or treat)....

then went to the neighbourhood fireworks (it's a Vancouver Hallowe'en tradition!)

Looking back at Summer 2017 and Hello to Fall!

Ontario!

Snorkelling in Tobermory

Tubing in Wasaga Beach

 Beausoleil Island, Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Is there anywhere Rowyn won't do a cartwheel?!?

Trail riding at Blue Mountain

Rowyn's 10th birthday party

I killed the birthday pinata!!

Campfire cake

 Niagara Falls

We're smiling, but really there are too many tourists here! (Yes, that includes us)

 Back in Vancouver, summer unwinds

The Slush Zone! PNE 2017. Too busy having fun to take any more photos

"Out of the Woods Woodcraft" launches at the Steveston Farmer's Market

Last summer day-hike to Whyte Lake

Cross country running at Trout Lake Park

Pumpkin Time!

It's hard to choose just one

Thanksgiving hike, Lighthouse Park

We found this cool critter on the trail

And spotted a rare and elusive Gryffin

Our ash tree in its autumn glory

Horse Trophy Show, Oct 15. Rowyn & Penny placed 2nd in "English Pleasure"

Grade 7 Graduation

Heading out for first day of school, September 2009

Ben and Gryffin, on their way to Grade 7 graduation, June 2017.

Rowyn in the audience, patiently waiting for the ceremony to start!

Gryffin and Mme. Alex (his teacher for the past 3 years)

A rare family photo!

BFFs

We have a teenager!

It was a very wintery winter, so we're happy that spring (albeit even wetter than usual) has finally arrived.

It was so cold this winter that Vancouver's Trout Lake froze over! Skating was allowed for the first time in 20 years.

We didn't have skates, but went for a walk on the ice instead

Visit to Reifel Bird sanctuary during March Break

A hungry red-winged blackbird fills up on seeds

First official photo of our teenager. Happy 13th Birthday Gryffin!

Gryffin vs. the cheeseburger cake (no surprise, Gryffin won)

After a lot of fun at Extreme Air Park, the boys were really looking forward to some birthday cake.

Easter! Not yet too old for an egg hunt : )

Our own Energizer bunny, I mean Easter bunny.

Poppy can't even pretend to be a good sport about the ears!

Bonus points to the Easter bunny who spelled all our names correctly - check out the bunny on the right : )