Madeleine finished Kindergarten yesterday, only three years now and Cecelia will also be well under way into school. Mad's class had a slide show and certificate ceremony and then a family picnic in the gym as it was a bit rainy. It was a pretty fun morning and Madeleine really seemed to enjoy herself and her classmates with a sense that she really had accomplished something. Only 12 years until she is out of high school with a real sense of purpose and reason which hopefully she will actually understand.
Earlier this week we went for a bit of a hike and play and beach time down at a nearby provincial park. We thought it would be quite quiet as it was Monday but Madeleine's school was there for the year end trip, no kindergarten on Monday so she wasn't already there. Turned out to be a fun time with lots of kids we knew to play with. This is Sutherland falls in the park.
I forgot to take the camera to kindergarten's last day we'll have to see of Lisa has some pictures of MadB.

I had an excellent Father's Day, ripping a quad muscle in soccer and crashing my bike attempting to launch off of root while on a fast downhill. Pretty sure I have a concussion and broken rib. Our family doctor was actually there and I said I would be fine, he just laughed and said to come in if the headaches started. It is funny that these are the things I am concerned about my young children doing and hoping they don't end up severely injured. At least I will have a lot of anecdotes for them to think about before they do anything too wild. This is also the first time I have actually felt 40, soccer and biking injuries within 24 hours, what a geezer. Will had his first mountain bike experience that afternoon at a friends party on Mt Revelstoke. He found it a bit bumpy but still pretty fun, trying tricks and jumps taking no heed of my cuts scrapes limps and bandaids.
MadB and I at soccer, this was her best game by a long stretch getting at least ten touches and even two shots on net. I got hurt in a mens soccer tournament, not the
U6 league. Will and Cee are great team red supporters

Wow it has been two months since I did this last. Of course we have been busy, biking, soccer, playing, working, all that good stuff is going on now so we are never inside. The snow finally disappeared and the warm weather came so we are just playing and going outside constantly. All three kids are fine, Will rides his 2 wheeler, Maddie is just about to finish soccer and kindergarten, and Cee can almost speak in sentences. Normal progress I guess. Josie's parents have been and gone for the month covering Will and Mad's 4th and 6th birthdays. Josie had a 40th birthday, and ran a race in Vancouver with her friends to celebrate. I have just worked around here on the yard and on a new fence, which is all but finished, coached soccer and played on a baseball team. Too busy as far as I am concerned, o well too bad for me.

Will and I made it out last friday for our final day of the season. The hill is open this weekend and next but I am not sure if we will make it. Mixed bag of spring weather this week but still snowing in the alpine and even a bit in town. The yard is close to snow free so we can get to work making this yard kid freindly and fun, the back actually still has a good 4 inch covering on it though. By the time Josie's parents arrive tuesday we should be able to get to work. The work that we will get done over the next few weeks seems impossible but I really plan to make the best of Bill and Paula being here.
In the pictues Will is with our hotel ski hosts a Kiwi ski couple of certain noteriety. They spend the winter in the Powder springs as hotel and hill promtional people and are the most regular at the bar bringing in clients from all over the world. Will and I did two long runs that day then sat in the sun on the patio and ate fries.

Will and Madeleine are back on their bikes and CeeCee wants to go on the trike but just can't keep it upright for too long. The driveway is cleared all the way through so we can play outside, only another foot or so to melt off the lawn so we can play even more. People are so anxious around here they are shovelling and snow blowing lawns clear. The skiing has been phenomenal as more new snow just keeps coming. I even found some thigh deep powder to play in on Monday. Will and I are going tomorrow for the final time this year, MadB says she doesn't want to go but we will see then.
Our weekend in Kelowna was fun and we did not even spend too much money. Friday we went to their cool pool for a couple hours there is a splash park, wave pool, water slides, 50m pool, and a cool wave rider thing. The kids had a blast and I am sure the other 500 people there did too. Saturday afternoon Tom and the kids and me and our kids went for a drive while the ladies shopped. The kids ran wild at Mission Hill while I shopped and then we played a waterfront park, a real novelty as our parks are still covered in snow.
Not much else going on here, everyone is fine and normal as far as I can tell.
JH

MadB is on March Break, Cee Cee is feeling much better but still has to be on an inhaler three times a day, Will is fine with only eczema in the end and Josie and I have survived another mere cold. The snow is melting quickly but luckily there was a 15cm dump up high overnight to refresh the skiing. Off to Kelowna soon for a fun weekend anyone want to fly out since we will already be there so you can come stay for some spring skiing?

Well we have officially called off any trips to Ontario this summer, that means we will definitely be there the next one for a few weeks. No big news here, CeeCee has a respiratory virus and we think Will has some slap cheek virus. I felt we had got over all the sicknesses but they just keep appearing. We will have to be much more conscientious about staying healthy I guess as the bugs have our number right now.