Bike park

Hey yes, the bike park is sweet. Madb took the picture of Will and this is one of our favourite places to go. Will just goes up and down and MadB practices two wheeler riding and having fun. The kick bike is sick and even the teenagers love it. We get a lot of compliments and MB does a lot of chattering and freind making, its a bit of an ice breaker for her. We even have a buddy, he was the dishwasher at the place I acted as a waiter. The kids here are pretty nice and freindly. No one tells us to move or grow up, they are respectful of us playing too and even encourage the kids. Compliments to them and their parents, I wonder if they realize they are creating kids who will be right into this later in life as a result.
jh

Rainy weather and the arrival of Sept

We have had some wet weather and that seems to compromise our connection here so several posts have been lost in the electronic who knows where. I am sure some smart person cold find them but I need tutoring still. We have been busy anyway and there is no big news.
jh

It snowed up high

Winter is just around the corner. I love the changing seasons and it seems to happen quickly here. There have been two patches of snow visible to us on Mt MacKenzie for most of August and just last week they melted. The pictures above show you they were quickly replenished. There is a bit of a chill today and I am wearing a jacket, but with shorts and sandals. I am sure there will be some more hot days, after all Wednesday was thirty degrees .
We have made an offer on a house, Josie and I are both now employed, it is a bit ahead of schedule especially for a slacker like me, but the right house came up at the right time. We are hopefully only waiting for the credit approval. More information on this will follow as things progress.
I presided over my first shot ski Wednesday night. They were Burt Reynolds and it was pretty cool. They went down without even the slightest mess. Revelstoke is a shooter kind of a city. I will learn accept and prosper from that.
MadB’s wound has healed quite nicely, with some lovely bruising that looked like she had been too the mall for eye shadow. She starts kindergarten in a week and a half. Josie fells sad and I am excited. CeeCee is still not committed to walking but I guess she will someday. Will is covered in wounds and scabs and just generally looks like one of the wild boys all the time. He is a classic dude who loves to pick at scabs and do outrageous stuff to amaze and amuse his sisters, friends and peers, as long as it is not scary.

What has happened since last blogging. Well the prize goes to Amy as she was our first visitor, she won the pleasure of being roused from her slumber several days in a row by the lovely MadB and the wild Willie. Plus we even let her take us to dinner one night for which our gratitude will forever be extended. Who will come next, I promise we will take the full extent of what you will offer us. And we will show you some fun and open at least one great bottle of wine. I had a lot of fun with Amy and I know that the kids and Josie did as well. We saw many sight and had many adventures plus her dog Max saved us from at least three or four cougar attacks. We also had a nice little camp trip for two nights. We returned with a few wounds, MadB and WillB both have lacerations around their eyes, Madeleine’s the more serious of the two. William tripped over a root and hit Sydney’s makeshift bowl, a stainless steel garbage can with a rolled edge that needed just a bit more of a roll for Will. Madeleine has been riding without training wheels and crashed into a tree. That one could have been prevented by me maybe but I am not sure so won’t worry too much. I think I have already mentioned this but it is ten and Cee Cee is still awake so good day. JH

We had some great camping at Wadey on Lake Revelstoke. Will and Madeleine both have potentially scarring wounds incredibly close to their eyes. Our site was close to the lake and noone else camped nearby. Lucky for them because one morning the Will and Madb were up at 6:15 so then all the other three were too. It was fun to go hiking before eight and run out of things to do by two. Good thing we set up at he beach with books and shade and played around the water. Then the Patry's came and we all had a good time. It seemes so much easier when everyone has somebody to play with. Let's see if there are some good pictures. Our first visitor has arrived and it is??????? There will be prizes if it is you and that will be fun and drinks with us and breakfast and other insanity.

Madeleine on the ferry

Just tryiing to keep child photo equtiy. MadB has not had a picture in a while so here we are on the Shelter Bay ferry going toward Nakusp. Will would not get out of the car and Mad really liked it. She actually rode this ferry when she was three months old back in 2005.
MadB and JH

Some more camping

We are on our way to a nearby campground today. It is right on the water of lake Revelstoke, the Columbia river between two dams. I cannot wait to go swim in frigid water on a hot humid day. The kids are pretty excited too, they love that trailer and always look forward to campfires. Josie knows how to make s'mores and they like that. MadB is riding her bike in straight lines without the training wheels and for as long as the alley. Very exciting and liberating as I think the training wheels only inhibit and injure. They should be banned right along with other social ills like incandescent bulbs. No news on Will and CC is still just doing little walks.
My new job is going pretty well. I like it a lot and hope the best of it, I am not getting as much sleep as I have been the last two months, but I will adjust. I encourage everyone to come visit. This is a fun town and I have a fun place for everyone to hang out in now so come visit, my kids miss you all very much.
JH