Girl Guide Camp

SOAR - Spirit of Adventure Rendezvous

I am taking a bunch of girls to a Girl Guide camp on Vancouver Island in July. We got together with a few other groups going to the same camp for a pre camp. There will be about 2500 girls at this camp. I am excited about going but a little bit nervous as I have only met 5 of the 8 girls - ages 15 - 17+
Our camp on the weekend of June 22-24 was held just outside of Fernie at a fellow Guider's home in Hosmer. The view from our camp site was amazing, we also got to go for a little bit of a hike to see some of the Coke ovens where coal was once cooked to make coke. We also got to see a few of the abandoned buildings from when Hosmer was a booming town. It of fun getting to know the 5 girls. I will meet the other 3 girls on the Island in July.

The view of Mt. Hosmer from out camp site

Our Camp

An old Coke Oven

Me inside an oven

My Co-Leader Laurie

Some of the buildings left from when Hosmer was a booming coal town

The view through a window

House and Garden Update

Well it is official we are moving to Halifax NS ! We will be gone by the end of the summer. It has been a great couple of years here in Creston. I was looking back at a bunch of photos of the house and yard it is amazing how much we have done with the place. I thought I'd post a few photos of the House and the progress we have made.

Our house March 2005

June 2005

June 2006

June 2007

March 2005

June 2007

The front garden June 2005- I have work very hard on this one

July 2005

June 2006

June 2007

This spring I deceided to make gardens around the front poarch - this was before we got news that we were moving to Halifax April 18, 2007

May 8, 2007

June 20, 2007

June 20, 2007

My Clematis at the corner of the back deck this spring - May 26, 2007

May 8, 2007

May 26, 2007

Sarah and Jim's Wedding

May 5, 2007

It has taken me a while to post these photos of the wedding of Sarah (Scott's sister) and Jim, but here they are. It was a great weekend, the wedding was held at Scott's parents resort in Sorrento on the Shuswap Lake. The weather even behaved, no rain during the wedding although we were prepared for almost any thing mother nature could throw at us.

All the "girls" got our hair and makeup done that morning at a local salon. It was so much fun and relaxing to hang out before the wedding. This is my "before" photo

All the "girls" Lt to Rt: Sarah (the bride), Sarah's Mom (Margaret), Me (Bride's Maid), Krista (the Maid of Honor), Kelly (one of Sarah's friends from high school), Kathy (Jim's sister - Bride's Maid), and Jim's Mom

The Bride and her Bride's Maids and Maid of Honor

Sarah's Mom helping her get ready !

Jim - Waiting and Waiting some more. A very reflective and contemplative look.

Me walking down the aisle

Sarah's Dad walking her down the aisle

The Wedding

"The Kiss"

My escort

The "Girls"

The whole Wedding Party

Scott and Sarah's whole family - all drinking Kokanee

First Dance

Reception - Why is it the only photo of Scott and I is the one with his hand on my _ _ _ ! ?

What a wonder full Day

To the Future !