Horseshoe Lake

Horseshoe Lake is just 20 minutes out of Cranbrook and has free camping! We went out there yesterday and set up our tent for the summer. The campsites are very widely spaced with outhouses spaced between them. There is no water or garbage and the sites are not the gravel parking lot of Provincial Parks. This is what we've been looking for through all of our married camping experience - a place we can get to by car, doesn't cost anything, and isn't the parking lot style that makes me wonder, "why bother?"

day in Creston

We spent the day in Creston for the Annual Creston Valley Blossom Festival. The kids loved the parade!

From May 2009

After the parade we went out to a friend's parent's dairy farm. The kids got the full tour meeting all the calves and had a great time running around. This was probably the best part of the day and it had nothing to do with the Festival!

From May 2009

From May 2009

Practice time

This is a familiar and welcome sight these days. Lily has been diligently practicing and the boys are bothering her too much. Though tonight she did tell John to go away and find something else to do - like pick his nose!!

**Oops, that should say "not bothering her..."

Meet Mr. Apple

Gabe and Lily got it into their heads to make fruit/veggie people the other day. My only stipulation was they had to eat what they created!

The Amazing Singing John

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