The little nude dude!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Margaritaville
Finally an update! We just walked in the door from Mexico. Kind of a quick trip, we decided last friday, booked the tickets Sunday morning and flew out of Vancouver at 8:00 Tuesday morning! It was pretty nice down there, boozing it up on the beach, eating fruit (in Tobin's case, eating sand and cigarette butts...).
We flew into Manzanillo and we were picked up by Jim and Margo who then took us back to the campground they've spent the past five weeks at. It made it a REAL treat to be dropped off in Vancouver by Grampa Conway and picked up at the other end and ferried straight to the beach!!!! The Coke's treated us like royalty and so did the rest of the campground denizens; retirees, largely from BC strangely enough.
It was a little like an all inclusive in that we arrived with our tent and bedding and then everyone else around us started arriving bearing gifts, like the two dozen wise men. By the end of the trip I thought we might end up with a satellite TV. We were lent shade tents, collapsible tables, mats, pots and pans, a stove, tarps etc etc. When we attempted to erect the shade tent, without success, suddenly there were about 10 people on our site helping us figure it out. It was a little like a revolution of 'handiness' bubbling beneath the surface and waiting for an opportunity to erupt into full fledged helpfulness. Very kind. Anyway, enough jabber. Here are some pics.
Tobin really took to the papaya and mangoes, when he wasn't trying to eat charcoal, cigarette butts and sand....
The crocodile is about 12' long, but we're standing about 15' away, safely behind that flagging tape.
Tobin was constantly covered in fruit juices and sand, he was lucky he wasn't carted away by crabs or ants.
I'm not sure why the fellow who took this photo deemed the sky more important than our lower extremities, but there you go... Jim and Margo, and us on the beach.
We flew into Manzanillo and we were picked up by Jim and Margo who then took us back to the campground they've spent the past five weeks at. It made it a REAL treat to be dropped off in Vancouver by Grampa Conway and picked up at the other end and ferried straight to the beach!!!! The Coke's treated us like royalty and so did the rest of the campground denizens; retirees, largely from BC strangely enough.
It was a little like an all inclusive in that we arrived with our tent and bedding and then everyone else around us started arriving bearing gifts, like the two dozen wise men. By the end of the trip I thought we might end up with a satellite TV. We were lent shade tents, collapsible tables, mats, pots and pans, a stove, tarps etc etc. When we attempted to erect the shade tent, without success, suddenly there were about 10 people on our site helping us figure it out. It was a little like a revolution of 'handiness' bubbling beneath the surface and waiting for an opportunity to erupt into full fledged helpfulness. Very kind. Anyway, enough jabber. Here are some pics.
Tobin really took to the papaya and mangoes, when he wasn't trying to eat charcoal, cigarette butts and sand....
The crocodile is about 12' long, but we're standing about 15' away, safely behind that flagging tape.
Tobin was constantly covered in fruit juices and sand, he was lucky he wasn't carted away by crabs or ants.
I'm not sure why the fellow who took this photo deemed the sky more important than our lower extremities, but there you go... Jim and Margo, and us on the beach.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
Back home and more visting
We arrived back home on Dec 28 and had a day to settle in before our week of guests arrived. I think there were 13 people that circulated through the house between then and now. Busy place, but lots of fun as usual. Unfortunately I was sick for most of it and then two days ago, Deb, Pete , Ann-Marie and me got the 24 hour flu, barfing out both ends. Somehow we managed to stay well humoured about the whole thing with everyone reporting on their bathroom success or failures. Ann-Marie managed to keep her dignity the most intact, while I didn't. I think sometimes I'm channelling Satan when I vomit.
We skied the hill most of the time the last week and it was so, so good!!! It's amazing to wake up one day and have this huge ski hill in the back yard. Got dad out for the first time in five years too so that was great fun, he did great and was skiing full speed right off the bat. Made me a little nervous though.
Bath time for Sylvie and Tobin
Deb, Sylvie and Pete
Happy New Year! Simmer down now.
We skied the hill most of the time the last week and it was so, so good!!! It's amazing to wake up one day and have this huge ski hill in the back yard. Got dad out for the first time in five years too so that was great fun, he did great and was skiing full speed right off the bat. Made me a little nervous though.
Bath time for Sylvie and Tobin
Deb, Sylvie and Pete
Happy New Year! Simmer down now.
Christmas in Boston
We spent 10 days in Boston over Christmas at Bevil and Alex's house with almost all of Ann-Marie's side of the family. Bevil and Alex were the consumate hosts, tolerating children and inlaws taking over their space. We had a great time, walking around Boston, buying turkey from "Live Poultry Fresh Killed" - no kidding that's the name of the store, I think they need a marketing director.
It seems travelling with babies really makes things run smoothly! People were amazingly helpful and friendly everywhere, especially Boston.
Alex and James decorating the tree
Everyone loves bath toys
Tourists on the subway
The twins, late for Mass
Being serenaded by Alex and one of his grad students, Gina
Practicing being an astronaut
It seems travelling with babies really makes things run smoothly! People were amazingly helpful and friendly everywhere, especially Boston.
Alex and James decorating the tree
Everyone loves bath toys
Tourists on the subway
The twins, late for Mass
Being serenaded by Alex and one of his grad students, Gina
Practicing being an astronaut
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