New Pictures of our Baby!!!!

Here is a Professional picture of our Baby! We will post more Pictures of our Baby at the end of March with our own camera!

Victoria -- Wednesday through Saturday 8/6-8/9

Here are some pictures and notes from the second half of our vacation, which was, yes, a month ago. It's been busy, so we just never got around to finishing the posts. Since Victoria, we've had a garage sale, which was way more work than we previously realized! Afterward we've been busy putting our house and garage back together, and we've also had Zac's birthday, of which we will be posting pictures soon. Check back! :-)

Anyway, we really wanted to share about the rest of our trip...

On Wednesday we had lunch at Sanuk, an Asian and Fusian place with a unique and fun atmosphere. Then we just walked around the city. We walked through part of the Empress Hotel, and took a guided tour of the Parliament Buildings, which was quite interesting actually. Zac appreciated how his voice echoed inside the great hallways and huge rooms. He experimented with the very loudest possible echoing sounds ...during the poor tour guide's talks! And, btw, there's no use trying to hush him, just carry him to another room and return later.

Putting together a puzzle in our room later that night...


Thursday was our fun hike. We hiked up Mt. Douglas and had incredible views of the island and all around.


Friday we walked along the other side of the harbour. First we walked into town to a great pub called Swans, probably our favorite of the trip, and we ate lunch. Then we walked across the blue bridge, and along the water for a couple of miles. It was fun, and beautiful -- great weather. We stopped at another pub on the way back, called Spinnakers. Jer had a beer and I had an ice cream. Zac just slept in his stroller the whole time we were there. He enjoyed the walk, though. He always loves a chance to be outside!




After our walk on Friday, we packed up our stuff, loaded the car, and took it down to the ferry to park for the night. This was the only way we would be able to make it onto Saturday's 10:30 ferry, since we were unable to get reservations. We spent our last night, and got up early, packed our duffle and backpacks, put Zac in the stroller, and walked to the ferry. Here are a few pictures of our unit:

Saturday morning on the ferry

Zac was completely exhausted after not sleeping well, and no morning nap. He slept a lot on the drive home.

A fabulous if not perfect vacation! We praise God for safety, fun times, beautiful sights, warm and sunny weather, and time with the people we most love in the whole wide world. We had a wonderful time!

Victoria -- Tuesday 8/5

Butchart Gardens


We are all three having quite a fabulous time. Everything we've done so far has been fun and amazing. Butchart Gardens was beautiful! Zac thought it was funny to smell flowers. But he wanted to try. If you look closely you will see that he has a huge smile on his face.






After Butchart Gardens and lunch (at Butchart), we drove to Thetis Lake Regional Park and took a swim in the lake. It was very refreshing, a bit chilly, but it was a HOT day, so it felt great! Zac loves water, and especially splashing!

Victoria -- Monday 8/4

Zac LOVED the Children's Farm! He loved seeing all the animals and petting the goats. He wanted to pet this pot-belly pig, but the pig kept turning his rear end toward Zac, so we encouraged him not to pet! ;-)




The farm is part of a large park, which also has a cool playground with swings and a fountain. More fun!


When we got back to our resort, Zac and Jeremy went swimming while I made stuff for tacos. I took this picture from our patio. Zac loves the water!

Victoria -- Sunday 8/3

Here is our view from our unit/patio. Directly below us is the pool, which means we hear lots of kids laughing, playing, and splashing all through the day. Not a bad sound for background noise, I suppose. We are on the second floor.


Sunday we walked. A lot. We walked around our neighborhood, Fisherman's Warf, and out on the breakwater. Then we walked into downtown Victoria. The weather is beautiful!


Stopping for a snack in a fun little gazebo looking out over the harbor.

Victoria, BC -- Saturday 8/2

Saturday was a long day of travelling. Lots of driving, and even more waiting. Waiting for ferries. Waiting for hours!


During our 5 hour wait for the ferry to Victoria, we explored Port Angeles. Zac had a little nap in the stroller while we walked around. We ate at a little Greek place and visited with the owners for quite a while. They were very friendly.


The Ferry at last! :-)

Leavenworth, Washington

We spent part of the day Friday walking through downtown Leavenworth. It is so beautiful there, and really fun shops and places to eat.

Jeremy's cousin Ian pulled Zac around in this wagon. Ian is in the fourth grade, and he is so good with Zac -- Zac loves him!

 

Madison and Zac playing with Ian. He was hiding in the cupboard, and they played "Peek-a-boo" for quite a while. They were so cute! Zac loved opening and closing the door.

 

 

Zac and me at the little place where we ate lunch in Leavenworth on Friday.

Madison with Jeremy's cousin Keara, who is also really great with the little kids. Zac and Madison both think she's the coolest!

At Jeremy's Grandma's house in Leavenworth ...Zac loved playing with this dog, and he loved playing the piano. He was constantly crawling up to one or the other.
 

This Is Messy Business!

Zac is learning to feed himself now. I suppose this will be worth it when he has mastered the skill, and we can all feed ourselves simultaneously. But for now, it just means more work! And lots of laughs!

    

Grandpa Keith's Memorial

Grandpa Keith passed away a couple of weeks ago, and his memorial and burial were on Thursday last week. We drove up to Leavenworth, Washington, and were there Wednesday evening through Saturday.

Grandma made the flower arrangment for Grandpa's casket the night before the burial. She is very talented!

Looking Back ...Eight Months :)

It's been awhile! Here are a few pics of Zac from April/May. He was about 8 months old.

Zac does work on his computer just about every day (Daddy's old computer)

Uncle Jake and Aunt Jamie, and cousin Madison.