~ Papa's Visit ~

Takla Lake at 10 o'clock at night.

Fishing, quadding, shooting - I think the boys had a good week together.

Channelling a little ZZ Top?

Can't you hear it? "Born to be Wild ....."

Not an "outdoor sports shot", but just an amazing photo.

I was so excited to find these photos! Just before I came home with Charley in July, Nathan's Dad graciously drove our truck and all our belongings (2 months at the coast and 2 kids worth of stuff!) back to Takla so I could fly home and not have to drive with a newborn and a 2 year old. Well, these are some of the photos he took on his visit with Nathan. I had no idea he had taken so many wonderful pictures.

~ The Visit ~

So hard to pick a favourite shot. The kids are gorgeous, Grandma's beautiful, and Nathan with Addison and Charley is awesome!

Watching the Berenstain Bears before bed in their matching Spiderman PJ's that Grandma got them.

Grandma with Eric and Lennah with the RCMP plane, the Turbo Beaver. It's beached directly in front of our house.

I think this would be Nathan's dream job. Not only with the Force, but flying a plane, too!


Lennah wouldn't get on the plane, maybe next time ...


Eric, future pilot? How cute is this.


Just after Lennah fell in the lake. Poor thing, she recovered very quickly and walked back home from the beach. When we got there we realized that she had walked home with her rubber boots full of water! Never complained once - that's my girl.

These are the flowers Lennah picked for me when Grandma and Auntie Sheri took her for a walk down to the beach.

Lennah, "rocking the clogs". Thanks Nana.

I couldn't wait to put this Mac jacket on Charley. I loved it on Lennah and was delighted when it was raining and I could dress Charley in it. I can't wait for the bear hat to fit her, either. What a beautiful little girl.

Playing with the Red Rocket.

We had a wonderful week with my Mom and sister Sheri. They came up to visit us, see where we live and celebrate Lennah's 2nd birthday. Unfortunately the weather didn't co-operate and Nathan was unusually busy with work, but it was all about the visit with family.

~ Lennah's 2nd Birthday ~

Lennah's Birthday "cake" after Grandma rescued it! Gotta love cool whip and sprinkles.

This is how it started out. For some reason, not only did it stick to the pan. But, when my mom was trying to ice it, it also stuck to the plate and fell apart. Since none of us bake, we decided to blame it on the high altitude.

Lennah knew exactly what to do, she even waited until we finished singing "Happy Birthday".

Ummm, good. And it was! She especially liked the police car paper plates.

Giving Grandma a thank you hug for the twins baby playset.

Us girls and Eric

We celebrated Lennah's 2nd Birthday, here in Takla Landing. We were so lucky that Grandma, Auntie Sheri, and cousins Eric and Addison could be here with us. We also fired up the webcam so Nana, Nona, Papa and Uncle Dan could be with us, as well.

We weren't sure she was going to get a cake, as the power had been out since Wednesday night and didn't come back on until Thursday afternoon, just in time to bake her "cake". But all in all, Lennah had a very special day. Happy Birthday Kiddo!!!

~ Introducing ... ~

As we sit here and celebrate Charley's 2 month Birthday, I am happy to announce that her Birth Certificate registration is finally complete and in the mail!

Introducing: Charley Letitia Rose Fox

Charley is for both her Great-grandfathers on Nathan's side, Letitia for Nathan's Grandmother and Rose for my Grandmother.

Mugging for the camera already!

I guess I should get used to this picture, these two will likely spend a lot of time in front of the TV together. LOL

~ Fossil Finds ~

The budding archaeologist - and baby.

Jungle Girl

Some of the fossils we found.

Some pieces with fool's gold.

No idea, but I like all the different types of stone in one.

We had a great day yesterday. Nathan took us girls out exploring to Lovell Cove, about 30km from town. It's a recently abandoned logging camp with all the buildings still in place. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos of the camp or the nearby airstrip.

But, what was really exciting was the Fossil Pit. It's located about 1km from the turnoff to Lovell Cove and was it a worthwhile trip. In spite of the heat, bugs and cranky children (mostly Lennah who's nap was cut short), we had a lot of fun exploring and looking for fossils. All of the fossils we found were sea life. The most common fossils we found were shells and sea snails; and that was only what was laying out in the open. We plan on going back with some hammers to see what else might be lurking underground.

~ Summer in Takla ~

Here is a great shot of Takla Landing. Nathan took this one while "out on patrol", on his patrol vessel. If you click on the picture it will enlarge it to full screen, and if you look closely on the right of the photo you will see a large building. That is the hotel/store, and we are located across the street.

Here is another fantastic photograph taken by Nathan's "partner-in-crime", aka Paul. This shot was taken just before 10pm the other night. It is spectacular, the sky looks like it's on fire. We really live in a special place.