First Stop... Kelowna

We started our journey on May 26th and made our way through Jasper National Park, enroute to Kelowna. On our way through the park we saw a black wolf. The wolf was very cool and very active. It was in the ditch while we were driving by, so we stopped and took a few photos. The wolf was not bothered by our presents, but kept an eye on us while rolling around in the grass playing. It was one of our highlights of the trip, as Dann & Emma had never seen a wolf in the wild before. I had the pleasure of seeing a wolf last year while driving through Jasper, but not as close as this time

We made lots of stops along the way, as our little girl does not sleep too much while travelling. Emma enjoyed posing for the camera... as you can see!

Once we arrived in Kelowna, we headed for Ian & Phyl's place. We always enjoy our stay there and their company, not to mention the lodging is awesome! Emma was apprehensive about Sydney (the dog) at first, but within a day or two, they were close buddies. Sydney loved coming into the guest house and spending time with us when Mommy (Phyl) was away at work.

The view from the main house and the guest house are breath taking, and as you can see, Cinderella (Emma in her new dress-up gown) found her Prince Charming (Dann catchin' some rays) enjoying the sun. Although there was some rain, this particular day was hot... just the way we like it!!

Here is Emma riding her bike with Molly... ya that doll is a world traveller!!

We managed to spend a few days with our old pals from Powell River. Baby Hazel is all grown up since the last time we saw her, and looks just like her Daddy!

Emma and Sarina were very excited to see each other and once they settled into playing, one would never guess that a year had past since their last "play date".

Hazel kept up with the older girls and they all had fun together.

While Branden was at work, Jenny, Dann and I took the girls to two different water parks. They really had fun splashing, chasing each other around and playing on the tire swing.

Emma had a little "incident" while running around at the water park, resulting in a skinned knee. She sobbed on my lab for approximately one hour, but eventually got back into the game and never looked back (hard to see, but she has a large band-aid on her left knee. Thank goodness there was a first aid person on duty with an abundant supply of bandages).


Hazel and Sarina loved the water slides at both water parks, going down repeatedly!! Emma on the other hand, stood at the end of the slide "supervising". I see a "forewoman" or "boss" position in her future, as she is very good at instructing others what to do and how to do it!

Although the girls live apart now, I think they will always have a lasting, long-distance freindship.

We stayed in Kelowna for one week, but the visit came to an end very quickly. We left June 2nd to Lethbridge for a surprise visit with Grandma & Grandpa.

Stay tuned for more vacation photos in the days to come...