Checkin' out the Mayan Wedding

Lori, I must admit this work is outstanding. I almost felt as though I was there. Loved the Trash the Dress. What a way to end the year, with your best work to date! Proud of ya, kid!

Video

Hi. Just working away today and trying out some new things. Here is a video I created on a site called Animoto.

Oh, just found this link to a higher quality version on its own page. I love it!

http://video214.com/play/yfuHYtHjl21yDuQAeQkkZg/s/dark

Enjoy

Just chillin'

Just hanging out on my patio, enjoying the evening breeze. Maya is piling her toys on my laps in hopes that I'll throw one of them. Soon she'll give up and throw them for herself. When she shakes them "to death" and lets go they go flying across the room. :-)

Started taking down Xmas decorations. I will un-decorate the tree tomorrow.

I had 3 small family sessions this Xmas season. They were fun. I'll post some samples when I'm done working on them. Went to Cancun for one of them and stopped in a Home Depot. I need to go up there more often. Playa really is a small town and Cancun has so much more when it comes to stores.

Oh, my friend Aristi scheduled me a tarrot card reading as my Xmas gift. I will do that shortly. I'll be sure to go in a good mood, then I'm sure she'll tell me all good things!

Well, thats it. Bed time I guess.

Lori

Christmas in Mexico

Here's what I did Christmas day! Obviously I would have preferred to be with the family but this was a close 2nd place. I bought myself a necklace, and a henna tattoo. Merry Christmas to me! My holiday season has been very different but I was able to get into the spirit and make the best of it. It was great... and continues to be!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years Y'all!!!

Well, now that the hype of Christmas is over, we start the new hype of New Years for a week. Gavin and I just booked our tickets for a NY party.....Las Vegas theme. Not sure how that will work out...seems a little outrageous for Dubai, but I guess we'll see what its like. We're going with the same Aussie friends that we had Christmas with. Should be a good time.

I was going to add some pics....but I'm having some techinical difficulties. Stay tuned.

Aaaw

Little Teva Beva! This seems to be a recurring post around Xmas time Mom! Teva is Santas little helper!

I am going to a friends place for xmas eve supper tomorrow. Thought I'd bring along some Nanaimo bars. After finding some interesting ingredients I attempted to make them tonight. I have to compromise on a few ingredients... so we'll see how it turns out ;-). Well, so far not so good. Attempt one, failed. Apparently I boiled it instead of stir on medium heat. I boiled the butter right out of the chocolate. They seperated and wouldn't mix again. Ah, live and learn. I didn't know that could happen. Hm.

So, tomorrow I will go buy more butter and try again! I was only on the 1st layer so didn't waste too much. Second layer should be interesting. Heehee.

Merry Xmas peeps. Keep in touch on the big day!

Lori

HELP!#!#!#!#

Do you think I need any more help?

Thanks Teva. I'm sure I couldn't have wrapped without you. Notice how crinkled the paper is....might I add by the time she was done it was also ripped and clawed.

Christmas Tree

Finally got the Christmas Tree decorated. It's red and silver with candy cane ribbon. Teva was a great help...in helping to snag anything hanging down. At least this year she didn't try climbing the trunk. Might I add wrapping gifts with a 20 pound cat standing on the paper doesn't work very well either. Maybe she thinks it is the rattling of her treat bag. Then just to add a little bit of challenge I added ribbon. So far she's pawed them and now she thinks chewing on it is also acceptable. Lori, do think Teva will ever out-grow this childish behavior. Bet Jeter hasn't attacked your parcels! Guess maybe this is just a warm-up for when Addyson comes Christmas Eve.

Banner!!

Now that is eye-catching! It actually looks like Sweet Fire.

Sweet Fire Banner

Cool hey??!? I made it!! click to see the real thing... blogger added that big fat border

Deck the halls

I don't know about an iphone app... considering I barely use my phone it doesn't affect me much. But, I do think you can blog by email. Lemme look and get back to you.

As for me, just got off a full full week of weddings. 4 of them! In a week! Too much. But its over now and it wasn't so bad. Only one left for the year. Then I have a couple small shoots and a bit of a break until the end of Jan. Oh, Kim... are you still thinking of coming here? Beginning of Jan would be perfect!

Yoga, subway, then beach planned for tomorrow! Boss is giving me a little break. It's been a bit chilly here so need to go warm up :-). Seriously though, it's really nice... sweater and pants needed at night. So nice. Kim, I'll have you know it hasn't rained in like a month tho... until today. It rained for about 10 seconds.

Had the maid in today. Sent her off with 20 bucks after 6 hours. She earned her money. Man, I kinda feel bad. I'll have to give her an Xmas bonus next time!

Finally buying some decor for my home. Shelves and picture frames... still need to be hung and filled... but I'm 1/2 way there already!

I have my xmas tree up and tonight put up some more lights in the kitchen. It's Christmas'y in here now.

Thats about it for now. Jumping in the shower, then an hour on Spanish... and nightly night. I guess that means I should say Good Morning Connie :-)

Blog anyone?

wow...I finally got into this thing! It has been complaining about my acct and I never had time to look into and today when I tried, all the whining was gone.
Anyhow, we had turkey at thanksgiving and I plan that Mom will cook us an Xmas feast as well! Maybe she doens't know it yet though! Addy is already asking for pumpkin pie when we go to Gma and Gpa's place. She is a demanding lil girl.

Well, instead of adding presents under the tree, we've been removing them. Little does Addy know that the gifts she keeps giving up don't actually belong to her. She has to give up a present under the tree for every night that she doesn't sleep in her bed like a big girl. So far, she hasn't slept an entire night since we've returned from Grey Cup (owww...the pain of witnessing another Rider loss) on Nov 29th!! She was on a 2 week record prior to this.

Not much else new. I'm almost done Xmas shopping and we've had quite a few weddings in Nov and now Xmas parties in Dec.

I guess I need to post some pics or videos soon. Hey, does this blogger thing have an iphone app?

Later all!
KAB

Reading Material

In case you're interested, here are some links regarding stuff thats going on here. UAE is making Canadians get Visas before they come here, instead of just issuing a 30 day visitor visa upon arrival. Anyways, I have to get our marriage certificate attested before I can get a residence visa, and I don't know how long that takes. Not sure what happens in the new year if I need another extension (which I probably will). Maybe Tesco will have to send me back to Canada until I have a residence visa approved. (oh, and I haven't read these yet).

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/11/08/canada-uae-visas.html#socialcomments
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/11/08/canada-uae.html

Sweet Fire

Hi. Me again.

Here is a short slideshow of the wedding I did as lead photographer!! I love it!

http://www.pictage.com/photographer/slideshows/viewslideshow?autoplay=1&slideshowid=27087&slideshowkey=cnbgvwrkxuwuzyov

Advice

Hey Con, I was just thinking... maybe you want to get some advice from a professional mechanic before you choose a vehicle to purchase. I'm just sayin'. (heehee)

Also, got me tree now and invited the neighbor kids over to help me decorate it. That will be Saturday evenings events. With A/C, hot chocolate.. and cinnamon buns!! Oh, and Christmas music!

Happy Turkey Day....and Black Friday!

Well, I wish I was in Houston enjoying turkey, mashed potatoes and the whole bit....including ending the night with some shopping! Black Friday deals. So sad I'm gonna miss it this year.

So, I don't think I've told you guys (besides mom) that his Hummer deal fell through. Well, it was a go, we had the money in the bank for it and everything. Well, Gavin was going to meet this guy (Mike - owner) at 3 pm at the Transportation office to transfer the title and all that junk....well, Mike calls at about 130 and says that he was just at a traffic light, and he went to take off, and nothing.....he was getting the Hummer towed. Transmission needs work. Needless to say, he returned our deposit and we're looking again. We went out to the automall last night to take a look around. We looked at a few vehicles. There is one that we're gonna go look at tomorrow...in the light. It's an 07 Hummer again. Black. Only 24k kms on it. The story is (so we're told), the previous owner is the owner of Geant (closest you'll get to WalMart) at Ibn Battuta Mall. He just bought 2 new vehicles (Bentley and Porsche) before Eid (about 2 weeks ago), and he left his Hummer at the dealer for them to sell. Anyways, the interior is almost perfect, small imperfection in the dash...a button missing...and the outside has a few knicks in the paint. We're going to look at it again early tomorrow.

Tomorrow, we also have some appts to look at places for rent. I can't wait until we have a place. This apt living is annoying. Having to take the dog out on the leash everytime he needs to pee. I think he's on a pretty good routine, so I appreciate that. It will be nice to let him run around again...and so Gavin can chase him in the yard. Everything is tile here so he gets no traction and I don't want him to wrap himself around a table leg or something. We don't need to be making any trips to the vet. He does like to lay out on the patio and park himself in the sun. After a few mins he'll come back in the apt panting. Funny little man.

Gav and I went out for Thanksgiving dinner last night. He had a beef pie with mashed potatoes and gravy. I had pizza. We did our cheers to Thanksgiving over that meal! hahaha. Maybe we'll have a real meal at Xmas.

I might go for my first trip to Abu Dhabi this week. I think Gav (and Gary) will be going almost everyday this week....so I thought maybe Gary's wife and I can tag along and they can drop us off at the mall, until they're done. I haven't been there yet so if we do go, I'll have to do my research!

Well family....thats all for now.
Love Conster.

PS Lor, thanks for the gourmet meal tips. I may have to try that.

Rookie

Ah Con... ur such a rookie! It's easy... turn oven on, it doesn't even matter what temperature. Just somewhere around normal. Dump some things in a cookie sheet and slide it in. Voila! Sometimes if you want to mix it up a bit you can take those cookie sheet goodies and cook them on the BBQ instead! For example, chicken burgers, or chicken wings. Then you call it a gourmet meal.

Why didn't you take a taxi?? I thought that was the plan? For you to taxi around? You can't sit around until Gavin gets home... Silly girl. Or maybe u need to learn to drive there. Let me tell you... I was scared to do it here for a while, I just let Lincoln do it. But, the thing is... with most boys... they try to match the driving of the crazies around them. You don't have to. I mean, keep up... but you don't have to swerve in and out of traffic like everyone else. I don't and it makes for a much more enjoyable ride.

Ah, the similarities of Mexico and Dubai are quiet funny. Or I guess I won't really know until I go there.

So Xmas, I guess we'll be having a Skype/oovoo party!?!?

Xmas

Not sure what will be going on here....probably not too much. Maybe moving. Don't know if we'll have a tree. Probably not. Its packed. Guess it depends when we get in a place....still looking but feels like its a never ending project. You would think that these people just dont' want to rent out their places. So annoying. Nobody calls back.

Anyways, nothing new around here. Did some retail therapy yesterday, not much though. I wanted to make some turkey today....but I don't have wheels to go to the grocery store...and you can just imagine what it would be like to drag Gavin there after work. I guess I'll have another cookie sheet dinner....Lor, how do you stand it?!?!? :)

Peace out.

Plans

Yup, I plan to get a tree today. I need to find a stand though. Everywhere you buy a tree here they nail a 4x4 stand to it and a water bowl. Thats right... they nail through the water bowl to attach it to the bottom of the tree. Needless to say... it doesn't work very well. Couldn't actually water the tree last year without it leaking out the bottom. Made for a dry brown tree. :-(

It's also impossible to find an actual stand here. I don't think they exist. Maybe I'll go hunting for one today (which I did last year and found nothing).

My friend Stephanie is going to have an xmas eve turkey! Her boyfriend is a chef. So that should be fun, and delicious. And for xmas... I dunno... Maybe I'll invite people here for board games! hahaha. They might think I'm crazy.

Gift giving will probably be light. My friend Tanya has two kids. I'll buy them something. And our cleaner has a couple kids I'll probably buy something little for. I know he doesn't make much money here and would probably appreciate a little help at xmas.

At some point on Xmas I plan to head to the beach... just because I can. :-)

You guys? Trees? Turkey? Whats going on?

HEY!!!!

You can't have "Mr. Nick-Nak M & M". I rather like him....oops Dad is the one who has all the M & M characters. Maybe I should be putting them out! He's really cute Lori. Do they have lots of Christmas things out? I'm curious as to whether you will have a Christmas tree. Thanks for sharing. How did the shoot go? Haven't had time to check out the new site. Hopefully later this week.

xmas nick nack

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday again. Connie you will recall Kimberly sent you a birthday wish. I was the one who asked her to send it...I believe it was worded with, Happy Birthday from Canada. Just making sure you don't think I didn't recall giving birth to a third daughter like 31 years ago. Anyways sounds like Gavin made your day pretty special. We were in a "winter wonderland" aka Regina and putting up with -30 degree weather and a little wind chill to go with it over the week-end. Glad to be back in Medicine Hat putting up with way less snow and warmer temperatures.

just the 'rents....

Thanks brother and sisters for the Bday wishes.....looks like the parents forgot about me....I guess thats what happens when you move to another hemisphere! :)

Gavin took me out to the Buddah Bar. I guess you could call it very expensive and fancy Chinese food. It was delicious. Good thing I only have one bday a year!!

Today we'll be picking up the Hummer. I'm sure Gavin is excited he won't have to drive the Mitsubishi Galant anymore. He's been driving that little car for 8 months! Going from his truck to the car was probably a pretty big adjustment!!

Today I'm going to look at some villas. Hopefully I find something good for a good price. Wish me luck.

Lor, Good Luck with your photo shoot....I'm sure you'll do awesome.
Dar, I'm gonna try to call you sometime so I can figure out how much it costs for a long distance phone call. I think sending texts for me is pretty cheap. 60 fils = $0.16. Much cheaper than the $0.50 for International texts from Houston.

Anyways, gotta go get ready for the day, while you guys are just getting ready for bed! Isn't it funny!

happy bday little sister

Happy bday connie sue. I was going to try and call you but not sure about dialing $%&*)4840330t57363839 hahah might be long distance on that..lol Anyways hope your enjoying your first bday in dubai

Happy Birthday...

to you... happy birthday to yoooooou! You live in a zoo!

What does one do for a bday in Dubai?

Have a good one!

Guess what?!?!

Tomorrow is a big day for me! Shooting my very first wedding all on my own. Well, with an assistant... but I'm the man in charge, and only me. I have been very relaxed and excited about it. Not nervous I mean. Which is awesome. I feel very prepared and am looking forward to getting a solo shoot under my belt to prep me for next year!

Booking for beginning of next year are still coming in. I'm even having to turn some away now. Still lots to fill, but they're coming!

Kim, you still planning to come here? Beginning of Jan would be a great time! I have no weddings yet, and can stay open if you decide to come. What do you think?

Ok, wish me luck! Thanks.

Going out to "Taste of Playa" in a bit. Just restaurants with taste testing. Should be delicious!!

from sunny mexico

Morning. I'm up at 8:00 this morning! That's what happens when I go to bed at 10:30. Rained most of the day yesterday... it was sooo nice! Until i went out for KFC. Newly opened in Playa. I was so excited to try it. But it bombed... different fries, different gravy and dark meat big crunch. Yuck yuck yuck... All bad.... Guess I'll still to McDs and Burger king!

Going to get my xmas tree soon. As soon as I see them in stores. Why not?!?!? I love the pretty lights at night. Reminds me of when we used to rearrange presents for hours and practice waking up at night and checking for stockings. Hhahahh.

My new website/company is up and running and taking booking for 2011!

Site: www.SweetFirePhotography.com

Email: Lori@SweetFirePhotography.com

Bookings are going good. Got a couple more deposits last week! Shooting my first solo gig on Monday the 22nd. A little scared, but mostly excited for that! Getting together with my assistant today to go over some things.

I'm doggie sitting peanut this week because Lincoln is gone to see his parents in the Dominican. I imagine his mama is making his coffee and meals! Lucky. Oh, speaking of :-)... I had a maid in last week. 20 bucks, 8 hours, clean house!!! aaaaaah, gotta love it. I promise to hire her next time someone comes to stay with me.

Talked to Connie... she likes to call at 1AM or 8:30 am... so watch out!

Later

Yesterday

I talked to Connie yesterday. She couldn't get her skype to work. We think probably just because of a slow connection. We used another program online and were able to communicate by voice only. Video was too much I guess cause it was all choppy and freezing. Our voice convo was pretty much perfect though.

Also had a little Spanish/English date last night. A girl I met has been wanting to learn english and I am, of course, wanting to learn Spanish. So, we got together to do, part english and part spanish "lesson". We have conversations in Spanish. It takes a little longer to explain and understand simple stories... but this will be good! I will make a friend and a teacher at the same time. And I can't teach her english in return. Perfect trade off!

I haven't done yoga, or any kind of exercise in like 3 months now. I feel like crap... yuck. My yoga teacher is on holidays right now but returns on Friday, so I'm starting again then!

Been shooting lots of weddings. We were busy at the beginning of this month (and again in the beginning of Dec). We shot 3 weddings in 8 days, ending it off with a 10 hour package.... Yikes! Thats a long day. And it was a small nightmare as well. It extended an extra hour with a very drunk bride.... I won't type the story... just in case someone can find it by googling my name. Might not be good for business.

See You Connie

Happy to see your reading this today. I knew your flight would go smoothly. Was Gavin at the airport to meet you? What about Sisqo? Maybe it was a good thing you lived in Houston for awhile, the heat shouldn't be quite so hard on him now. So, tell me, what was the first thing you thought of when you landed? Good luck to you and Gavin in the new venture. Like Lori, a new language to learn, a new culture to get accustomed to, life goes on and you as well have widened your horizons....let me see, both from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada. Although your all away from us, we are very proud of everyvbody's accomplishments.

Bye

Well... goodbye Connie... This part of the world is gonna miss you. Safe travels and let us know when you and Sissy land safely. Enjoy your new place on the palm. What is new and exciting over there!?!?! Fill us in when you get a chance.

And congrats again Darin and Andrea. (Oh, that reminds me, I need to add Andrea to the blog still)

Congratulations!

Exciting news Darin & Andrea. The ring is gorgeous. And Darin did it on one knee (even though he tripped). Yeah,yeah right. All in all, we're very happy and excited for the two of you. You make a great couple. Here's a toast for you....may you find love and happiness in all you see, think and do. We love you both and welcome Andrea. Keep us posted. By the way Darin...thanks for sharing your pictures. Great souvenirs of such a special day.

Well hello family.

As you all know by now, our family is growing by one more. Yes, I am engaged!! Can you believe it. I hope you are all as excited as we are about this new stage in our lives. Just want to keep this short, cuz i write on here so much. WE are goin to try and write on here more often. I guess lori has to and Andrea to this blog too now. Anyway, we are exhausted from doing laundry all day and getting groceries, and everything else. So I will leave you with a few pictures from our trip. see you all later..

Nice Smiley

Hey Lori, that was the "Bomb Blizzard" and that's exactly what they called it. Apparently it has something to do with the barometric pressure and temperature dropping over 20 points in 24 hours. I forgot my meds, but did you forget your glasses....wizzard? I know where I can hook you up for an eye exam when you come to Canada. Your right about Darin. Seems he has to be out of the country to actually hear from him. Take care.

Yeah

Actually it does put a smile on my face... only cause I just got back from the pool... where I fully appreciated where I am and the awesome weather. Its a hot one today!

And then I got a confused look when you mentioned the "bomb wizard". But I chalk that up to forgetting your meds this morning. hahaha.

I moved my "office" into the living room... but it is so bright out here I might have to start wearing shades when I sit down to work at the computer. Been planning my break times a little smarter since the move.

I will take pics of it once I tidy up a bit.

Tx for letting us know u heard from Dar.

Mexico

Darin and Andrea gave us a call last nite from Mexico. They should be back Friday.
Lucky ducks are putting up with sand and sun while we are wondering if the "Bomb Blizzard" will drop any more snow. Does that put a smile on your face Lori?

counting down......

well, my countdown has started for the tenants moving in....they're moving in wed of this week. i have tomorrow off of work so i can take care of a couple last minute things before i meet them wednesday to hand over the keys.

the next countdown will begin after that.....and it is less than 2 weeks from now until the big move!! holy!!!

Just looking

I'm looking at buying a MAZDA CX-7. Have a look at it here: See this vehicle on Cars.com. Let me know your thoughts.

I found a company that ships from Florida to Puerto Morelos (only 30 mins away). Prices are reasonable, considering the money I will save by buying it in the States compared to Canada or Mexico. I will head to the dealership in Cancun to have a look at one and take it for a drive.

Something else for thought... Sweet Fire Photography! This is the up and coming new photographer in Playa Del Carmen... ie... Me!! Thats my new company name that I'll be working under starting Jan 2011. Like it? Website coming soon.... so stay tuned.

Happy Turkey-Lurkey Day

Lori sounds like finding a turkey in Mexico is a feat in itself. Perhaps the hole in the wall wasn't for turkeys. In Canada such a set-up would be for drugs. I guess chickens are a suitable substitute. I did cook a turkey and we did think of you and Connie & Gavin....thought about taking a picture of the turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy...just to remind you of old times. Yummy!
And you have something else to be thankful for. Kim, Bill & Addy left around 1:00 today....the day passed and around supper time Teva was no where to be found. Shook the treat bag and still no kitty....opened all the doors & closets...still no kitty. We did find her.....on the front step. Guess she got out when K,B & A were leaving and we didn't notice.
Had a mini birthday party for little Miss Addy. Darin & Andrea really spoiled her with presents. Addy was busy with her crazy ball & baking set when I got home Saturday. She also got the Barbie Movie & books. Addy fell in love with "The Princess Dress"(as she calls it)...its actually a top with bell sleeves and sparkles and now she thinks she's worth a million bucks....dancin up a storm. Ah, she is so funny. She's so special, truly a gift from God. We love her to pieces.
Connie also called Thanksgiving Day. She & Gavin will soon be leaving for Dubai. Their house isn't sold, however, it is leased for 2 years. I know they have been planning this for a while, but it still seems SO far. Now, you must remember this is someone who didn't want to leave Willow Bunch. How things change in a few years. Good luck in the new venture.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving family!!

My friend Aristi and I planned to host a turkey dinner for a few other girlfriends. So after looking at every grocery store for a turkey we finally found a friend who could get us a turkey. He showed me where to pick it up Sunday morning.... Some hole in the wall place... about a 4 foot square. So, I show up just before I'm ready to cook it and what do you know?!!!? The place is closed. So, I storm around there for a few minutes. Really, there is nowhere to look for them... or a phone number or anything. It's literally a hole in the wall! It's in the corner of a building, with a window and door opening to the street. Thats it! So, I ask at the grocery store next to it. Nope nope... nobody knows how to get in touch with them.

So, I write them a note to call me when they get back. And in the mean time, the owner called my friend and said... Oh... I'm back in Cancun... Sorry you can't get your turkey. Seemed like the grocery store DID know how to contact her as it was a weird coincidence that she just HAPPENED to call Tona as I was still standing there.

Anyway.... no turkey for us. Which was fine... But I hope to god they didn't kill the turkey!!! When you get one from the grocery store you don't really think about how they grew up and all of the sudden got their head chopped off for you to enjoy Thanksgiving. But when you directly ask someone to go kill one of their turkeys and bring it to you... makes me kinda sad for the poor thing.

So, my friend Aristi was here since around noon and we made, 3 chickens (poor guys), mashed potatoes, gravy, greek salad (Aristi is greek), ceasar salad, veggie platter with dip, and stuffing! Oh my god mom... how do you do it every year all by yourself! And your tastes so much better! hahaha.

I am thankful for little animals giving their lives to help us live.... and mom for making such super fantastic meals every holiday!!

THANKS! Happy Thanks giving!

Cutie Pie

Here is a preview of miss Addy at her aunty Lori's wedding. hahah, she will steal the show. I like how you can see the bride and mom in the back laughing at her.

so sweet.
Hahah, she is pointing at her eyes....

You caught it!

You captured it Lori! Look at the intensity, the concentration with the keyboard. No distractions with Addy when she's focused. The mess! Too funny, look how innocent poor Addy is....I don't think she missed one square inch of the floor...unless of course Kim helped her with the creation. You also got the Addy Charm. Giving her Mom a hug with a look that says "Watch me get what I want". The fun of being a little girl, dressing up and at the same time, the big girl checking the mirror out. They say Mexican Plaques always tell a story. Maybe your part Mexican as your pictures also tell a story. Thanks for sharing. They just seem to get better all the time.

Play date with Addy

Addy stayed home one morning for a play date with Aunty Lori.

Taking after her mother... another computer geek

Proud of the mess she made

Avoiding looking at the camera

Ah ha... caught her looking.... like a sneaky little devil, I might add.

Dressing up

Typical photo by Lori... bride getting ready

I need some too!

Those pics are out-of-this-world smokin'. I can't wait to see them. I love the one with Addy leaning against Kim....some Addy-tude going on obviously.

Oh, by the way, I'm not sure if you guys actually changed the channel. I think that was about when remotes were invented. Either way, nobody's fingers are worn out from pushing buttons...actually now that I think about it, we bought the Hitachi just before moving from Regina and it DID have a remote. Sorry, can't cry child abuse.

Really???

You made us get up to change the channel for you??? hahah, child abuse!!

Just wanted to post some pics of this cute family I visited in Regina. Here are some of my Favs. Kim they will be on their way shortly. I'll confirm the address where you want them sent first though. And I'll send Mariannes to you too.

Enjoy!

hahah, Addy NOT looking at the camera... but smiling real nice for her ice cream. This one is my absolute favorite!
Well... This one is a fav too... Ok... they all are! Aside from removing all the mosquitos from black clothes, it was alot of fun!

BEFORE..... Mom and dad not smiling....

And AFTER!!! Hahaah, so fun! This was the only one where Addy was looking so I had to take K and B's faces from another pic. Improving my photoshop skills. Probably have to do this alot with family shoots

We have a flasher

Haha! We really do have a flasher, however, we have it under control. The culprit would be the 36 inch TV sitting in our living room. Seems time has expired and we are getting a couple days notice. We've broken down and a new LED is on its way. Now we have to do some more learning. Things were much easier when all we had to do was hit the "on" button and get one of you to change the channel.

We have a flasher

We have a flasher

Lori

Well, Lori I'm glad to hear this picture was taken previously. I thought you were really showing us how much you missed the Caribbean. You just look like your having way too much fun.

Oh... no

Mom that pic was from before I left Mexico. Just thought it would remind you what the weather is like here. Had to lose my lose and shoes immediately after stepping out from the airport.... hhhhhot!

Back in Mexico Already

I can't believe how quick your holiday flew by.

While Lori was in Canada, Dad & I went camping with her in Cypress. She got to enjoy some Canadian peace and quiet. We stayed in Terrace which was a change for us. Lori got to fine-tune her Girl Guide skills. Building fires is second nature to her now. Let's see....paper, sticks, logs and some magical fluid seemed to help heat things up. It was either get it going and keep it going or else early bedtime in a nice cozy bed. She did get a few nature lessons. Had a family of deer roaming every night, chick-a-dees, warblers, wild turkeys, not to mention the squirrels which seemed to be everywhere. I won the argument of how the squirrels gather their acorns....they scurry up the lodgepine, chew the end of the branch and then snip the acorn, usually leaving them fall to the ground. Thought for sure one of them was going to stow-away under the motorhome but haven't seen any roaming around. Lori did spend a day in Medicine Hat. Darin also came home. He ended up being the ride to Calgary. I'm sure she's thankful,(much better than the bus). Undoubtedly, Calgary had what she really missed.......the frost and snow. Haha. Just had to give her a little taste of the true North before going home. I see she didn't waste any time upon her return to Mexico. Looks like your really enjoying the sun now. Gives you a new appreciation for the Riviera...LUCKY DUCK! Was great having you home. Good Luck in your new business. Luv Ya & Miss Ya. M&D.

I'm HOME!!!

Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Birthday

Busy start of the month. Happy Birthday Bill! Happy Birthday Lori! Happy Anniversary Kim & Bill!

Hope everybody had a great day.

Labor Day Classic in Regina so everybody celebrated...who needs a reason...the Green & White came thru for the sixth consecutive year. Wonder if Lincoln is drinking out of his Roughrider Mug?

Only a few more sleeps and we get to spend some time with Lori.

Happy birthday Lemmer!

The girls miss you like a fat kid misses cake!

xoxoxo

Linkn

Just wondering

Just wondering if anyone has any plans for Xmas. I am thinking of heading to Canada again for Xmas. Well.... we'll see how it goes in September... maybe i'll be too cold to return still. Yikes, actually, right now, I couldn't imagine what snow and cold is like anymore. Maybe it will snow when I'm in Calgary in September?!?! That would be cool!

Shot a wedding yesterday. Once again, met some nice people and took some AWESOME pics.

Cleaning lady is coming today! Another 15 bucks well spent!

Other than that... just planning my list of things to do and buy in Canada. Can't wait to see everyone!! Only 6 more days until I hit the airport!!! Whoohoo!!! See you soon!

Thats no paddle boat

Oh... thats not a paddle boat... oops.

Anyway, Today was a big day... Went for a walk with the doggies, went to yoga, watched some TV, did some work, played on the internet.... And out to play with doggies again. I even did the dishes in there somewhere.

Spanish practice yet to come and tomorrow while it is light out I will attempt some painting. Bought some snazy new colors!! I will post pics when available!

Cute

Cute pics... Ah, paddle boats! Fun!

Here is a cool new shot from my last wedding.

Hola

Hi,

I think you've all probably forgotten who we are by now....it is KAB here!!! I got some pics printed at Costco and put a lil album together for Addy. I guess I will share a shot or two.

We're good here and munchkin is like an entirely different child since her hospital stay.

Later,

K

PS Lari we are counting down the days for you to come to Canada!

Horsie rides at Black Hills Old Mac Farm

Tubing at Katepwa on August long weekend

Puppy love

Nutty liked ur video! hahah.

I'm trying to teach that one to Maya too. I'd been working on roll over with her... and she wouldn't do it... Then one time.. when Peanut wasn't around... boom... She rolls over, no problem. Funny girl!

The Monster.

Just chillin

Hey fam. Well... today is just another day in the life of Lori..... in Mexico. It's a hot one. I am doggie sitting Peanut because Lincoln left for Canada yesterday. I'm so jealous. Anyway, these two misbehave alot when they're together... so i brought them for an early walk today. I hope that gets more enjoyable as the week progresses... else I may have a break down.

On the brighter side, I am watching Lincolns condo and he has a bath tub!! I will be going there tonight to have a soak and read a book. I try to do this every time we get booked into fancy hotels cause I don't have one here. One day I hope to put one in... but until then.... I'm bath-less.

Tomorrow I'm going to take some newborn pics for my doggie day care lady. That should be fun. Going to find some samples online today. Here are a couple samples of some pregnancy pics I took...

Hahhah, this one was my favorite!! So funny... Topes... pointing down to her belly.

Signature....

Looks good Lari!!

Nothing going on here. Sissy and I are just chillaxing.

Tonight at midnight our time Gavin will be on his way to Libya for a couple nights.

Look look

Look what I made!! It's my new email signature!!

Hi

Just wondering what is up with everyone else. Anything happening? Anyone planning any trips to come see me? How was Med Hat? I guess everyone was there but me... and Bill.

Anyway, peace out!

My new site

I have created my own site now with only my work and a bit about family photos. I will eventually expand this for other types of photography. Here it is for now... I will be working to get some more variety in the shots I display... but this is it for now...

http://momentsthatmatterphotography.com/loriPortfolio/index.htm

Enjoy

BEACH

Well, I don't recognize the sand....maybe I should go check it out! Make any sandcastles? Swim with the turtles? Just Sun?

SUMMER!!!

Hahha, yeah Mom... it's summer now! I use the ocean as well. Had me a beach day the other day.

Lori

So you really do use the pool or is this the first time? Fun, fun in the sun!

Afternoon fun in the Pool

Here are couple pics of the neighbours having fun in the pool (and some non neighbours).

Guess who!?!?!

Hahha, Myrna isn't a very good swimmer and couldn't get to the bottom of the pool for a pic.

This is who Connie says looks like Darin... Aka, Roberto, my neighbour.