Out for a walk near our house today, and brought our camera to take a few shots...Here's a few results of experiments with the fancy camera and our Mac:
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Spring in Calgary
Out for a walk near our house today, and brought our camera to take a few shots...Here's a few results of experiments with the fancy camera and our Mac:
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Vegas!?!?
I spent the long weekend in Las Vegas with my good friend Kelly (from OT school), and a group of her girlfriends celebrating Kelly's Stagette or "Bachelorette" party.
Kelly had great luck at the Roulette Table!
Fun at the club ("X/S" at the Wynn Hotel and Casino)
Kelly had great luck at the Roulette Table!Fun at the club ("X/S" at the Wynn Hotel and Casino)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Visit from the "Jackson 5"
Joel and Janet came for a visit with our 3 beautiful nephews. We had a wonderful time, with great weather, and lots of fun, including a trip to the Calgary Zoo, a visit with "Thomas the Tank Engine" at Heritage Park, and a day of exploring the mountains in Kananaskis and Canmore.
Thanks for the wonderful visit--we can't wait to have you back! (Our house is way too quiet now!!)
Visit from the "Jackson 5"--Kananaskis
Joel tries hiking with the Mai Tai with Westley
Janet and Charlie
Malcolm LOVED playing in the snow (in his T-shirt--no snowsuit required!)
The boys loved playing in the snow, but weren't too sure about what to do when their hands (and feet!) got cold!
Janet and Charlie
Malcolm LOVED playing in the snow (in his T-shirt--no snowsuit required!)
The boys loved playing in the snow, but weren't too sure about what to do when their hands (and feet!) got cold!
Visit from the "Jackson 5"--Heritage park
Piggy Back from Uncle Dave
Riding the carousel (the boys LOVED this!!)
Janet and Westley
Joel and Charlie
Joel and Janet came for a visit with our 3 beautiful nephews. We had a wonderful time, with great weather, and lots of fun, including a trip to the Calgary Zoo, a visit with "Thomas the Tank Engine" at Heritage Park, and a day of exploring the mountains in Kananaskis and Canmore.
Riding the carousel (the boys LOVED this!!)
Janet and Westley
Joel and CharlieJoel and Janet came for a visit with our 3 beautiful nephews. We had a wonderful time, with great weather, and lots of fun, including a trip to the Calgary Zoo, a visit with "Thomas the Tank Engine" at Heritage Park, and a day of exploring the mountains in Kananaskis and Canmore.
Thanks for the wonderful visit--we can't wait to have you back! (Our house is way too quiet now!!)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Mother's Day Run
Thanks to all who sponsored us for the Mother's Day Run this year! It was cold and rainy/snowy, but still a great day, and a great turnout of almost 14000 people! Happy Mother's Day to all...
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Farewell in Richmond
We spent last weekend in Richmond, just outside of Ottawa, visiting family and bidding farewell to my Grandfather, Howard Martin, who passed away on April 17th at the amazing age of 99 years old! It was a nice time having everyone together at Grandpa's house, and sharing stories and memories of this remarkable man. He was greatly loved, and will be sadly missed....
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Upcoming Mother's day run
Dave and I are running in the Mother's day run, in support of NICUs in Calgary:
Please visit our page if you wish to sponsor...
http://www.eventsonline.ca/cgi-bin/events/forzani_cal/pledge.pl?id=JME1746191
Please visit our page if you wish to sponsor...
http://www.eventsonline.ca/cgi-bin/events/forzani_cal/pledge.pl?id=JME1746191
Monday, April 19, 2010
Greyson update
Just to make sure we don't leave out one of the most important parts of our days: Greyson. Here is one of his favourite things--attacking us while we're trying to sleep! :)
The "best" backcountry season?
Dave was only out for one "backcountry" ski day this year: not much snow!
Easter in Montana
We stayed in Montana for Easter weekend this year: at a rental property that Tannis and Steve found, that was a little bit ridiculous---super nice (see below)!!
The "small" kitchen!!
My favourite part: in this beautiful multi-million dollar home, there was this sign, that I totally agree with!!!
Our room (one of the smaller rooms in the 4 BR 4.5 Bath house!)
Driving home through Glacier Park, we saw some wild horses on the highway...
Some really pretty views on the drive home
The "small" kitchen!!
My favourite part: in this beautiful multi-million dollar home, there was this sign, that I totally agree with!!!
Our room (one of the smaller rooms in the 4 BR 4.5 Bath house!)
Driving home through Glacier Park, we saw some wild horses on the highway...
Some really pretty views on the drive home
Sunday, March 21, 2010
March weekends...
Here are a few photos of our recent adventures in Calgary over the past few weeks...
Visiting Kelly at her new house
St. Patrick's Day-themed "Gourmet Club": Guinness Irish Stew and Baileys!
A visit to Bragg Creek to check out the progress on Jenn and Tom's place: the Turret is looking great--our first "Turret Party"!
Dave biked home from Bragg--a beautiful day for a ride!!
Our Annual Providence Gala: me posing with Deanna and Kelly
Visiting Kelly at her new house
St. Patrick's Day-themed "Gourmet Club": Guinness Irish Stew and Baileys!
A visit to Bragg Creek to check out the progress on Jenn and Tom's place: the Turret is looking great--our first "Turret Party"!
Dave biked home from Bragg--a beautiful day for a ride!!
Our Annual Providence Gala: me posing with Deanna and KellyMonday, March 01, 2010
New beginnings
It's starting to feel like spring already in Calgary, and making us think about moving forward and "new beginnings"...
Upon returning from our Hawai'i trip, I also returned to work at Providence, but in a new position. I am now working at one of our Satellite Sites in the South end of the city. This new location is very close to our house, and allows me to work with familiar staff, but in a completely new environment, with a new caseload of kiddos.
It's been great to have the familiarity of my "old" job, but also great to be able to start fresh with something totally new. I am also working in Outreach again 2 days a week, and really enjoy the flexibility of that schedule, as well as support of that amazing team. I am so thankful that my work has been so accomodating to offer me this opportunity upon returning to work. I know it would have been hard to go back to the "same" job now, after so much has changed...
I am also looking forward to the opportunities for the future: I am excited about a research project that I have started to become involved in, as well as feeling a renewed excitement for work, after having some time to really put things into perspective. I was able to return to work at a time when I was really ready to be surrounded by people, and especially kids, doing the thing that I love!
Dave and I are also getting back into our regular "Calgary" routine: we've had a few weekends to enjoy spending time together around our house, doing errands through the city, going out for dinner, and especially watching the Olympics (Go Canada Go!!) with friends!! Dave has been playing hockey and volleyball, and I've been trying out a few different Yoga studios in the city. We spent a fun and relaxed day at Sunshine Village in Banff on Saturday with Brian and Kris.
Being back in our regular routines has Dave and I feeling settled, happy, and hopeful for the future. We are talking about plans for the summer, and have been enticed by all of the "BC Travel" commercials to plan a road trip through BC and Vancouver Island this summer. We are also looking forward to visits from friends and family, including Joel and Janet (and the boys!) in May, and Dave's parents and Grandmother in July.
I continue to be followed by my Obstetrician, who we are still very happy with; I am also seeing my GI Specialist regularly, and we continue to look at keeping my Crohn's Disease under control as much as possible.
So while so much has changed, in many ways, our lives remain very much the same, and we continue to be happy, and for the most part healthy, and overall are very optimistic about what the future has in store for us: whatever that may be!
Please feel free to keep in touch with us any time... :)
Upon returning from our Hawai'i trip, I also returned to work at Providence, but in a new position. I am now working at one of our Satellite Sites in the South end of the city. This new location is very close to our house, and allows me to work with familiar staff, but in a completely new environment, with a new caseload of kiddos.
It's been great to have the familiarity of my "old" job, but also great to be able to start fresh with something totally new. I am also working in Outreach again 2 days a week, and really enjoy the flexibility of that schedule, as well as support of that amazing team. I am so thankful that my work has been so accomodating to offer me this opportunity upon returning to work. I know it would have been hard to go back to the "same" job now, after so much has changed...
I am also looking forward to the opportunities for the future: I am excited about a research project that I have started to become involved in, as well as feeling a renewed excitement for work, after having some time to really put things into perspective. I was able to return to work at a time when I was really ready to be surrounded by people, and especially kids, doing the thing that I love!
Dave and I are also getting back into our regular "Calgary" routine: we've had a few weekends to enjoy spending time together around our house, doing errands through the city, going out for dinner, and especially watching the Olympics (Go Canada Go!!) with friends!! Dave has been playing hockey and volleyball, and I've been trying out a few different Yoga studios in the city. We spent a fun and relaxed day at Sunshine Village in Banff on Saturday with Brian and Kris.
Being back in our regular routines has Dave and I feeling settled, happy, and hopeful for the future. We are talking about plans for the summer, and have been enticed by all of the "BC Travel" commercials to plan a road trip through BC and Vancouver Island this summer. We are also looking forward to visits from friends and family, including Joel and Janet (and the boys!) in May, and Dave's parents and Grandmother in July.
I continue to be followed by my Obstetrician, who we are still very happy with; I am also seeing my GI Specialist regularly, and we continue to look at keeping my Crohn's Disease under control as much as possible.
So while so much has changed, in many ways, our lives remain very much the same, and we continue to be happy, and for the most part healthy, and overall are very optimistic about what the future has in store for us: whatever that may be!
Please feel free to keep in touch with us any time... :)
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