Beth and Brew in Calgary!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Hiking Agnes Lake (Teahouse) at Lake Louise

We had a wonderful day at Lake Louise: beautiful weather, and an enjoyable (but "challenging") hike up to the Teahouse--lots of great views along the way.

Bow River

Dave and Mom and Dad Brewin spent a lovely (but overcast!) day on the river in a rented raft. The fall colours are at their peak along the river...

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Calgary Weekend

Dave and I took advantage of one of the first nice "fall" days to ride along the river near our house...Not quite as challenging as the Trans-Rockies, but fun nonetheless...

"No bikes allowed!"

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

After a few days in Muskoka, we continued on to Hillsdale for a visit with the family. We are so glad and so lucky that friends and family have been so good about making time for us when we are in town!

Nadine: getting cuter all the time!

Mom and Amy cooling off in the kiddie pool

Nadine not making strange with Uncle Dave! ;)

Dinner on the porch

Malcolm is getting good at eating corn on the cob...

Muskoka Weekend

We took advantage of a seat sale to make a quick trip back to Ontario for the Labour Day weekend. Luckily the weather cooperated, and while it was only about 10c in Calgary, we had sunshine and 25-27c all weekend in Ontario.
We started in Muskoka for a few days at Karen's family cottage--somehow it doesn't seem like summer unless we've had a chance to sit out on the dock, and share stories around the dining room table. We had a great visit, and are so looking forward to their wedding in November! Tara also joined us, and it was great to catch up with her (and Dave loved driving her Mini too!).

Dave and Tara

"Group photo": Tara, Blair, Dave, Karen, Duncan, Beth!

Karen and Blair

Dave's "modelling" shot! ;)

Breakfast on the deck

Monday, August 25, 2008

Congratulations Sean and Lauren!

Sean and Lauren got married on Saturday (August 23rd) in a beautiful ceremony in Lauren's family's backyard overlooking the ocean. The reception was at Acadia University: another wonderful spot. Congratulations--we love you both! :)

Nova Scotia

We spent a lovely 7 days in Nova Scotia: enjoying the sights in the days leading up to Sean and Lauren's Wolfville wedding on August 23rd.

We spent the first few days on Cape Breton island, in a little cabin on Bras D'Or lake. Dave ate his fill of lobster, crab, scallops, shrimp, salmon, halibut, mussels, etc. (okay, I had some too!).

We found a few nice little beaches on the coast, then headed south back to Halifax for a boat tour of the Harbour, and a night on the town--Halifax is such a fun spot in the summer!

Finally, we headed up to Wolfville and spent some time in the "valley": admiring orchards and vineyards, watching the tides with amazement, hiking the Cape, and exploring the cute town of Wolfville. It is such a perfect spot; I can't believe Lauren was so lucky to have grown up there!

Here are a few pictures: I haven't yet figured out how to get them in the right order and label them properly, so bear with me...