Date Night: Dinner Out!

I purchased our first TravelZoo group voucher (like Groupon) for a 'newish' restaurant on the coast. Frankie's Italian Kitchen. I happened upon these great deals from the weekly email I receive from TravelZoo.ca They now offer these great local (BC) deals and we decided to act on it since we would be in the area. The deal was a dinner for 2 for $35, how could we go wrong with a steal like that... So here's what we ate;

Calamari

Gently fried served with fresh lemon & Tzatziki sauce

Queen Charlotte Halibut

Pan seared halibut fillet served on pesto cream sauce served with vegetables & scalloped potato

Gnocchi and Chicken

hand made Gnocchi with Ricotta, sliced chicken breast tossed in a Pesto cream sauce

And we finished it off with Creme Brulee.

Delicious!

We will have to keep our eyes open for more deals closer to home.

We'll keep you posted of any more food adventures as they happen...

Bon Appetit!

Splish Splash!

Another session of swimming lessons completed by our little fishy, Jackson. It was his first lessons without a parent and he did amazing. No fear or hesitation on getting right into it on the first day. We are so very proud of him. At the beginning of the first week he wasn't quite ready to dunk his head and jump off the diving board in the deep end, but into the second week and it was hard to keep him off the diving board.

He has now passed his Sea Turtle level and is well on his way into Salamander in August. Gotta get him ready for all the snorkeling in Hawaii this fall. He is great at floating on his back and staying under water for about 3-5 sec. We had a great teacher this session with Katelynn and look forward to the next round of lessons in 2 weeks.

Piggie Party

Time for this little piggie to roast on a spit.

First there was four and how there is one...

And she was 'Delicious'!

And we had so much fun. Thank you so very much to all the Schafers and all those who added the great outdoor feast.

Munching with the Mighty Machines

While 'treasure hunting' (geocaching) this afternoon with Jackson, we stopped for our picnic lunch. We were headed for a nice river setting but found way too many mosquitoes wanting to make us their lunch. As we headed down the road a little further, we came across some 'mighty machines' in action. So Jackson was treated to a little show with his meal.

He helps us to stop searching for the next big thrill and just enjoy the simple thrill of the every day.

Mesmerized...

Look at these 'Mighty Machines!'

Great Day for the Hunt!

Geocaching...

May Long Fun

Family visits are the best...

So glad we could share this time with our Grammie, Uncle Scott, Aunty Joy & Hannah-bear.

Uncle, are they making us pose again...

Hangin' with my Hannah-Banana

Family that cheers together....WIN the game!

Fun lovin' Girlies

Grammie reads the best stories

Uncle can dig with the best of them

Fearless Jackson & his Grammie

Hey Cousin, wanna share some of that with me?

Crazy Misadventures of J-Man!

We had a rough few days this past week.

Jackson had a run of the rotavirus that really took a lot out of him. Literally. It was coming out both ends and we couldn't keep anything in him. After a visit to the doctor and a loss of 10% of his body weight, we headed to the hospital in the Pen for a rehydrating IV. We were admitted overnight and kept in isolation until the bug had run most of it's course. I must say that Jackson was such a great trouper and so resilient. He took to being in the hospital with a tube stuck in his arm so much better than Mommy did. By mid morning we got the okay to head back home and we were on the road to recovery. So glad that we have such great healthcare in our country. We are very grateful for the care we received for a simple virus that kills so man

y in the world. We are very blessed to have our little guy back to his usual healthy, happy, joke cracking, dancing around the kitchen self.