23.6.11

summer

this is our first summer in our new place and we have been enjoying our yard as well as the surrounding area. this is the dyke holding back the roaring fraser river a few kil0meters north of our house.

we had a bbq on the evening of the summer solstice, fully utilizing the deck and the backyard. kylie and i are blessed with pretty awesome friends. there are kids all over the place now!

after kayaking on harrison, and biking and driving along hope river road to our house every day i decided to get a kayak. we have a river (more of a slough in the winter) running along the bottom of the mountain we live on and i wanted to explore it, so i found a good deal on craigslist and drove out to aldergrove to pick up my new boat.
this is the beginning of our street from the water.


the waterways offer a different route through the countryside and i enjoyed exploring tonight. there will be a lot more in the future. i threw the kayak on the roof and drove less than a minute back to our driveway. i wanted to walk down the street with the kayak on my head, but kylie saw my wobbly start as ungainly mr. kayakhead and predicted downhill disaster. perhaps i will fashion some sort of head mount.

3 comments:

Sneep Family said...

I would like to see said head mount & tell Kylie to video it !!!!

shareen said...

I think you should build a collapsible wheel set so you can "kayak" to your kayaking.

Also, Ty is cute in safari gear.

Lowell & Julie said...

1. It looks like Ty is holding a little 'walking' stick in the second picture... what a speedy little guy!
2. Your house/deck/yard are PERFECT for company and kids galore!
3. I'd like to see a picture of ungainly Mr. Kayakhead!