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My Girls and Milo

2007-04-05T19:23:00.000-07:00

It was the last week of ski schoolwhich was very sad. My girls were amazing skiiers by the end of the season. On the last day we dressed up as safari animals. I told all the children I was a frog but they were convinced I was an Elephant! Milo was in my class for a few weeks and we almost always still sat together at lunch. When he saw my Elephant he wanted to be one too!

Our Mate Nigel came to visit in January

2007-04-05T19:05:00.000-07:00

Some nights out and me on the skis. This was one of the best day's skiing I've had this year. Nige, Steve, Dan and I were skiing and it was snowing so hard but we were the only people on the hill!

The guys

2007-04-05T18:51:00.000-07:00

These photos were taken last week. We had a BBQ at -2 but it was all good. We also saw the moon rise over Blackcomb mountain. It was so beautiful.

Before and After

2007-04-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

Steve did the noble thing of shaving his head for a cancer. I was just telling him he needed a hair cut! The photo of us was taken last week.

Starving after all that winter fun!

2007-04-05T18:39:00.000-07:00

Pat on a Snow Limo

Merry Christmas

2007-04-05T18:31:00.000-07:00

Alf I think you had the wrong hat on............... HO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM is a pirate thing!

Dog sled and tube park

2007-04-05T18:25:00.000-07:00

Steve's Parents came to visit us in December

2007-04-05T18:24:00.000-07:00

Pat and Alf came in December and had a great time. The tube park was lots of fun!

That 70's party

2007-02-02T21:06:00.000-08:00

My friend Emily had a do at her place - check out those nut huggers!

Happy Birthday Dan!

2007-02-02T20:59:00.000-08:00

My Family showing their stuff on the hill

2007-02-02T20:54:00.000-08:00

Snowmobiling

2007-02-02T20:43:00.000-08:00

Family photos!

2007-02-02T20:36:00.000-08:00

Me, Chelsea, Becky, Dan and Laura after a hard day skiing at Merlins with one of their famous Nachos. Becky and I were doing a skiing drill, she ended it in style

More Family Snaps!

2007-01-31T21:02:00.000-08:00

At the top of Whistler Mountain and Dad about to jump!

Ziptrek

2007-01-31T21:01:00.000-08:00

Ziptrek is a course of many zip lines accross the Fitzsimmons Creek. The creek runs between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain. You start up the mountain which you get to via a snow cat. As you work your way down some of the walks between the zip lines are in the tree tops.

Australia Day Skiing

2007-01-31T20:47:00.000-08:00

Happy Australia Day

Australia Day - In the Irish Bar!

2007-01-31T20:39:00.000-08:00

A good night was had by all. It's been a long time since the whole family had a good dance!

More fun in the snow - day 2

2007-01-20T18:20:00.000-08:00

Day 2 skiing with the fam

2007-01-20T18:11:00.000-08:00

On whistler mountain. Can you see us in Dan's goggles?

First Day of skiing

2007-01-20T17:37:00.000-08:00

Our first day was amazing. Dad picked skiing back up like an old pro - he did however find a pole that just "appeared". He didn't hit it, just tried to ski round it and found soft snow. The day is never complete without a drink at the pub in the afternoon.

The Family back together

2007-01-20T17:32:00.000-08:00

The first day we were back together. The picture of us all is in the village after a drink in the pub and the other two photos are outside our unit.

Christmas Time

2007-01-20T17:21:00.000-08:00

Steve's Mum and Dad came out to visit us during Christmas and New year. We went tubing one night which was heaps of fun, although Pat did have some trouble standing on the magic carpet which took us to the top!

More and More snow!

2007-01-20T17:16:00.000-08:00

Katie and I went skiing after another 52cm of snow! Check out the snow on our roof!

Check out thesnow we've had

2006-12-15T00:19:00.000-08:00

This is what I had to walk thru to get home tonight.

our Christmas Tree

2006-12-15T00:12:00.000-08:00

Just some Pictures

2006-12-03T23:50:00.000-08:00

Just some random photos - Me in my birthday pressents, My fat face, Ski school uniform and my skis, Dan and I on my birthday with the cake Katie made me, and a group of us doing the "Jodie" thumbs up!

My Birthday snow

2006-12-03T23:45:00.000-08:00

I woke up to no stairs my Birthday! We are very lucky and have some men that come around during the day to clear the stairs and pathways.

More and More and More snow!!!!

2006-12-03T23:40:00.000-08:00

It just has not stopped snowing!!! Me skiing was on the first day Whistler Mountain opened. It has been a record November for snowfall and it's still snowing. Steve and I built a very strange looking snowman at the bottom of our stairs last week. We named him "Ducky"

Lots of Snow - So much I had to get new boots

2006-11-10T18:55:00.000-08:00

My first snowman! Well snowgirl!

2006-11-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

I spent all morning gathering snow to make my first snowman however it's ended up looking more like a girl. We've called her star! I'm so proud of her. Steve also got to try out his new coat. It's still not as cool as my sleeping bag coat!

The first snow!!!

2006-11-02T15:36:00.000-08:00

I went outside to discover it was snowing. Steve - silly him - didn't expect me to come in with a big snowball. It was just so funny - as you'd expect he got me back good too!

A rainy walk

2006-11-02T15:18:00.000-08:00

My friend Katie and I went for a rainy walk in Function. Although it was cold and wet it was very beautiful.

Halloween

2006-11-02T15:13:00.000-08:00

Dan looked so good. There were some interesting outfits - the "Have you seen my DOG?" made me laugh so hard!

Halloween

2006-11-02T15:08:00.000-08:00

My first Halloween. It was lots of fun. The night before Steve and I went to Daniels house to carve our first pumpkin.

BC Lions

2006-11-02T15:02:00.000-08:00

We went to a Friday night football game in Vancouver to see the BC Lions play. They won but we didn't see the end of the game because it took over 25mins to play the last 3mins. Very strange - but a good night. I also drove down and back and didn't turn onto the wrong side of the road once! Even in Vancouver city.

Shannon Falls in Squarmish

2006-10-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

Steve trying to hold up the tree!

Shannon Falls in Squarmish

2006-10-15T12:10:00.000-07:00

The chicken

2006-10-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

Before and After!

Thanksgiving

2006-10-15T11:59:00.000-07:00

With my Granny's help over the phone and my Dad's advice, my first ever chicken was amazing! I know I was ment to cook a turkey but I decided that we'd start small. I'll try the turkey at christmas.

The winter is coming

2006-10-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

The first dusting of snow and the Autumn colours.

Harmony Lake on Whistler Mountain

2006-10-15T11:51:00.000-07:00

In a few months we will be skiing over these rocks!

Our Last Day on the Mountain

2006-10-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

We had some tickets to go up Whistler Mountain. Steve and I went a couple of weekends ago to walk around Harmony Lake.

So Cute

2006-09-21T12:21:00.000-07:00

Matthew was telling me lots of stories!

Meeting Baby Matthew

2006-09-21T12:13:00.000-07:00

Within 30secs of waking thru the airport door I had Matthew. He is just so cute and I miss him heaps. My week home with my family and Naomi, Nick and Matthew was just fantastic.

My Week at home

2006-09-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

The family out to lunch at South Bank

The NZ vs Aus rugby game

2006-09-21T12:02:00.000-07:00

You can tell the result by Dan's face!

The Waterfall at Checkamus

2006-09-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

At the end of our walk we sat right next to the waterfall and had lunch. It was just so beautiful.

The Train Wreck Walk

2006-09-21T11:43:00.000-07:00

They have make the wreck into a bike park. Very Cool!

The Train Wreck

2006-09-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

We don't know why the train crashed, only that it happened in the 1950,s.

Train Wreck Walk

2006-09-21T11:30:00.000-07:00

Now that is alot of logs!

Train Wreck Walk

2006-09-21T11:24:00.000-07:00

It's been ages since I updated our photos - sorry. This was a walk Dan and I did when he first arrived. It's just down the road from our house along the Checkamus river.

Don't leave me hanging!

2006-08-06T18:02:00.000-07:00

The view of Whistler from the mountain

Dan's rap jump

2006-08-06T17:58:00.000-07:00

My rap jump

2006-08-06T17:50:00.000-07:00

We did a rap jump which is where you walk down a big rock face, face first. So much fun!

At the top of the mountain - So pretty

2006-08-06T17:44:00.000-07:00

Little bro comes to Canada!

2006-08-06T17:40:00.000-07:00

We went up Whistler Mountain the first day dan was here.

This River was just so powerful!

2006-08-01T17:14:00.000-07:00

I can't remember the name of the river - I'll edit the blog when I do - it's colour is greeny blue as it's come from the snow off the top of the mountain.

On our walk in Function Junction

2006-08-01T17:07:00.000-07:00

Loggers Lake

2006-08-01T16:46:00.000-07:00

Our walk in Function Junction

2006-08-01T16:39:00.000-07:00

Me and my mate Lisa

Sky line tour

2006-08-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

How much fun was skyline!

The Pemberton Barn Dance

2006-07-24T16:33:00.000-07:00

Well it was a girls night out in Pemberton. It was a great laugh and I loved the orange hat I borrowed of Nathalie's friend. I so wanted to keep it!

Lost Lake and Pemberton

2006-07-23T23:53:00.000-07:00

We had a picnic at Lost lake the other night. It is so beautiful and close to the village. It only takes 20 mins to walk there. The other photo is of the mountains at Pemberton. I went there last night with my friend Nathalie before we went to the barn dance. Pemberton is about 30 mins out of Whistler

How to Host a Murder Night

2006-07-23T23:40:00.000-07:00

We even had Chuck - the guy who was killed!

How to Host a Murder

2006-07-23T23:35:00.000-07:00

Nathalie and I, then the other photo is of Nathalie, Bre and Andre. It was so much fun. I got my dress for $4!

How to Host a Murder

2006-07-23T23:28:00.000-07:00

We tried to set our house up as a Casino, however it was so hot we just sat outside on our patio. We still have the tree up in the house! The people in the photo are Meesh, Mike, Margie and Nathalie (blond hair) and the other couple are Kim and her husband Luke.

How to Host a Murder Night

2006-07-23T23:20:00.000-07:00

Steve and I had a How to Host a Murder night on Friday. It was set in a Casino in Vegas - hence the sign. The sign was so good in the dark with the lights around it. Our neighbour Bre helped finish the sign off on Friday - she did the best Job. The photo of the two girls are off Bre in the pink and Nathalie. Steve was Magnum P.I. and the other guy is Meesh who was a comic.

New Skis!

2006-07-23T23:17:00.000-07:00

I have finally bought my own skis - I just have to wait now till the winter to use them!

Some big hits on the River

2006-07-10T23:16:00.000-07:00

Some Action Shots on the Elaho Squamish River

2006-07-10T23:06:00.000-07:00

White water rafting

2006-07-10T22:51:00.000-07:00

We went rafting on the Elaho Squamish River today. We also did a cliff jump. Steve is the one without the boat in the picture.

The bear bum!

2006-06-28T11:10:00.000-07:00

Sorry I don't know why those other photos won't enlarge. Oh well here is another photo of a bear I saw. Well actually it's its behind.

Some of the old photos

2006-06-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the photos I put on first but you couldn't enlarge. You should be able to see them better now.

Rafting on Green River

2006-06-28T10:49:00.000-07:00

Steve and I got to be in the front as I think we were the only English speaking in our boat. It was so much fun.

If you go down in the woods today!

2006-06-28T10:43:00.000-07:00

This is at the top of my walk up whistler mountain. I would have gone further however there were 3 black bears enjoying the sun and having a feed. I didn't think it was a good idea to get any closer to them. In the bottom photo you can see Alta lake which is where we swam. The other photo is of Creekside which is where we live. The bears were so cool.

Walking up Whistler Mountain

2006-06-28T10:38:00.000-07:00

This is about a 2 minute walk from our house. I decided that it would be a good idea to walk up the hill for exercise. It was so steep. I can't wait for the snow!

The Park by Alta Lake

2006-06-28T10:31:00.000-07:00

This is where we sunbathed! While we were there the new Rocky Mountain Train went by. You can just see it through the trees.

Swimming in Alta Lake

2006-06-28T10:19:00.000-07:00

We went for a swim on Sunday after White Water Rafting as it was so hot. Note the snow still on the mountains - the water was a bit chilly!

Our view

2006-06-17T22:47:00.000-07:00

The first day we arrived it was so sunny and hot that Steve got burnt and I managed to get some sort of a tan. However the strangest thing for me was to look up at the mountains and on the top of the ski runs there was still snow! There still is snow there a week later - even after lots of rain. Our place is fantastic as it's only a 5 minute walk to the ski lift. So in the winter if I am working on the mountain part time then I can ski to work!

Whistler- Lego Land

2006-06-17T22:32:00.000-07:00

This is Lego Land - that's what the locals call where we live.

More Vancouver - the attack of the Raccoon

2006-06-17T22:22:00.000-07:00

All over Vancouver they have this rock art. It's amazing, people just put the rocks in different status along the shore line. This one was the biggest!!!! I can't remember what it was for. The other photo is of Steve on the bench in Stanley Park - Now we thought it would be a great photo of him doing something silly on the bench with all the water around him. However while I was getting the camera ready a Racoon came up to me - which Steve pointed out - the Raccoon wouldn't go away, so I had to jump up onto the bench and then jump off the other side to get away from it. It was a nasty Raccoon. I'm sure if anyone was watching it would have been funny!

Vancouver

2006-06-17T22:16:00.000-07:00

We arrived in Vancouver on the 7th of June. We had 3 days here which was lovely as I got to do some sightseeing with my own guide (Steve has been to Vancouver 3 times). The photos are just of Vancouver Island and our BnB which from the outside looks great - If you had no sence of smell then it would be a lovely place to visit.

Leaving for Canada

2006-06-17T22:06:00.000-07:00

Well we left for Canada on Tuesday the 6th of June at 12.30 am in the morning! We need to say a big thank you to our mate Steve and Steve's mum and dad for driving us down. Steve and I were concerned that we would get done for our luggage being overweight - however we had been told that Ski carrage was not counted. So I went out and bought a new ski bag and filled it with stuff so my checked in luggage was only 20.9kg (20kg was the limit which is just not enough) and my ski bag was ....................... (Mel you would have loved us at the airport!) 32kg!!!! Steve's was similar. So we didn't have to pay excess! Very Cheeky. The photo at the bottom is of all our stuff at the bus stop in Whistler.