Road Trip to Elk Creek Fish Pond

At the end of September, we had Charlie for a few days and we decided that a road trip to Elk Creek Fish Pond was in order! And Brooke & Jude were able to join us!

So, we backed the red truck out of the garage, turned it off (hum, why oh why would I bother with this comment? 🤔); then we packed two car seats, two grandkids with Brooke in between them, diaper bags, fishing gear, lunch, chairs, water – everything we needed for the day. Jumped into the truck and… it wouldn’t start! Ugh!!

So, unpacked everything and re-packed the black truck and we were on our way!

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Finding rocks to throw …

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Throwin’ rocks with G’pa Brian …

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Hanging out on the bench …

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Jude’s havin’ fun with G’pa Brian! …

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A walk around the Pond …

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Riding on G’pa Brian’s shoulders! …

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And then it was time for lunch! Oh no!!!! We didn’t get everything transferred over from the red truck afterall!! No lunch!! Good thing Charlie had some “nacks” in her “nack bag” (which was in her diaper bag that did make it into the black truck), and Jude had some “nacks” in his “nack bag” too. Ate ’em all! …

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Turns out the fob for the red truck needed a new battery. But we didn’t figure that out until we got home! Oh well… it just added to the adventure!

Charlie & The Gulls Game!

We had Charlie with us several times in August, and one of the highlights was going to watch the Sylvan Lake Gulls for the first time. The Sylvan Lake Gulls are part of the WCBL (Western Canadian Baseball League), a Summer collegiate baseball league.

For the entire drive to Sylvan Lake, we followed a storm⛈, and dodged it all the way. The edge of it was hammering the ball diamond when we arrived. So, we waited in the parking lot in the truck for it to pass. Charlie jumped into the front with us and sat on the console, which is now called… The Charlie Seat!

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Sittin’ on Grampa’s lap ….

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She’s ready to start driving! …

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“Let’s go faster, Grampa!” …

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The storm passed (the game had been delayed ½ an hour or so) and we were ready for the game to start! …

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The skies cleared and the sun came out! …

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We had a beautiful sunset in the 8th inning …

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Sadly, the Gulls lost this playoff game, so it was their last of the Season! We’ll be out next year to cheer them on again!

Sleepover!

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We had great fun with Charlie, again!

Quad Ride!! …

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“Havin’ a Toot Fest!” …

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“I can see everywhere!”

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“Uncle Kenny’s Cows!” …

An afternoon nap… well, for G’pa Brian anyways! …

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Playin’ with G’pa Brian!

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Helpin’ make supper ….

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Appetizer first… Watermelon! …

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And Supper is… CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES!! 😂

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And for dessert … Strawberry Ice Cream!! …

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Still snoozin’ at 7:30 am! …

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9:00! Time to get up!

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“G’pa Brian is fixing my hair!”

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“And silly Gramma… she forgot to send my milk home with me!” …

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A Day With Charlie

April 2022

We had a day babysitting Charlie this week!! What a privilege!! We had so much fun!!!!

She found the Easter Baskets! She took the “bunny baskets” to G’pa Brian, then the “chick baskets”! …

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And she found the Easter Bunnies! …

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Then she found “The Charlie Stand”! …

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Brian modified this Stand from something similar Bailey has… using bits and pieces of wood from other projects, including Mark’s garage shelving from his Calgary home. (Brian added some paint and varathane a couple days after this… I’ll add some of those photos in another post… stay tuned!)

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She gets to stand at counter height!!

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Colouring in The Charlie Stand with Puppy looking on! …

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She’s gots her suspenders on!! Keepin’ her britches up… with a little help in the back!! (these are Brian’s St Paddy’s Day suspenders!! 😆 )

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Oranges in The Charlie Stand! …

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ANOTHER orange (a navel this time) and… raspberries!! …

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“All gone raspberries!” …

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All tuckered out… time for a nap! …

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Eyes open, but not quite ready to get up! …

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Time to head back home! …

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Babysitting Charlie!

January 2022

We had the honour and privilege of babysitting Charlie at the end of January! Such a fun couple of days!!!!

Having fun with Grandpa! …

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Havin’ a snuggles! …

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Out for a snowmobile ride! ….

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Havin’ a “nanner” after all that fresh air! …

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Nap Time! …

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Bed Time!

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And one more snowmobile ride! …

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Charlie’s 1st Halloween

October 2020

We were blessed to be able to spend part of our afternoon with Charlie on her first Halloween! Thanks to Billi & Jay for coming and bringing Charlie to share in this “first”!!

Always a wee cry when G’pa’s holding her! Must be all that hair! 😄 …

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Until there’s a bottle …

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Little Miss Pineapple snuggling with her mom! …

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And her dad! …

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“The P Family”!! Pepper, Pickle, Pineapple and Pumpkin! …

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Pumpkin (aka Hyde) …

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And what did we do as the evening approached? Brian, Skinny and Rover posed for a photo …

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Then we were off to friends’ for supper!

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Photo courtesy Linda Longhurst