Visit to Tam & Doug's Place

May 20 to 22, 2006

This spring we finally arranged for a visit to Doug and Tam and Riley's house which we had not yet seen since their move back to Ontario. Bec and Clinton and their kids (Keegan, Emily and Elijah) also joined in the fun. Tammy (who was pregnant in her third trimester) was very brave to host us all for an entire weekend! The weather was a little chilly compared to the mild spring we'd been having but we bundled up and still managed to head out for some geocaching. And once all the kids were in bed (and we woke up Clinton again *Grin*) the adults played a hilarious game of Settlers.

samantha's hoping that she won't have to listen to yodelling the entire car ride

a quick stop to stretch our legs (and pick up a geocache)

another stop on our way to tammy's...

are we in wawa? these geese are huge!

a beautiful day to play outside.

emily helping out her little brother

it's samantha's turn to drive

beep-beep!

oh no!... a car accident!

what a gentleman... opening the door for the ladies.

a big sandbox full of toys!

i will rake the sand... i'm very determined!

doug with the kids

just hanging out and relaxing

i don't know about you.... but I noticed the settlers game first!

mmmm... blueberries!

time for treasure hunting (a.k.a. geocaching)

interesting tree... but nothing there!

looks like the hunters are confident with the directions.

y'argh! there be treasure!

emily chooses....

hello kitty!

keegan makes his claim too!

then quickly heads off in search of the next treasure

do trilliums count as treasures?

samantha takes her turn next.

keegan and emily catch a movie

peek-a-boo!

i see you!

according to the high tech devices, the rest of the group should be just ahead

the best way to travel

taking a moment to enjoy the view

a great day for a hike...

and for storytelling too!

another treasure found!

time for pillaging

hmmm this tree looks suspicious

what are they all looking at?

a perfect place to stop for a snack

there's treasure in this pile of logs!

sam's got her treasure... we can go home.