The Rivards

It’s only a 1000 piece puzzle, but Celeste thought it was pretty easy. As you can see, she’s almost done

Weaving’s a breeze…look at Celeste go!

Zia Enza gives Celeste a boost so she can operate the antique telephone operating equipment.

Nothing like a relaxing afternoon watching the trains go by.

Here we are at one of Celeste’s favourite hang outs, The Victorian Teahouse. This time we’ve brought along Zia Enza.

Would you like one or two sugar cubes in your tea, Zia?

Here’s a short video of the valley with the Thompson River running through it. Imagine being able to see this from your backyard!

Celeste and I took the Zia for a drive up to Juniper (a subdivision of Kamloops) to show her some of our favourite houses and the amazing view of the valley with the Thompson River running through it. I could really get used to this sight.

Hey Francis! Can we get one of these?

Here’s Celeste and Zia Enza having a good time on the swings at Juniper Park. Well, Celeste was having fun putting Zia to work.

Here are a few pictures of Sun Peaks Village at Sun Peaks Ski Resort. The resort is only a 45 minutes drive from Kamloops.

It was a sunny October afternoon, so we decided to take a walk along the north shore of the Thompson River.

Celeste thought it would be a great idea to build a sandcastle.

After stealing a roll of toilet paper out of the bathroom and re-decorating the house, Celeste yells out “Look mommy! A sandcastle!”

On our way back from Abbotsford, we took the Coquihalla Highway to get back home to Kamloops. The highway passes through some of the most beautiful landscape in the province of BC. In the space of only half an hour, you can go through a coastal environment of misty cedars and tall firs to bright sunlight and high rock faces.

Celeste wanted daddy to stop the car. Fortunately we were near a very rare exit and Francis pulled over to a makeshift camp site along an almost dry river bed. Next spring this river bed will be full of roaring water with dangerous currents. For now we were able to stretch our legs walking across it.