The Rivards

My friend Lisa visited us from Calgary with her husband and girl’s Michela and Marcella. Here we are spending the morning in downtown Kamloops.

at the farmer’s market…

shopping at Mallika’s collection..

outsied The Roayl Victorian Teahouse…

Taking a break at the Starbuck’s.

On a hot afternoon Celeste enjoy’s her favourite, chocolate ice cream, in downtown Kamloops.

Wednesday and Saturday morning’s are market days here in Kamloops. Here Celeste is enjoying the beautiful plants.

Celeste just couldn’t wait to try out one of our purchases. Mmmmm……fresh strawberries!

Here are a few shots that I found on my cellphone from our trip to Invermere.

Celeste and I are taking a stroll down the main strip.

We met some customers for dinner who owned a Pontiac Satellite. Apparently Francis’ dad had one of these Satellite’s years ago. So he couldn’t resist getting some shots of Celeste behind the wheel.

This summer Celeste spent a lot of time doing arts and crafts. She is turning into a “little Picasso”. Here she is jazzing up her Home Depot projects….a boat and a leaf press.

stamping..

ballerina…

starry night collage….

beach collage…

Celeste told me that this is a “blue sky, with purple clouds, green grass, and a red path”.

a portrait of her unborn baby sister…

When asked what would the new baby look like if it was a boy, she drew this picture.

balloons…

flowers…

handprint on black construction paper…

While at the Bumblebee’s Drop In Centre, Celeste noticed a pumpkin centerpiece. She lined the pumpkins in front of her and drew this picture.

fall leaves…

Her first colouring contest…

thanksgiving craft…

Celeste described this painting as “a blue sky, with the sun, the moon, and the dark, and Celeste walking on the path”.

My friends in Jasper.

Visiting Banff

My friend Helen Ye and her husband Jason, and boys Kevin and Eric stopped by for dinner. They are friends that I made while living in the Mainland and working on the GEB Project, so it was really nice to see them again.

Celeste and Jason ham it up for the camera.

A game of Wii. I think Francis might actually lose this one:)