Where did summer go??

Is it just me, or did summer seem to fly by? Sheesh, we are already into fall and we all know what comes after that!!

Let's do the ultimate catch up, shall we??

In late August, we drove up to Nelson to introduce Great Grandma Tamas to her newest little boy. It was a bit of whirlwind trip but lots of fun. Just wish it could have been longer.

Great Grandma Nadyne and Rudy

 

Grandpa Doug and Rudy....

Always fun to walk around downtown Nelson on Baker Street.

Doug spied a home converted, gas powered bike. Pretty ingenious.....

 

Four generations.....

Ahhh.....Mommy and Rudy

 

On the way back we stopped at Parsons Fruit Stand in Keromeos. They have a great, small seating area by the trees, filled with antique tractors. Pretty neat. 

 

 

Time well spent with Dad.....

 

 

.....and with Grandpa.

 

September 3rd, our nephew Kyle and his lovely bride, Amanda tied the knot with an outdoor wedding. So much fun and what a beautiful day! What a good looking group of "wedding crashers"!!

 

 

Josh & Kathy

Duane & Agnes (Doug's brother & our sister-in-law)

Diane & Brian (Doug's sister & our brother-in-law)

 

Our sister-in-law, Diana and our nephew

(aka the groom) Kyle

 

"The Bride....here comes"....pretty cute mix-up!!

Amanda and her Dad, Terry.

 

Fun night for everyone!! 

 

 

Josh, Kathy and boys made the trip up to Nelson to meet Rudy!

 

 

 

Thanks for dropping by. Lots more news for you coming up!!

Peace......

Thought for the Day: The soul is the truth of who we are.

Sunny Days my friends, sunny days!!

Gosh, that sounds familiar, doesn't it??  Anyway, I just love summer so it fits! Hope everyone has had a great week. Here's how our weekend went down:

Friday night found us on our patio with our great friends, Bruce & Cindy. Some sangria, appies then we walked down to the beach and out for dinner. Such a nice evening. We thoroughly enjoyed our time together. Always lots of laughs and great stories with these two in the house. Thanks guys!!

 
Saturday we had some plans and then they were changed. Instead, we ran errands and then ended up hanging out at home. Got a few jobs accomplished so that's always good. Oh, plus enjoyed some more sangria on the deck. Gotta love that!

Sunday we headed into the VW Show that Doug's company is a part of. It is held at Concord Place in downtown Vancouver. It's a very nice setting and we enjoyed walking around there with our buddies, Danna & Bob. The theme of the weekend seemed to be hanging out with some of our favourite people. More good laughs and stories. Shared some tasty snacks on their patio afterwards and then headed home. Hanging out here now, that's all!

Whenever we are at this show, it makes me really miss Euri but we know he is out there having new adventures with someone else. In our hearts, we will ALWAYS be VW bus people. After all, we have had three of them! Plus we still have Felix the Beetle!!

Check out some of the cool VW's at the show:

This one is cool. Let's see who's driving it.....

Maybe this guy has been driving a bit too long. This is how

we felt, at times, driving back from Mexico in the heat!!!

Even the parrot is a skeleton!

  

Great setting in downtown Vancouver. First time we have seen clouds in a week!

Maybe one of my favourites......

Or this VW Thing could be my pick.....

My favourite peeps always indulge me with one more kooky foot picture. To be fair, I took another one when Danna noticed that this wheel had the VW logo upright.

Very observant buddy.....I have taught you well!!!!!

Since I was born in 1958 (yes, all you math wizards, that makes me 58 years old!!)

I thought this logo was neat. No other reason! 

The only time Danna and I look to be the same height!!

All kinds of characters at these things. Check out

the dog in the sidecar! (with goggles on, no less!) 

And Gus has a bus named after him. Yes, I am saving my money to

purchase this bus from the owner for him.....

 

And that, friends, is a wrap. Busy but fun weekend. We really, really enjoy the sunshine and heat for sure!

 

Peace.....

 

Thought for the Day: We'll let Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock tell it best:

 

 Credit goes to Nova Scotia friends, Paula & Jerry, for sending this onto me.

Wow - Where have you all been?

Oops, sorry.......that's where have I been????

Oh, just hanging out, working, etc. I have to admit, being retired was W-A-Y more fun and left me W-A-Y more time for blog postings! I just have to get a bit better with my "at home" time management.

Here's a compilation of what we have been up to. Let's see, when I left you last it was the finish of the Tour de White Rock (July 18th). Sheesh!!

Caught one of White Rock's Concert series at the pier on July 23rd

Washboard Union - Vancouver band and very good!!

 

Bike ride and picnic at Crescent Beach

July 25th - great way to spend a Monday after work!

Dog pile on Dad......

 

Dog pile on Grandma....

And a bit of drool on Grandma too.....

Playing ball with Mom....

 

Then there was beach day with Grandma - July 26th

Oh don't worry, he was totally soaked before we left!!!

 

Rudy update!!! End of July and our little boy is really growing!!

 

July 28th and it was time to wish our beautiful daughter and new Mommy, Teagan

 a very Happy Birthday. What a great way to celebrate with Rudy & Shawn!!

We Love You!!!!

 

 

Overnight campout at Kathy's parents place. What fun that was!!!

July 31st......

 

 

 

While we were overnighting it in the back yard, Doug and his brother Don were visiting with his Mom and family in Alberta on the long weekend.

 

Looking good Mom/Helen!!

 

 

One of Doug's and my favourite new  breakfast spots, Café 8....

 

Meanwhile my Mom and I hit the White Rock Farmer's Market. Voted one of the best in 2015 for "Large Markets".....we love it!

Love the local fruit and veggies....

 

I know, you've all seen tomatoes before.....but it's my blog!!

Will from Totally Screwed Furniture. Check out his site.

www.totallyscrewedfurniture.com

We got our living room coffee table from him, custom made for our small place.

Hard to tell but it is distressed old barn boards, with some orange and bright green on it.

 

 

This long weekend, Mom was my Farmer's Market buddy....

 

Soon we will find ourselves in August. There really hasn't been a great "summer weather" stretch yet. We are all still waiting, waiting.....

Catch up the rest later!!!

Peace.....

Thought for the Day: The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.