My brother in law Dave, was in town for the long weekend, to attend a wedding, so he and his roomie, stayed with Pete and I. We had SUCH a great visit. On Sunday, Pete's sister, Marlene, had us over for dinner. Here's Dave and Marlene.......

and Marlene and Pete....
Marlene made us an amazing dinner! Thanks Marlene! She even had this amazing strawberry/rhubarb pie for us!

Yesterday, Marlene, my niece Shelby, Dave, Pete, his roomie Kurt and I, all met at the Automall Timmy's for brunch, so we could all visit again. This is my niece Shelby, she is SUCH a sweetheart!

I love my sister in law Marlene! We get along so well, and she is such an amazing woman!

Did I mention she's beautiful as well :)

White Rock Birthdays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today, Pete, my parents and I all went to White Rock, to celebrate mine, and my mom's birthdays.. a little late :) I was just a tad hyper on the way to White Rock, as Pete and I drove and did car karaoke...LOL!

It was a gorgeous day!
My mom and I were SO happy to be at the ocean!

It was soooo beautiful..so peaceful....

Dad was a bit chilly :) Love the socks and sandals???? LOL!

Mom ENJOYED herself SO much...frolicking in the ocean........

I sure do LOVE THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!!

No visit to White Rock is complete without the TRAIN.... OR

Fish and Chips!!!!!!!!

When Kitty Gets A Bath..............

Today, Pete and I decided to give Taffy a bath. He has only had one bath before, since we've had him, and that was a gong show, that starred Pete, Taffy, and Pete's brother Dave. But, we decided, Taffy needed a bath, and well, this is the story of Taffy's bath....

He actually did REALLY well in the tub, and seemed to enjoy the shower...
But then we got him out of the tub, and Taffy had other ideas...

Yes, he is VERY annoyed that he has to sit in the sink and be towel dried. This picture was taken RIGHT after we tried to BLOW DRY him! NOT a good idea in a closed space! LOL!

He sat still for the grooming....

but started getting a bit antsy...

and was REALLY wanting to get out of the bathroom.....

to have the treats (wet food) we promised, for being SUCH a good boy....... :)

Mother's Day

Pete and I took my parents out for lunch at Dragon Fort, for Mother's Day. JUST as we walked in the door, mty sister called to wish my mom a Happy Mother's Day! Perfect timing sis!

We bought my mom. "Walk The Line" because my mom is a HUGE Johnny Cash fan!
We also gave her a massage cushion that is good for either the car or for in the house.
Here, mom and Roxy try out all the settings for the massage cushion....ahhhh....

After we left my parents from Mother's Day celebrations, we went over to Shady Grove farms on King Rd. This guy has the most amazing vintage car collection and antiques. His whole yard is a little town, with a vintage gas station, general store, soda shop, school room, and in his car room, he even has the original Mystery Machine, from Scooby Doo! Being there, is like stepping back in time! He does tours of his place.

Today I turned 35!! WOW! Who would have thought, even 6 years ago, that I would make it to this "magical" number? :) My husband spoiled me ROTTEN for my birthday. For those of you not in the know, I LOVE anything to do with PIGLET from Winnie The Pooh, and have quite a collection going already. Pete has already gotten me many pieces for my collection, and my birthday was no different :) He bought me a PIGLET snowglobe, "letters" with PIGLET on them, Kinder surprise eggs that are Winnie The Pooh theme, and I was able to open 2 PIGLETS'! Pete also bought me The Lord Of The Rings trilogy box set, because we are both HUGE LOTR buffs, and he also bought me some beautiful heart/diamond earrings! My mom already phoned me this morning to wish me a happy birthday, and sang to me on the phone :) This afternoon, I am going out with one of my best girlfriends, Kirsten. Every year on our birthdays, Kirsten and I go to White Rock for fish and chips, just the two of us. This year, weather and healthwise permitting, we will be doing the same :) I am SO blessed to have such wonderful freinds and family in my life!

Yesterday, my parents had Pete and I, over for dinner. We decided to surprise my mom, and bring her 2 birthday balloons, and her gifts. Her birthday is really tomorrow, but we won't be seeing them, so we brought her some dark Purdy's chocolate, and a gift card from Claire's, so she can buy some new earrings.

Dinner was: steaks, my dad's special potato's, and salad.
Dessert was: chocolate covered strawberries that I made and brought along, and
rhubarb and apple platz that my mom made in the afternoon. It was still nice and warm...mmmm

After supper we decided to go sit out in the yard, since it was so sunny. It was chilly though, so that didn't last too long. Here our "master griller" aka dad, takes a break after making such awesome steaks!

Here is the dog, that runs the show, at my parents house, Roxy! LOL! She owns THEM, they don't own HER...LOL!

These are my mom's tulips! So beautiful!

Also after supper, mom asked me to color her hair. And yes, she knew I was taking these pics for the blog...LOL! This is BEFORE....

During.......

And the finished product :)