Next Stop......Vancouver BC! The Aquarium!!!!

We woke up and saw it drizzling outside :( So we knew for sure that going to the Zoo was out. We opted for the Vancouver Aquarium!! This place is super cool (as Isabel would say). There were lots of tanks and a big area to watch dolphins! Despite the rain, we had fun! And we got a few good pictures!

We got some cool shots!!!

There was this area where butterflies were flying about.....kinda freaked me out cuz....well....insects freak me out! So we walked through and took some pictures....Isabel liked it.....Gabe wasn't sure what we were all looking at......he he.

Not sure what kind of lizards these are...but they're UGLY!

Now this was a cool photo.....it looks fake, doesn't it????

We got to see a dolphin show! Gabe and Bel were squealing with delight!!! It was so funny!

The dolphins were showing us thier colors! I can't remember their names....but most of them were rescued from fishing nets.......bad bad humans!!!!! Needless to say, they were rehabilitated and they seem to be doing fine.....guaranteed meals everyday.....not so bad!

Dolphins midair!

This is a fish.......looks like coral or something....but it's a fish...see the mouth in the middle?

We're off on Vacation!!! First Stop...Blaine, Washington!

Okay - we're away on vaca and having TONS OF FUN! First stop, Blaine, Washington where we enjoyed a day at a waterpark in Blaine! The kids loved it! I did too! I convinced Isabel to go down the "big people" waterslide!!!!! We went down the Corkscrew, the Snake, the Hairpin, and the .......ooops forgot the name of the fourth one. We only got a picture of Isabel going down the kiddie slide! Gabe....doesn't love the water too much but he got used to it!

Gabe now insists on feeding himself....I wonder how long THAT'S gonna last....when it gets old.....it'll be mommy or papa doing the feeding again! For now, we just try not to cringe at the MESS HE MAKES!!!!

Here we are at the water slide park! There's not a lot of wating.....not like Wild Waves.....pretty cool.

Gabe and Papa in a cute moment.

I got a shot of Bel splashing into the water!

Lolo and Lola!

We Miss Samual!

Taken May 2008

Mr. Chub Chub! I wanna bite the cheeks!!!!

Isabel's new BIKE!

Isabel's Lola spoils her rotten!!!! She's got a new bike!

Isabel's Butterfly: Created July 15, 2008

Today Isabel drew this pretty butterfly. For some reason, ever since she ws really young, she loved to draw - and she's pretty good at it I think....but then.....I'm her mom!

Scrapbook Pages

SUGAR AND SPICE PAGE

ISABEL AND DEREK....THEN AND NOW

Just made this page the other day. I'm trying to scrapbook a bunch of photos this summer!

Isabel's Artwork

So, Isabel has been going to Princess Camp and been having lots of fun. They start the day dressing up as one of the Disney Princesses and then they do some dancing and end the day with a craft project. This is the last one she did just this last monday!