CANADA!

We had soooo much fun in Canada with Jeff's family! Thank you Grandma and Paca for EVERYTHING! We flew to Seattle and rented a car to drive up to Canada. Getting there took a long time but actually the kids handled it better than I thought they would have. We stayed in Telegraph Cove, which is on the North end of Vancouver Island. It was so beautiful. We were there for our sixth anniversary. (I love you Jeff!)

We went crabbing and it was really cool, we started pretty early in the morning and got a lesson in crabbing from Paca and his friend Tom. We had sticks that we poked into the sand until we hit something hard and it started to move. You can only keep the male crabs, they look like they have a lighthouse on their bellies while the female crab's belly looks like a beehive. When we were done the tide had gone out so far that the deer from the island across from us walked across to where we were. It was really cool! We saw bears, orcas, porpoises and watched a bald eagle try to steal someone's fish. I don't think there are many places that could be more picturesque! The pictures are in random order, sorry! Ashley was ready to be free from the carseat! It took us a day and a half travel time to get there!

We had to stop at the totem pole for some pictures :)

Not a good picture but it was cool to see this boat hauling logs

Kaylie and Kaleb found this starfish

The deer walking across the mud flats while the tide was out

Kaylie was looking for the volcano on Nim's Island :)

Ashley really wanted to drive the boat, Paca let her steer for a minute

Our little poser with the killer whale, does she look like she's about to be eaten?

We saw this float plane taking off, it was cool!

This is where we got our fishing licenses

Me chilling on the boat

Crabbing

Some of the beautiful scenery

The General store of Telegraph Cove where we stayed, it was so cute!

I was nervous to hold this sucker! The legs are really scratchy and as soon as I picked it up Jeff yelled at me that I was holding it wrong and it was going to pinch me, of course I dropped it right away and he just sat there and laughed at me! Nice husband!

This is how Kaylie really felt about the crabs :(

Jeff with his Ling Cod

Getting ready for our early morning crabbing! Cool boots eh?

I thought this was sweet, Ashley kept smelling all the flowers

Yikes!

Happy Anniversary!


Uncle Jim, whose scarier him or the crab?!

Jeff with his crabbing stick, he's actually smiling for a picture!!!!

Our lesson from Paca to be able to tell the male and female crabs apart
Mater is from Canada, who knew?

Kaylie was not going to hold the crab but we finally managed a smile from her!

Kaylie fishing, she really wanted to fish more but no such luck! We'll have to take her some other time :)


This is what Ashley thought of daddy's crab!

Ashley getting the feel of the boat

Ahhh, one of our favorite finds, the delectable Nanaimo bar!! Sooo yummy!

Ashley and Kaylie in the hotel in Langley, BC

Kaylie and Kaleb at church

Ashley thought she owned the boardwalk, she loved running around and seeing everyone's dogs! Everyone there had a dog! In fact she got a little bit of a bad reputation as the little girl that growls in the dogs faces! Some people didn't want her near their precious pups! So funny, she's a crazy one!