Johnny's Third Half-Marathon

We went to the Island this past weekend so that Johnny could compete in his third half-marathon race.  This one was called the Trail River Run in Port Alberni and was quite a difficult track....parts of the trail were washed-out and we saw a couple of people who left blood on the course.  It wasn't his fastest time:  I was told he had to slow down in several spots because of the dangerous terrain, plus the fact that the weatherman gave a forecast of 36 degrees for the day. 

The kids giving him a hug before the race.

Gearing up.

While we waited, we were able to check out some old cars, tractors and the McLean Mill.

The finish line.

Johnny made "medals" for the kids the night before to thank them for cheering so loudly and for supporting their Dad.  We were able to see him at one of the turn-around spots and at the finish.  We are all very proud of him!

Portraits

This is my attempt at getting portraits of the kids.  I sure wish I knew how to use my camera and and/or how to edit pictures!  One day, I will have time for some lessons.

The tractor

We were in Port Alberni visiting Johnny's parents on the weekend.  The kids had fun riding Grampy's "tractor"...and with the word kids, I include Johnny as well.  :)

Ashlyn's turn.

Caelan giving me a big wave.

"Look Mom, no hands!"

Sunset

We had the most amazing sunset last weekend.  This is a view from our front door, looking out over the Lions Gate Bridge.....beautiful.

Throwing rocks at Birch Bay

A favorite activity....

Berry Picking

We have already gone berry picking twice this year.  Once with Daddy and another time with Great Gran.  Both times were so much fun and I am pretty sure the kids ate more than they put in their buckets.  Even Ashlyn and Caelan were getting good at picking only the ripe berries!

New (to us) bikes!

I was able to pick up a couple of bikes for the little ones at garage sales.  Cars for the boy; princess for the girl.  They were really hoping for Dora and Diego bikes, but are still happy with the ones they have.  Caelan has really taken off and can ride on his own.  Ashlyn still hasn't quite figured out the whole pedalling thing, but she has fun anyway.  Shaylah, of course, is an old pro and is already in need of a bigger bike.  Who knew she would grow so much in one year?