We arrived back in Mexico Nov 7th after a fantastic summer in Vancouver. There was much to celebrate - Leah & Rob's wedding in England in June, Jonathan and Kendrianne moving into their new house in North Vancouver in July, and Rylie’s first birthday party (Hawaiian Lua theme) Sept 25th!
We lived the first part of the summer in a rental suite in Tsawwassen. It was great to be back in our old “hood” and to visit with many of our friends.
In the September we moved into Jonathan and Kendriannes’ basement suite - LOVED Lynn Valley and North Vancouver! So nice of them to put up with “Mom and Dad and Molly the dog” downstairs….
Since we arrived there has been lots of activity - Gardeners Carlos and Ramon have been busy pruning and tidying up the garden, and tomorrow will be back to build a raised garden so we can start to grow vegetables!
We went to Raul Jr’s wedding Sat night - a Catholic ceremony but very modern with lively music. We were so honoured to be invited as we were the only “non Mexicans”. The Fiesta afterwards started at 9 pm and we ate dinner at 11:45 pm!!! We were the first to leave at 1:15 am… it was a great party!
Paul is back to Big Band tomorrow and a rehearsal for the Blues Festival which is on the beach this coming Friday night.
Wednesday we start our first Spanish lesson - it is time to learn the language properly rather than “winging it”!
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| Meeting Grandpa for the first time. |
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| Leah & Rob's wedding day in Ripponden |
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| The night before at the "Big Six" pub was epic! |
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| A wedding present was acquired on the way home! |
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| Flower girl Rylie and her assistants |
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| J & K's home in Lynn Valley |
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| First breakfast in the new kitchen |
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| Walking round the seawall on Leanne's birthday. |
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| Lunch in the park with Rylie and "Aba" |
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| "Martini Thursday" on Boundary Bay |
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| Rylie's Hawaiian themed birthday cakes |
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| Her first ever taste of chocolate cake! |
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| In Deep Cove on her actual birthday |
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| Lynn Valley suspension bridge - right outside our door! |
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| Local wild life is literally outside your door - bears too (but no pictures!) |
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| The 'Cow'ans on Halloween in Steveston |
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| Two Nerds in North Vancouver. |
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| BMcG at Frankie's. Im so honoured to play with these guys. |
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| Still trying to get the gate fixed! |
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| "Pepperoni" was pleased to see Leanne |
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| Getting the bare necessities is important |
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| First Friday Margarita on the roof. |
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| Raúl & Paulina's wedding |
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| The venue was quite something on the inside |
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| Things are livening up! |
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| The happy couple |
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| I think I've found the gold! |
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| Back to tennis at Ed's - what a sunset. |
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| Walmart is getting geared up for the season! |
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| And finally... Rylie |
