Huitema

Sunday, March 29, 2009

All in a days work

This is my former carport, rotted, and beyond help.

Carefully and methodically, the walls and roof are removed.

Dave and Jeff were kind enough to offer help.

And now...the real work can begin.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Getting on the blog

Hello, I'm going to put this post up for a few weeks. If you would like to contribute to the blog, send me an e-mail at chuitema{@}interchange[dot]ubc[dot]ca and I can send you the invite.

Trying this out

Hello everyone!!! I just got invited to the blog and wanted to try it out and see if I could post.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

view of our campsite

This was the view from the front of our campsite at the State Park where we stayed for a month. The lake's water level was really high this year so these lovely smelling blackbush were in the water.

Monday, March 02, 2009

Carly has passed her defence

Yeah, passed my defence, have minor corrections and I'm done! At the next family dinner it will be "Dr. Huitema, will you please pass the potatoes". Right? Right?!!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

This is what we woke up to the first morning of the ice storm. Luckily there was a truck between us and the downed power lines. The night before we spent in a rest area after driving through a blinding snowstorm. But it is warm in Texas!!!!

This was the devastation that we came upon once leaving the Pilot Truck Stop/Gas Station. There still was no power but luckily a trucker gave us enough diesel to get out of the area. Of course the first gas station we came to was out of fuel but we made it to a small town away from the interstate and we were on our way.

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Mexico 2009

Jamie-Lynn bravely steps over the edge of a cliff to rapel.

At the base of the pyramid in Coba

On the edge of the pyramid...it's a long way down.

Looking up...not quite half way there!

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

And so this was Christmas / 2008

At kris' house on December 26, 2008

At Kris' house. The boys are sitting with Uncle Billy.

Hudson is making a phone call to Santa

Cooper got a wallet from Daddy for Christmas

Cooper is chatting with Santa. Hudson did not want to sit with Santa

"Breakfast at Stefany's"Christmas morning 2008.

Cooper is going to help Maaike and Tom find their tree.

Donna and Johhnie have found their tree. Chop, Chop.

Heading out to get the trees.

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Tubing

Wyatt and Stacy after Wyatt's solo run.

Ainslay and Michael with Donna and Ashlay.

Stacy and Stef at the bottom of the hill.

Lindsay and Marianne

Watching the hockey game and snacking before heading home.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Christmas in the country 2008

Wyatt going down on his new sled.

Ainslay, Marianne and Jenna after our first run down the hill.

Isabel and Marianne with Linda waiting.

Jamie Lynn and Jenna Rose.

Isabel with Dave assisting her.

Dave and Linda getting some help from Isabel.

Ainslay and Michael getting ready to go.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Christmas Tree

So we went to the back of our farm and cut our Christmas tree. Here are Carly and I on the ski-doo with the tree. Bert was following in the four wheeler.