Cooper & Hudson @ Beppe and Opa's House

Beppe & Opa looked after the boys for a day. It is a good thing little kiddies are raised by relatively young parents. We were pooped out by the end of the day.

Stef

Cute goats

Monique's goat had two kids and they are so cute.

Friesian Horse

We spoke to one of the knights after the show and he confirmed for us that this was a Friesian horse like the ones that Age raises. It was the only Friesian horse in the show.

A Knight and his Friesian horse.

Carly took this beautiful picture of a knight

and his Friesian horse at Medieval Times.

Medieval Times in Toronto

This past week Carly was in Ontario attending a conference in Toronto. While she was at home on the weekend Bert, Marianne and Carly went to a dinner/show called Medieval Times. We were served a great meal during a fantastic show based onmedieval times with lots of horses and knights. Here we are waiting for our meal.

Carly on bike

Carly took Bert's motorcycle out for a ride since she was missing her own bike in Vancouver.

New House

This old house

Doesn't take long

The beginning of the end.

Well, the end is near for the ol' homestead for (one) sect of the Huitema family. It joins a long list of photographs and memories spanning nearly 50? years of existance. I'm sure there isn't a soul out there who reads this who doesn't share one of those.

Natural park-like setting

We had to camp at a county park for one night before we could get into Choke Canyon State Park which is situated below San Antonio.

The oil refinery in the background not only made for an unusual camp setting, but the sulphur smell and the noise would not encourage us to stay more then one night here. But there were seasonal campers here!!

Oriole nest on the hydro lines

I had to take this picture for Stef's sake. There was this beautiful Oriole nest hanging from a hydro line and it was swaying in the breeze. This was just outside of a State Park that didn't allow vehicles in so you could walk, bike or take their trolly in to view the bird feeding stations.

The name of the park is Bentsen Rio State Park in Texas.

Historic manual ferry

We came across this manual ferry that would take you over the Rio Grande River to Mexico. And yes, there were customs agents on the American side to check you back in. There was no money wasted on a grand building though, it was a very small shack which could only fit one of the two customs agents inside.

This ferry was manually driven and was the only one of its kind in the U.S. We took our bikes across and then biked about 3 miles to the nearest town.

Goat cowboy!

Only in Texas would you see a cowboy herding his goats!

Bob the Pelican

The fishermen called him Bob and gave him the fish that were too small to keep.

Lazy pelican

This pelican had it all figured out! He would wait for the fishermen to catch a fish and then quickly try to snatch it.

Blooming bush

Since Texas had so much rain in January the bushes, trees and cacti were starting to bloom when we arrived at the beginning of February.

Cooper & Hudson

Beppe and Opa went to Kris and Christa's house to celebrate Kris' 32 birthday which was on March 14, 2007. Cooper decided he was old enough to hold his new baby brother. Oh and of course we had birthday cake for the birthday boy.

Stef

Flying high

During our stay in the Dominican Republic, we decided to parasail. It was quite an amazing adventure. We have apparently defeated our fear of heights...and commitments, as we are now engaged to be married. :-)

Stay tuned for more details.

Punta Cana

Jamie Lynn and I just returned from the Dominican Republic, and saw plenty of exciting and exotic places.

The Basilica Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, also known as Higuey Basilica, in the Dominican Republic, is more than a religious temple. Because of its unique, avant-garde construction, it is one of the most important architectural works in this predominately Catholic nation.

Our Dominican friend Franklin took us for a tour of the market, where we saw plenty of fresh "meat", including what was left of this poor cow laying on the side of the steet. Although offered to assist on the lifting of the head, i declined and took the picture instead.