Visit from Shannon & Michelle

Shannon & his Mom Michelle stopped by for an overnight stay in Oxbow while they were on their way to Manitoba. It was great to see you guys!

Cement for Garage Floor

Things are moving along, the concrete for our garage floor is being poured.
We are doing in-slab heat in the garage & basement...a little splurge of ours.
The crew did an amazing job!

Mom's Sandwiches

Mom is definately a part of our building team for the new house. Not only does she come by the jobsite daily to help, but she can always whip up a teriffic lunch of sandwiches to feed a crew.
Thanks Mom!

Crazy Kids

These guys put a SMILE on my face!

Starr's Trail Mix

I like to make my own Trail Mix with our favorite goodies...it's a hit with all our family members. And Ace & Scarlett love to help out with the stirring.





The SECRET is to use 'roasted & salted' almonds...if you don't, the entire Trail Mix will go soft.

Banana Creme Pie

I don't know about you, but I haven't had a Banana Creme Pie in years. My awesome Mom made this one for us to share after a BBQ at our camper one evening.
Delicious!

Windows Have Finally Arrived!

This is a day we've been waiting for since February (they were the first purchase for our new house)...the arrival of our windows that were manufactured in Polland by MS Beyond Windows. Yes, they have made the long trek by boat and then by train once they made it to Canada. I was so excited to see that the order was complete, correct & unbroken.
Exterior of the windows are walnut color in vinyl so they will never need to be repainted or stained. Interior of the windows are white vinyl and open inwards for ease of cleaning. These energy-efficient triple-glazed windows were less expensive than any of the competitors in Canada for dual-glazed.
Our exterior colors: Walnut window casing, Mountain Sage siding & Navajo Beige trim.

Ace & His Starwars

Ace began watching Star Wars movies when he was the age of one (when we would watch them at home). We were amazed by how quickly he loved everything about it.
I think Cory likes to play with all the figurines as much as Ace does.
The good guys...
The bad guys...
The battle...
Mommy's favorite character: Luke Skywalker with Yoda on his back from Episode 5.
Ace's favorite character: Imperial Storm Troopers (also known as 'Shoot Games' in our house)
And this boy has picked a Star Wars themed birthday party when he turns 4 in September.

Naniamo Bars

WARNING: Mom's naniamo bars will seriously ruin you for any other knock-off out there.

My Mom's Nanaimo Bars are the BEST!

Lightening Storm

From where we camp, we have a great spot to watch storms. On this particular night (the Chibrys were visiting us at this time) we watched one of the most spectacular lightening shows I have ever seen. We found out the next morning that North of Oxbow the storm was really bad resulting in a tornado in the town of Carlyle...yikes!

The storm begins...

The black cloud is what brought the bad weather...looked like the Starship Enterprise going across the sky, not that I'm a 'Trekie' It just kept getting darker & darker Crazy weather ehh!