Northern Living

So we finally figured out how to work our new computer and get some pictures on it. We are not the most technological people. I will do posts more often now that we have figured this out.

So, I wanted to show everyone what we woke up to this morning. Can you believe it? A snowstorm in September! It is not super cold yet, so this snow is very wet. I just hope it doesn't stay. I was hoping for at least one more month of fall.

Jacob was not sure about all the snow, but he seemed to have a good time exploring it. And yes, he can move in his gigantic snowsuit. We have 8 months of winter here. It has to fit him until April.

Sorry about the blur!
I just realized that I have not yet posted any pictures of our house. I will try and do that very soon.

We're settled

Hello Everyone,
It has been a while since I last did a post. We were in the Okanagan for 2 weeks and now we are trying to get settled into our new home. We have almost everything organized now, and it is starting to feel like home. The only painting I did was in Jacob's bedroom. It was a very dark blue and I painted it green. It looks much better. It is so nice moving into a newer home because there is very little that we have to do to it. The basement is unfinished, so we will eventually do stuff down there, but it is not necessary at this point.
I would post some pictures for you all, but my camera is being fussy and not letting me get them onto the computer. I will keep trying though.
We are really starting to enjoy living up here in the North. We are making friends, and have been to a few barbeques already. I am thinking of having a house warming party next weekend. All you in the Okanagan are invited!!!!!!!!!! I wish you could all come and see our new home. If anyone ever feels like checking out the Northern part of our province, you are welcome to stay with us.
I've got Jacob enrolled in gymnastics next week. I will let you know how that goes. I will try and get some pics of that too. Should be fun.
Hope everyone is well. We'll be back in the Okanagan in 2 weeks. Make sure the weather is nice for us!
Love you all.

I turned my back for 2 minutes.

So, I was doing something in the living room yesterday and wasnt watching what Jacob was doing. I could hear that he was in the bathroom, but I figured he was just playing with his soap bottle as usual. When I went to go get him, this is where I found him.

He must have climbed up onto the toilet, then onto the counter. Needless to say, I keep the bathroom door closed at all times now. I dont even want to think about what would have happened if he had fallen down.

Northern Beach Party!

Today we went over to a friends house for a "beach" birthday party. It was really just a pool on the deck, but when you live somewhere without a swimmable lake in sight, you have to improvise. It was a bit of a cool day today, so the pool was filled with warm water.Jacob went in the water long enough to get his clothes wet, then decided that was enough. He had a fun time playing with the kids and eating birthday cake.
One of the moms brought a blow up jumping room. Jacob went in and jumped for about 10 seconds, then wanted out. Here he is wanting to get out, but I had to get a picture first.

Can't wait to go to the real beach when we are home in a week!

We are having lots of fun with our new friends though. We get together a couple times a week, and they all seem really nice.

Happy Canada Day

Even though the weather was miserable, our small town still put on a Canada Day Parade. We went with some friends of ours, and the kids got so much candy. Jacob got 2 freezies and a pocket full of candy. Some kids got bag fulls. He was so cute copying the other kids and picking up the candy off the ground.

I was all set to spend at least an hour watching the parade. That is what I am used to from the Peach fest parade. We had our chairs set up, I had snacks ready for Jacob, and the thing lasted about 10 minutes. After that we put Jacob down for a nap, then there was a free community barbeque that was moved to an empty warehouse because of the weather. We then went over to friends house and had a few drinks and pizza. It is so nice to have friends and just hang out somewhere besides our apartment. Jacob enjoyed playing with the kids, although he did get pushed and bumped his head on the corner of the door jam. He got a major goose egg on his forehead and the boy's mom felt so bad. The boy is almost 2, so I understand it is a wonderful characteristic of terrible twos. Today Jacob's head has a small scratch, and is barely bruised. He heals quickly.

We have had such terrible weather here. I cant believe it is July and we are all wearing pants and jackets. I cant wait until we come home in 2 weeks.

Today we went to a Regional Park that is about a half hour south of town. Jacob loves to be outside, so even though the weather was not great, we took him to play at the lake. Jacob had fun throwing rocks and sticks into the water. This lake is not swimmable, but it would be a nice place to have a picnic and a fire.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Fathers Day to all you dads. I hope you all had a wonderful day and enjoyed a great time with your families. We decided to once again go check out the museum here in town. They have a lot of old trucks and tractors outside of the property. We had a very nice time checking it all out. Jacob especially. He was into everything. It is so fun to watch him. He is curious about everything he sees.

Here he is trying to climb onto an old motorcycle.

Driving an old snowmobile.

Below is a picture of the three of us on the snowmobile, but it turned out a little dark.

The thing I liked most about the museum was watching all the tourists. There were people from all over, because we are right on the Alaska Highway. I saw plates from Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. It was neat to hear the southern accents. I guess I take after my mom, I'm a people watcher!

All in all, we are starting to enjoy it up here. I am starting to meet more people, and look forward to getting to know them better. There is a parade planned for July 1st with lots of fun stuff happening at the park. I'm looking forward to it. This town definitely has a great sense of community. Now I just have to get used to the bugs. (Yuck!)

Yummy!

Here are a few pictures of Jacob enjoying his first popsicle. It has been so hot here, and I thought he would like a sweet way to cool down. He absolutely loved the popsicle and ate every last drop, practically gagging himself with the popsicle stick.

All Done!

On another note, we have looked at a few houses, and there are some with possibilities. It seems there is one thing wrong with each one. If we could just take a few features from each house and create one ourselves, that would be great. Our realtor said that she knows of 2 houses that are just coming onto the market that would probably work for us. We are going to see them tomorrow evening. Hopefully they work out. They are both older, but look like they have decent yards and both have a shop for Jason to tinker on his trucks.
We'll keep you up to date on our house hunt.