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Thursday, July 02, 2009
Parksville
Once we got settled in our hotel we headed down to the beach in
Parksville.
It was high tide, the girls waded in up to their knees.
Angela with a couple of rocks she found. There will be a lot of photos
of stuff taken on this trip since they can't bring as much back with
them.
A little crab they found.
There was a park at the beach. The last time we were here we only spent
a few hours in Parksville, so we didn't get down to the beach.
After the beach it was over to Uncle Tak's place.
Angela and Claudia out back looking for frogs.
Uncle Tak's house and pond.
There were alot of black slugs in the grass.
We only found the one frog this time.
The girls enjoyed looking around his studio.
Here are his tools.
All of his certificates and honourary degrees hung on the walls.
Check out his bike hanging from the ceiling.
I liked the corner painting.
The girls with Uncle Tak.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
More Relatives
On Friday night we went to Mike and Carol's for dinner. We got a chance
to see some west coast and east coast relatives (Auntie Terrie). This
little girl is Madison, she is Tara and Jay's daughter. That would make
her my first cousin twice removed.
This is Madison's big brother Liam, he is the girls second cousin once
removed. Confused?
Madison and Liam's Mom, my first cousin once removed.
Tara is married to Jay.
Alex brought a 15lb salmon for dinner. He and my cousin Colleen had
caught a bunch the week before out near Campbell River.
My cousin Mike checking the salmon on the bbq.
The kids: Joey, Gillian, Madison, Angela, Claudia, Liam and Jesse.
All the other kids had cleared out, but Liam stayed for more pictures.
My cousin Mike and his wife Carol.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Another Round of Relatives for The Girls
Saturday night we headed over to my cousin Rodney's mother-in-law for
some good food and a good time. Every year they host a golf tournament
and auction to raise money for the BC Cancer society. This was the 16th
year. The food is amazing, here is Claudia trying a raw oyster.
Gillisn trying her oyster.
Here is Kay, she came over from Victoria for the golf. We stayed at her
house while we were in Victoria.
The girls and Jesse waiting for dinner.
Some of the delicious food.
A half of pig.
After dinner they hold a live auction, silent auction and raffle prize
draws. Here is my cousin Rodney starting the auction.
They auctioned off donated items like a box of toilet paper (over $100),
a pair of tickets to a Canada/Norway Mens hockey game (over $300), and
this item a box of Twizzlers. It sold for $110.
There was a bag of rice up for auction, it got up to $125 when Dad
stepped in and bid $1000 for the bag of rice.
Dad was actually only the messenger or proxy bidder. My cousin Mo had
left Dad a cheque to bid on the bag of rice. Mo and Pat were unable to
make it this year so they asked Dad to place the bid. Apparently this is
something he has been doing for a number years.
The cheque!
These golf club covers were raffle prizes, the first were given away,
but the third one was auctioned off. Half way through the bidding
someone added one of the original ones to the auction, so it was a pair
of covers, eventually the third one was added. In the end they went for
$75.
Mom and Kay.
The second bag of rice was the last item and it went for $300.
The girls with Kay.
Here is Shanna and I with Rod. I haven't seen him since 1981, I would
have been 15 years old.
Second cousins, here are the girls and Jesse with Ryan and Tyler. They
are Rod and Sharon's boys. They are the next to carry on the Tanabe name.
Here were 3 of the 13th place team in the golf tournament.
The girls enjoyed the evening so much that they said they wanted to come
back next year. Angela told Rod and he said sure, of course Angela asks
if he is going to pay for their airfare. Rod pulled out his lottery
ticket for that nights draw and said it his numbers come in he would fly
them out. (Note: When we saw Rod the next week, he told Angela his
numbers didn't come in this time)
There is our dog golf club cover that we bid on and won.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Birch Bay
It is on to Washington State today, our first stop is in Blaine, WA.
Pat, Mo and Jodi and Sally and their families are staying at a cottage
in Birch Bay. It is just across the border. Pat invited us to stop by
for lunch on our way to Seattle. Here is Claudia outside the Lion's Den,
this was our base camp while we were in the Vancouver area.
The border wait was only about 20 minutes.
The girls with Nicholas, he followed Claudia around like her shadow.
After lunch we headed down to the beach.
Here is Jodi and Justin. Jodi is my first cousin once removed.
Mo had purchased a clamming licence.
The kids enjoyed all the creatures on the beach and under the rocks.
This is Jodi and Justin's oldest son, Jeremy, he is the girls second
cousin once removed.
Dad with the boys.
Claudia holding a big crab they found.
Clamming wasn't going so well at first. Note the empty frisbee.
But things got better, Shanna discovered that the key was to dig shallow
and dig out, rather than dig down. Sally holding the clams.
Mo with his grandson Nicholas.
As the official licence holder, Mo had to carry the tools and the catch.
Everyone washing the sand off their feet.
A few pictures before we left. The girls with Grandpa and Pat.
Mo with the kids and Tucker.
Shanna, Mo and I (first cousins).
Us with Mo and his girls, Jodi and Sally.
Claudia with Tucker.
On the way down to Seattle we stopped in Tulalip to do some shopping at
the Premium Outlets.
Some happy shoppers.
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