Off to Lund on the final eve of their stay. A teeny harbour community a bit north of Powell River where Ruben spotted a Mexican restaurant that he wanted to take me to for my birthday-sweet. After dinner, we strolled about the docks, digesting the salsa and the scenery before seating ourselves on the deck of Nancy's Bakery. A slice of rhubarb/berry pie with ice cream, a couple of forks, some local musical talent and the sun beginning to set in the distance seemed all too perfect an ending to our unforgettable time together.

Manitoba 2006

A breathtaking 7 am flight from Powell River to Vancouver

Steve liked the train in Altona

Uncle Ryan's old helmet fits Emily

She swam for 6 hours on Father's Day

Rosenort Parade with Grampa, Gramma, and Auntie Prego

Emily and Alex loving every minute of their annual playdate

Ryan's old helmet also kinda fits Steve

Wendy-artist by trade-(Heather's Mom), as well as her husband Ron, have always had a very special touch with Emily, and now Thomas

Those mirrors are always the highlight of any museum

We discovered Ryan under a pile of work at his desk somewhere downtown Winnipeg. We were then given the grand tour of his new biz and found the knitting machines amusing

Happiness is Father's Day at the Plett's in the new gazebo with matching father/son shirts

Thanks to all my aunts, uncles, and cousins who were kind enough to meet us at Grandma's in Altona last week! Especially to Aunt Rose who chauffered most of the gang in and then sent us each a cd full of pics. I refuse to believe that her daughter Katie (in the sassy t-shirt) who was 6 years old when she acted as my flower girl, has just graduated from highschool! Again-many many congrats! I threw in the last pic because our kids are nuts, and we're nuts to think we can handle another one.

Thank you for taking this pic, Joe. It's definitely one of my favorites of Tommy ever!

After a 20 minute plane ride I was welcomed home from two days of bridesmaid bliss in Vancouver. Emily didn't miss me too terribly as her new baby kitties were enough to preoccupy her little heart in my absence.
I thought I'd miss the freedom and fun of kid-free city-life, but it seems I've more than enough fun @home to preoccupy my little heart too.
Our new pool drew our neighbour kids over this afternoon. Some of the sweetest, brightest kids you'll ever meet sitt'n in that pool there. Hopefully get to see more of them now that school is almost out.
(Footage of Manitoba trip in the works)

Lesa and Jildaz are 4 days old as a married couple and I want to start a blog based solely on the fabulousness of my weekend as her bridesmaid and the wonderment of their wedding day. Everyone was taken back by Lesa's beauty and enchanted by the glowing faces of the love-birds in-love. In this shot, Mr. Fehr especially captures the pride and the honor many of us felt to see Lesa in her splendor walking up to meet her adoring groom. It would be difficult not to be inspired by the love and devotion between these two or to even imagine that they would ever take lightly the foreverness of their commitment to each other. I was so proud to have been a part of your extravagantly stylish yet simple celebration on June 24th, 2006. The medley of robin's egg blues, the texture of the art nouveau wedding cake icing melting in my mouth and the portrait of a perfect goddess bride are with me forever. As always, I am so grateful to have found an extraordinary friend like you in this great big universe. God Bless both you and Jildaz in every possible way for decades and decades to come. May you someday be able to exhibit the sweetness of your own mom and pop's long-lastingness, because I know your hearts long for nothing less.

pretend it's two days ago...

HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY TO YOU
YOU LIVE IN A SHOE
YOU LOOK LIKE A MONKEY
AND YOU ACT LIKE ONE TOO

LOVE YA HEATHERFEATHER

"The Wife" is gone. So I figured that the old lady would want to know what we've been up to while she's out for a few days.
Check out the pics.
Tee hee.
Congratulations go out to Jildaz and Lesa on thier wedding day! You guys rock.
Love you's.

Standing on the bed while chatting it up with her amazingly sweet and radiantly pregnant Auntie Heather last night. One of the things that makes Heather so irresistible is simply her laughter! When we (emily and/or i ) think something is funny, Heather does too, and she'll always erupt with this genuine and compelling *happy laughter* that makes me want to cry just thinking about it.

Seems I'm not the only one who got herself in trouble around here. Due any day now, we're looking forward to a batch of "summer kitties" to help keep us preoccupied until the baby arrives.

snotty little sweetie

The sheer spazziness of this photo just makes me smile. Em's just "lost" in her cotten candy while Tom's not sure what's more important: the first 11 ft. tall dog in suspenders he's ever seen on his right, or the hotdog bun he was busy eating a moment before on his left. The bun won this round.

Me "cartooned"...yes i'm sure it's not twins.
Okay, here it is, my own little email address. Please don't rely on any of the others, this is the one...

angela.plett@gmail.com

I'm soooo touched when someone special to me has their first baby!
Congratulations to my cousin Jacqueline and her hubby Brad on the arrival of their beautiful little sweetpea:
*Elle Josephine Rae*
*Born April 18, '06 *