Saturday, May 25, 2024

Ramon's HS graduation




His first hour.....
....to his current hour.  High School grad.  Another right of passage... (after the driver's licence).  He's off to the U of C, Multidisciplinary studies program in Sept.  Working in Parking at the Stampede grounds as he has been doing for a few years now and managing 2 soccer teams at once.  What will the future bring? What paths will he take? We love you mucho Boo Boo :)








 

Monday, May 20, 2024

January to May: Life with high school kids!

High above Sunshine Village on a bluebird morning....



Carla's purple haven

He shoots/kicks....he.......scores!

Proud papa



Tia Karen comes for a visit!





Trying to wake up mom





Rummy-kube



Mt Ida still covered in snow
Snuck some Chinese food into the nursing home.

Skiing Silver Star...in a purple gondola!







Swoosh!

Just how much taller is Carla over Tia Karen?



Along Mara Lake

Heading up Revy in an 'unpurple' gondola.













Honing her interview skills and the Calgary Youth Employment Fair.


Poutine and a burger to start the day....
Mt Rundle
Tabernac at Mt. Norquay
A rare family bike ride



Tabernac and his sweetie, the charming Edith
My all time fave place to ski....backside alphabet gullies. Did A to H that day.
E gully I think

Not a good place to hang out on a warm spring day
H gully

Snoopy!  Danced on his nose a 1/4 century ago. Apparently the glacier on the other side has melted back and now its harder to climb up the nose.

Out of bounds tracks



Virga...is the name for precip that doesn't hit the ground.  What a cool cloud!
Carla's badminton tourny....won a few...lost a few more...great experience!




Hard to resist...
Squirrel, looking for his nut stash in the spring....
Tabernac on the edge of control
Imitating Snoopy...he just needs a dog house
Tabernac hiking up from Lake Lousie šŸ˜‚
Tiny bit of pow on Brown Cow
Early season city riding


Glacial erratic
Pasque flowers
The soon to be demolished ski jump towers
1940ish?
Kevin about to tackle ER3


Smooth corduroy at Sunshine, with Assiniboine in the distance.


Assiniboine
Early spring flowers on Nose hill


To the airport to PU Mama from Vancouver
How can you not like Magpies?
...say the teens
Cowtown and the mtns....