My stepson and his family from Northern Saskatchewan spent 3 days with us. Tony, Jeanne, kids, Mathias 7, Mikaya 5 and Conin 2. Minor damage, but unfortunately the causualty was a Brug, one of my homegrown, too...sniff...The two year old thought it might enjoy a drink of juice or pop, is what I figure. Oh well, we did have fun and I enjoyed their stay with us. First Conin, he's a sweetie, but like the energizer bunny, just keeps goin' and goin'.....
Next is little Mikayla.
Stepson, Tony
The whole famn Damily.
And Finaly, the DH and I with our prairie grandkids. Hope you didn't mind me showing them off?
OFG
great looking grand kids, and great family photos
I am sure they kept you very busy,
take care and hope your garden is still standing..
Wilma
It looks like you had a lot of fun during their visit Donna. It's fun going to the beach with kids isn't it? I always enjoyed it when my sister would bring her kids to visit during the summer when they were little and we'd go to the beach. Which lake is that?
Christina Lake, Sandy. We used to live there but is still a favourite haunt of ours. 3/4 of an hour away, even though we have two lakes right in Castlegar. Old habits die hard! :)
Lovely family Donna! :)
Thanks, Christine, Wilma, Pam and Sandy. We think they are kinda special too. :)
What absolutely fun pictures! Everyone looks like they were having a marvellous time. Remember the days when you had paper pictures filed in a box? Well, we all get to enjoy them now. Thanks.
You bet, Liz. You'll get to see more too, when my Grandson comes in August. :D
I'll be waiting for it. Bring them on.
Looks like the weather was perfect when they were visiting. It even looks like the water was warm.
Oh, oh...here I go, climbing on my soapbox....ahem, Christina Lake is the warmest "tree-lined" Lake in Canada. It is a gorgeous lake.
Notice I said "tree-lined", because Osoyoos Lake is the warmest lake in Canada.
It looks like a lovely lake Donna. How big is it?
Christina Lake is known as the warmest tree-lined lake in Canada. An estimated 10 000 annual visitors take advantage of four full seasons.
The lake, 20.8 km (13 miles) long, reaches a surface temperature of 23 degrees Celsius (73F) in July and August. Swimming, Water-skiing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, scuba diving, boating and para-sailing are just some of the ways visitors and residents enjoy the lake. Gladstone Provincial Park protects much of the lake shore and surrounding wilderness. The north end of lake is accessible by hiking or boat only. At the south end is Christina Lake Provincial Park , a large sandy beach.
The Eastern Gateway to Boundary Country-The Heritage Valleys- Located close to the Junction of Crow's Nest Highway #3 and #395. Highway #3 leading east to Castlegar, Rossland, Trail and Nelson, west to Grand Forks, Greenwood and the Okanagan Valley. Highway #395 heads south to the Customs at Cascade/Laurier, Kettle Falls, Colville and Spokane in Washington State.
Records indicate that the earliest inhabitants of the area were the Kootenai, more than 2 000 years ago. Today their pictographs can be found at Texas Creek Campground in Gladstone Provincial Park on the Eastern-shore. Christina Lake was named for Christina McDonald, daughter of Hudson Bay factor Angus McDonald of Fort Colville (1852-1871).
A Par-3 golf course and the 18-hole championship course at Christina Lake Golf Club are available for night golf, family, ladies and senior's golfing as well as special events.
Visit the www.christinalake.com for more detailed information involving just about anything to do with this beautiful area.
The abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway was turned into the Trans Canada Trail in 2000, Christina Lake is proudly a Gateway Community to TrailsBC and the Trans Canada Trail, a haven for Mountain-Biking, Horse Back riding, hiking with easy 2% Grades. The Trans Canada Trail Official Route meanders from Grand Forks to the Cascade Gorge across the trestle over the Kettle River and then follows the historic Dewdney Trail towards Rossland.
The abandoned CPR grade climbs the grade over the Paulson summit, through the 912m (2 992ft) Bulldog tunnel before descending to Castlegar. This route, although not the official Trans Canada Trail, was donated by the CPR to the BC Government to be used as a multi-use recreation corridor.
www.christinalake.com
Thanks Jeanne. :)
Wow, that sounds like a wonderful spot Donna. I think even I could get excited about swimming....well...okay, if I were to be honest...floating.....in 23 C water. And to have the Kettle Valley nearby. I've always wanted to bicycle the Kettle Valley trail. Have they restored all the bridges that were burned in the forest fires? How close is all this to where you live? Have you bicycled that route Donna? Lucky you.
Sandy
Yes Sandy, we have cycled and hiked the Kettle Valley Trail between Christina Lake and Grand Forks. It is such beautiful scenery and so quiet and serene. We met many tourists along the way, some as far away as Finland who had come to cycle the Trail. Many of them will cycle from the West Kootenays right into the Okanagan. When we lived in Christina Lake, the Kettle Valley Trail was just behind our home up along the edge of a mountain overlooking the Lake.. The Trail runs through Castlegar as well. We only live 74 km from Christina Lake now and 3 hours south east of Kelowna. The tressels that were destroyed in the Kelowna Fire two years ago are slowly being restored, thank goodness.
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It sounds wonderful Donna. I'm so glad the tressels are being rebuilt. It was such a shame that they were lost.
What a great looking family. I love family pictures. Makes me smile.
Thanks for sharing Donna.
Thank you for the nice compliment, Darrell. We think they are pretty special too. :)
