Sparkling Hill Resort

The weekend of June 26 we spent 4 days in Salmon Arm/Vernon again as we had a wedding at the Sparkling Hill Resort at Predator Ridge in Vernon. Needless to say the place was not my type of joint but I could understand the need for 8 different scented sauna's and one that goes down to negative 110 ?!?! The food at the wedding was good and I must admit it was one of the better weddings I have been to. The room we were in was pretty cool, except for the dirty handprint above the bathtub (somebody got lucky!). After the jump there is a videoclip of the room and some other random pictures of the pool and saunas.

Fishin' at Hicks!

I have been lucky enough to discover Hicks Lake which is located within Sasquatch Provincial Park. I have taken the kids fishing their a couple of times now and this past weekend Chelsey, Colleen and Darcy came along too. If it wasnt for the fact that one of the reels went flying and I had to strip down to my boxers and go for a swim to fetch it the day would have been perfect. We hope to take the kids camping here within the next couple of weeks! Yes we are wearing sweaters on July 4th, summer didnt start until today this year. It is supposed to be in the mid 30's for the rest of the week. Pictures after the jump...

Buffalos, Bikes, Bugs & Brides

No edition of The Woods Chronicles this week as we left the camcorder at home when we went to Salmon Arm. We spent the past weekend up there as we had a wedding to attend in Vernon and Kim's baby shower in Salmon Arm. The kids had fun at the lake and we took them to the animals at one of the local attractions. I was able to sample some of the local mountain bike trails and the views were great and the trails were fast and flowy; thanks for the drive up Marc! Below is a slideshow of some of the pictures. Sorry about the poor choice in music but I havent figured out how to add songs from I-Tunes yet. If anyone wants a copy of any of the pictures let me know and I can fire one off. Pictures are a bit bigger if you go directly to the You Tube page here.

A Fish Story

I took the kids fishing today at a little lake. We did not catch anything but the kids had a good time. I believe I am in the running for the worlds worst fisherman, I never catch anything and I think it is because I don't know what I am doing. It is probably good that I never catch anything because I wouldn't know what to do with the fish if I did. Pictures after the jump...

The Woods Chronicles - Episode Two

In the second installment of The Woods Chronicles Cohen and Kyah play outside. This enjoyment is followed my Chelsey shuttling Mike up Vedder for the first time so Mike can ride down the trails and Cohen can try his hand a filming; I cut a lot of Cohen's filming out as it was so wobbly it would make you sick. The final segment is the kids enjoying the rain storm (will spring ever come?), while Cohen falls, again, when not doing what he is told. I have tried a few things to make the quality better, hopefully it works. Episode Two after the jump...

Cowboy Cohen & His Sidekick Kyah

A few pictures of the kids after the jump...

The Woods Chronicles - Episode 1

In this, the first episode of The Woods Chronicles, Kyah falls asleep while eating dinner and Cohen tries to grab the spot light but falls in the process resulting in a curse word from Dad. Stay tuned for more episodes. Potential better quality video here

I am an Arteest...

Check out my cool Rain Art. I am thinking of applying for patent protection on the process, what do you think?

Floyd Landis is an Ass Hat!

Floyd Landis won the Tour de France in 2006 only to have it taken away shortly after when he failed a drug test. He then spent the next 4 years, and two million dollars, denying the charges and trying to clear his name. Now he finally comes clean and admits to doping but at the same time accuses Lance Armstrong of taking performance enhancing drugs.

I don't know if Lance Armstrong is innocent or guilty but if you are going to accuse one of the most drug tested athletes in sports, as well as somebody who supported you and trained with you, then you better have some hard data to back it up, not just your own tarnished word. Landis, your a dick.

A Couple of Pictures of the Twins

A few photos of the little ones after the jump...

Quality Control

I am trying to make the videos better quality. When uploading through the blog they have to be no more then 100MB which meant I had to skimp on the quality for some of the longer clips. I am going to try and upload some via YouTube and then embed the clip into the blog. The first youtube version is the one of Kyah dancing. The quality did not seem much better but I will try and play around with the next one more. If you cant view it let me know!

Kyah's Turn

While Cohen likes to beat me like a red headed step child, Kyah prefers to dance. For a better quality clip try this link.

Mount St. Helens - 30 Years Today

On the 30th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens we have these cool pictures from our friends at the Boston Globe. Enjoy! I remember it like I was 1 and a half years old!

Cohen Being a Boy

Just a nice two minute clip of the abuse I take as a father. The last 10 seconds may not be suitable for the young ones as it contains a curse word!

Phil Collins

Who needs to ride the train when you can play the drums like this; this DJ has got some rythm. This song makes me think of Mike Tyson in The Hangover!