Ferry Ride

Well we were off to Vancouver again this weekend for the third time this month. I had to take a local anesthesia course that was super exhausting and I am now glad to be finished it. I was also able to go to IKEA for the first time and I find it near impossible not to spend hundreds of dollars there. I loved it! So on the way back on the ferry I had to take some landscape pictures I just loved the way the view is for the full trip.
So while we were driving we saw another ferry that looked just like the one we were on so I had to get a few shots to show people what we ride on

Peter wanted a picture of the smoke stack it was huge!

There is a better picture of the boat. It is huge. Hundreds of cars can fit on it and plus tons of people. It has a 2 restaurants, a few shops, arcades and tons of seating.

The sun was just starting to set so I wanted to get capture the beauty. It just isn't the same as in real life.

Peter is looking all gangsta, it made me laugh.

In young women's we just did new beginnings and it was on lighthouses so when I saw one in real life I had to take a picture.

From the upper deck on the boat.

Behind him are a bunch of barrels that turn into life rafts. So on the trip we were able to make it to Krispy Kreme and I do love their doughnuts. We stayed at the Marriott which was unfortunately was under construction, I just wanted a bed to sleep in because I was so busy with exams for the course so it worked great for me. Peter wasn't as pleased. Hopefully this is the last trip we take for a while. It seems like our house is getting neglected so this next week we will spend bringing it back to a place where humans can live again. Plus we have so much IKEA stuff to put together (peter did it all as soon as we got home he was super excited like a child on Christmas morning)

Sidney in the Spring

Well, the flowers are out in full bloom, so we took a walk with our camera! It was just beautiful weather out, and the flowers are looking so nice!

Daffodils are growing here like weeds. They are all along the highway in the ditches on my way to school. They are definitely more pleasant to look at though.

There are Tulips that are starting to come up as well as hundreds of other species that I can't begin to try to name.

I don't know what this is, but Cassie thinks its the coolest looking thing ever!
Cassie also loves to play with the Macro function of the camera. She can work that thing better then I can.
Doesn't that look wonderful? Not something you would readily see in Alberta.

This was a neat one as well, with two sets of petals each with a different color.
Another macro shot. This is a neat one though

This blue plant was everywhere as well. Cassie took a great close up of it, I might have to add it later!

More Daffodils, this time white with yellow. It really is very beautiful here!

Easter

Well, Easter came and we decided to dye some eggs. We had a great time, although when there is just the two of us you can't dye too many because they have to be eaten!

Cassie wanted to get to the eating portion right away but the plastic wrapper we put on made it a little more difficult!

This was my prized egg. It seems no matter how many you do, there are only ever 1 or 2 that come out looking really good. This was my 1!

I also had a Bi-Stake Youth Conference (I am currently serving in the Stake YM Pres.) I was at all weekend, and when I came home on the last day it seemed that the Easter Bunny (with the help of Cassie) had been there as well. There were tracks all over our apartment!

After some much needed help (apparently I am not as good of a detective as I was when I was a kid) I had found some great loot! It was a lot of fun and I can't remember the last time I had an Easter egg hunt.

Vancouver Temple

Here are some pictures of the Vancouver Temple which is scheduled for completion around March of 2010. They just recently (2 weeks before we were there) put the Angel Moroni on top.
I am definitely curious to see what it will look like when its all done. It will be nice not to have to cross the border each time we want to go to the temple.

Here is a side view of the temple. It will have 2 endowment rooms and 2 sealing rooms, so not as big as in Cardston, but it will be a nice size.

And here is the new Stake Centre behind the Temple. It looks done on the outside, and I believe that they are getting very close on the inside.

Vancouver

This was our trip to Vancouver at the beginning of this month. We went because Cassie had a course to attend so I had some time to roam around and see the sites. It just so happened that they had the grand opening of their new convention centre so I went to see what all the fuss was about. This is the convention centre from the outside!

This would be the front foyer. The place was HUGE!!
This was the basement exhibition hall. Probably the biggest room I have ever been in. Over 200,000 sq. feet! They had Hummers hanging from the ceiling!

On the main floor and throughout the building their walls consisted of multiple board ends just glued to the wall. It was really cool looking, but I am sure it was a painstaking process.

Just next door to it stands the old convention centre, which I am sure many of you have seen pictures of. At least in Canada it's a pretty famous site.
Here is more of the interior. Even though its hard to tell, the walls here are all made with those board ends you saw earlier.

This is a rather dark shot of the main ballroom, which is still massive. They had a Cirque De Soleil type act going on in here where people where twirling down from the ceiling on sheets.

And this is just a neat little shot of the hotel we stayed at. We really did enjoy ourselves!

Our First Blog!

Well... Here is another blog for everyone to look at! I don't think that I really need to point out that this is Victoria, but for those that aren't too sure, it is. We enjoyed a day of being a tourist here, and these are some pictures of the Empress Hotel and the bay in front of it!
This is the Provincial Parliament building. Looks very regal. The cool thing is that the whole things is covered in lights, and when the sun goes down they turn them on. I will have to add a picture of that later!

These next ones are what you would see if you were looking out the front lawn of The Empress Hotel. It really is very beautiful!

We also went and checked out an undersea discovery boat. They had all sorts of fish inside, it was actually very boring.
We also went into Madame Tussaud's. I think this was the highlight for Cassie. When we went in the first floor had only influential figures from history. Cassie thought that was it and became extremely disappointed, however when we reached the basement portion which was devoted to Disney, and other movies she was more then excited!

Cassie with Walt Disney himself. Looks like she might be a little intimidated by the fact that he's made of wax.

Cassie with Snow White. Can it get any better then that?

It can when sugar is involved!! Here you can pick out and add any flavoured sugar you can fit into your tube... Oh happy day!