Jasmine loves Puerto Vallarta

Face painting.
The Princess goes to the beach.
Collecting shells
The Piñatas are always a hit.
The pirate ship is always interesting at night.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year for 2010!!
From our family to yours picture from 2009 Christmas.
New Years was exciting for the Princess!!
Very one loved to serenade the Princess!
They loved our special friend Joanne to.
Nothing better than celebrating News Years on the beach.

scenes of Puerto Vallarta

The weather has been great 70-80 bit over cast but an unusal calm ocean for a couple days.
It made up for the usual rough ocean we had.
The bidges at sunset on our way to the Malecon
Turtles are always a treat.
As well as the plant growth.

Amazing sunset

6PM in Puerto Vallarta
Drinking virgin Pina Coladas and watching this.
It does not get any better!
This was the most amazing sunset i have ever seen.
Cara captured it on film!

Our Favorite Beaches of the World

Crete: Elanfonisi Beach - one of the nicest in Greece and amazing place to spend a day or two. They call it the Cretan Caribbean with pink sand and incredibly blue-green water.
Tangalooma Island off the coast of Brisbane Australia.
Morrea Tahiti the most beautiful beaches we found but the most expensive.

Yasawa Islands Fiji amazing Islands off the main Island of Fiji only accessible by boat or float plane.

Boracay, Philippines. All through the Philippine Islands you can find some amazing beaches and still reasonable prices.
Goa, India these beaches go on for ever and the water was the warmest we have ever experienced.
Fethiye Turkey, the beach is rocky but beautiful.
Phi Phi Islands Thailand these islands were the hardest hit during the Tsunami.

Montreal

Can't describe how wonderful it is to be with family, Jon, Cara and Jazzy.
Trying the bungee jump was a huge success.
Doing a little baking with Grandma is a tasty treat.
This water baby thinks the beach is the best. I think it is because her mother grew up on the Penticton beaches
Saturday evening in Montreal is the Fireworks Competition in Old Port.

Canada , AYE !

Back on home ground, we are very happy to be in Canada.

Landing in Montreal, it is all about Princess Jasmine ; our 3 year old Granddaughter.
We started our visit in Mount Tremblant for a wonderful long weekend in a huge condo.
Across the road was the swimming pool and the hot tub. Jazzy loved the slide as Grandpa Ralph cheers her on.
The gondola ride in the village. It reminds us of Whistler in B.C.

Aberdeen and Area

The beach area in Aberdeen is gorgeous but water temperature only for "toes". Loved the walks !

The Waterside Mill is the home of Patrick and Hilda; more new friends. The property was an old grist mill.
Now look at it !! The rushing river is in front of the house.We loved our stay.
Back in Glasgow we got to visit the famous Pollack House and Gardens. These heritage sights are worth the stop.

The Scottish Thistle. We say Good-bye to Scotland.

Scotland

Lock Lomond - North of Glasgow a great place to spend an afternoon. Our weather is cloudy, sunny, & rain. Welcome to Scotland.

Visiting the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, we were treated to an Organ recital.

Outside the museum, Lauren shows off her new violin which Grandma has just purchased. The lessons commence next month.
Across the road is the Transportation Museum with the oldest known bicycle. Most of the museums are "hands on" and so much fun for kids.

The Edward Munch Prints were in the Huntterian Art Gallery at the Glasgow University. The Scream,1895 is the most popular although Lauren didn't fancy it.

A trip to Aberdeen via St. Andrew's Golf Course was wonderful. Scotland's countryside is so lush and the heather was starting to bloom. A wee visit to Aunt Hilda's castle with Lauren ( Castle Fraser) was a great start to the day as we headed into Aberdeen to spend a gorgeous day at the seaside.