Our first family boating trip

It's hard to believe, but this is the very first time all four of us have been in a boat together.  Darren resisted as long as he could, but after spending our 15th anniversary in the Emergency Department at the Regina General with his gallbladder, he was eager to make up for a bad anniversary.  The timing was right, as he had a new lease on life now that he was feeling better.  So when he asked what I wanted for our anniversary, I said "For you to go boating with us".  In his weakened, doped up state, he agreed, and I held him to that promise.  Darren had a few experiences on boats before, but none of them really went well, at least until last weekend.
We spent several hours last Saturday out on Boundary Dam in over 30 degree temperatures with my brother, his girlfriend, and my beautiful little niece, Ciara.  We boated, tubed and spent a long time just hanging out in the lake.  I couldn't think of another place I would have rather been at that moment, it was wonderful.  Not only did Darren seem to be feeling pretty comfortable on the lake, he actually admitted to enjoying himself!  He even talked about going out again....and teased us with comments about buying a boat (as long as it doesn't sit on the grass in the ditch like the last one - a story for another day).
Thanks for all your contributions to our great day Travis and Crystal!

Let's dance!

Wow!  This is the most dancing my family has ever done in one night.  Darren dance more than he has in years (since before we were married), and Cole even seemed to enjoy learning to two step.  Of course, Rylie danced all night without any hesitation - perhaps she takes after me.  We all had a great time at my cousins' wedding this last weekend.  The wedding was lovely and it's great to spend time with Mom's side of the family.  Hoping to do that more often.  Congratulations Josh and Lori!

Another highlight of the long weekend was spending time with our long-time wonderful friends - David, Kristi, Kally and Brynn.  We did not have nearly as much time with them as we would have liked, but what little time we had was a lot of fun, as always.  Thanks for finding a ticket to Bryan Adams for me, Kristi!  Seeing this concert was definately one of my favourite experiences this summer.  I'm not sure which was better - seeing Bryan Adams, or going to a concert with Kristi...you just know you can sing and dance your heart out when your with her, which is precisely what I did.  What a blast!