Monday, April 4, 2011

So tell me what does this picture imply???

Yup you guessed it we are on another plane flying across the ocean again. This time for a little work for Barbara and some quality family time for me in beautiful OKC and then up to Van City for a little time with some friends.
Downtown OKC, or as the sign says Pizza Town OKC
Say hello to my two nieces , Aubrey, 4, and Camden a few months.
Not sure if anyone recognizes who this is but Aubrey wanted to make sure that I got a picture of her and included her on the blog. Judging from how fiercely protective she is of her baby sister I thought it was in my best interest to do as she said, so here you have it, Barbie on B&B's blog, who da thunk it?
And now to Madonna, you might call this a yin and yang moment
A dogs eye view, squirrel huntin'
And then there is Doryan, the Jedi Padawan
And favorite nephew
BC place naked. I think it's kinda cool looking, like a ship with out sails
Aurora, just saying hi
A super star pitcher in the making. Baseball season is close and the boy is ready

And in the off season
A future pop star. Kids got some moves
We made it over to Matt and Laura's for a gourmet meal and ran into the Gills. Mr Mike himself reluctantly drinking a Kokanee, one of my favorites by the way
And the food which consisted of chicken, duck, fresh caught halibut from The Queen Charlotte Islands, officially Haida Gwaii, thought I would throw that in to show my Canadian side, potatoes, salad and chocolate torte for dessert. Like I said it was gourmet.
A big thumbs up from Doryan, who doubled as bartender and dessert maker.

Ok, This is a who farted look if I have ever seen one
And the requisite I think it was you look from his lovely wife
Mr. Mike informing someone that they don't have all the information and he would be glad to enlighten them
Barbara had taken Doryan out for a walk in the afternoon and wanted to stop and look at some shoes, Doryan really didn't want to stop and look at shoes, a little too girly for him, so they found a way to compromise. Those shoes probably looked pretty good through all that ice cream
Hi John
And Murray
And Dutch
Lets not think about where his hand might be
So after we got the cat drunk, Barbara and I did something I didn't think I for one would ever do. Murray busted out some sort of dance game for the Wii, and after much protest from myself, the next thing I knew we were all dancing to the TV in John and Murr's place. That's the second time in 2 weeks that I found myself doing something I swore would never happen, 1st it was playing rock band and ending up with the microphone in my hand belting out the lyrics and now dancing to Beyonce in John and Murray's living room! Singapore has definitely had an effect on me, good or bad has yet to be determined
So this is what we would look like if we had kids. Even Aurora is fascinated
After a Canuck's loss. She is gonna be such a die hard fan. She really has no choice with Mike as her Dad. Lucky girl.
Non-alcoholic, just so you know
Its a little hard to tell but this guy had the best fro I've seen since Vietnam (see previous post)
Eva and Sandra aka Trouble
B&B aka NOT trouble
Ok maybe Barbara can be a little trouble, but hey who doesn't like a little trouble every once in a while
Nectar of the Gods, the almighty Caesar
Half of the Mairi and Chris tandem, indulging us in out Cactus club addiction
Wings and ribs. They are a must whenever we make it to Van
Part two, I must say both looking very relaxed and happy. Maybe it was the Caesars but hey whatever works
And of course our other indulgence, Toshi. It's not a trip home without a stop at Toshi
Ok so maybe there is a little trouble here too
AAHHH tataki
Matt and Laura never let us down when it comes to Toshi. We got there and Matt was standing at the front door, first in line. He had probably been there for 20 minutes and happy as hell to be there. Its just that good
Ummm
And Laura doesn't even like sushi. Crazy girl. Whatever it is she eats must be pretty good though. It's cooked so I don't go there.
After Toshi a last visit to the Gill household and Aurora who is getting very close to walking as you can tell from the road rash on her chin.
Barbara's last day and she spent the afternoon with Dutchie. I went to Dave's to watch the hockey game, priorities, and Barbara went to Steveston
The boardwalk
And the real reason she was there, Steak Frites, I know you thought it would be fish and chips but noo not Barbara, she went for the turf not the surf

And wine of course
Another airport at 3am. Yes I am excited
So's Barbara.

Here we go again, more planes, trains and automobiles.

It was a great trip home and we had a great time. Looking forward to the next one. Bye for now



































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