a love of mine.

Back in July my husband and brother ran a marathon.

This marathon was because my brother, Timmy Boyle, was dreaming and dreaming big. 
One of his dreams to accomplish by the time he turned 37 was to run a marathon. 
Dan never had a dream to run one but he trained anyway and ran it with Tim.

While there my sister-in-law and myself wandered around the 1/2 way point/finish line..
and the arena where there was a pancake breakfast. 
There were a couple women selling photographs. 

Local women who loved photography
- did it as a hobby -
and had been encouraged by friends and family to try selling some of their work. 

They were doing something I loved to do. 
I love taking pictures. 
i don't know if anyone else would want them but I love the photos I take.

Recently Dan has encouraged me to take more pictures... do photo shop stuff to ones I want to...
and who knows, maybe frame and sell some at some point.   
I'd love to get better at photography, and maybe one day get a nice camera..
but i have to get out there and start taking some now...
if I take them enough, and bring some of my work to a farmers market or craft show -
maybe I'll see if there's a point to purchase a better camera...

but a hobby it will be, whether or not anyone else wants the pictures. 

i love it...

i enjoy doing it...

for those reasons I will take photos wherever I see something i want to capture.



Thanksgiving

I hope all my Canadian friends and family had a great Thanksgiving weekend..and I hope all my American friends and family had a great Columbus Day.

Our weekend was really good.  beautiful weather and surrounded by family.

• 2 turkey dinners.  MMMMMMMM I love turkey dinners!
• more work done on the house!
• a hike up our back hill and on a beautiful trail we'd never been before.
• went to church and were reminded to be thankful for all God has blessed us with.
• played a game & ate candy.
• watched my kids play with and enjoy being with their 4 grandparents and their amazing great grandma.

a weekend to be thankful for.

Little Boy's Heaven (photo memories)

This was a special day for kids where we live.

Touch a Truck.

Many big, powerful and exciting trucks, planes and helicopters were accessible for them to look at, get in, touch. 

the boy loved it!!

He loves trailers!

Trucks..trucks..and more trucks!

driving the backhoe loader.

We had such a great morning!  what a great idea.  I believe it was Muskoka Family Focus who put it on.

I have one little boy who was in heaven.

(the girl was too grumpy to enjoy herself)