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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Oh Canada... wrapped up.


The whole gang!


Goofy faces.. I didn't get the memo!


Yay for normal faces!


Caleb was okay with his picture being taken, McKay was not!

Love Tiffany :) She goes on her mission next week!
So there is way too much to write about Canada and quite honestly I have done a lot of other thing recently. But one fun thing that Kasey and I did was go to the YSA activity at his relatives house, the Kochel's. It was awesome getting to know everyone and it was a way different experience.... but I loved playing never have I ever, and what if... then. Oh and I cannot forget skeet shooting!







Kasey and I also went and visited the hoodoos as so they are called! and they are pretty much these clay formations and they were super cool looking... plus the view is beautiful! We saw lots of names carved so we decided to add our names to the bunch!

 creeper face!
 I feel like I deserve a reward for this picture!



oh yea, we went fishing too! LOVE fishing :) and I can say that I have almost completely conquered my fear of touching slimy fish! Did it not only in Canada but in Texas too!

Thats all for now :) Oh and after my trip to Canada Kasey came with me to Texas and visited my family and we went to Dallas and Fort Worth and we also toured the Cowboys stadium... rock on :)

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Oh Canada! Part four...



So the whole entire time I was in Canada the weather was pretty crummy! It rained and rained so we couldn't do too much outside! Because it rained it was also just a little bit chilly and all I brought was a WHITE sweater to wear in the mud. Kayla was super awesome to lend me some sweaters though. But the picture above is some deer Kasey and I came upon while he showed me around the property he grew up on! We went and picked up his nephews Caleb and McKay one day to ride on the four wheelers and look for some wildlife, but as McKay and Kasey were very cautious through the puddles, Caleb and I buzzed right through them and LOVEd getting all wet and muddy. It was a blast and we had lots of laughs. Kasey and I had also tried to go mudding earlier with his cousin Blake and his wife. It was a lot of fun we even drove past this cabin that carries an old ghost story about a creature! It was kinda creepy...


here is Kasey in the fort they would stay in and hunt for deer and whatever else... there was an old mattress and it was all gross and stuff, but it was really cool looking at the view and all of the beautiful green fields!





Because it was raining and I woke up earlier than Kasey almost every morning... I tried taking creative pictures and I did it from the house! I am sure everyone thought I was spying and being a creeper but I kinda felt weird which made it a fun game for me! Plus I really liked the way the grass was cut!




the flowers were beautiful it is all just gorgeous!


These pictures look like a postcard to me or a screensaver!




So this is where I stayed... Kasey's house! He is there right now and I am not which makes me really sad! The first couple of nights we played card games will Kasey's dad Mel, and Kase's brother Kyle and his sister in law Mandy and Tiffany! I totally trashed them that first night and I was not just smack talk for Mel! Everyone thought it was funny how I would dish back whatever Mel dished to me! 

Kasey;s nieces and nephews are so cute and a lot of the littler ones had crushes on me especially Gavin, Kael, Max, Luke, Walker, and Aiden. They are super cute! Things they said that made me laugh are as follows:
Gavin: after asking him what his favorite color was he responded quickly that it was purple and pink!
Kael: "Aunty Kara, Aunty Kara"
Max: with slobber ALLL over his face "kisses, peez"
Luke: "you look differentuh"
"where have you beeanuh"
Karli to Luke: "Luke what did I tell you about kissing girls.. I said the only girls you can Kiss ae mommy and grandma" ... Luke proceeds to hold my face and kiss me on the lips.. haha
Walker: "Aunt Kara is my favorite Aunt"... Karli: "Aunt Kara with the kids? right?" walker: "no, aunt Kara with Kasey :)"
Aiden: "please tickle me now"
those kids are so darn cute! Love them!
There were tons of late night games all over the place and I think we went over to Karli's (Kasey's sister) to play games almost every night! It was sooo much fun but poor Mike was worn out I am sure... sorry Mike didn't want to bother! We also played Karaoke one night and I think we laughed so hard hearing the Cinderelli song we sang played back to us! We tried to sing like mice... we are ridiculous! 
I also was recruited to play softball for the Gulbranson team... sadly I suck to put it plainly. I felt so bad and with a little practice I PROMISE I would have played a LOT better. But I made up later... I think... when I played soccer with Kasey, Mike, Chuck, Kaelen, and I feel so bad I forgot the other person's name... forgive me. But I had tons of fun and I was totally myself. There was not a moment I felt out of place, besides the first night at the reception, and I was actually very surprised. My biggest fear was not liking Vanderhoof at all and feeling really out of place. Luckily that was not the case and I loved it up there and cannot wait till I am able to go up and visit everyone again. 

Believe it or not I have a lot MORE to update about canada. So till the next Canadian post stay happy :) eh?
We did SO much fun things there and I cannot leave out my super fun trip to Prince George with Tiffany and Kayla! We had a blast being goofy girls swimming at the aquatics center, eating at Pizza hut and running in the rain, but most importantly having fun together!