Summer Nights

I can't believe we're only one month into Spring!
Who else is enjoying this incredible weather we've been having, but also horrified at what this could mean for the summer? I, for one, am getting concerned about my lack of A/C in my car... 

Anywho... this past weekend we spend some time soaking up the rays and enjoying our unseasonably warm Spring!

Friday evening David and I went for a Happy Hour date at Cactus Club. We managed to keep our bill around $40 which is quite the feat at Cactus! After dinner we came home and watched the Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 1. 

Yummy Sunset Soda for Happy Hour!

Saturday we met up with Shel and the Oceantide Tollers for our second annual Oceantide Toller Walk! We had the matriarch, Ruby, three puppies from her first litter, and three from her second litter there. This along with some toller friends added up to 11 tollers all together! We went to Jerry Sulina Park in Maple Ridge. There is a little pond there, and then a long path along the dyke beside the Allouette River. Quite a beautiful spot for a walk!

If you've ever seen a Toller around the water, you know they are NOISY! We got out of the car and heard the Toller screams before we could even see the pond. Normally Sherlock is relatively quiet, but today I think he was the most persistent of the bunch.

Sherlock trying to show his half-siblings the ropes?

Isn't this beautiful? Vast marshes all around you, surrounded by the backdrop of the mountains.

Daisy at 14 Weeks (she was Molly from my previous puppy posts)

Duke at 14 Weeks (he was named Davis before)

Rebel at 14 weeks (he was Gibson from prior puppy posts)

Here is a group shot of everyone at the far end of our walk. It's hard to get that many dogs to sit still looking at the camera! (Obviously, since we were quite unsuccessful haha)

Sunday morning David and I took Sherlock to the green patch beside our place to chase the ball before it got really hot out. We figured we would tire him out a little before we went to church. 

I got a kick out of this chalk art on the walkway. "The Castle of Love". 

We have a cool tulip with a red stripe! Loving that! They're not doing so well with this heat though! Two of them have now exploded. Most likely due to Sherlock's incessant sniffing of them. 

In the evening we were invited to the inaugural patio BBQ dinner with my parents at Karen & Darcy's house! We were supposed to go to a birthday dessert for our brother-in-law Kyle, but dinner ran late and we couldn't make it...SORRY KYLE!

This is Penny, Karen and Darcy's 12 week old Labradoodle puppy. She is honestly the sweetest, most well-mannered puppy! Puts Sherlock to shame. 

Love that little face!

Incredible potato salad made by Darcy. Perfect "summer" side!

BBQ Chicken Thighs were the main feature of the meal!

We had such a lovely visit, and always enjoy hanging out with these folks. Even if they are "old". (Darcy, that's my third strike right?)

Cheers to many more perfect summer weekends to come! 

(P.S. David and I are working towards building a patio in our yard and getting a propane fire pit! Can't wait to sit at the fire with friends and a glass of wine!)