God bless painters! Thanks to a painter who was painting our bathrooms this weekend, we went on a mini vacation yesterday! We had to get out of the house Saturday because of the smell, so we headed north en route for Campbell River then found a nice little place just 20 minutes away in Parksville! We checked in just before noon and set out on a nice walk along the beach enjoying a BEAUTIFUL day....ALMOST made us NOT want to move back home!!!!

So, here's Charlie at the beginning of our journey....January 27th, about 10 degrees and sunny, setting out for a walk on the beach!

Lovely family photo....ahhhhh!!!!

Then....the fresh air got the best of him and out he went....sleeping! He was soooo relaxed that he was actually snoring!!! I guess Dad really has the touch!

Now we're at the end of our walk....about an hour and a half later and here he is STILL sleeping!

This one was taken just before supper from outside our room....check out the view! The beach was fantastic and I guess you can't quite see them here, but the mountain range in the far off distance was breath-taking.

Finally, here is a cute photo of Charlie holding his bottle. I have water in a bottle mostly for hiccups, but sometimes just for him to chew on .... teeth are coming! Anyway, he looks like such a big boy in this picture it's frightening. We are in awe of him daily with how much he's growing and all the new things he accomplishes. David has started calling him "sonny" because he "brightens his day"! I have to agree!

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We sure did!