whistler family

whistler family
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the four of us had an incredible day with our cousins the Roelofsens at Whistler Mountain. Caleb's not sure whether skiing is his thing, but he was quite a trooper trying his best.

the sitski experience!

the sitski experience!
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Benjamin had an incredible day with Brian and Cassandra - volunteers with the Whistler Adaptive Ski Program. They spent the morning on the bunny hill and with Ben's great sense of balance, he was actually doing pretty well on his own for a few metres at a time! The big thrill was that the 3 of them went up the Olympic lift for the last 2 runs of the day and they were going as fast as everyone else on the way down. An absolutely amazing experience for Ben!

the Grey Cup!

HPIM1335
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Here's us with the Holy Grail of CFL football! Our family (and our nephew Kai) went to a friend's home for a Grey Cup Party. Little did we know what that meant! Dave Klassen is the chaplain for the BC Lions and had to pull some strings to "borrow" the trophy for an afternoon. What a thrill for us!

CTV

CTV
Originally uploaded by pastor of diaster.

Another photo from the Vancouver tri. Here reporter Michelle Brunoro from CTV is getting some post-event comments from the youngest athlete there

Van Tri Bike

Van Tri Bike
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Here we are flying through Stanley Park at the Vancouver triathlon on Labour Day 2006. Ben was absolutely freezing the whole morning!

meeting Scott - another AWAD competitor!

Our last event of the '06 season was the Vancouver International Triathlon at Stanley Park on Labour Day. We met up with another "athlete with a disability", Scott who was a true inspiration to us. He too had some specialized equipment to compete with, as you may be able to see from the picture, he doesn't have legs. Way to go Scott - furthering the message that "Finishing is Winning"!

Benjamin loves the water and has been doing a lot of swimming lately. In the summer, he had swimming lessons at the Rotary Pool in Chilliwack and got to the point where he was swimming a lot of laps! Here he is showing the world his diving form

basketball camp!

basketball camp!
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this summer my brother and I went to the Chilliwack Senior Seconday Basketball Camp. Here's me with my coach for the week - Ed Lefurgy, a 4th year player at UCFV. I had a great week and am looking forward to going again next year!

280+ participants!

280+ participants!
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the first ever Hope River Classic was a phenomenal success: 280 + participants (more from out of town than from Chilliwack!), 56 volunteers, 0 bandaids, and over $27,000 raised for the BC Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association. What a tremendous family day and the start of a fabulous annual tradition!

and . . they're off!

and . . they're off!
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August 19th, 10am sharp the first wave of people took off on the 8k journey in the Hope River Classic. That's Ben & Caleb's Auntie Helen on the left, cousin Jordan and Amanda next to her. Well done guys!