First Post and Canada Trip '07!

Well, I've been a Myspacer for over a year, and I was sure I was keeping in touch with all those who do this blogging sort of thing, until I realized that there were so many more of you that I wasnt in contact with because you were all hiding on blogspot! But, I've found you! :-) So with that, let me get right to it. We just got back from our annual trip to Wateron Lake in Alberta Canada. It's a solid Zobrist family tradition. We have driven almost every year, which I think is completely crazy, but last year I had a horrible driving experience, which I won't go into but just let me say there was a lot of throwing up, etc! Anyways, I insisted on flying this year or else the family would not be graced with my presence...haha. So, we flew, and it made the trip a lot easier, and less complicated until....The hike of doom! To make a long story short, we went on a family hike. The wimpier, and much saner ones of the family only went to lower Rowe Lake which is about 3 miles in. This rest continued on to Blackeston Peak, which is around 22 miles. Yeah...I know...! We waited all day for them after we finished our little jaunt, and by 9:30pm still had not returned! It wasn't until around 12:30am that they pulled up and we saw that Karly, Jake's youngest sister, was bleeding and apparently in really bad shape. On their way down from the peak, they were trailblazing their way through shale, and loose rocks, when a boulder reportedly around 50lbs, tumbled down and hit Karly in the head! She sheilded her head with her had, and it smashed her thumb to shreds!She walked about 4 more miles down like that! What a stud, eh? ( A little canadian slang:-)...). The end result was plastic surgery on her thumb, and probably about a million stitches, oh, and a fractured skull, that made blood puddle behind her eardrum, and so she has temporary hearing loss right now. It hasnt been pretty, but she's tough. Other than that...it was pretty relaxing and nice, and Lily loves to be with her cousins! Here are some pictures from our adventures, and until next time....!