BC Winter Games Trials and Zones: Alex has his big ski race!

What a fantastic day at Stake Lake Ski Trails! Alex had his first ski race of the year and had a terrific time! He raced in the Atoms Division and they had a grueling 0.9km hilly route, but his hard work paid off with a delicious medal cookie he was given for his strong finish! It was great seeing so many children out for the race!

Alex all serious before his start:
Strong finish:
Well deserved cookie medal and gatorade for the finish!
Next race will be at the end of January when the Overlander Ski Club puts on their famous marathon race. Alex will be moving up to the 2.5km race route! The best part is: Steve King will get to announce Alex across the finish line.....that is so cool!

Until next time........

2 more sleeps til Christmas!!!!!

Wow, things have been busy at The Timewell House! We had over 30 people at our house for Yvonne's birthday/x-mas party......good fun had by all!
We took Alex to the Wildlife Park to look see all the Christmas lights and rode the famous heritage train! We had a blast. Then it was off to The Hammonds House for the present exchange and some great upside down pineapple cake! Alex was in bed a little late: 10:30pm....very late for a 4 year old! But, it is Christmas and he was full of energy(ice cream, cheezies, hot chocolate)!



Below: Alex had his first ski lessons last week! He was a star......with all the kids in his class! I hate to admit it, but I think he is becoming a bit of a "class Clown". Don't know if this is a good thing or not, but he had me in stitches a couple of times! Very witty and clever boy at times! Off to the trails this afternoon: we had some snow, so the trails should be great! Alex has his first ski race next weekend!

Alex is so excited that there is only 2 more chocolates left in his advent calendar: he knows Santa is coming SOON!

Merry Christmas Cheers,
Yvonne, Greg and Alex

Alexander on CTV with Perry's High Five!

Alexander was the feature "athlete" on CTV news with Perry's High Five at 6pm! Alex was so thrilled to see himself on TV! They put the picture from below on TV and mentioned how Alex was a BMX'er and how excited he was about competing next year when he is old enough! We taped the program and will try and put in on the blog to show everyone! I got the call 20 minutes before he was on: so I was running around trying to set up to record it and calling all our relatives! So cool!

Oh yeah, 11 more days til Christmas!

18 days til Christmas.......

Only 18 days til Christmas........It was Sunny and Crisp this morning in Kamloops. Hopefully, Stake Lake Ski Club is open by next week with all the snow that is expected! Last year we were already skiing at this time.


Finally finished all the miniature gingerbread houses' for Alex's Preschool on Monday.......they get to decorate them; hopefully, the candy will end up on the houses instead of their mouths. Alex is currently on sugar rush: he helped us glue the houses together!

Last night Greg and Alex were on the deck shoveling off the snow from the little snowfall we had the other day.

Update tomorrow........

Oh yeah, last night I went to this Cookie exchange with the ladies in "The Benchlands": wow, they can bake! But, I was very impressed with the Martini's that were served: I couldn't even taste the vodka and Cointreau.........however, I felt the side effects this am! Lots of fun was had!

20 days til Christmas.......

Too icy outside to run: Plan B.....treadmill running! I actually love running inside on the treadmill: put on the ipod and no mess'in around.....workout done with no distraction(well sort of: Alex bouncing from couch to couch and hanging from the weight set...."look at me Mom"



Dave Bell trying to make an attempt at BMXing.......sorry Dave, it ain't going to happen! Stick to triathlon's!
20 more days til Christmas: we are doing an official count down to Christmas with Alex's Advent "Chocolate" Calendar! He is so excited to wake up, open up the "day" flap and see what shape the chocolate is in and the best part: eat it! The he sits with his advent calendar for sometime and talks about the next day chocolate and imagines what shape it is going to be. Then he tries to figure out how many days our left til Christmas, by counting the remaining days "unopened". He is 4! Christmas is so exciting for the little ones! And for the parents too: I have just volunteered my time to make 12 miniature gingerbread houses for Alex's preschool(make them from scratch....dough, cut, cook and glue together). Why do the kids get the best part: the decorating with all the candy and icing.

Check out our blog daily with our count down to Christmas at The Timewell House!

Alex Piggin(back from retirement) and Alex Timewell(debut race) go head to head in BMX race in Penticton. Check out the video of one of the moto's!

Gold Discovered beside our House!

The Geologist Crew showed up bright and early with Tim Horton's in hand to start digging in the greenbelt beside our house.....what a set up they have! They hand delivered a hard hat to Alex, so he could officially be part of their crew. It is the afternoon and they are still busy drilling, breaking for coffee and while one crew member works and they other watch!

The First Snowfall in Kamloops

First snowfall in Kamloops. Alex got right to work and helped us shovel the snow off the driveway and threw a couple good snowballs too! Christmas is right around the corner.

Happy Halloween

It is going to be a very "spooky day".......stay tuned for an update of the days events: pumpkin craving, dressing up and trick or treating.......................

BMXing in Kamloops

Took Alex to the BMX track in Kamloops for the first time. He held his own; however, had a couple of good spills(a little tentative on the bike like his mom).


Alex and Yvonne hanging out at home after have gallbladder surgery(yvonne).
Mikayla and Giddien at Barnhartvale.
The girls out for a morning run(Yvonne, Mikayla and Vanessa)

Let it be Summer......

Went to Paul Lake for a canoe.......



Like my "Sharkie" Sleepers.
Having a bath with Cousin Colton and Cousin Morgan...they were visiting for Canada Day!

Quick Update...

Alex enjoying his watermelon for a snack. Happy Fathers Day!

The Birthday Boy at Oliver.........

Weekend in Oliver: fun had by all! It was that time of the year we took out annual trip to Oliver and stayed at The Lakeside RV Resort. As usual, Alex made a lot of friends and had fun swimming, biking and just playing around. The weather was unbelievably hot: like 38 degrees! Yvonne raced the Oliver Half Ironman and toughed it out in the heat: can you say, "nice back burn!"


Yvonne suffering in the heat:

After Oliver we headed to Rock Creek for a night and did some hiking, biking and sitting around! The rain got the best of us, so we packed up early and headed back to Kamloops.

Greg, Grandpa and Alex around the campfire.
Alex camping!
Alex watching Mom race.

It's been a long time...........

Alex and Dad hangin out at the Wildlike Park
Alex impressed with the Alligator.
Yvonne promoting IronAde(new sponsor) at Blackwell Dairy 15km road race.

Hi Everyone,

Yes, it has been a long time since we have posted on our BLOG! No excuses on my part! We have been very busy over the last couple of months: Alex is busy with all his functions, Greg is busy with work and I am trying to help out landscaping our yard(and I don't have green thumb).

In June we are heading to Oliver for our annual camping trip. Alex is very excited because his cousin Colton with be coming along, plus he turns 4! After Oliver we will go to Rock Creek(near Grand Forks) and relax by the River and the Kettle Valley.

Greg also has been busy getting fit again.....it is unfortunate, because I can't ride with him anymore: he is too fast. This weekend while I ran a 15km road race, Greg was racing his mtn bike at the CowTrail in Merritt.

Easter Weekend 07

Having a busy weekend with Bert and Michaela, The Tatham Family, and my cousins.....

Biking in Kamloops.....sunny and 16 degrees

Going for an afternoon bike ride to Mt. Duffrin. Alex enjoyed his new trail-a-bike, we even went off-road!

Alex's bike trainer workout!

Alex hard at work in the bike workshop, getting his bike tuned up for his big trainer workout.

Alex during his hard bike interval.

More pictures of Greg.....

What a man! Look at him ride that machine!

Greg bought a new toy.....

Well, it was a matter of time before Greg wentt out a bought himself a new snowmobile to bomb around with on the hills of Kamloops. He is already showing off new tricks to his new snowmobile buddies.

Greg's new Ride.....

Look what Greg is riding around the trails in Kamloops: he swears he will be kicking the other "stoogies" butts this year! Pascal for sure because he is in "love" and too busy to train.

Our new House Cleaner

Look at our little man clean, he works well in his underwear.

Working in Dad's WorkShop..

Alex building some new wheels for Uncle Bert!

Hard Day of Training.....

Another tough day of training; however, this time it was at Stake Lake ripping it up on the ski trails.

Gymnastics......

Alex jumping off the horse at gymnastics! He just moved up a level today, we have him training hard for the 2018 Olympics. He trains up to 6 hours/day, he is tired a lot but this is the only way to get him to win that Gold. I don't think we are that tough on him(;

Overlander Ski Club(Kamloops)

Greg and I are in full training for X-Country(Skate) Skiing! I have my first race this weekend in Kelowna......stay tuned for the race report!