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July 2020 - First overnight backpacking trip. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. We took the days off, and then found out there were no sites available in a 1500km radius. Worth every km.

August 2020 - Joelle, trail chef. Our first trip where we started experimenting with cooking in the backcountry.

August 2020 - Technically trespassing but let's keep this between me and you.

August 2020 - Cheers to you Bev. We make a point to celebrate Joelle's Mom's Birthday every year. Bellinis and great cake.

We cleanup nice, sometimes.

September 2020

December 2020 - Celebrating Harrison and Anne's Wedding from the living room (Joelle's Brother and Sister-in-law).

July 2020 - Nik always encourages Joelle while out on trail, regardless of how hot, miserable, tired or mosquito bitten we are.

July 2021 - "THE POTATOES JOELLE". When you come to Calgary, you HAVE to go to Bro'Kin Yolk.

September 2020 - Steve's backpacking debut.

Jammies on the left, treats on the right. Saddle bags ready for adventure.

Mucky paws, warm hearts.

September 2020 - "GuYs, DiD yOu SeE tHe FrOg?!".

July 2021 - Nik's first trip to the Rockies... he cried.

September 2020 - Nothing beats discovering wilderness and achieving our goals together.

"I Love You, Nik" - Champlain Lake, ON.

We discovered our favorite backcountry breakfast. Dehydrated fruit, granola, water and strawberry flavored Carnation breakfast powdered shakes.

"The mountains are calling, and I must go".

September 2020 - Rambling in the rugged mud puds. Algonquin Provincial Park.

Nik's second horseback ride. Boundary Ranch Ridge Walk was a sight to see.

July 2021 - Funny faces are a must. We have more pictures of us with funny faces than any other.

February 22nd, 2021 - Our first anniversary. S'mores on the Ice.

February 2021 - Love is in the air, and in the tree branches.

February 2021 - "I love you more and more each day."

September 2020 - Nik's favorite place. Lac Croche, QC.

May 2021 - We found this picnic basket on marketplace and filled it with many memories since.

Long walks on the beach, literally. We love our walk-chats and look forward to a lifetime of them together.

July 2021 - How can this place even be real? Emerald Lake, AB.

October 2020 - Luskville falls, QC.

May 2021 - Million Reasons to Run. Nik's first Marathon with Joelle providing mobilized care and snacks.

June 2020 - We went on a hike that was supposed to be 20km. Took a few "Scenic" detours. It ended up being 32kms. We came out of the day loving each other more. That's special.

God's given us amazing views on all of our trips, and for that, we're incredibly thankful.

Joelle didn't get the memo. This was supposed to be a cute picture.

September 2020 - Nik always tries to keep Joelle laughing. Our first and only professional photo shoot. Thanks Dave.

"Joelle fills up my cup, so I fill the water filtration bladder".

September 2020 - Frontenac Provincial Park, ON.

Nothing is better than being outside together, admiring God's creation.

Regardless of what the campsite looks like it's always a relief to reach our destination safely, take our boots off, and let our feet swell in peace.

July 2021 - What was supposed to be a vacation, resulted in us adopting a second puppy. Meet Phillip.

Both the boys (Steve + Phillip) are avid flyers, this is him being trained how to act in an airport.

We include the boys in most of our outings, and they enjoy a good picnic as much as the next pup.

March 2021 - We enjoy cooking together in the kitchen... No meal is ever complete without a jar of pickles.

Date night means sharing dessert.

Homecooked Mediterranean platter.

Chocolat Favoris is our favorite ice cream; there is no competition.

Valentines Day 2021 - We made Chinese food from scratch and did a paint night. A lot of our relationship has involved finding creative ways to still enjoy lockdowns.

Game nights, burritos and cider (our favorite alcoholic beverage).

Nik's bananas for pancakes, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

October 2020 - Our first attempt baking a pie, this one is apple.

Nik's salty that Joelle beat him five times in a row. He's doing the math to try to prove she cheated (she didn't).

Looking forward to taking pictures with big smiles, for the rest of our lives.

Our first time hosting a dinner party, new recipes were tried, success was achieved.

Nik must've said something funny.

Joelle, the jogging smurf. We are very competitive by nature and track all our runs to try to beat each other's monthly mileage.

Christmas means baking copious amounts of cookies.

"Joelle, I Love You."