Water Pad

Yet another night shift last night and yet another outing to keep the house quiet for Greg. This morning we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa H's for some breakfast and coffee and then headed over to one of the new water pads that the city built this year. We spent the morning playing in the water and on the playground and then finished with a picnic lunch.

Another Night Shift, Another Outing

As Greg worked another night shift last night, I had to again find something to keep the girls occupied and happy out of the house so he could sleep. Today we headed out to the Zoo first thing in the morning, went to McDonald's for lunch (a great treat for Emily) and then off to Tinkertown until about 2 pm this afternoon. Both girls are exhausted and hopefully down for a good sleep for the afternoon.

Grandma was tired so Emily let her have a ride in her stroller!
Feeding the ducks and the geese.
This is Emily's favourite ride.
Danica was a tad tired by the end of our time at Tinkertown today.

July

We've had a busy month and I can't believe that it's almost August - where has the time gone?

Danica learned to crawl this month and just yesterday mastered pulling herself up to a standing position on her own. She is quite proud of herself for that one! We have been busy with yard work, getting the finishing touches done on our kitchen and window treatments and life in general. Both Greg and I are still playing on a co-ed softball team on Monday's and I am still playing ultimate Frisbee on Wednesday's.

I spent this past weekend marking module 1 for the CA Institute of Business which is a great money maker for me and a great chance to catch up with people that I don't otherwise get much of an opportunity to see.

We also spent 5 days at Gull Harbour with Greg's parents at a cabin. We didn't have great weather but we still made it to the beach a few times!!

This coming weekend we are going to a wedding for close family friends Diane and Graham. I'm looking forward to that a lot!

Some pictures from that past month...

Emily learning how to cast her new princess fishing rod.

Miss Joe Cool.

Danica was too close for Emily's comfort.

Reeling in a fish.

Shortly after this picture was taken, Daddy took the fish off the hook and it jumped out of his hands and flopped around on the pier - screaming ensued.

This was Greg's next catch.

Standing by our self and so very proud of it!

Farm Day

Greg worked a night shift last night so I needed to come up with something to do this morning to get the girls out of the house and keep them entertained and give Greg some peace and quiet so he could sleep. I decided to take them out to Morning Sound Farm which is about 45 minutes away from our house just outside the city.

They had a blast - they both rode on a pony (although Emily wasn't as impressed with it as Danica was), pet and held baby chicks, fed both baby calf's and full size cows, milked a goat, played with numerous kittens and puppies, pet a donkey, played with baby sheep, fed some chickens and roosters, played with rabbits, went on a hayride and topped it all off with a picnic lunch. It was a great morning and I would take them back again in a heartbeat.

Happy Canada Day!

We spent the day at the lake yesterday with our friends - Greg and Donna and their daughters Ariel and Mikayla and Jamie and Tannis with their daughter Emma. We enjoyed a gorgeous day and spent most of it at the beach playing in the sand and water and enjoying boat rides and a few turns being pulled behind the boat. After dinner, the boys took their older girls on a fishing trip while the girls put the little ones to bed and had some cocktails and smores. On the way home, Greg and Donna and Greg and I stopped in Beausejour for some ice cream. It was so good! It was a great day and we all were exhausted by the time we got home last night.

Our friends Steve and Jen also welcomed their fifth child - Samuel Anthony - into the world yesterday. He's 8 pounds 6 ounces of squishy goodness and is so cute. I went for a quick visit to the hospital today and Jen is looking great and doing well. Her other sons - Isaac, Joshua, Matthew and Jesse had been by earlier this morning to see their new little brother and they are enthralled with him as well. Congrats guys!! We wish you all the best!

Here are some pictures from yesterday.