summer pictures from the vault... family camp

Because I was without computer all summer, blog updates & photos didn't happen... but what better way to make it thru winter than to reminisce on some great SUMMER MEMORIES! He were are at family camp, the first week of August

I love this action shot... we spent hours on the beach each day

a boat ride with the Miller fam

Jackson's first fishing trip...

beach boyz

in the 5 years that we've been going to camp, we had never walked to the end of the road, past all the private cabins... so this year it was on the "Bucket List" :)

brothers bonding in a boat :)

Liam figuring out how he could get the stroller going to give him & Cole a ride!

Cole didn't make it to bed this particular night & crashed just inside the door - that's what fresh air and a lot of mileage on little legs will do to a 2.5 yr old!

Liam on the trampoline

golf cart rides are always a hit...

...and Cole could be seen wearing his little backpack all week :)

YAY - summer's here !!!!

This past weekend, we headed away to see Miles' family (his younger bro & family and also his mom...) Saturday was a pretty miserable day, weatherwise, so the kids were indoors all day but it was beautiful out on Sunday and we headed to the lake. We saw the lot where M&J are putting their cabin and also got out in the water, on the pontoon boat! Lotsa fun! Bring on SUMMER...

Coley 'driving' the boat before it gets to water

Ethan

The boys out with Miles (Liam, Koy, Jackson)

The boys out with Jannelle (Jackson, Koy, Wyatt)

Jackson & Wyatt

Peyton & Ethan

Liam & the boat... we beached it for a picnic

Cole LOVING the mud :)

Self portrait of my baby & I (hairdoo courtesy of the wind!)

The boys out with Murray... no hands!!! (Peyton & Ethan)

Cole & Daddy

Daisy Days...

My hubby brought these beautiful gerbera daisies home for me April 25th - a very nice surprise :) They're my fave - I love the bright festive colours!

So we are busy just doing the same old... waiting for the house to be finished, trying to get settled, still unpacking and so forth. Our rock work is now done which you can view HERE and I've also posted my latest travel pictures which you can view HERE (I also uploaded more Mexico ones too). Jackson & Liam have both started soccer. I'm apparently the assistant coach for Jackson's team - I sent Miles in my place the first time and I was relieved to find out, last night, that my duties are pretty minimal! The coach takes care of pretty much everything & my job was to keep track of the kids coming on and off the field, making sure everyone has equal time! Liam's first game is tonight - he just plays once a week and it's a practice/game all in one with the main goal being to get them running in the right direction! If they stop to look for ladybugs... so be it! I quite enjoy soccer and played once in awhile with some Brazilian/church friends YEARS ago but once the kids are bit older & I lose a few pounds, I might actually look into a ladies fun league or something!? It's a goal anyways...

We've also booked our first campsite for this summer - going back to one that we went to last year with a bunch of friends. The boys and I will for sure go to a week of family camp again, maybe two and hopefully we can squeeze in a couple weekend camping trips too! SUMMER! Somewhere in there we need to fence our yard as well... not sure if grass will happen this year but we for sure need a fence and the deck! Mmmm... BBQ's :) Our winters here are so long that we make the most of summer!!! We also have a wedding to go to, some friends stopping in... anyone else wanna head our way!?

Neighbourhood fun!

We have some great neighbours across the street and really wish that they would 'move with us' next year! Liam spends hours perched in his bedroom window watching them even... and here we think he's sleeping!!!??? Anyways they have a great big inflatable waterslide and the boys love it when it gets set up on a nice hot day! For two years in a row now though, they've set it up on the day before we go away when I'm supposed to be packing the trailer and doing laundry etc! Like the boys would let me out of water fun.... unfortunately Jackson started going down the slide after I had taken my camera home - didn't want it getting wet!