summer bugs...

Oh, the summer. We wait all year for it, and then it comes and goes so fast. I can't believe July is almost over. We haven't done anything huge yet, but we have had a lot of fun. OUr garden is growing well despite the slow start. Especailly our strawberries. The kids have loved having their own little crop of fruit, and they are delicious!
Addie loves trying new tricks. She has mastered the monkey bars and likes to do flips on the bard at parks and in the yard. She is very entertaining.

Devin....polar opposite. Wants to be along somewhere playing with a bug. He likes worms and loved this caterpilar that we found, but hates spiders and flies. He likes ants too but has started trying to step on them. He is cute as a button and is continually mellowing out a bit the older he gets.
Anyone who lives in Alberta knows we have gotten a lot of rain. Again the kids proved how different they were. Addie changed 3 times to get out of her wet clothes and I poured lakes out of Devin's gumboots 3 times. He was in heaven. They both loved looking for worms and playing with them. Oh...what a loving mother does....I can't handle touching them....but I know it won't hurt them and want them to expereince these things. It is interesting. Anyways, we are doing well and love our kids more and more each day.

fathers day and camping

Wed night-Saturday last week we took advantage of the July 1st long weekend and headed out to Waubman to do a little camping as a family. As you can see, we had a blast. On Thursday after a late breakfast and a chilly night, we went out fishing. The kids both had a really good time. We did too. Addison did amazing. Justin would cast her hook, and she reeled it in every time perfectly. Devin needed a lot more help...but still had a lot of fun. Then we went to the beach for a couple hours after it warmed up a bit. We had a lot of fun in the sand.

The next day we spent most of the day at the beach and the parks that were there. It was a lot of fun. Justin even went out early to do some fishing to try and catch supper....but he discovered it was only catch and release so had to throw our dinner back in the lake. Boo hoo. What is the point of fishing if you can't keep what you catch?







Justin is a pro fire starter. Seriously. His fires are BEAUTIFUL. I think late night fires were my favorite part of camping as a teenager....and they still are. It was awesome.

Cute little Avery. Addie and Avery are such good little friends. We love her so much.

Doing the spider....does anyone else remember doing this. I think they are a little young, but always seem to want the swing at the same time. haha

4 is such a great age. Addie gets smarter every day. Her newest thing is puzzles. The 100 piece ones. If anyone has any they want to get rid of...let me know. She loves them. She takes them up to her room, away from destructo-boy and will work on them forever. This one took her about 45 minutes. Yes, I am proud of her.



Fathers day was a nice day. We spent a lot of really good quality time together. It was great. Justin is such a fabulous father and it shows in how loved he is by these two.