Tabitha

On the road again!  Road trips are a big part of this guy's history.
He has always loved just getting in the car and exploring some new
part of our world, or visiting a old favourite.  Road trips always
come with the best conversations, good tunes, new adventures, old
memories, and new and old friends.  Although we've driven by it before
this was our first stop at the beautiful clear Cameron Lake, and we
only stopped in order to give the baby a quick snack.  We will
definitely be back!

Step one of our ambitious plan to see all the museums on Vancouver
Island this year!

Kelly

Lego never gets old. Tonight we are starting a big project, rebuilding one of Cooper's huge sets. 

Looking for a needle in a haystack has never been so much fun. 

 

 

 

Helen

Oh, the fair!

It was the cheery cherry on a lovely week.

The noise, the negotiations, the boerewors roll!

The rides, the heat, the craziness, all.

Last minute party-putting-together was a total team sport. 

Ben was thrilled and amazed and grateful

and much the same could be said about his mother.

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Rachel

 We spent the week mostly at home, closely monitoring and caring for Lilli. We are going a bit stir crazy, but at the same time, there is something really nice about spending a slew of days at home, mostly in our pajamas, playing games, watching movies, doing puzzles (something we haven't done in years), and we even spent one morning setting up our train tracks and tried to use every single track and train (also something we haven't played with for a long time). It's nice to have nothing else on our schedules. I've gotten a lot done around the house (I was doing some de-cluttering, which is why we came across so many of our old toys/games), but I've also just let myself have large expanses of time where I don't do anything "productive" at all, a sort of indulgence that I don't often give myself, even if I regularly encourage it in my children. And of course, we've all made sure to sit near Lilli and give her as much affection as she wants.

 

 

 

Shannon

For some reason his height catching up to daddy is far more startling to me. 

It's all happening so fast, I am reminded to stop and breathe in each and every moment.

This boy took leaps and bounds wanting to build his own skateboard. 

It involved talking to a stranger, doing never before done things 

and stretching his comfort zone. 

It was both an honor and delight to 

witness.