Catch Up Time

Part I: Our Camping Adventures While not Actually Camping

So we bought a used tent trailer this spring. And we were so excited to try it out before taking it on our big trip this summer. So we finally find a weekend that works, make a reservation, pack it all up. We make it as far as the perimeter when we hear a noise, and then see smoke and have to pull over to the side of the road. So what do you do? You call your dad of course! And of course, because I have the best parents, they drop what they are doing, drive an hour and a half and come help us out!

Here we are loading our broken trailer onto Dad's trailer


Atleast Dad got to stop at his favorite store


And of course there was lots of extra help


Once they get everything taken apart they discover they have the wrong size leaf spring, and of course it's Saturday night and everyone is closed by this point. So the project was postponed til later in the week. And now that the little trailer has two beautiful new leaf springs, we don't have any weekends available til end of July when we're planning to go on our holiday to Alberta. So I guess we won't get a test run after all. But we were sure thankful to have this all happen so close to home and not while in Alberta!

Part Two: Father's Day

Nathan celebrated his First Father's Day as a Father of Three
The boys and I made a clever little scavenger hunt for Nath to find his present.
They love scavenger hunts now, I should really make them up for the boys to do during the week.

We had my family over for a yummy brunch to celebrate Father's Day
Here are all the boys enjoying some of "Dad's" Goody Rings

Part III: Emma's new skill

Emma loves to stand and to walk while holding onto your fingers.
She also pulled herself up to standing at the coffee table last week
Though she's still not quite crawling, she can definitely make forward progress

Part IV: Swimming

We've been to our favorite swimming hole (aka Uncle J and Auntie T's) during the heat wave last week. Uncle J did a good job of tiring the boys out. Even Emma enjoyed cooling of in the water.

Part V: A Busy Weekend

Nath's cousin Steve got married this past weekend to Kim
Nath and I got to enjoy a kidless evening, including a meal that I didn't have to rush through to pick up a crying baby. It was really nice.

the next morning a bunch of the family got together for a brunch

That same morning, the boys had their soccer wind up.

Soccer cupcakes for the wind up


They got Tim Hortons Soccer balls and medals

That evening we had a birthday party for Emma's little friend Annika. She turned One this weekend! And I had the priviledge of making her birthday cake.

The little slice of watermelon was her smash cake.

The beautiful Birthday Girl!
I can't believe you're One already!

Thanks to Annika's Uncle Doug for the great pictures.