Everyday Beauty - Weeks 29, 30, 31 - BC
We have returned from two weeks in BC visiting Grandma and Uncle Tim, plus a few days of recovery on this end. It was a very fun trip with lots of BC adventures. The girls have a few favourite things they like to do when we visit and so visiting the petting farm, museum, the beaches and the local coffee shop for a little tea party all played a role in our time there.
The weather was great, although they are experiencing a drought so could probably have benefited from some more rain that we got.
We were able to spend a lot of time on various beaches collecting shells and generally just gathering sand to bring back to Grandma's van. I am sure she will have to sweep out a bucketful.
We started out watching the buskers at Buskerfest one day, but the one thunderstorm that rolls through Victoria every 5 years or so picked that day to make an appearance so our performer watching was cut short rather abruptly. Apparently lightning and metal audience stands are not a good combo and require security to call off busker performances. All was not lost as we went off to enjoy an IMAX movie.
Everyone appears to be back on this time zone again and all bags are unpacked. We are back into our vacation her and working our way down some more of our summer fun list.
Waiting for take off (phone pic)
First stop, Cattlepoint
Swinging while watching an outdoor concert
A ferry ride
A rainy walk through a castle and it's beautiful garden
Decorating tiles for Grandma's garden
Our short-lived busker viewing
The bunkers at a fort
Someone beating me at UNO
Sidney Spit
Rescuing a dead flower from the tide
Sewing napkins
Being gnomes - I just think this picture is hilarious.
Kayaking
One of many puzzles completed, but this one had 1000 pieces.
Canada's Got Talent?
Packing
Homebound
New fairy accessories bought at Butchart Gardens
A miniature pianist
And you know we're really home when you see Roly. We took him for a backyard adventure.
Everyday Beauty - Week 28 - Pan Am
We made it to the Pan Am Games to round out this week and it was exciting! There is just something so awesome about watching athletes compete in a sport that they have poured their heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears into. Perhaps this is also why I love American Ninja Warrior. Top notch athletes bring it all, all the time and it is amazing.
We had a busy week of camp and the second week of daily swimming lessons here too. A bit nutty at times trying to keep up with everything, but we made it through with all our bits and pieces where they belong and all people accounted for.
There will be a lull in this weekly blog as the girls and I head out to the West Coast for a bit, but we shall return with a few hundred photos I am sure.
Enjoy and we will see you soon.
Post swim ice cream
My lovely
Crazy hair day at camp. This won a prize.
Swim lessons
Camp project
The girls first bridal shower
Pan Am Mania
Everyday Beauty - Week 27 - I found Thursday
Well what do you know, I found Thursday! On my phone. I knew it was somewhere. Whew, crisis averted, I have missed no days.
Another week of summer gone and we had some great weather for our outings and what not. We went strawberry picking. Finally. I am always so late with that and then they are done. We made it and had a great time. Not much of a haul, but we were only making strawberry shortcake anyway and we got enough for that.
We hit the petting farm, the zoo, a couple of pools, made the pigs from Jillian Jiggs (thanks to a friend who tackled that with them), babysat/chicken sat some hens and even found time to squeeze in a movie.
What a fun week!
Strawberries
Movie time
Baaaa
This little piggy...
The Zoo - terrible photo, but awesome on the subject!
Here chicken...
Chilling
Hey look, it's Thursday from way back.
Everyday Beauty - Week 26 - Summer
We are in full summer mode here and loving it. It was our first full week of official summertime and we packed it full.
First off a haircut for my oldest. She also donated her hair and now I have two little girls who look gorgeous, but also a little older. :(
Canada Day meant fun and games and we had some great weather to celebrate it this year. I love holidays of any kind!
Another first for our girls was a movie. I know, I know, they are 6 and 8 but had never been to a movie theatre. It was high time and the movie Inside Out was an excellent first movie to go and see as a family. Everyone loved it, including our special guests Racky and Flat Paul.
We rounded out the week with riding lessons, a trip to the Science Centre and a trip to visit Nana and Papa for a night.
Hair
Teacher Kate
Canada Day!
Movie time
Riding where Lucy made a new friend, Alvin
Snorkelling
Skiing
Everyday Beauty-Week 25-Grad
Wow, so I've made it to week 25 with only one lost Thursday (which I still think I took, but haven't had time to hunt for). So far so good.
We had a crazy and busy last week of school before summer vacation. A couple of shoots, one being a gorgeous newborn and another a very special extended family shoot. Love those!
My wee baby graduated SK and now both my girls are in actual grades. In an effort to go out with a bang, as we are wont to do in this house, we threw a last day of school BBQ. And it rained. So, that meant 16 kids aged 2 to 10 were in my house (I am not even adding in the 11 adults that accompanied said kids). This, in case you weren't sure, equals chaos and hilarity as they organized themselves into various activities. The amount of grass that was tracked in was awesome, but you know what, who cares, it was really fun and a great way to end a crazy week.
Next will be the summer kick off. Woot, woot!
A sweet newborn foot
Graduation
Teacher thank you cards
Surrounded by chaos
No school today
Rainy Saturday
Rainy Sunday
