We found a great piano at a garage sale yesterday and snagged it as the doll's piano...much cheaper than the American Girl baby grand piano in the catalogue :) The fun part is that it works too!
Day 153 - June 2, 2014
The kids had a great fun warmup at Track practice today.
Day 154 - June 3, 2014
Yummy supper for tonight...green beans and homemade shake 'n bake chicken
Day 155 - June 4, 2014
District Track and Field Day today and the weather was perfect...not too hot and not to cold. The kids competed hard and received some ribbons. Great job!!
Alex - 3rd in Shot Put and 4th in Relay
Carsten - 3rd in Shot Put
Savannah - 1st in Ball Throw and 2nd in Standing Long Jump
Beautiful day for a walk...
Day 157 - June 6, 2014
Duck Dynasty Day for Grade 7/8 today...here's the cupcakes a la Duck Dynasty that Carsten decorated for a treat.
Day 158 - June 7, 2014
Sweet find at the Lambeth Garage Sales...$3 flower girl dress for our dress up bin, a $1 scooter for Savannah's dolls and a vintage pram too :)
Day 159 - June 8, 2014
It was great to snap a picture of friends we got to spend time with today. Thankful for friends and family.
Day 160 - June 9, 2014
Carsten made a chess board out of lego and the boys set to playing...
Day 161 - June 10, 2014
A great day of rediscovering God's vision, our vision and how they line up. It was good to be there and meet up with my mom and Aunt Laurina.
Day 162 - June 11, 2014
Twin Day at school today...Savannah and Cailyn are all ready to rock it as twins, from their french braids all the way down to their shared socks.
Day 163 - June 12, 2014
Today is an important day in Ontario where you get to exercise your right to vote. Savannah helped me tonight as I went to vote. May we pray for our province and the leaders who are elected tonight.
P.S. Please excuse Savannah's hockey hair...she had a great, hard fought game tonight
Day 164 - June 13, 2014
Savannah has a rock collection going...she finds new ones and washes them up good.
Day 165 - June 14, 2014
My baby is going to be 14 in less than a week!! After a lot of scheming and planning, we managed to give him a gift he has always wanted but never dreamed he'd actually get...welcome to the family Pumpkin :) Happy early Birthday Alex!
Day 166 - June 15, 2014
Happy Father's Day Mark! Glad to have got them all to cooperate for a picture :)
Day 167 - June 16, 2014
Pumpkin exploring the outdoors...so much fun.
Day 168 - June 17, 2014
Part way through the first period of ball hockey, Carsten took a good hack to his stick and it cracked...he used Savannah's until Mark got back with a stick from Canadian Tire...thankful it's quite close.
Day 169 - June 18, 2014
Time flies...Tonight we celebrated Alex's graduation from Grade 8. Alex received his diploma and two awards, Music and Academic. We are so thankful and proud of the young man he has become. We wish you the best as you begin high school in the fall.
Day 170 - June 19, 2014
Last day of school and what a way to go out...Carnival Day. From Photo Booth to Bouncy Castle, Water slide to Cotton Candy, and games...Everyone had a great time!!
Day 171 - June 20, 2014
Happy Birthday Alex! Alex turned 14 today and wow he has grown so much over the years. I will update his likes and favourite things a little bit later.
Day 172 - June 21, 2014
A beautiful day to celebrate the marriage of Stephen & Melanie Koomans. May God be with them as they begin their married life together.
While Mark and I were at the wedding...Kim was great as she took care of Alex, Carsten, Savannah, Jaelyn and Ava. They even got to enjoy the church picnic.
Day 173 - June 22, 2014
Even though Mark pretends to not like the kitten...I always knew deep down that he loves Pumpkin.
Day 174 - June 23, 2014
We met Mark's family at Deer Park Lodge for Koopman Camping. Here's a bit from our week.
Day 175 - June 24, 2014
Today rained and so we played a lot of games inside before leaving for the boys ball hockey playoff game. It was fun to take Brayden, Hadasssah, Mia and Savannah along to watch Alex and Carsten play. The second picture here is a picture on the way back to Deer Park.
Day 176 - June 25, 2014
Today it was kinda cool but pool time was still had. We also played more games and went shopping in Bayfield for a bit. The kids also had their first provincial practice at night.
Day 177 - June 26, 2014
Today was quite cool but we headed to the Goderich Beach anyways. We enjoyed some beautiful scenery, water fights, sand castles, tubing, and more. We had a beautiful sunset at Deer Park that night too.
Day 178 - June 27, 2014
Today was our last day at Deer Park Lodge. We had lots of fun before leaving...water balloons, swinging, tubing, time at the beach and even a police check on the water.
Day 179 - June 28, 2014
The boys had their last game today and took 3rd place this season. Alex played very well and received the Outstanding Player Award along with his medal. Carsten unfortunately had a migraine and was unable to play the last game :( Great season boys!
Day 180 - June 29, 2014
Mark made Savannah a buffet for lunch today and I think he may have outdid himself this time. Check out the cool cucumber tiki.
Day 181 - June 30, 2014
Cleanup of Savannah's room was on tap for today. With school finishing, leaving for camping and finishing up ball hockey playoffs...her room was a dump zone. We were so glad to get in there and give it a great clean. Such a difference between the before and after...
