Dear Aiden and Caileigh;

When you are old enough to read this and understand the implications, I am so, so sorry I dropped Bubbles the fish down the sink.
Love Momma

We're Home!

What a fantastic week we had! I forgot how exhiliarating, exhausting and exciting camping can be! The kid's loved every minute of it and once the initial packing was done, the rest of it was a lot easier. The kids who are normally in bed at 7 were up until nearly 10 each night and up by 6. This eventually caught up to them and by the end of the week the kids were starting to sleep in until 7 which was heavenly!!! We spent the first two nights at a local beach. The kid's loved playing at the park or the water front and enjoyed getting to know "Mollie", the campground squirrel. The last day as Sean was packing up camp the kids played squirrel. Aiden was a squirrel and Caileigh would throw nuts and peanuts at him. We must have spent over 2 hours playing this game.
The campsite


Dirty faces

Dirty hands


Roasting marshmallows. Can't say I have ever done that while it is still sunny and warm out!

Smores!

Aiden the Squirrel

Watching Mollie the Squirrel.

Beautiful sunsets


Monday we came home and caught up on laundry, cleaning etc. We head out again first thing Tuesday and took the ferry over to the Peninsula. We camped out near Sechelt at Porpoise Bay. What a gorgeous location this is! Gorgeous sandy beaches and a close drive to Starbucks for those ultra important morning coffees.......yes, we are pampered campers! Wednesday morning we took the ferry to Vancouver for the day. My Grandpa was quite sick the week before and we felt it was important to visit him as a family as the last time Sean and I visited them together was 5 years ago!!! We were all very excited to see them and very much enjoyed our day together!
Gigi and Mikayla


Gigi making Mikayla laugh.
Sean and Poppa playing crib.

A walk through the garden. Can you believe this yard is cared for by 91 and 93 year olds? I only wish I had a picture of the vegetable garden containing potatoes, tomatoes, beans, radishes, lettuce and more. Puts me to shame!

You can see the start of the garden....

Poppa and Mikayla studying one another.

How Mikayla travels sling style.

Bayside Campgrounds.
Playing whiffle ball.

Going for walks.

Playing at the park.

Blowing bubbles.

Always diggers and dump trucks!

Gourmet dinners.

Taking it all in.

Miky and Mom.

We finally arrived home Friday and although our time away was wonderful, I must admit that my warm bath made home seem wonderfully good. Until next time.......

It has been a super busy week and it is only Wednesday. Although having three kids can be busy, it is everything else going on that keeps us hopping. It was last week for Library, Gymnastics, Strong Start and dance lessons. I have a rehearsal tomorrow night and then an end of the year performance on Sunday. We are also busy packing up to go camping on Saturday! The kids are so excited to try out the new motor home and it will be so nice for Sean to have a week off for us to relax as a family. Saturday and Sunday night we are camping at the beach a mere 5 min. drive away. We are then hoping to move inland to our favorite campsite at a local lake for an undecided amount of days next week. I will share our adventures when we get back but until then I will leave you with a sweet picture of Mikayla wearing a shirt that I used to wear as a baby.

Auntie Misty arrived today. We are enjoying visiting and spending time outdoors in the beautiful weather. We took her to our favorite park today. It is located right at the ocean's edge and you can sometimes see porpoises and whales swim by. Today, there was even an excavator parked there!! We look forward to tomorrow's adventures with Auntie.

Do I need help?

I have taken 1219 photos since April.

Off to the Preschool Carnival. Hopefully I will be able to keep track of the kids in their bright colors.

Oh no!!!

Mikayla is moving!!! When I put her on her back she immediately rolls onto her tummy and then begins the process of burrowing her head into the ground, kicking frantically and pushing herself forward. In the process of writing this post, I have had to stop her from falling off the bed twice. I. AM. NOT. READY!
Prepare

Burrow

Roll

Argh.....stuck

Rest and Snack