Manitoba Kids Chinese Summer Camp
Today is the third day of the kids summer camp and they are having a blast. I have been picking up their friends Megan and Stephanie. My favourite part of the day is listening to them talk about their days, comparing notes and singing and making jokes. The drive to the camp is about half an hour so there is a lot of noise and laughter.
Patricia and Glen’s Wedding
Only July 18th 2010, Kyle’s cousin Patricia was married to Glen at the Breezy Bend Golf Course here in Winnipeg. It was so much fun. Kyle’s siblings and niece and nephews were all there and we had a great time. It was Andrew’s birthday and even after the birthday party, he had loads of energy to dance. You will notice the fatigue in some of the pictures.
Weddings are a good place to meet up with family, it was great to see his aunt Carol who we hadn’t seen since we left Ottawa 3 years ago. I love weddings. Matthew was proud about telling everyone that he danced to every single song til we left at around 10:3pm. Needless to say we all slept in Monday morning and took it easy.
Here are some of the pictures o the big day.
Strawberry Picking
Last Friday we went Strawberry Picking. Unfortunately on our drive there, I realized I forgot my camera so you will have to use your imagination.
Andrew is 7 today
What a week of partying. Last week was Natalie’s party and this week is Andrews. Today Andrew had 2 of his friends over for a little get together. He was so excited. He had pick out his clothes and underwear the week before. It was so funny when the boys arrived they were all dressed in the same colour. No wonder these boys hung out together in Kindergarten. They played, went to the park and had cake, before we knew it, the party was over and we had to get ready to go to the wedding…
Kids getting ready to go to the park.
The boys on the swings
The cake Andrew decorated...
The friends and family picture
Blowing out the candles
Andrew cutting his own cake and serving
A piece of worm and egg orange cake.
Natalie’s Friend Birthday Party
Natalie has seen her siblings having their friends over for birthday parties so this year as she turned 5, she wanted to have her friend over too. It was a fun Monday afternoon. She had 4 little friends over which age ranged from 2-9 years. The party started at 1pm till about 5ish… They played in the basement, in the playroom, in the backyard, and we even went to the park. The only organized activity was a couple o games that we played, “pass the gift” and “musical chairs”. Other than that the kids just entertained themselves. I love throwing home parties, the kids get so creative and find different things to do and play. Here are a few pictures of the afternoon.
Birthday cupcakes
Pass the Gift game
Musical chairs
On the swings at the park.
Enjoying the great outdoors.
All the kids at the park.
Space Saver Furniture
Just watched this video about space saving furniture. It is so cool. Great engineering designs, I think everyone can appreciate it.
Natalie and Andrew’s Manifestations
When deciding what to do for their birthday cakes, I asked the kids specifically what they wanted on their cakes. Both Natalie and Andrew wanted to have gummy worms for their cakes. Guess what, last Monday, grandma Lita, comes over with some jelly beans and a container of gummy worms. How appropriate was that. I tell you, the kids power of wanting something and making it happen is so amazing. We should learn from them. They know what they want and they get it. No such things as obstacles… It just happens.
Andrew's chocolate orange cake with worms...
Natatlie's chocolate worm cake
My little girl is Five today
Natalie just turned 5 today. She was so excited when she woke up this morning and went straight downstairs to tell daddy that she is 5 today. At church this morning she told everyone… So precious. She says that she is a big girl now, not mummy’s baby anymore…
Day at Grand Beach, Manitoba
Summers feel so short and we love to spend as much time as we can outdoors. One of our outings this summer was going to Grand Beach which is about an hour and a half from Winnipeg on Lake Manitoba. This beach is so popular for families with young kids is because it is shallow for a long ways out and it has really nice sand beaches. The kids also love running in the sand dunes, except for the flies and mosquitoes…
7 Wonders of the World
A different take on the 7 wonders of the world: There was a team building event where they were studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of the session, the team members were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes:
