A WEEK AT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

GOD BIG BACKYARD!

HAT DAY

BLAKE MAKING A CRAFT IN HIS PRESCHOOL CLASS

(they just loved him....imagine that!)

I helped out in Kohl class on Friday. They spent a good part of their class time to make a get well card for a little friend who attended the Primary class. Little Austin fell out of a tree on Thursday and broke his arm and shoulder. Then I helped them all make a flip flop craft!

CLOSING CEREMONY!

BLAKE AND ONE OF HIS TEACHERS, BARBARA

CLOSING BBQ

WHAT A GREAT WEEK!

Here is a video clip of Blake doing the actions to their theme song

"God's Big Backyard"

HOT...HOT ....HOT....

Today was hot and sticky so everyone got tucked into bed early tonight with their fans on high. Even Breigh found ways to keep cool! Now how relaxed does she look?! Tomorrow Trinity has another full day of dancing and the other kids will have a fun filled morning at vacation Bible school. I just hope it isn't as hot tomorrow. But on the upside I am getting lots of sun!

MY LITTLE PIGGY....

Blake finally found an appetite!

For most of my family you know how little Blake eats.... well that often leaves me wondering if he is getting enough nutrition. Sure he will eat a lot of treats but that isn't what I call eating. Last night I made tacos for supper and Blake ate 5 tacos and he was almost done his second before I finished my first. Now he doesn't put hamburger or chicken on his just the sauce and cheese but nevertheless he filled his stomach. Then for desert he had a bowl of strawberries and whipped cream before roasting marshmallows. I was shocked to see him eat so well and he was so proud of himself as well. I think he loved all the attention and fuss we were making over it. He was so funny that I took a video clip...check it out!

FAMILY FUN....

Friday evening after Matt got home from work we took the kids and the puppy to the beach. It wasn't overly hot but it was still nice and everyone had fun. Matt and Kohl got in the water then the kids played at the edge of the water with their float boards. The waves were fairly big and the kids kept falling into the water. Breigh wasn't too sure of the sand at first but before we left she was having fun digging in the sand and eating the sea weed. Once we got home everyone (puppy included) rinsed off in the pool. (forgot the camera)

Matt found a $10 bill floating in the water....and I thought he was picking up more seaweed for the kids!

With Matt having the weekend off we have been busy with the kids! They have been wanting to do a backyard bonfire so that is what we did Saturday right after supper. We quickly finished up our strawberry shortcakes, threw the dishes in the sink and headed out to the backyard. The boys (Matt, Jay and Kohl) gathered up the paper and firewood, Blake played with the puppy and Trinity got out the camp chairs, oh and the marshmallows! Matt took some time to show Jay how to start the fire and I have to say that they managed to get a good one going!

Even though everyone was FULL from the strawberry shortcakes they got right into roasting the marshmallows...I think Trinity was on her first, (maybe second) when the flaming marshmallow fell onto her left hand :0( in shock she sat there and looked at it. Her hand was blistered quite bad but once we got it taken care of she still wanted to continue on with the evening.

While Matt was taking care of Trinity's hand the boys (kohl and Jay) headed into the pool where they acted goofy as ever while Blake of course played with the puppy ( no surprise there lol). We ended the night fairly early and got the kids cleaned up and in bed at a decend time. So that was our Saturday.

Even though Matt had the weekend off from work he still managed to find work to do....he is helping a friend with the demolition of an old mansion house not far from here, so he spent from 1pm until 6:30pm cleaning out the depris from the house. The will put a few bucks in his pocket for vacation (or kids dancing). With everyone so tired from the hot weekend once again we were in bed early (not early enough).

So that was our weekend and this week is full of excitement for the kids and lots of running around for us. They are going to Vacation Bible School just up the street from us. "God's Big Backyard" is the theme for this summer! Blake is having a great time and get this he stays without me :0( so you know what this means... a couple of hours without the kids! Oh what to do with myself????Do I ever feel lost.

Tomorrow will be a little more crazy with getting Trinity to dance classes for 9:30am and the kids to the church for 9:30am and then Matt off to work for 10:00am. I guess I will have to take Trinity a bit early then back to the church, get the kids settled in there and Matt off to work, just to turn around to pick up the kids at 12:00 then Trinity at 2:30pm and Matt for supper at 4:00pm. Yep that will be a good part of my day! All I can say is that I am some glad that I don't have to pack the van for vacation until next week.

BACK TO DANCING!

Today was the start to more dancing for miss Trinity! Her morning started at 9:30am and she didn't finish until 2:30pm. What a long day and I sat the entire time watching because she wasn't sure how many classes she wanted to take. Now that I know she will be dancing until 2:30 I will just pack her a lunch and drop her off next week. She had a great time getting back into dancing and by the end she was exhausted and Kim her teacher says that she will probably be pretty sore in the morning. Kohl's dance camp start on July 23rd and he can't wait! So Trinity is having fun dancing once again and already she NEEDS new tap shoes and so will Kohl in September. I tell you their dancing is going to break the bank.....it looks like I will be looking for work in September!

This is a picture of Breigh trying out her swimming legs. I handed her to Matt just to get her feet (paws) wet and when I came back with the camera she was swimming. She didn't mind the water at all...now we can't wait to take her to the beach!

LET'S TRY ANOTHER BEACH....

Today Jacqui called and invited us to go to the beach with her and the girls. At first I didn't think we would be able to go because Matt had to work at noon and Jay was coming home today but I wasn't sure at what time. After thinking about it I packed up the kids, took Matt to work and headed to the beach. I figured as hot has it was I could't imagine Nadine (Jay's friends mom) packing up and heading home away from the pool and beach until later in the afternoon. We headed to meet Jacqui at Point Aconi Beach (10 minutes), when we got there we weren't leaving....the bugs were SO bad that we couldn't take it anymore. We decided to go check out Groves Point (10 minutes)....It was great there were no black flies and the kids had a blast. The only down fall with this beach is that it is all rocks so we couldn't build sand castles but they did get to cool off. We headed home around 3pm just in time to get a call from Jay saying that they were heading home.

While we were eating supper Jay finally arrived homed! He got a really nice tan but he looked exhausted but that didn't stop him or us from getting in the pool. Yes I got in with the kids. This was the first time this summer that I got in. How could I not the water was so nice and refreshing...not COLD!

The kids really missed Jay especially Kohl so after all the boys got their hair cuts done and everyone showered Kohl and Jay spent some time together playing the playstation. Now it is 8:30pm and I am going to get them all tucked in bed.

ENJOYING THE BEACH!

Jay is still away with his friend but should finally be back home sometime tomorrow. We have spent the last few days just sitting around here and enjoying the pool so yesterday after supper we took the kids to the beach. This beach is 15 minutes away and had lots of sand and quiet. The kids played in the water and cooled off. The sun was setting and black flies were starting to bite so we packed up and headed back home to the pool. Jay called last night but I had a hard time hearing him with the bad reception but he is having fun and doing a lot of swimming. I can't wait to see him tomorrow.

Friday was an exciting day for us. Not only was it grading day for the kids but this was the day that we were finally able to see our new puppy! When we arrived in Amherst, Grandpa was going to pick up Grandma so we headed into the barn to see the puppies. They were just the cutest but we couldn't figure out which one was Breigh until Grandpa got back! We spent some time with Bel the mommy puppy so that she wouldn't feel left out and gave her a treat. Grandpa had turkey dinner waiting for us so in we went and enjoyed our supper. The rest of the evening was spend cuddling the puppy and playing games. The kids started off the night with Grandpa and Grandma play Pictionary the after they went to bed we stayed up and played a game of Dominos. The next morning was busy and went by so fast but the kids managed to find some time to play Headbanz with Grandma and Grandpa before heading off to Moncton for our family BBQ!

Saturday afternoon Grammie Way had a family BBQ at her house and even though the weather wasn't great, it didn't rain and we still all had a great time. We got to see family we hadn't seen for some time and Trinity had a great time with Olivia and Emily! The BBQ brought back a lot of memories of my childhood when we use to have these BBQ with the family. It was nice to be together and watch the kids have fun! I am looking forward to another family get together for Kohl's 6th birthday while camping at the beach.

Nana had some flowers to plant so Kohl and Blake gave a helping hand! The boys had a great time playng in the dirt and picking out the flowers to plant with Nana. Blake probably picked more flowers then he had planted but he was some proud of what he was doing. Nana gave us some flowers to plant here so maybe later on tonight when things cool off I will get them planted.

After a great family BBQ at Grammie Way's we finished off the night at Nana and Papa's house with a bonfire! The kids had a great time roasting marshmellows then swimming in the pool. I tell you it wasn't all that warm out (no really it was quite cool) and the water was freezing but the kids had fun.

Canada Day in Amherst with Grandma and Grandpa! Lots of fun and games and a great visit before heading back home. The kids were disappointed that they were going to miss the fireworks but as our luck would have it, we caught some fireworks on our way home in Bras D'Or! What a great ending to Canada Day!