July 18-20
A wee bit of schoolwork, just half a day… is all we need to earn a special treat on a decent summer day.
Now for the treat… going to the beach with some of our favourite beach buddies – Renee, Nathan, Evan and Jeffrey. We simply do not get bored of this lovely beach.
Even Jeffrey got in on a little sand… not for a lack of our trying to keep his grabby fingers out of it. He is growing up so quickly!
Every time we drive there and back we pass some amazing gates… I had to share a quick picture of them!
On Saturday we grew our ranks by one… Aidan came for a sleepover. He is definitely a welcome addition.
The girls got a special mailing from Gammie… pretty dress up bits they were more than willing to share between them. Sadly I think TRINITY walks better in heels than I do!!!
We ended our Saturday with a movie in the livingroom… and popcorn of course!!
Sunday was the final installment of our VBS… the kids all came together (some in their special shirts) and sang a song for the congregation. We stuck around for the song but had plans after that with Aidan. It seems like our summer has zipped by. Sundays have been so tied up with cousins leaving and friends needing us that we have not made it to church like I would have liked.
After singing we packed everyone up with a picnic and sunscreen and headed out to the beach. First stopping at the park…
It was even windy enough to fly kites!!! Clearance find at Walmart at the end of last season.
Of course the main attraction was the beach and lake itself.
Aidan is a blast to have with the kids. They took turns being covered with sand and everything.
And with Aidan being a fellow Lego lover, he was a great help in building the new Mixels sent from Gammie.
Throw in creativity and some time in the sunroom and I think we showed Aidan a fun sleepover! He definitely is a family favourite!!!