Auntie Amber & Shelby Visit

We enjoyed a great visit from Auntie Amber & Shelby who travelled from Calgary to stay with us for a week.  Amber enjoyed visiting family & friends.  And Shelby helped our family out by babysitting Ace & Scarlett for the week.

Shelby showing the kids how to make a play-dough ice cream cone.

We miss Shelby...our 'Calgary baby-sitter extrorinaire'!  We all hope she will continue to make summer visits...it's a treat to have her stay with us. 

Make-up time for the girls

Kyra & Shelby

Gardening for the Year

The entirety of my gardening this year. I kept this pot of beautiful flowers alive for the whole summer in front of our camper-home...I'm not much of a gardener or nature-lover, so that was a major accomplishment for me.

Dandelions

Scarlett blowing dandelions...

Windows Are In

Here's a look at the newly 'installed' windows.

Cory & I are both very impressed by how they look and glad we took a chance purchasing them from Polland.

A big thank you to Rich, Dad & Ray who were the install crew with Cory.

New Powerpoll

This bit of news isn't too, too exciting...but the new powerpoll (which we had to pay for) was installed today.  I had a chance to take a couple of photos since the power was 'off' for an hour or so.

Old Poll

Dad & Rich supervising

Brand-Spankin'-New Poll

Ace's Swimming Lessons

We enrolled Ace in swimming lessons at the Oxbow Swimming Pool for a second year...he loved it & did great!

Salamander class with Lisa the instructor

Ready, set,

JUMP!

This sign has been at the pool since I was a kid...makes me giggle

Proud that he passed the class & can't wait till next year!

Fresh Fish Fry

Skipper Billy (aka my Dad) loves to fish...

And we love to reap the delicious benefits!

Pickerel fish

August Long Weekend BBQ for Friends & Family

We had a surprisingly large crowd for a meal during August long...if you know us, we love to entertain guests!

Cory on the BBQ (steaks compliments of the Allan family)

Ace showing Aunt Susan & Kyla his bug house

My picnic aunts lookin' cute among the food.

Yum Yum

The girls: Kyra, Amora, Scarlett & Daisy

Beautiful Amora...she is my second cousin and looks exactly like my sister Christa when she was this age

Cute Kyra

Christa's famous Rice Krispy Cake...she is amazing at making this

Mmmmm...

Buds: Dawn & My Dad had some laughs

Mom sporting her Rider gear with Aunt Susan

Kubota ride

Mom should be on their cheerleading team

Uncle Bill & Amora

We had a wonderful time at this outdoor meal with all our guests!

Visit from the Allans

The Allan Family

Dawn, Pieter, Daisy & Gavin

They were our guests for a few nights during the long weekend

Pancakes for breakfast
They brought gifts...mint to make Mojitos (I cannot find mint anywhere close)
and some good ol' Alberta Beef
We enjoyed an afternoon at the Oxbow pool




Dawn & I the morning after the 'Dawn & Starr show'...don't ask

After stopping in Oxbow, they continued on their summer holidays to visit Dawn's family in Ontario.