Little of this and that

September has now come and is almost gone! Not going back to work as I usually do in September made this one a very calm month. After a fairly busy end of the summer, it was nice to just be at home for a while. We didn't do too much that was very exciting, therefore the lack of blog entries. So, here are just a few snapshots of life at home from the past few weeks!

Bathtime is definitely a favourite activity in our house. They both can't wait until after supper when they can play and spash and be all clean and smelling good before bed!

Owen is wearing a little sweather that Kevin wore when he was a little guy! I almost forgot to take a picture of Owen in it for Oma!

Kendra figured she needed to be in on the picture taking too. Owen doesn't look too impressed!

One of Kendra's lastest favourite things to do - beading. Thanks to Auntie Rosalie for teaching her how to do this at our family reunion! It keeps her busy and it is something Owen can't get into - yet!!

Bridge Lake

The second part of our little holiday was at a last minute family reunion on the Brandsma side up at Bridge Lake (40 min. east of 100 Mile House). We ended up with 33 of the possible 42 members of my family there so it was quite fun. There were a few new additions that family members hadn't met yet so it was nice to finally meet them! The resort was very nice and the weather also cooperated with us. We didn't have too much planned but just all kinda hung out for a few days!

Our little cabin on the lake!

Kendra enjoying a morning on the dock with her Dad.

Auntie Rosalie organized a "Princess Party for Sydney, Kyla and Kendra. They all had tiaras, made bead necklaces, got sprinkles in their hair, had their cheeks painted and got a new umbrella. They all loved it!

The 3 little princesses!!!!!

Owen and his second cousin, Rylan, checking out the newly made necklaces!

Whistler holiday!

We are now back home again after spending a week on holidays. It was so nice to just get away for a few days and hang out as a family. We spent the first 3 days of our holiday in Whistler. We had great weather which is always nice. We spent some time just going for walks, we took the Gondola up the mountain for an afternoon and also spent some time in the pool at our hotel. We spent the last part of our week at Bridge Lake but I'll save that for a different day!

Wow - you need to take a lot of stuff when travelling with 2 kids!!

Standing on top of Whistler Mountain. What a view!

Owen loved riding in the backpack!

Kendra thought the big bear was the coolest thing!

More of my kids!

Here are just a few more shots of my kids. We've had some nice weather finally so have been outside and to the park. Owen loves it in the swing at the park!

He also loves sitting in the "Flinstone car". At first Kendra was a littel miffed that Owen got to sit in "her" car but then she discovered that it was quite fun to push him around in it so all was right in her world once again!

Rock garden

Today we finally finished off the last phase of our lawn. A few months ago we had curbing done on the front and back lawn. Finally today we added the black lava rock to finish it off. Hopefully this will reduce the amount of weeding that needs to be done! It was quite a big job but we are happy with how it looks!

Fort Langley

Yesterday Kevin took the day off and we spent the day out at Fort Langley. The weather was beautiful! After a breakfast at A&W, we headed out to the Fort and were there by about 10:00. It was not very busy yet so we had the run of the place. Kendra had a great time running through the buildings looking at the beaver pelts, sitting in and on barrels and just exploring. Her favourite part was the goats and the cow! We had lunch in the little cafe there and then spent a little while poking through antique shops in the town of Fort Langley. It was a very relaxing and fun day!


Playing "peek-a-boo" in the barrels!


Feeding the goats. They were pretty friendly!


Sitting in the kids' beds in the servant's quarters.


Kendra thought it was more fun to push her stroller than actually sit in it!

My Anniversary Surprise!

Kevin came home from work on Wednesday afternoon and said "Pack a bag for the night - we're goin' somewhere!" At first I didn't believe him but when he actually went and got Kendra out of bed I thought something was up. He said the kids were going to my sister's for the night and we were going somewhere, which of course, he wouldn't tell me where. After a little bit of a crazy packing and writing up some instructions for the kids we were off. (He did admit that maybe next time he should've given me a little more warning as packing for 2 kids requires a little more thought!!)

We began driving out towards Harrison and I thought that was where we were going. However, we turned north towards Hemlock ski resort and then I knew. We drove into the Sandpiper golf course and up to Rowena's Inn on the River. It is beautiful old house that has been converted into a small Victorian style Inn. There are only 5 rooms and it is absolutely gorgeous! We spent the next 24 hours relaxing by the pool, going for walks, reading on our balcony and just enjoying being together. It was a wonderful little surprise get away in celebration of our 6th wedding anniversay that we had on July 21st. I am blessed to have such a great guy for a husband!

"Rowena's Inn on the River". Our room was the middle 2 doors on the top.

What a view from our balcony!