With a third of the family on the West Coast our numbers are down, but we still have fun!
Good Morning!
California, August ’16
Once again I got to spend 10 days with my favourite grandchildren, including Volker’s 3rd birthday. Here are some pictures:
Southwestern Ontario
Flying high
Me and my girl
Bluebonnet Lane
Which side gets watered?
Scotts Valley view
amazing flower
amazing flower
amazing flower
He ate the whole thing!
"Naked ladies"
Museum
Saturday morning, just down the street
Airplane to Chicago
Scotts Valley view
My Mina
playing in the parking lot
Mina and I built them; Volker destroyed them
a little cork
relaxing in the pool
Opening a present from Mina
Mina's reindeer hooked up to a sleigh
Birthday boy
with Natalie
Eating cake
Playing house
Warrior Mina
Back yard fun
On guard!
playing with light sabres
Watering the garden
Trina gets help
making salad?
scooter champ
Playing outside
Siblings at play
Going for a ride
Storm trooper's turn
Checking out the birthday gifts
Checking out the birthday gifts
Checking out the birthday gifts
Mom, Dad and Mina all help
Darth Vader!
California quail
This little guy didn't like the quail sitting on the fence
Princess Leia
Star Wars invasion
No water in the house
Mina's going to squirt you!
Zachary
Calvin
Miss Mina
Moms
Hauling squirt guns
In the back yard
Squirt gun fun
A wee one
A random storm trooper
Trina & Friend
with Dad
Chewbacca
Calvin & Hunter
Cookie Monster
Two kids jump into the deep end at once
Mina & John play in the deep end
warming up after their swim
photo by Mina
The dress up corner
Volker on the foam building blocks
Volker builds a race car
Mina building a house for her doll
Mina and friend build an apartment building
Interesting flowers growing near the walking path
There was a dog show in Sky Park one evening
A walk in the Woods
Yesterday I spent some time in Huron Natural Area. I love the wildflowers in the meadows, but the woods were so much cooler. (There, however, the mosquitoes thought I made a tasty snack.)
Here are some of the pictures I took; the variety of dragon/damsel flies was amazing. I saw (but didn’t get a picture of) my first Monarch butterfly of the season.
Simon’s 40th
My beloved son had a birthday – here are some pictures from the celebration.
