Summer Adventures

This summer is here and we are embracing it!  We have many days poolside already and have a long list of summer vacations/adventures we are planning.  After having spent our entire time in Europe travelling we made a vow that we would embrace what Canada/the states had to offer when we returned home.  We have started planning for a big road trip this summer eeekk!  Over coffee one evening, Jason and I were discussing that we should also embrace what our local area has to offer….and so we have set out to explore new and exciting things our own area has to offer as well.  As the saying goes “You need to appreciate what you have in your own backyard”. 

Many of the things we have started putting on our list are things that we already often do around the area but now we will list them as local summer adventures.  Things seem to just have a different spin on them when you call them an adventure instead of an outing.  Our first and one of our favourite spots to frequent in the evenings would be the Green Store.  It’s a local store that is full of neat trinkets and decorations but our favourite part is the ice cream.  It has a little area in the back (right on the lakeside) that serves scoops of ice cream. 

The waffle cones are made while you stand there (mm delicious!) Zachary’s favourite is Tiger Tiger and Mathew’s is chocolate brownie.  Every time we go we sit on the muskoka chairs and watch the boat’s come and go. 

A little swing on the rope swing and a walk around the docks makes it a perfect outing. 

          Fun where you least expect it! 

Next time you head out in your town take a second look and make sure you are not missing any adventures !

What are your favorite mini summer adventures?

New Favorite Song

Zachary is usually more shy then Mathew.  He is usually more content watching Mathew be crazy and goofy.....until he discovered his new faovrite song.  We listen to this song ALL the time in the car now, and the little guy dances like a maniac every time! 

Knee Deep in the water as they call it :)

What songs are fovorites at your house?

Another Water Activity

The boys love of water is not confirned to games.  They love to wash cars too!  Last weekend the twins washed all the cars with Jason and Papa (grandpa).  They had a blast.  Swishing in the bucket......spraying the cars with the hose.....and "getting rid of all the dirts" as they say.  Again thank you summer for the nice weather to be able to do this.

Zach putting the soap on grandma's car!

Mathew making sure the mirrors are clean!

Having a blast!  The truck is super de-dooper clean from the twins arm-length down!

Just as important as washing the cars is making sure theis thomas bikes are super shiny!

 

Mathew washing his hotwheels cars!

Soap, Sponges and of course water!  Another great summer day!

Water

Wow it is hard to believe that two kids can have so much fun with water.  They spend hours upon hours just playing with water.  This sunday we play water balloons and they had soo much fun.  Painting with water is still a huge hit and they are still in love with their water tables.  They have had this one for a few years now but still love driving their cars and boats around it. 

Our love of summer activities continues!  As Zach says....he wants to stay at the pool forever!

Signs of a military family

I'm sure this happens in lot's of households where one of the parents travel often for work but it sure seems to happen often for military families. We are lucky right now, my husband is not deploying right now, he doesn't have any courses that last months and months on end right now! He actually is working a day job, but there are still the occasional times when he leaves for work. The boys and I have a slightly different schedule when he is gone so that we can get everything done with one less adult. One thing we have always done is take more pictures and movies when daddy is gone so we can send them to him. It makes the boys happy to think that daddy is getting to watch them right at the second :) What other type of things does your family do when one parent is away?

We had some great friends over on the Thursday. They too are military and I realized that perhaps our boys are still too young to realize that military friends have to leave way more often then we would like.....but that we will hopefully get to live in the same city as them again.  Last time we moved the twins were only 14 months old so they don't really know what it is to say goodbye to a lot of people yet.  Well....as Jason and I agree....we never say goodbye.....we know our paths with cross with many of these good friends again.  So hopefully we have time to get together with our good friends a few more times before they leave this weekend.  We sure will miss you guys!  On the bright side...we have tonnes of friends across the country, across the continent and even throughout the world.  We miss all you guys and hope to cross paths with all of those friends we haven't seen in awhile soon!

Gymnastics

Well our gymnastics season officially finished last week.  The twins have been doing gymnastics for a few months and both Jason and I are both utterly surprised by how much they love it.  I knew they would love the running, jumping, going a bit crazy component but who would have guessed that they would get so excited about the balance beam and bars etc.  They had a great teacher and their entire group got along really well together.  Last week they were pleading with us to sign them up when it starts again (this fall).  They both passed a level so I am excited that they will be acquiering new skills in the fall.  We were laughing as we read the back of their report cards last night.  They each had a long paragraph but Mathew's main sentence was "He has no fear when it comes to learning new skills."  Zachary's read "He is a great listener and always follows directions."  I think this describes them perfectly!  The original reason we signed them up for the course was because it would be their first course that was not parent and tot.  Their swimming, skating etc classes always requeired a parent to participate.  This was their first class that they were over 3 when we registered them so they could do it just with the teacher.  They listen pretty well overall but this time it was the first time they followed instruction/directions from someone that they did not know at all with no parent/daycare help.....and they loved it!  Guess we are ready for school!

Finaly it's warm enough

Well the weather has finally been warming up slowly.  It is now pool season!  Woohoo!  The boys are loving all the water activities.

Bring on the sun....Bring on the heat...Bring on Summer!

Teamwork!  Bucket of water, shovels of water....these boys just love playing in the water!

Water guns are a new favorite for this year. 

Buzz Lightyear on Duty!  Doesn't every pool need two buzz lightyear lifeguards??

Brothers!!