Splashpark..

Today it was so hot on the deck that we decided to take the gamble and head off to the splash park for an hour or so. We threw a few snacks in the cool bag and headed over to Beaumont for a while. Not long after we got there, the clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped. Sam was more than happy to play in the water so he had a great time making his bucket fly up when the water went shooting up in the air, but Abigail was a bit too cold to play - so she just enjoyed having a picnic instead! Grandad paddled with Sam though! We had a lot of fun though picnicking there and Terry and Chris thought the splashpark was such a great place!

Still, there were no complaints from anyone and we had a fun day! Got out of the house for a fun picnic and some fresh air. Fun :) We got home and were hoping for some rain and maybe a storm but nothing here!!! Saw some dark clouds and funny green skies north of us heading East - but we got no rain at all - just some high winds that died off - it's a bit windy now but not as bad.....no rain means the fire bans remain in place :(

Free ride......

Charlie at the tree planting...

Chris.....

Chris WAS at the tree planting....but didn't want to be photographed.....and THIS is what happened when I tried to get a picture of him ;)

The hat, by the way, is new and is a permanent fixture these days ;) he went clothes shopping finally the other day and the hat was something he came home with - he went shopping with three girls and came home in a very good mood - but with the hat that hasn't come off his head since lol!

Laurence wasn't at the tree planting......in fact I'm not sure where he was - maybe inside on the computer or somewhere???? Doing what teenaged boys do......sigh......

Digging the hole...

Lloyd and his Dad digging the hole - with a little 'help' (????) from Sam ;)

The Tree Planting!!!

Tree planting!!

On Tuesday night we had a tree planting ceremony here and planted a tree that we bought a couple of weeks ago. It was fun - even Charlie got involved!!

Susannah......

Susie in the new skirt Grandma and Grandad brought over from England for her....

Susannah and her pig......

Susie with Charlie on Tuesday night.....

Teachers card sample

This is a sample of one of the cards I made as a thank you for the teachers this year....to go with their gifts. This one was from Sam for his Pre-K teachers, but I have made the same ones for Susannah's teachers and the bus driver too. Laurence doesn't want to give his teachers gifts or cards, but I do send one to the staff room/ reception desk as a general thank you to all the staff anyway - as it's a K- Gr 9 school so all the teachers get a thank you/ little something. As a Jr High student I guess Laurence just feels too old to being giving teachers thank you gifts although he did give one or two last year to a couple of favourites ;)