The day after we returned from Newfoundland Sam was invited to go camping with her friend Nicole. We met Sam’s friend Nicole and her family at the Wildlife Discovery Park where the following picture was taken. The bear in the picture was used in the filming of Dr. Dolittle.
The following Monday Amanda and Nicole went to the Leighton Art day came in Southern Calgary for a week. They had such a great time creating and playing.
The next week we sent Sam away again to Pioneer Ranch camp in Sundre Alberta. Sam and a gaggle of her friends from school went away for what sounded like a great time for one week. Sam survived just fine and amazingly Steve and I did as well.
Ten days after our fantastic Newfoundland trip, and while Sam was away at camp, we moved houses. We only moved a few blocks, but I have learned a move is a move no matter how far you go.
We had some wonderful friends (Clay, Lynn, Micki, Ethan, Ferlin, Karen, Sarah, Brad and Marcia) who helped us move and because of them we completed our move on time…otherwise I think the truck would still be in the driveway.
Two days after we moved into our new fixer-upper. We decided to go camping in Kananaskis Country at Mount Kidd, with some of our friends. Crazy time to go but so wonderful once we were there. The kids had a blast riding their bikes and inventing new games.
Once we returned from our camping trip we had to face reality, the mountain of boxes we had abandoned (where the heck were my socks).
At the end of August our three not so little thespians and friend Sarah went off to drama camp for two weeks. (I know it is so hard to keep up with the children’s schedules.) The theme this year was…Journey to the Stars, Rockin’ from Earth to Mars. All the girls were very successful and it was such an honor to be a member of the audience in their final production…I really mean it… all the girls were very good.
Well you would think that was enough for one summer but no………
Steve was on holidays (I am ready to go back to work) so we also started renovating our house. We painted the entire house by hand and removed a few unwanted items. Crazy but true, we have also started to dabble on renovations on the inside of the house as well.
In between brush strokes we fit in a trip to the West coast.
Steve’s parents and our crew where invited to visit Steve’s Mom’s cousin’s and her husband’s island(located on Nelson Island up the Sunshine Coast). It was a case of planes, cars, ferries and water taxis to get there, but Lois and Geoff have definitely found a little bit of heaven on earth. The girls were up fishing in the morning and exploring the Island in the afternoon and star gazing at night. You would think that on an island the food would be simple and rustic. No way, Lois and Joan (Steve’s mother) cooked up gourmet meals, I was obviously not in charge of cooking. Bill (Steve’s Dad) even went to the seaside to get us oysters. All in all another fantastic coastal visit.
After our island visit we spent a few days in Vancouver visiting family.
My father painted us a wonderful picture for our new home. (The picture of Durham Cathedral which is one of the places I lived in England.)
Steve, Papa and Samantha also made a trip down to Seattle to the Museum of flight, as Sam is studying flight in her school curriculum this year.
Our gang made it to Fort Langley to learn about the history of British Columbia.
Nicole, Amanda, Grandma and myself made our annual trek to the Vancouver aquarium.
We had a wonderful trip and many happy memories.
Upon our return to Calgary Nana took us women to Spruce Meadows for our annual day at the horse jumping.
This finally leads us to our day to day life of home schooling, house renovations and working.
Home schooling is lending itself to many field trips such as our last outing to “Smashed in Head Buffalo Jump”. Close to Fort Macleod Alberta there is a Interpretation Center which documents the buffalo hunting cultures of the Plains Indians. Steve and I learned a great deal,the kids knew most of it already. Well at least we are learning new things.
Up to now home schooling as been fun and going well. We have a few more trips planned for the next couple of months.
Nicole, Amanda, Grandma and myself made our annual trek to the Vancouver aquarium.
We had a wonderful trip and many happy memories.
Upon our return to Calgary Nana took us women to Spruce Meadows for our annual day at the horse jumping.
This finally leads us to our day to day life of home schooling, house renovations and working.
Home schooling is lending itself to many field trips such as our last outing to “Smashed in Head Buffalo Jump”. Close to Fort Macleod Alberta there is a Interpretation Center which documents the buffalo hunting cultures of the Plains Indians. Steve and I learned a great deal,the kids knew most of it already. Well at least we are learning new things.
Up to now home schooling as been fun and going well. We have a few more trips planned for the next couple of months.
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