Robert's Family Arrived ...

August 15, 2016

Jake and his family finally arrived ...

after a long day travelling from the west coast ...

The girls couldn't wait to get out of the van ... and go for a swim ...

and warm up in the hot tub ...

This was the perfect activity for the girls to get their wiggles out ...

before we went in for a spaghetti dinner ...

The girls then had some quiet playtime ... with the old toys from Nathan and Ian ...

before heading to bed for the night ...

Jake, Maren, Mike and I enjoyed a relaxing evening ...

catching up on what has been happening ...

in our lives ...

August 16, 2016

Morning came early for the girls ...

they were raring to go ... they really wanted to go for a swim in the pool ...

Maren felt it was better for them to wait until the day warmed up ...

So after breakfast ... a feast of waffles and fruit ...

the girls went out to play down at the play area ...

They soon ventured up to the shop ... to see Uncle Mike ...

He decided to give them a treat while watching their show on the TV ...

while Maren, Jake were unpacking the Van.

Jake eventually joined the party in the shop ...

The clock was ticking ... the girls were getting antsy ...

guess it was time to open up the pool ...

Going for a swim ... meant that mom & dad would have to jump in as well ...

they were having so much fun ...

going back and forth between the pool and hot tub ...

Ellie loved being in the hot tub ...

Arden ... Brynn ... and Carys loved playing in the pool ...

Jake was enjoying his time ... relaxing ...

He would be heading out later in the afternoon ...

to make his way home ... as he was scheduled to start his new position ...

Vive President at the school ...

Maren chose to stay a few more days with us ... instead of driving home right away ...

The girls were excited about the plan as well ...

We were saddened (well kind of) that Jake had to leave ...

sorry Jake ... !!!

We had a lovely lunch out on the deck ...

the girls taking time out from the pool ... to visit with Oma ...

After lunch the girls wanted to check out the little quads ...

Uncle Mike dragged them out ... so the girls could try riding them ...

They did their best ... but would rather go for a ride on our quads ...

and mini rides with me on the little quad ...

When Mike took Jake to the airport ...

Maren and I took all the girls for a ride ... down to the lake ...

It was a busy day ...

we then headed down to the garden ... to pick a few raspberries and vegetables ...

The girls were also excited to feed some produce to the horses ...

that had just arrived to graze the field for a few months ...

On our way back up to the house ...

Maren wanted to take a picture of the girls ... with the mountains in the background ...

It took a few shots ... the girls were being silly ... not sure if she even got a picture ...

without one of them acting up ...

It had been a busy day ...

after dinner ... the girls went for a swim again ...

then later came for quiet time ...

reading books ... before going to bed ... for a goodnight's rest ...