Camping Part Two - The Beach and Playground!

Like I mentioned in the first post about camping, Sibbald has a great beach and playground. The weather was quite nice, and so we were able to spend a lot of time there.

The kids weren't the only ones who enjoyed the park. So did the adults! Well, that was until he whacked his shins at the end of this:

Enjoying the water and sand:

Calendar Spread of  Baby for the month of August:

Yes, even I put the camera down to play in the sand....

We brought some of Lincoln's beloved cars to the beach and he found a road he quite liked: Daddy's arm (not so sure the arm hairs liked it....):

And the best one for last: sharing stories together, while soaking up some sun rays.

(wow. I am impressed. I do believe there may be more pictures than words on this post! That has got to be a first!!! :o)

Another One Bites the Dust, er, Sand!

That's right. Another camping trip done and more memories made. So much so that I actually had to divide the pictures into 4 categories! That's what happens when you take over 200 pictures :o) In the next days, I hope to post pictures from each category, starting with today's:

Campsite Fun

We went "north", to Sibbald Point. We have gone there before. The first time was when we were married for a year. We said we would never go back as we preferred hiking and biking trails. Sibbald does not have much of this at all. What they do have is a great beach and a fantastic playground. But yeah, if you've been reading my blog for awhile, you will know that these attractions weren't really attractions for us for many years. My, how things have changed in the last 4 years! Now it is the park we look forward to going to!

It's not too far, about a 2 hour drive or so. According to Lincoln, it is about 1 hour and 45 minutes too long. Once at our site though, the fun began! But first, set up.

Daddy is never short of a helper:

Once he tired of helping, he and Keziah enjoyed the sandy site:

Lots of stories were read!

The weather was quite nice most of the time and so we were able to enjoy breakfast outside. Nothing like eating outside. Food tastes waaaaay better.

Love this girl!!!!

And this food monster!!

Lincoln learned quickly where the peaches were kept, helping himself to them:

Not sure if you were listening to the news the last few days, but did you hear about the traffic jam at Sibbald? Yup, it was at site 567.

Here they are, enjoying their favourite things.

You would think that all this poor boy does is eat. The next set of pictures will show that he does know how to do other things. But yes, eating he does best! :o)

The Three Day Party!

Like I mentioned yesterday, we have a 4 year old in the house. We decided to take the Bible route of celebrating Keziah's birthday. It started Saturday and ended yesterday, taking a break from partying on Sunday. Keziah was spoiled with visits on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. And spoiled she was!!!

Her birthday celebration sure started off with a bang! Good thing we had Sunday to take some time to enjoy this dollhouse and all that came with it.

Monday's celebration first included visiting Nathan's Oma, the Oma with a bun :o), who turned 88 that day!

And then on Monday afternoon, one of Keziah's good friends and her family came over for a visit. This meant getting ready by blowing up balloons and baking a cake. Another epic Pinterest fail. Oh well! At least she could tell what it was!!

E and A were very eager to give Keziah her birthday presents.

Cupcakes were enjoyed by all, as well as some swimming.

And as if Monday wasn't enough fun, we had Tuesday yet. Her actual birthday!!!

It started off with cards and presents:

She had the bike already, but now she has a basket and a seat for her baby:

Then after Lincoln's nap, it was off to the grocery store where she could pick a .25 candy from one of those dreaded canisters. She has asked for it before (which kid hasn't?!), but I've always said not until her birthday. She was pretty excited!

Back home, she enjoyed some "Happy Birthday" singing from her cousins:

Phew. After all that excitement, it was time for a snooze. Yes, this child still needs her naps every day! And will sleep for 1.5-2 hours if I let her! But because I want her back in bed by 7:30, it's just an hour.

Oma and Opa came for supper, a supper that Keziah chose. One would think a 4 year old would pick pizza, or french fries and chicken nuggets. Not this girl. She wanted chicken, cauliflower and roasted broccoli. She absolutely LOVES those veggies:

And more cake for dessert, much to Lincoln's delight!!

The day ended with a rousing game of "soccer", er, fun. I think she kicked the ball all of 3 times in an hour. The other times were spent having fun with her team mates (yes, this is during the game!). Oh, and she did play goalie. Well, one of the three goalies anyway :o)

And that was her birthday. Lots of fun! It is so neat to experience childhood again through the eyes of our children. I don't remember my 4th birthday, but I could re-live it through hers!

Before the day ended, I had her fill out this "All About Me" paper that I made up. I hope to have her fill it out every birthday from now on:

Apparently we've adopted two more children. I am not so sure how Pete and Lynne would feel about that :o)

And so we are entering her 5th year. Eek. That means when she has her 5th birthday, school is around the corner!! Noooo!! Good thing I have a whole year to prepare myself for that!! In the meantime, we praise God for blessing our family with Keziah!!