Mom and Dad joined us on Friday (July 1st) and Lindsay and Jeremy joined us on Sunday (July 3rd). We spent much of our time on the beach, playing at the parks, mini golfing, swimming off the end of our dock, relaxing on the party island, playing in front of the cabin, reading, going for walks (which almost always ended in ice cream!!), fishing, visiting with friends and family who came for the day and relaxing! Cal, Dad and Jeremy left early one morning for a fishing trip to Tobin Lake, near Nipawin. They were on the lake for 12 hours!!! The fishing wasn't as good this year (due to above average rainfalls) but they had a great time and ended up bringing home enough fish for a delicious fish bake!!! Jeremy cooks up the best fish I've ever tasted! The kids had a blast and did not want to leave! We were blessed with very good weather. It was in the upper 20's and into the 30's quite a few days. Blake discovered the doggie paddle and had so much fun paddling around on his own! Emerson confirmed she has no fear of the water by running out into the lake up to her chin with no life jacket on!! It was nice for everyone to meet Reese and see Blake and Emerson and for us to catch up with everyone else too! You really realize how seldom you see each other when the last time most of my relatives saw Emerson she was only 5 months old and is now 2 and 1/2!! Time flies, there's no doubt!
We also celebrated my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary while in Saskatchewan. We had a small celebration at my grandparents house in Tisdale on Saturday July 9th. Almost our entire family was there (minus 1 cousin who was recovering from a surgery)! The younger kids (ours and my cousins!) had lots of fun running around and playing and the adults had a great time catching up and visiting. My grandparents were very happy to see everyone together and I teared up when my Grandma said to me, "I just can't believe all this is because of me!" I can't imagine that feeling, but one day I hope to experience it! My grandparents are truly an inspiration - 60 years of marriage, love and devoting themselves to each other and their family. They are always there for all their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and have always been. The love they share with each other and their family is unconditional. I am so proud to call them Grandma and Grandpa and feel so fortunate to by their granddaughter :) And I don't think anyone has a cooler Grandma then me - she emails, FB's and even used the work IPad in a sentence ... !!!!
The trip home was pretty uneventful. Overall the kids travel very well! Thankgoodness, considering the length of the trip we had! We came home to a mess, but on the bright side we also came home to a freshly painted home!! The paint job looks fantastic, we're very happy with it! We're not putting up any pictures or anything on the walls quite yet. The mess has been cleaned up for the most part, so tonight we'll move onto the unpacking. Unfortunately our new washing machine is on the fritz ... what luck!!!! The repair man came today, ordered a few parts and will be back on Friday. The good thing is the kids have so many clothes I don't think they'd run out for weeks! Cal and I however need to do our laundry :S It better be fixed on Friday!
Next up - I'm going to the Kenny Chesney concert on Saturday with Linds and Mom and Sunday is Reese's Baptism. And next week Blake is in a YMCA summer camp in the morning's!
Apparently we had a lot of rain while we were away and the mosquito's are thick ... here's hoping the weather smartens up and the mosquito's fly away ;)
Have a great week everyone!
xoxo
The Cameron's
