Blake's last day of school was June 27th and we wasted no time kick-starting our summer camping season!! On the 28th we headed to Miquelon Lake Provincial Park for the July long weekend.
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| Cooling off - the kids spent a lot of time in these dingy's!! And thanks to Sharla for the virgin pina colada's and margarita's ;) |
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| Checking our GPS during geocaching :) |
We had a fabulous time, camping in a group site with 6 other families/couples. This is the second time we've been to Miquelon and we really need to go back more often. It is quite close to the city, not a far drive for us, and the park is beautiful with many nice trails, ponds and parks. The beach is also quite nice but the water is touch and go! We stayed in a group site this time, which was awesome, with a large enclosed shelter where we had our Saturday night pot luck meal and stayed dry on Saturday night during a short thunder storm! Heidi didn't have to wear a leash and was free to roam around, just like the kids ;)
One of the group sites even has flush toilets and your very own showers - we're booking that site next time!! The parks centre at Miquelon often host's events and activities and the weekend we were there, we attended a geocaching event. We've been wanting to try geocaching for quite some time and we all had a great time! Blake and Em really enjoyed themselves and we look forward to more geocaching this summer.
One of the group sites even has flush toilets and your very own showers - we're booking that site next time!! The parks centre at Miquelon often host's events and activities and the weekend we were there, we attended a geocaching event. We've been wanting to try geocaching for quite some time and we all had a great time! Blake and Em really enjoyed themselves and we look forward to more geocaching this summer.
We're hoping to try it out in Jasper in August. We can't wait for our next camping trip, just next week, at Ol' MacDonalds Resort!! A family favorite :)
This week Blake and Emerson are in a bike camp, ran by Atlantis Programs and Pedalheads. We enrolled Blake in the camp last year, as he loved to ride his bike but after an incident where he nearly got hit by a car (backing out of a drive way, not Blake's fault at all), he felt quite nervous when biking and a bit hesitant. He loved the camp last year and even tried riding a 2 wheeler! Emerson just started riding her bike this year, after 2 years of running alongside Blake!! lol! She had no interest in riding her bike last year but this year she hopped right on and off she went. She loves riding her bike and wanted to go to bike camp with Blake. The camp incorporates riding their bikes with fun and games and bike and road safety. So far they're loving the camp, it runs Monday to Friday from 9:30 to noon. Blake's training wheels were off his bike for a while last summer but he never really felt confident in riding a 2 wheeler so we put them back on and now they are off again! We'll see what he decides at the end of the week - keep them off or put them back on?! The camp leader took Em's training wheels off on Monday, much to our surprise and so far she's insistent that they will not go back on!! We'll see at the end of the week ;) They were excited to see a friend from Sunday school in their camp! Emerson actually made her a card last night, it was really cute. Cal and I have been enjoying 1 on 1 time with Reese while Blake and Em are at camp. She keeps us on our toes and talks enough for all 3 of them!!! The things she says and her facial expressions are the best entertainment around! She's so funny, I love it! For the first hour or so of bike camp, she's been riding her plasma car. I think she feels like she's part of the bike camp, as she wears her bike helmet and cruises around!! I have a feeling she will be asking to go to bike camp next year ;)
We hope your summer is off to a great start!! Talk to you soon :)
This week Blake and Emerson are in a bike camp, ran by Atlantis Programs and Pedalheads. We enrolled Blake in the camp last year, as he loved to ride his bike but after an incident where he nearly got hit by a car (backing out of a drive way, not Blake's fault at all), he felt quite nervous when biking and a bit hesitant. He loved the camp last year and even tried riding a 2 wheeler! Emerson just started riding her bike this year, after 2 years of running alongside Blake!! lol! She had no interest in riding her bike last year but this year she hopped right on and off she went. She loves riding her bike and wanted to go to bike camp with Blake. The camp incorporates riding their bikes with fun and games and bike and road safety. So far they're loving the camp, it runs Monday to Friday from 9:30 to noon. Blake's training wheels were off his bike for a while last summer but he never really felt confident in riding a 2 wheeler so we put them back on and now they are off again! We'll see what he decides at the end of the week - keep them off or put them back on?! The camp leader took Em's training wheels off on Monday, much to our surprise and so far she's insistent that they will not go back on!! We'll see at the end of the week ;) They were excited to see a friend from Sunday school in their camp! Emerson actually made her a card last night, it was really cute. Cal and I have been enjoying 1 on 1 time with Reese while Blake and Em are at camp. She keeps us on our toes and talks enough for all 3 of them!!! The things she says and her facial expressions are the best entertainment around! She's so funny, I love it! For the first hour or so of bike camp, she's been riding her plasma car. I think she feels like she's part of the bike camp, as she wears her bike helmet and cruises around!! I have a feeling she will be asking to go to bike camp next year ;)
We hope your summer is off to a great start!! Talk to you soon :)
~Tracy
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