Preschool Graduation

It's official... Devun graduated from Preschool ;) They had a fun year end party/graduation. First the kids decorated their bikes & had a bike parade. There was a bbq and lots of food, cake & graduation certificates & gifts. What a great morning!

Devun taking the "project manager" role and directing ME on how to decorate HIS bike: :)
Daddy helping Katie out with her bike:
Rounding up the troops for the bike parade:
Devun getting his certificate from Teacher Mandy:Devun & his friends Ethan and Jada:

Racing Cars

Another thing Dad likes to do when he's here is race cars at the racing center. On one of his racing adventures we joined him and took the kids racing.

Driving like a pro:
The kids all ready to go:Nate & Devun in the pit...
Katie & I going around the track:

Quad Tour

Nate's dad just celebrated his 65th birthday, so to celebrate Nate & I decided to take him out on a quad tour in Peachland. Nate's friend Jason and his dad also joined us. We all had a wonderful time and here are the pictures to prove it:

Nate:
Me:
Gorgeous views:
Dad:
Our group:
Happy birthday dad!
Nate & I:
Horray!!! What a fantastic day!!!

Katie's Gymnastics

Katie had her last day of gymnastics this week. Nate had the day off so he was able to take her to class while I got to drink coffee and watch from the parent viewing platform. I also took the opportunity to take a couple pictures. Here are a couple pictures of Katie at gymnastics:

Boating with Grandpa

One of Grandpa's favorite things is driving boats. So while he was here he rented a couple boats and went out for some fun. Here are a couple pictures of our day on the water:


Devun LOVED going out on the tube, even if it was a little chilly:
Katie & myself:

Nate was the only one brave enough to go out wakeboarding... too cold for me!

Grandma & Katie:
Snack time:

Hardy Falls Hike

Nate's parents and Nate's sister's family came out to Kelowna for a week. Unfortunately we really missed Nate's brother & his family, but due to a recent move to Toronto and a baby on the way ;) they were unable to make the trip back. The kids had a wonderful time with the grandparents, and as always, Grandpa kept us all so busy that we had wonderful sleeps every night!!! The following posts will sum up some of our activities over the past week.

Devun & Megan on our hike up to Hardy Falls in Peachland:


Katie looking for wildlife:
Grandpa & Grandma and the grandchildren (missing Micah):

A Neice & Cousin!!!

This morning I woke up to an amazing phone call at 3:30am... seriously, I was SO EXCITED to hear I had a new NIECE!!! My brother's wife, Janelle, delivered another healthy baby, Callie Joy.

Cabin Trip

With Nate in Slave Lake for 12 days, the kids and I are on a mission to keep busy... the busier we are, the faster the time will fly by. So with just over 24 hours to ourselves with no other commitments, we made a quick get-away to the cabin. It was awesome just to spend some time with the Katie & Devun.

Hot dogs taste amazing on the deck with this view:



Katie loved watching the baby ducklings:



Baby ducklings:



Feeding the hungry mama duck:



Enjoying the boat:


Contemplating jumping in:


Devun was the first one to take the plunge:


Katie went into the water much more "gracefully" and climbed down the ladder:


We had a fantastic time together!

Field Trip to EECO Center

Last week Devun's preschool had a field trip to the EECO center & Mission Creek Park in Kelowna. The guide took the preschool to look at turtles and then they got to scoop critters out of the pond to see what they could find. Here are a couple pictures from the morning:

Devun & his friend Ethan looking at the critters they scooped:



Looking at charts to see what was found:



Showing off the shrimp:



Devun, Ethan, Katie & Teacher Mandy: