Is the summer half over??

Not much time to simply post this summer it seems! we have just been out and about and busy!

On Wednesday, Sonia, Natalie, myself and 3 of our kids went to Ottawa to run a couple of errands. While we were there, we decided to make it enjoyable for the kids so we packed some food and had a pic nic at Brewer Park.




It's a great park and they have a small waterslide.



They also have a few more water games!



Thursday Maelie, Bill and I played Cadoo. That game is a lot of fun for our family! Poor Bill got the sculpting card 5 times in a row! He is not the best at playing with dough!



Maelie tried to get a closer look but we still had a hard time figuring it out. She loved playing so much that she tried to not ever win! She made sure she milked our time together as much as she could!



It was a great day in the mail! I got 2 Taste of Home magazines and 1 Stampin' Success. I had to take a bath so I could sit, relax and read my magazines!



Friday I have the day off! Hurray! Sonia came over with Naomie. The girls had a blast!



A little bit later, Natalie and her younger boys came over as well. Here is Myran posing with the pirate cap!



The kids all swam together and then did their usual routine on coloring on the trampoline.



I made waffles for supper so we figured they could eat outside due to potential maple syrup messes!! Yum yum!!



Naomie stayed over for a sleep over. Maelie was so excited she could hardly stand herself!!

This morning, I walked into the kitchen and saw that they were making a list of their friends. It was so cute that I don't feel like taking them off my cupboards!



Our screen has issues and opens on its own once in a while... So before I was able to close it properly... both girls had climbed out and wanted to draw on the windows with our window crayons!! LOL I told them they could but from the inside only!



Once we were all dressed, I took the girls to Thunderbird go kart. I had a 2 for 1 coupon so they each had their cars! Maelie's face changed when she drove by after about 11 minutes. There were a lot of people and I guess someone's kart crashed a bit in hers so she did not understand why someone would want to crash into her!! It was very minor .. just someone who tried to pass too close. Maelie was NOT happy. On the other hand, Naomie was very pleased with her experience! She almost didn't want to go... I had to kinda coach her and push her a bit telling her she would love it! I am relieved that she did! :)



After that, we headed off to Lou's Patate to have hot dogs. What a small world... we ran into Naomie's parents there! What were the odds of that! The girls decided they wanted another sleepover but this time at Naomie's house.

So what do moms do when their babies are gone?? I miss Maelie already! But I know she will cherish her time spent with friends ... so I make an effort and let her go!

More fun coming soon!