from the home front

Here are some odds and ends from the past few months.



When we were in Florida, (way back in March)  we went to this colourful little island. We watched the locals catch crabs for their supper
and the sun set.

Andrew learning how to dive. The pool was a big hit for everyone.

This little guy was a handful and a half. He slept in the walk-in-closet of our
room and quickly figured out how to climb out of the playpen. Every night
the doors parted open (think parting of the red sea) and he would look at us with a wicked little smile.
 He may be small and short, but he is very agile.

Olivia does very well with all of her boy cousins:)
The house that we rented had a beautiful canal behind it. The boys spent their time
fishing and we even went alligator hunting in the canoe. There were three baby alligators across the canal.
We found a church near the home that was very welcoming and the preaching was Christ-centred.
We looked forward to being there with the rest of the congregation and felt blest. It is so nice to go on a holiday and be in a church that is truly edifying.


Every day trip that we did, I dressed the boys in orange. We could see people
counting them and commenting on their blond hair. We heard a lot of "are these all of your boys?"
"Are you going to try for a girl?" and we even over heard people muttering, "Have mercy. Look at all of those boys."
Dressing them up in bright orange worked out perfectly. We could spot them easily and do quick head counts.

 

Liam turned 7 in the beginning of April. He is a fun loving boy who has a great sense of humor:)


And then... we had a pond dug.

Day #1

Getting stuck in the mud. Dad to the rescue!

 

The boys loved watching the diggers. Andrew woke up one morning and said, "Mom when I woked up I looked out the window and there was an execvator and a bonedozener!" What a wonderful way for a little boy to wake up. It was hard to get work done that week because it was a lot of fun watching the progress and the digging.

 

 

Opa taking down the swing set.

 

The pond has filled up quickly and we are wondering who is going to be the first one to jump in!

Some geese have already made their home in the pond. We also have some mallards and
a great blue heron occasionally stops by.

Hopefully the fence will go up this week because this little guy needs to stay indoors until it is.