We had a great Spring break week of relaxing, playing and just enjoying one another. I'm a little behind in my entries, since we have been back to our routine for a week now already. But better late than never, right? I had promised the boys a long time ago that we would go to the "Reptile Man". So we loaded our car with kids (6 in total), and my friend Ann and I ventured out to roam among the reptiles. The kids loved it, including our princess Grace, the only girl in the bunch. As a matter of fact, she was the one that did not want to leave at the end of the day.
I was so glad about the cages and glass, but it was not long before they found a way around it!!
On Wednesday we decided we needed some fresh air and exercise after all that humidity and close encounters with the reptiles. We headed for a
Chuckanut hike to Raptor Ridge. Ethan stayed with his good friend Noah and we joined our hiking partners, Ann and Christian Davis. We all hiked 9.6 miles with 1600 foot elevation gain in just about 3 hours. We were so amazed at the boys, they did great. They are proud to tell you that they even got down to the car before the moms did. It's a little easier for young boys to run down a mountain than it is for us, wise women!!
When we arrived at the ridge, there was actually a raptor flying over. The boys loved that!
We were also happy to welcome and meet our cousin's son, Levi Jay
Klassen, who was born on April 6. He is so very sweet, it's nice to have a little one in the family again.
Grandpa and Grandma came to visit for a few days. The guys had a good time building the pine wood derby cars and working around the house. We also took them to our favorite local trail. Of course, playing games with Grandma is always a favorite. This time she taught them
rummykub, the boys really enjoyed it.
Our week ended with a great gift, a beautiful warm and sunny day. the boys went out to catch tadpoles for a neighbour's pond. No luck this time, but the fun was so great that I'm sure we will go out again. Later that day we went down to the lake, Shawn took off on his kayak and the boys caught a snake, yes a snake. They were gentle with it and after admiring it for a while they let it go. Then they decided to go in the lake. If you are wondering, yes, the water was very cold. At least that is what Shawn told me, I was not about to try it, but the boys kept from freezing by staying very busy gathering logs and braiding reefs for a raft. We had to leave before the raft was sea worthy. I'm sure we'll be back, and that will be another blog entry . . .
We had a great Spring break week of relaxing, playing and just enjoying one another. I'm a little behind in my entries, since we have been back to our routine for a week now already. But better late than never, right? I had promised the boys a long time ago that we would go to the "Reptile Man". So we loaded our car with kids (6 in total), and my friend Ann and I ventured out to roam among the reptiles. The kids loved it, including our princess Grace, the only girl in the bunch. As a matter of fact, she was the one that did not want to leave at the end of the day.
I was so glad about the cages and glass, but it was not long before they found a way around it!!
On Wednesday we decided we needed some fresh air and exercise after all that humidity and close encounters with the reptiles. We headed for a Chuckanut hike to Raptor Ridge. Ethan stayed with his good friend Noah and we joined our hiking partners, Ann and Christian Davis. We all hiked 9.6 miles with 1600 foot elevation gain in just about 3 hours. We were so amazed at the boys, they did great. They are proud to tell you that they even got down to the car before the moms did. It's a little easier for young boys to run down a mountain than it is for us, wise women!!
When we arrived at the ridge, there was actually a raptor flying over. The boys loved that!
We were also happy to welcome and meet our cousin's son, Levi Jay Klassen, who was born on April 6. He is so very sweet, it's nice to have a little one in the family again.
Grandpa and Grandma came to visit for a few days. The guys had a good time building the pine wood derby cars and working around the house. We also took them to our favorite local trail. Of course, playing games with Grandma is always a favorite. This time she taught them rummykub, the boys really enjoyed it.
Our week ended with a great gift, a beautiful warm and sunny day. the boys went out to catch tadpoles for a neighbour's pond. No luck this time, but the fun was so great that I'm sure we will go out again. Later that day we went down to the lake, Shawn took off on his kayak and the boys caught a snake, yes a snake. They were gentle with it and after admiring it for a while they let it go. Then they decided to go in the lake. If you are wondering, yes, the water was very cold. At least that is what Shawn told me, I was not about to try it, but the boys kept from freezing by staying very busy gathering logs and braiding reefs for a raft. We had to leave before the raft was sea worthy. I'm sure we'll be back, and that will be another blog entry . . .
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