It's a blur

I cannot believe the summer is gone. I have not blogged, heck I have barely edited the pictures that we took. However, there are some moments that I definitely want to be sure to capture. Here is some of what we've been up to...

Camping with the Bisbees
We went to Bronte Provincial Park to test out the tent we got for Christmas. We had fun, but it was an interesting weather weekend. We had blue skies, lots of wind, black clouds & hail. Neat to be able to "get away" close to home, but they really need to fix the fact that to do anything at Bronte you need to leave the camping section, travel the QEW to get to the day park where the activities are...don't really feel like you are "getting away" when you need to go on the highway.

waiting out the hail & rain
the hail was no joke...
what can I say???
snug as a bug

Soccer
As stated, Jason didn't really embrace soccer this year, but Sydney really seemed to enjoy it.


Bisbee North
We had a great weekend with the Bisbees & it brought a close to celebrating Jason's birthday for almost a week. We always appreciate their hospitality & like to see how much fun the kids have together. This year Sydney informed us that she was going to marry Matthew. However, Matthew says he's "not ready yet". :)

I joked that they were discussing which finger the ring will go on.

Visiting Cousins
We had a full house for a few days when Regan, Brooke & Bailey came for a visit. Sydney returned home with them for a day & was devastated to leave the fun that she has with her cousins.

Jason finally started putting his head under water, willingly.

Camping at The Pinery with Robb, Mich, & MGM
There are two words that describe this week. Hot & dirty. The first night was interesting with Maddie being the last one to go to sleep. Tent sleeping was a bit of a challenge with the twins. The other noteworthy happening was that Jason finally embraced peeing standing up. Apparently all it took was the opportunity to pee in the woods to finally move him to this stage in life. Gracie liked to accompany him on each of his journeys.

Jason loved chasing the seagulls

The are apparently supposed to be a 5-headed monster. The guy in the background clearly thinks they are nuts.

Sydney found a new jumping board

Camp Fisherman
Mom joined us for a few days at the cottage & was really nice to have her there. She got to see the results of Sydney's first day on two wheels, no more training wheels for her! This kids loved that she took them for ice cream & we loved that kids played so well together for the week. I was a little worried when they had spent the week before with the company of their cousins. By the end of the week Sydney was sad that when she goes to school all day she will miss playing with Jason all day...ah. Our week was a little cool, but we had plenty of time to enjoy Sandy Lake, the trampoline (the kids favourite), Peterborough Zoo & thanks to Mom Brad & I had a date night.

The biggest change for this vacation was Jason's love of the water. He was typically the last one out of the water & at the splash pad he played while Sydney sat out for most of it.

Sydney is a swinging, climbing machine

Hanging out with friends
When we finished our weeks of holidays we connected again with friends and found a new place to play in Hamilton. There really are some nice spots and they just are not "advertised" enough.