52 weeks of happy 17/52

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything,

they just make the best of everything"

Making me happy this week...

♥This photo of my Grampa that I found on my Granny's fridge. I can see Lily's eyes.

♥We've been doing lots of bike riding. Well actually the kids have been riding
and I've been walking/running beside them. Good for the mind and body!!!

♥Sunshine, blue sky, new blooms & beautiful sunsets. The weather has been lovely lately!

♥Some more great artwork by Lily. I LOVE the dragon and she makes a pretty special birthday card!

As ever, joining in with Jen at Little Birdie for this project.

bits from our weekend

Friday

this is the card Lily made for her cousin Oscker's birthday-bizarre and awesome

this is Jack's card for Oscker - oddly resembles Sloth from the Goonies
in my opinion

Oscker's 5th birthday cake. his mom included everything
that he loves right now. awesome job Sarah!

the birthday boy! he had a fabulous party at Willingdon surrounded
by friends and family and got spoiled silly

Friday evening was spent trying to teach Lily
to ride without training wheels. Jack was desperate
telling her he could do this when he was 4.

success! she's still a little woobly but she's pretty much got it.

some carrot picking with Papa

huge treasure from the garden

Jackson lost one of his molars earlier in the day. Lily didn't like
the idea of Jack getting a visit from the fairy and not her so
she wiggled and wiggled the one semi lose tooth in her
mouth until it fell out around 10pm. the top of her mouth
is looking pretty empty these days and she has $$ in her wallet!

yatzee before bed

we now have a 4th bedroom for the next few weeks. comes complete
with ocean view, skylight, constant sound of waves and beautiful
breeze coming off the water. book you space now

lily had a little mishap with the zipper while getting into the tent.
took Daddy some time to untangle her and several hairs were lost

can you sense the fear in Lily's face. she lasted 10 minutes before she
returned to the house to join me in my bed

Saturday

yet another photo of Jackie jumping off a cliff...this time at Haywire Bay
(he doesn't look 8 here does he?!?!?!)

Haywire bay

the good life

my beautiful flower

late night supper with friends-burgers, chicken, smokies, home cooked fries,
salad, carrot sticks, beer, water, juice
with ice cream to follow

Sunday

Sunday found us at Donkersley beach at high tide.
no skimming for Jack today

no skimming doesn't mean no fun. Jack, my little fish, was
in the water in minutes

back home to try some new townsite brewing Blackberry FESTIVale for Neil

strawberry margs for the kids and I

Susie's garden

evening swim to cool off a little

me and my loves

hazy sunset. hopefully things clear before dark so
we can enjoy some more of the meteor showers. last
night the 4 of us lay on the deck with pillows and
blankets and watched the show until the kids couldn't
keep their eyes open any longer. hopefully more of the same tonight





another great weekend with lots of beach time, friends, family, parties, food, drink, more food, more drink, meteors and love. hope you had a good one too!

the past week-from my iPhone and Canon

August 5 was spent at our friend Tom's cabin on Lois lake, tubing, eating, swimming,
more eating, more swimming...you get the idea. IT WAS HOT! WOW!
beauty day to spend with family and friends on the lake

proudly Canadian

later in the evening we all went to see Brave in 3D. Lily and Oscker
were a little frightened and sat on our laps much to the dismay
of us as their is no air conditioning in the Patricia



BC day provided a little cloud cover perfect for some road hockey.
our boys won best uniforms and silver medals overall

BC Day also means a midsummer's feast at the market.
Lily bought flowers



Haslam lake alays provides comfort from the heat



August 7. a swim at the A Frame, dramatic skies and some artwork
on the deck after showers