Visitors

We picked up Ethan and Elise in Yorkton on the 25th of August.  The plan was to spend lots of time crafting with Elise while the boys did their thing - video games (mostly). We succeeded in the crafting department and sent quite a few items home with Elise. I spent a lot of time getting her started on learning to crochet. She had brought some shells that she had recently picked while visiting her Auntie Jonie, so we scoured the yard for a few rocks and I fashioned a mobile connected with wire for her. We made paper worms and had "nermal races". We included the boys in playing a board game every night. Three nights of Carcassonne and 1 night of King of Tokyo. Elise doesn't take to losing easily, but in the end, she handled it okay.

We all piled in the car on the morning of the 26th to take Jared to his school to get registered, so it was fun for the kids to see that. On the 27th we went out to the lake to visit Auntie Booboo and treated ourselves to some ice-cream.

The biggest event was when we had to nurse a little hummingbird back to life after she had been in garage for far too long. I'm so happy to say it was a successful rescue.

Baking her favourite cookies. This little 9 year old has this recipe for peanut butter

cookies down-pat!

Try teach this kid how to use a coded padlock. OY! - I fear for his first day of school.

We are very proud of our pumpkins!