New Aunties to play with...

My Dad arrived with Carolyn, Mikaela and Jessica on Tuesday of our family fun filled week. The anticipation of Grandpa arriving was big for the boys. I don't know if Carolyn or the these two newAunties knew ahead of time the energy 3 boys and a little girl have, but they were quick to find out. A cannon ball fight started it all. The boys were throwing the pine cones down at them from high in the tree house and then hiding as the girls reloaded the cannon balls back into the tree house. Kyla loved bringing dolls to show and sitting on laps for stories. Jessica was a huge hit with the animated voices reading "Pirates of the Caribbean" story and Micaela is most remembered by Mark as the "bestest" rock jumper into the waterfall. There was play time and story time, Farmer's Market shoping for fruit, beach time relaxing and building sand castles. Jet skiing and hiking, mini golfing, badminton, basket ball, boccie and water balloon fights. Ray also gave motocycle rides to almost all (except kids). We also had a Auntie Alma (my Dad's sister) and Lee come for a day all the way from Texas for a short visit while we were all together. They blessed us all with Jumbo shrip from Mexico - Yummy!!

We had a great time getting to know eachother a bit, and building memories and appreciated hearing all about their family trip to DR that they had taken before coming out here. We celebrated Kyla's birthday and she got Dora books and a Dora movie. Just in time for our own family holiday. The books were a huge hit for both kids all making noise - (thank goodness for mommy and daddy the three different books provided variety to the sounds) and the movie was a hit as well. How do you travel over 1800kms without new movies to watch and new toys to play with!!

Saturday they headed off to continue their trip on Westward as did the rest of us to begin our own separate family holidays. Stay tuned for the next entry of our continued family fun filled summer adventures....