Little Reader

Ella loves being read to and has been requesting to learn how to read. It has been so much fun to teach her and watch her sound things out. She sometimes guesses at words, but when she slows down and sounds them out it is really amazing to listen to. Ella gets very excited about the progress she is making - and so do we!

White Rock

Last Friday I took the girls to White Rock. We walked along the pier and explored in the tide pools.

It was much hotter than we expected so we didn't have our bathing suits. Ella and Juju wanted to splash around so they played in their underwear.

They brought along their butterfly catchers and collected clam shells and a few crab legs.

The girls washed up, got back into their clothes and we met Dadda's gr.11 class for lunch. Dadda invited us along for his field trip to "Le Vol au Vent." The girls loved being a part of this and they were a huge hit amongst the students.

Here's Ella's face after we told her she was getting chocolate crêpes for dessert.

And after a big morning at White Rock, all 3 girls fell asleep in the van.

Victoria Day

Last Monday we went to Burnaby to visit Great Grandpa. 

The girls love his bird book, his bird ornaments, and his coo-coo clock.

Ella wanted to bring her devotional to show Grandpa.

We spent some time in Great Grandpa's backyard, looking at the trees, the fruit bushes, and the birds. The girls loved it back there!

91 year old Great Grandpa explaining nature to an almost 4 year old in a tutu - precious.

The girls LOVE climbing trees.

We went to the Fort to Fort trail and had a picnic dinner.

Happy Victoria Day!

Roots of Empathy

A couple weeks ago Ella visited her old Roots of Empathy class. The above picture is taken 3 years ago, when Ella was a Roots of Empathy baby. The picture below is Ella's reunion with her old class. The students remembered so many things from our visit and were amazed to see how big Ella is now. I was amazed to see the differences in the students as well - they are now in grade 5.

Karis is a Roots of Empathy baby this year and had her visit after the reunion. Ella and Juju stayed for Karis' visit and were very proud of their baby sister.

Gardening

Today we planted some vegetables and herbs in our garden. The girls loved helping out and finding all kinds of bugs and worms in the soil.

Karis was mostly interested in trying to eat the soil.

They helped water the plants and also gave the each other a little drink.

Visiting with Uncle and Auntie

We had a great visit with Uncle and Auntie. We went for a bike ride, went out to White Spot, and played some Candyland. Juliette had an amazing game of Candyland and won in 3 turns! 

More happenings...

Last week we had dinner with the Teeters and took the kids for a bike ride. They had a great time riding together!

Our girls continue to be fascinated by snails. They often say "I found a Sammy". They call them "Sammy the Snail" after Dadda's their favorite song.

We participated in the Mercy run last Saturday. It was a great event and supports an amazing organization called "Mercy Ministries". Mercy Ministires provides hope to women who have life-challenging issues. 

Grandpa Rob watched the girls so that Dadda and I could run "stroller-free". Thank-you Grandpa!

Karis loves to play with her big sisters.