Kelowna

We spent the last 10 days in Kelowna. The girls had a blast soaking up the Okanagan sun.

We went to Waterfront park, rode the Ogopogo, and had Moo-Lics ice cream. Ella and Juliette both want to work at Moo-Lics when they get big (just like their Momma did).

The girls enjoyed playing in the pool with Grandpa Clark.

We spent time reading books in the sun.

New bike routes were discovered.

A shaky little walker turned into a confident little walker.

And we even got to visit with the Reeds! Our girls were ecstatic about this - Hudson and Kelowna all together... it doesn't get much better!

Our friend Hudson has connections! He managed to get us a tour of the local fire station. The kids were able to sit in the fire trucks, listen to the sirens, wear headphones, and they all left with their own fire hat.

We also spent a morning at the Kangaroo Farm. This place is incredible! Here the girls are holding a 6-month-old joey.

Dadda feeding the joey

Karis was almost the exact same height as one of the kangaroos. 

The picture above is of a wallaby with it's baby in the pouch. The wallaby released the baby for a few minutes and let him hop around. It was really amazing.

Hair Cuts / Kids Camp / Grandma

Ms Naomi came to our house to give some haircuts this week. Ella is growing her hair "very very long", so instead of having it cut Naomi braided a crown for her. 

Juju and Momma both had their hair cut.

Grandma came for a visit. She brought the girls some great books and clothes. Grandma read to the girls, played with them, and even watched them overnight while Momma and Dadda stayed in Vancouver for the night.

We helped out at Kid's Camp this week. We ran the games station and had a great time seeing friends from church and meeting so many new kids. The girls loved playing with the other kids. In this picture Juju is asking one of the little girls "what's your name again?" She asked this same little girl her name 3 days in a row... I guess it was one of those names that she just could not seem to remember.

We also ventured down to the Fort-to-Fort trail for a picnic.

Karis Walking...

Karis has progressed from taking some steps to preferring to walk. Here's some footage of our little walker. She takes a break in the middle to do a little dance. There are also 2 little drummers in the video. One comes in near the end, with the drum on her head :)

Summer is Here!

Dadda is finished school, the weather is hot, and summer has officially begun!

We can't seem to get enough of Crescent Beach these days. We ventured down for another picnic there last Saturday.

Here is a picture of Juliette after quiet time. She changes her outfits several times during quiet times, and adds different accessories. She often comes downstairs to show us her new ensemble, then goes up to put together something new.

We also returned to Campbell Valley this weekend for a dinner picnic. The girls had a great time dunking their heads under the tap.

And Karis can't get enough of her Dadda. She loves his jokes, his tickles, and to be held by him. When I'm holding her she often reaches her hands out hoping to be passed off to Dadda :)

Ella's quiet time art. This is a picture of our family. Ella and Juliete are wearing dresses. Ella also told us that she has the longest legs in our family. I love how her drawings are progressing. A new development today was the hair on the 3 little girls. I think Ella and I may now be at the same drawing level.

Vacuuming

Ella loves vacuuming our stairs with the handheld vacuum. I don't love vacuuming the stairs with the handheld vacuum. Win-win!

Note: she is wearing an anklet on her right ankle in the picture above.