Wednesday Home schooling group - Max's 3rd birthday

The rain held off just enough for us to enjoy some lunch at the beach with our friend Max.  Ana & he have such a great little relationship.  It's been a busy summer and we have missed getting together with our fellow home learning families.  The plan is to try and harvest some more spud from our communal potato patch....finger's crossed the weather co-operates  !!

Veggies, Veggies, Veggies

This mornings picking......

Our first pick of the Scarlet runner beans.......

I'm just loving the rainbow chard we planted this year....it's at the top of the seed list for next year!

Orca Fest

We had a great time today at this years Orca Fest !  The weather was perfect and the whole town seemed to be in great spirits.  This was the second year of having the " Logger Sports" back in Port McNeill.  It was our first time attending.  Everywhere we went people were smiling and happily enjoying themselves...I can't even recall hearing any fussing little ones....Such an enjoyable day !

a afternoon trip to Sointula.....

Yesterday we headed over to Malcolm Island and the town of Sointula just for the fun of it !  Ms. Janel and her littles joined us in the big white van...it was nice looking in the rear view mirror and seeing all their little faces smiling back at me....I miss the days when all the seats were full !  We headed out to Bere Point to check out the campgrounds there for the future and then it was out to the Ash's ( they man the Coast Guards light house).  After visiting a bit & poking around the shore line we headed back to Sointula to check out the town.  We were hoping to check out the local museum however, it was closed.  Instead we went for a drive around.....Ana really wants us to paint "our house like all these pretty artsy ones".  We'll most certainly visit again, maybe on a Wednesday so we can visit the museum and take in the blacksmith demonstration.

sun, sun, sun, sun, sun, sun, sun

We've been enjoying every minute !  Sadly though I don't have many picture to share......Oh! here's one....

( spuds from our Homeschooler's potato patch)

 while the kids and Piper ran around the yard building forts & spraying each other with the hose....I managed to put the new BBQ together.......well maybe I have more pics than I thought....

I went on a mission to acquire BLUEBERRIES and was successful !  To date I have frozen about 16lbs, eaten 2lbs or so myself and because I'm a generous momma....I've shared another 4lbs or so with my little darlings.....

Anthony has developed a new love for fishing in addition to crabbing this summer....he's out on the boat this exact moment catching dinner I hope !  Papa you would be so proud ....he's got all kinds of ideas for you & him when we see you next !!! update...He caught 4 !!!

We've been enjoying our after dinner walks/plays at the park....a lovely new tradition.......

The kids have been swimming up a storm....having the outdoor pool so close is such a priviledge.

We tore apart my room finally....ripping out the old disgusting carpet, cleaning the walls and fixing some of the "mold" issues ( one of the not so pleasant aspect of living in an old house in such a wet climate).  My pals Matt & Janel and Keith showed up just in time to give me a hand, so much appreciated !  Matt actually was able to wrangle me up a new piece of carpet when we discovered that the lino in the closet did not continue out into the room  like the other bedrooms....Oh so thankful !

The weather report is predicting that summer is not quite over let......at least another week....here's hoping their right......let's see what should we do this week?

Your the best kind of " Crazy" !!!!

Down loaded some pics this morning..........

I sure LOVE this girlie of mine....she just cracks me up !!!!

Good Morning

I Love this boy so much!  I especially Love his sleepy face of late......

Well, I checked the weather forecast just a few minutes ago and guess what it said?  Sunny & warm with only minimal chance of rain for the next 7 days.  That's right you read that right...the next 7 DAYS STRAIGHT....meaning consistent....in a row....believe it or not !

Now to figure out what to do with this gift........

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.....

....a warm, dare I say HOT day here in wee sweet wet Pt. McNeill !  The weather channel said sunny/rainy/cloudy/clear...the typical forecast for here.  Monday was a total surprise....one we weren't going to miss a single drop of.  We started our morning with getting dressed in " summer clothes", then it was a quick breakfast & out we went...bike riding, hanging the clothes out on the rack, gardening....a really enjoyable goodbye lunch with our dear sister missionaries....they're on their way home !  We had bbq...burger's.  Since the weather was holding we decided to head to beach....Stories Beach to be exact.....

 ( Seaweed for my garden....)

Then we made a quick stop at the store and head home.  Dinner was leftovers.  It was still nice so we met up with Ms. Janel & family for a visit/play at the park.  What a great day !  Today, it's grey and spitting....yesterday was such a pleasant blessing...Oh so thankful !!