More Canada Day

Of course Rowan and Kate had to find a chair that both of them could try out; I'm sure whoever owned it didn't mind sharing!

This border collie was persistent in playing with her frizbee, but she found it rather unsatisfying playing with Rowan as Ro just couldn't throw it far enough to be entertaining. Besides, most of the time she just wanted to walk around carrying the frizbee and you could almost hear poor Rosie saying, "just throw it kid, throw the frizbee, throw the frizbee, you gonna throw it now?" But she patiently followed Ro across the grounds...waiting....

Always drawn to the big toys, Rowan wanted to try out the bike.

Visit From Aussie Olivia

Our good friends, Nicole and Olivia Lech have come from Austrailia for a 5 week visit to friends and family in Edmonton. While they are very busy catching up with everyone, they did manage to pop over last week for dinner, and we're hoping to get next Saturday night out of them as well. Olivia and Rowan were fast friends as Rowan wasted no time in showing Liv her toy box and Liv directed the play ("Come on, Rowan!").

The Pool Is Open!

We are making good use of the pool that Auntie Lena gave Rowan last year, and we've had several pool parties already this summer. No need to fill it up too much, just a few inches to splash in. Only problem it creates is allowing Rowan just to go in the backyard to play when the pool is set up, as she will inevitably head in that direction and want to go in....thus we have to tell her "the pool is closed today." Thanks Auntie Lena, as I foresee much pooltime in the next couple of months!

Tea Towel Fashion

Rowan's entry for "How many ways to wear a tea towel"....one of her new found games.

Our Summer Holiday

For a bit of a summer holiday we packed up and headed north up to Baptiste Lake to spend a week with Brad, Cath, Kate and Colin at the Finlayson cabin. There was lots of space for the girls to run and play, which was great as it resulted in good eating at mealtime, and good naps and bedtimes as they were all played out. We went for walks, played in the sandy beach, took some boat rides, and hung out in the cabin with good food, wine and friends. A few laughs were had along the way, and all in all it was a week well spent.

Ice Cream!

Mmmmmm, ice cream in the summer....need I say more?

Adventure Girl!

Turns out Rowan is quite the adventure girl as she displayed no fear taking part in some of Tato's favourite activities. We put her on the quad just to see if she could take the noise, and seemed to like her 2mph ride the 20feet they went....easy does it on the first try.

She also loved the boat rides, and would fuss with me until she could be face first to the wind so she could raise her arms and yell to the lake gods! I had to keep a good grip on her just to keep her from ending up overboard as she attempted to get as close as she could to the water.

There was also lots of dancing with Kate and playing ball in the grass.