i don't blog: life in the slow lane

We have really been enjoying the summer the last few weeks. We went camping last week and had a great time. Despite the rain in the evenings/at night, the weather during the days was wonderful. We were able to spend time at the beach every day and the kids had a blast swimming. Kenzie has really become a water bug and I can’t keep her out of the water. I am very proud of how well she is swimming. She’s come a long way from a year ago when she couldn’t swim at all. And Sebastian – just this morning – learned how to ride a two-wheeler. This little video shows the first time he did it this morning. Since then he has become an expert – he can go fast and slow, turn, stop etc. He’s so comfortable now that he and CJ just went for a bike ride together.

The kids have been having a pretty good summer. They have gone to a few different camps – Toronto Montessori, Appleby College and just last week they went to the Summer Institute camp with Sophie and Big Seb. After camp they were picked up by Sue and Rachel and Rachel had her first foray into babysitting. I was pretty impressed with her patience with the young kids. She did a really good job.

I love the kind of lazy pace of this summer. I have been trying hard not to schedule anything besides what is essential (i.e. camps and babysitting while CJ and I are work). Take this morning for instance. CJ and I were able to go outside and just hang out drinking coffee and let the kids play on the street on their bikes and scooters. At one point CJ and I were playing on the street (my on my bike and CJ on a scooter) and Kenzie, Seb and Koda were sitting on the grass playing with little stuffed animals and playmobil stuff.

Here is a picture from this afternoon. It totally shows our lazy “do whatever’ kind of day

Koda is very patiently letting them drive their stuffed animals and motorcycle toys down her back (note: Koda is a giant mountain)

This afternoon we are going to Andrea’s house for a barbeque. We have Kenzie’s friend Zoe with us today. She is spending the night. Tomorrow Kenzie and Seb are going to Zoe’s house in the evening so that CJ and I can go out for appetizers and drinks for his birthday. We want top go to a local pub called the Hunt Club near our house. They have an awesome rooftop patio and live music too. Sue & Brian and Bev and John are coming too. So I am looking forward to it.

I wanted to post a few pictures from camping.

Shannon, Kenzie and Soph at the beach