Niagara falls visit two

Our trip to Canada coincided with Albert's Spring break from Seminary. I figured whether he studies at home or in Canada makes no difference. Thankfully he agreed to go! Unfortunately the Canadian schools had their spring break the week before, so while we were there, the girls friends went to school. Also we were staying over Easter which meant that some of our friends had other commitments. In God's perfect timing we managed to catch up with most of our friends! We stayed the second half of our stay with one of our other good friends Pam and Ken. Pam had arranged for Michaela and Grace to attend school for one day while we where there! How cool is that? The girls even borrowed some uniform from Pam's girls and they got to ride on the school bus! The older girls had a blast! Albert suggested that while the big girls were having fun that I take the little girls on the Skywheel. It wasn't something I had thought of but as a good wife I did as he suggested! :). So Kate, Zara and I had a blast taking photos of the Falls from the Skywheel! 

Girls waiting for the school bus!

There it is!

On they go

Selfie with Kate and Zara

I told you the girls had fun taking photos :)

American Falls

Horseshoe Falls
(It was a magnificent day unlike earlier in the week when it rained)

Kate and Zara with both Falls in the photo
American Falls to the left and the Horseshoe Falls to the right

On the Skywheel

Spectacular isn't it?

Having fun!

Can you see Kate taking the photo?

Kate and Zara in front of the Skywheel!

Again another fun day! Since it was a school day, the Skywheel was just about empty and we got to go around heaps of times! Girls had a blast! Oh and Mum too!

Kate and Zara

Michaela and Grace had the opportunity to go camping with their friends for a couple of nights. So Kate and Zara were the only kids at home. I asked them what special thing they would like to do and both replied without hesitation: "The Carousel"! So after we dropped Izaak back off at the airport, we drove to Port Delhousie to go on the 5c Carousel! I splurged and let the girls go on about five times ;)! The Carousel is on the lake front by Lake Ontario and so the girls went for a swim also. I put my toes into the lake and decided that playing in the water for me could wait, it was COLD! The girls didn't mind and had a great time splashing and playing in the sand. While I was on life saving duties, Albert texted me and told me/ordered me to treat the girls to an ice cream. Like a good wife I obeyed and told the girls. I gave the girls an option to have an ice cream on the 'beach' but both said that they would prefer to go to Costco and have an ice cream there! Since Costco is closeish we went there and had our treat! What a fun day!

Zara

Kate

Zara and Kate in the lake

Zara

Kate

Playing in the sand

Enjoying their ice cream!

Proud Daddy Moment!

Albert and I have been trying to keep up our running and fitness regime by being creative. So a couple of times a week we do 'laps' on our long driveway to get some running in together. Grace thought that it would be a great idea to 'beat' us and so she put on her running shoes and took off. I decided to cheer on Grace and got her some water and a cookie. At the sight of the yummy cookies which someone had baked for us, the other girls were keen also to 'beat' us. So it turned out into a running competition with a reward of water and a cookie as a prize! Ofcourse the running 'race' wouldn't be complete without some 'spectators' and 'cheerleaders'! 

Go Grace!

Support team!

Our family mascot!
(Michaela the other day smuggled him into our cooler!)

All four of Albert's girls, proud Daddy moment!

Kate and Zara
(Zara still manged to talk and give orders, huh?)

Well done Grace!

GO GIRLS GO!!

Well done Zara!

A very determined Michaela!

Go Kate!

Zara cheering her sisters on

Support crew on bike

This sums up Kate, a kiss to her very
favorite thing in the world!

Ok, another pose by Zara

Sprinting a lap

Taking 'Patrick' for a run!

All done, she 'beat' us by two laps!

Random May 2014

Here are some more random photo's from May 2014, enjoy!

Our new homeschool books for the year!

Putting the Instructor Guides together

Look at those lovely piles of books.
(PS notice who is sitting on the couch reading?)

Kate is VERY excited to 'graduate' to
doing maths on the computer

Good Neighbor parade
(The police, fire engines were SOOO loud, the girls are plugging their ears!)

I hosted (not organised) a baby shower for
our lovely upstairs neighbor, Jeni. A yogurt bar!
(Another Sem wife made the lovely labels :) )

Lots of yummy toppings with home made yogurt!

Zara enjoying the neighbors sprinkler system!

Priceless!

YEP! Remember when it was cold? 

This is what girls do when it rains outside, beading!

James and Jeni Roosema! (our upstairs neighbors!)
We are going to miss them very much!
James graduated from MARS this year!

Selfie with one of the graduates

Michaela having a go at Chinese writing

The new school year came with a Chinese writing kit.
The girls thought that was VERY cool!

Michaela's effort

Grace's effort

Country girls playing with drainage pipes!
(the pretended that the pipes were horses!)

Sister Fun!