Home From Holidays

We're back from our holidays! We had a great time at Dutch Lake (which is just over an hour north of Kamloops) with my mom's side of the family. Rachael was so excited to see second-cousin Tim, and once together they were inseperable! Kaitlyn also had fun with Tim's sister Meghan. We stayed in a tiny cabin, but we were only really there for sleeping, so it didn't really matter how small it was. We were there for three nights and had great weather! The cabins even had air conditioning, so we could cool off at night. We played at the beach a lot. Here Tim, Rachael, Kaitlyn and a new friend are making a splash! We went for walks to see some waterfalls nearby, and we roasted marshmallows.
The lake was very calm. There were lily pads growing around the edge of the lake and the kids liked to pick some of their flowers. There were also pink lillies a bit further out that looked very pretty. We saw some wildlife - a deer, a huge frog - or maybe a toad? - some of us saw a bear, some fish jumping and some saw a painted turtle. These turtles have red and yellow bellies, though I think the tops of them are green/brown. There were pictures in the restaurant, but we didn't see one up close.

This is an attempt to get all the great-grandchildren that were there to pose in a picture. With preschool kids, some as little as 6 months, this is not an easy job, hence some parents in the picture. We did take a few pictures of the whole group, but I don't have one yet. I'll try and get one soon. We had fun and hope to do it again in a few years.