There was Snow Cone making, Face Painting,
and just plain fun playing together!
These are the "original" cousins!
Rachael hit it off great with her second-cousins Abby and Tim. You'd have thought they played together all the time! 
We went to the beach a couple of times and had yummy ice cream!
And we had campfires and roasted lots of marshmallows!
We had a fun weekend. Almost everyone was able to come.
We hope to see everyone again at the wedding at Christmas!
This is a beach scene made entirely out of play dough (and one toothpick). Auntie Shannon came over one day and Rachael and Kaitlyn and Sharon helped her make it. We've got an umbrella, towel, shovel, pail, swimmers, inner tube, dolphin, shells, and sea weed.
Well, she's only lost one front tooth, but it's a long way till Christmas and the other tooth is wiggly already!
The toothless grin will look so cute when she's a flower girl at Christmas! Yay! Uncle Brian and Auntie Andree are getting married!
The first stop was the lion and tiger feeding. We got there early so we got front row seats!
Up close and personal!
The kids had a blast, though we didn't see as many animals as in previous years. They were hiding or something.
We did finally get to see Larry the Cucumber's Cebus!!! (Actually, they're Zebus, but close enough!) And there were even three of them, just like the song!
Rachael was cruising around in style with little sister Kaitlyn pulling her chariot!
Raspberries are finger-licking good! Ok, I know that slogan is generally reserved for grease-globs known as fried chicken, but it works here, too! Not to mention tastes sooo much better! Even if the fingers are caked with dirt!
Kaitlyn really got into raspberry picking, going up on Amanda's shoulders to get the really good ones, really high up. And then she decided to share them with Amanda. I don't think Amanda really appreciated them on her nose, but hey, it made a great pic!
What two words best describe a two-and-a-half year old just returning from the berry field?
The kids had fun jumping in bouncy-things (what are they called, anyway?) and making all sorts of crafty creations.
Mad-hatters Rachael, Nicole and Amanda show off their stylin' new fashion head-gear.
The most fun was had at the Build-A-Box centre. With a framer and an electrician leading the crew we knew it would be a masterpiece. The 30 sq ft model home comes complete with 2 stories, a tower, fireplace and chimney, a dormer window, retro green shag carpet (looks an awful lot like grass!) and a quaint front porch to welcome your guests.
It's all yours if the price is right!
Nicole Joy
The first Saturday of Summer was HOT!!! So we decided after last year's horrible summer we had to head straight to the beach!
We brought cousin Coli with us cuz things are always more fun when you've got cousins to play with.
Blowing bubbles in the water.
Oh no! Quick sand! Coli's shrinking!
Future's so bright you gotta wear shades!
My sister-in-law told me my blog needed updating so I should come strawberry picking with her and take some cute pics! So here they are!
Kaitlyn
Rachael
Nicole
Amanda
Happy Easter! We got rained-out(I mean IN) again this year! Two years in a row! What is this world coming to? But the kids had loads of fun and that's all that counts, right? Once again Auntie Kendra worked her magic and organized everything. She even made this awesome cake that looked like a 3D rabbit - very cool!
