Schools Out at the Cottage

We celebrated the end of J.K. by going to the cottage. Contraulations on a great year.

Happy Birthday Granny

We celebrated Granny's birthday at the cottage. The kids made her a gardening apron and baked a cake. We won't say her age though.

Cooling Off

After the soccer tournament, it was cooling off at the splash pad.

Nin Os Kom Tin Part 2

The kids enjoyed the Native festival at the nearby lake on the weekend. They saw a real tipi, made crafts and enjoyed the dancers in their costumes. We even had a buffalo burger, although I question the authenticity.

Playball soccer

My son started his soccer lessons last night. He had a lot of fun, and was smiling the entire time. He is looking forward to his next lesson.

Happy Father's Day

Dad proudly displays his new hand painted barbeque apron and beer bottle holder.

Thanks kids for a great day.

Aboriginal Awareness Day

We had fun at the Aboriginal Awareness Day event at the Crawford Lake Iroquois village reconstruction project. Here the kids are seen talking to Chief Top Leaf. We walked through the Native Village, had hemlock tea, made some crafts and listened to stories.

Here is my son, outsmarting his dad in a game of rattlesnake.

Father Goose

I saw Bill Lishman at a conference I went to during the week, and I found it interesting and funny. He is a great talker. You can read about him here.

Eco-projects

The kids display the fish made out of old pop bottles that they made for their Granny's garden show. Other projects in the works or being contemplated include:

• A re-tired horse
• Snakes made of old ties
• A dinosaur made out of chicken bones
  

Dinosaurs

I enjoyed the "Dinosaurs" exhibit at the zoo. The dinosaurs move and made noises. The kids liked it, but they were so lifelike that they were a bit afraid.

Do we need a bigger pool?

The kids had a lot of fun excaping the heat in our blow up pool. It is small now that they are so big, but they enjoy splashing around.