Cross your fingers that I'm just days away from delivery. The weather has been stifling hot, thanks to Spencer for buying me an A/C for our bedroom, so at least we can sleep at night. Sorry kids...they come frequently to our room to enjoy the cool temperature, but must sleep with their fans on; which they do pretty good at. I've heard many times over that we live in Canada so we don't need A/C in our homes....since it doesn't get that hot....I don't like those people and fully disagree with that statement.
Here are a few highlights that we have done so far this summer. We weren't planning on doing too much, since we are waiting for the arrival of our new family member. We have spent our time so far close to home and having a slower summer. We have enjoyed playing at various parks, the kids favorite has a wading pool and playground, I love to just sit a watch for the most part. We have also joined the Library summer reading program and Megan has already won a prize....a shirt, book and bag. We have also gone to the movies....Evan can't quite sit still for the whole movie, it doesn't matter which one we go to....but he enjoys the popcorn and climbing around....thank goodness for the dollar theatre and children's movies that hardly anyone goes to see anymore....so he can goof off and not bother too many people.
Feeding the geese, seagulls and ducks at Rundle Park.
Attending the street performers festival downtown Edmonton. The kids got their faces painted, Megan with a butterfly(which lasted for 2 days) and of course Evan with Thomas the Tank Engine. They also got balloon animals, Megan a parrot and Evan and monkey in a tree.
We actually saw some street performers too, these guys were called the Chair Men, and they basically stacked all those lovely plastic lawn chairs that everyone has in their backyard. They played musical chairs with some kids from the audience and launched various food objects with a sling shot, and they juggled fire.
Megan went to a week long science camp at the University of Alberta. It was an all girls class called Elle Jr. , they made all sorts of things, the bath bomb was probably her favorite.
We stay cool in the pool....swimming at the ACT pool is a favorite family activity.
Enjoying the comforts of A/C by going bowling. We had the whole place to ourselves!
Having a wiener roast at Rundle Park. Evan this time loved to play with the marshmallow and not so much eating it. This from a boy who can't stand to have his hands dirty when we are sitting at the table at home and eating?!....go figure. I also learned that I'm never quite prepared as I ought to be...I forgot the wet wipes, but we made do with water and a napkin.
