Sept 23rd

Today is the first day of fall.  And even though I don't have a picture, I want to share this story.  This afternoon from 4-5pm Elli and his two neighbour friends got nude for an impromptu round of slip and slide!  It was warm out, but not enough to slide through a cold hose on a wet plastic mat.  Fortunately, the moms didn’t have to do it.  Tomorrow is supposed to be 29 and then next week we’ll go back to our hats and fleece.

Fluffy and Puffy

At our awesome Wildlife Park we got 2 new bear cubs this summer.  There is a naming contest and Elliott has submitted fluffy and puffy.  Might not get picked, but very descriptive!

Notice that he is wearing a hood?  And a jacket?  Last Sunday he was in a bathing suit and I applied sunscreen 3 times.  Kamloops changes seasons SOOO quickly. 

party

We went to a birthday party tonight with some fun friends.  This is Elliott and his best bud eating dinner together.  Elliott has great taste in friends- look at what this guy wears to dinner!!

Kids eating waaaaaay too much icing.  Elliott led the meltdowns about 20 min afterwards.

Windy Riverside

We have an amazing downtown park in Kamloops called Riverside.  We spent a lot of time there, but haven't visited the playground all summer.  Instead we stuck to the spray park and the river.  Today Elliott and I played on the playground during the decidedly fall weather.  Elliott could do all sorts of things that he couldn't do in the Spring- pretty cool for him. 

Hot September

For about the last week it has still been around 33 every day.  Today was no exception and we had a pretty darn fun day outside with friends. 

That's right- 2 fistin' popsicles.

 Grandpa Dan (glen's Dad) drove up to see us on his motorcycle.  Elliott and A thought that was pretty amazing. 

Elliott and our great neighbours played hard on the slip and slide for 1.5 hours. Krista and I laughed our pants off- watching them dive onto their bellies was SO cute.  We would have had spinal injuries for sure.

glen and fran

I think this is the first picture I've posted of glen and I!  We had a couple days on our own last week, and then spent our anniversary in Naramata with some good friends.  It is so beautiful there and we had a really nice, relaxed time.  So much good wine and good food.

last week of summer!

The weather definitely changed in Kamloops this week, and fall is heading our way.  We still have some hot days ahead, but our nights and mornings are cool.  I'd have to say this was the best summer in many years.  I am so happy to be living our life in Kamloops! 

 Elliott has wanted this Car for many months.  He asked on average 2.5 times a day when he might get it.  The challenge was that it literally hasn't been available- anywhere.  So I ordered it on-line, surprised him one day, and he is SOOO happy. He sleeps with his car every night, plays with it every morning, brings him where ever we go.  All that for $5 plus shipping!

Elliott and his buddy found a catipillar last week.  They rode their bikes together all morning, but this was the highlight!

 Trying out safety equipment at home.  Never know when you might fall over.

We caught a rainbow yesterday- it ended so close to our house.  I almost suggested that we go find it (but then I remembered...)  Elliott is away right now- I'm planning to get some gardening done and closet cleaning, and cooking, and maybe some shopping!  But first work.