last kelowna trip...

... this summer anyway. my girlfriend and her kids came over this morning and of course the kids wanted to go for a swim. So they did. Except me. Because what you can't see in this photo is that the water was so freezing they all had blue lips when they got out. The weather has turned suddenly.
Tricia is a brave brave mom.

kissy lips

Finn is a big kisser these days and he hands them out readily.

last day

So many things are winding down for the summer. It has been a good one and the boys and I have been so lucky to do so much together. September brings us a lot of change - me back to work, ej to kindergarten and finn to daycare. I welcome the changes in some ways, but in others feel so sad this special time together is over.

Today we went to see the last performance of the Children's theatre in the park. Elliott and I both laugh a lot and finn pays careful attention. Well done kamloops.

summer lovin

It's going so fast. I feel like today was the last really hot day. We went to a fun park early - before anyone else was there. And then the neighbor kids came over to play and eat Popsicles.

visits

I just visited an old friend with her little girl at a really lovely farm.  Finn loved the animals. And Charlie was very accepting of Finn.

first shave

With papa... so serious about it. 

driving to kelowna

I love going to kelowna - I always feel excited. We needed a break from the heat and glen needed to get a little pool time in.

somersaults

I am sure we can all remember when we wanted to do somersaults all the time... Elliott loves that. He has also mastered our little hill in the front yard. Finn is very impressed.

beach holiday

I generally like to keep low expectations in life (alleviates disappointment). However canon Beach was a flipping good holiday. Perfect temperature, loads of beach time, the boys were good as gold, and I truly feel like I had a break. How great. And we celebrated my parents 40th anniversary with family photos - those to come.