21 September 2011

22 JULY 2011: day 203 (week 29)

friday is tennis night for me and nitz.. but of course we have the whole crew with us (i mean my little monsters..hehehe)! these are our new tennis friends.

21 JULY 2011: day 202 (week 29)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOFIA!!!
today sofia turned 4. (the party is not til saturday...). to celebrate her birthday, i allowed them to play in the little pool (with proper clothes!). it was a perfect day to dip in the water.



when they have cleaned up, we let sofia open up her gifts from us.




i am so proud of rafael. he bought her sisters (yes...both isabelle and sofia!) gifts! when we went to the mall to buy sofia's gift, rafael brought his money and asked sofia what she wanted. he felt isabelle wanted something too. then he said, 'even if it is not your birthday, i will buy you something too!'. he spent his 20 dollars for the gifts. that was so sweet of him. i am so proud of you son!!

20 JULY 2011: day 201 (week 29)

nitz put up sofia's swimming pool to make sure everything is in good order. of course the girls couldn't wait to try it out. so with their clothes on...they splashed!


19 JULY 2011: day 200 (week 29)

isabelle was invited by cole (her classmate last school year) to their house for some playtime. cole's mom picked up isabelle...

19 September 2011

18 JULY 2011: day 199 (week 29)

time to plan for the double birthday celebration of rafael and sofia!
this is the card i made!

17 JULY 2011: day 198 (week 28)

it was time to go home...
after breakfast, we cleaned up the cottage. then we took some group pictures!!
this is how big the group was... 8 families! we all had a great time!



16 JULY 2011: day 197 (week 28)

day 2 at CAMPBELLFORD..
our tents...


right after breakfast, it was time for fishing...


me and nitz tried the paddle boat..


rafael's first catch!!!


lunch time!!



after lunch we went to river not too far away from the cottage -- crow river. we enjoyed the whole afternoon just relaxing and listening to the sound of the water.. the place was beautiful!!







15 JULY 2011: day 196 (week 28)

our first ever camping trip - CAMPBELLFORRD!!
my brother and his friends do this annual camping trip. they have a friend who owns a cottage at campbellford and she rents it out to her friends. this year we got invited to join their camping! i thought we would be in the middle of wilderness with no electricity and bathroom. but i was so surprised that the place was fully equipped with everything..but was still in the middle of wilderness.
as soon as we arrived, my brother helped nitz set up our tent. eventhough there were rooms in the cabin, we opted to sleep in the tent.


after we have settled in, the owner of the cottage arrived with their boat and gave us a boat-ride around their area.


this is the view of the cottage from the lake..



we caught the sunset on our way back...beautiful!


we ended the day with a bonfire..


14 JULY 2011: day 195 (week 28)

my hostas in full bloom! i never knew they have flowers...

13 JULY 2011: day 194 (week 28)

bbq baked ribs, grilled veggies and mashed potato for dinner!


just a photo of nitz and sofia before dinner... as per sofia's request!

12 JULY 2011: day 193 (week 28)

volleyball!! i just love vb nights!



16 September 2011

11 JULY 2011: day 192 (week 28)

made blueberry and strawberry smoothy for the kids...

10 JULY 2011: day 191 (week 27)

another tennis day for the kids! i love seeing them on the court..








09 JULY 2011: day 190 (week 27)

first tennis lesson for isabelle and rafael. they were very excited (though i think i was more excited than them...hehehe). here are some photos of the whole session...










i am so proud of both my kids..they have done well for beginners. rafael showed a very big potential and even the teacher said he has the correct swing. i think we will definitely enjoy tennis this summer!!