We had an unwelcome surprise with water leaking into our basement which has forced a renovation project. But in happier news, Auntie Mel came home from her mission! We got to stay up late and head to the airport to meet her.
The girls and I headed downtown for the Capital Ex Parade. If you want to go next year, here's a word of advice - GO EARLY to avoid stress. They let us out one LRT stop early due to construction and we had to navigate a maze of elevators, pedways and crowds to finally make it to the parade.
But it was worth it. We had lots of fun!
Madeline took this picture of us.
Madeline rocking out.
Claire was lucky enough to get a balloon from one of the groups.
A trip downtown in the summer wouldn't be complete without a quick dip in the pools.
Natalie and I took the girls to Monday Morning Magic. It's an annual Capital Ex event where they set aside a few hours where kids with disabilities and their family can go on the rides.
The weather started out nice. But we had only been on a few rides before the skies opened up on us!
Luckily there was lots to do inside. We met lots of fun mascots.
Got some Oilers tattoos.
Explored the farming exhibits.
And we got to attend "The Aluminum Show," which was pretty psychedelic, man.
We had lots of time for snuggles this summer.
Our little monkey has certainly enjoyed the swingset this summer.
We've definitely got our money's worth out of it over the years.
Claire finished her swimming lessons this month. Madeline and I had to think of creative ways to spend the time while Claire swam with Auntie Natalie. We explored the neighbourhood and the parks and on the last day, we brought some toys to play with while we watched.
On the last lesson, both Auntie Mel and Auntie Natalie came!
It was lots of fun.
She did very well!
We came back a couple of times to do a family swim at Terwillegar. It's a great pool.
The girls and I took a trip to Calgary for a Layton wedding reception and a Patterson mission homecoming. We splurged and had a fun stay at a hotel with a waterslide.
I didn't get any pictures of Claire swimming, since I had to hold her, but we all had lots of fun together.
Maddie was very brave on the waterslide all by herself.
Madeline loves to pose...
And pose...
And pose.
They had a fun photo booth at the wedding reception.
It was pretty tricky to cram us all in, but we managed!
Such decadence. Eating pizza in bed!
I went to take a shower and she had devoured almost the whole thing!
We had a fun couple of months while Natalie ran her salon in our basement laundry room. She pampered us quite often. (If anyone is looking for a great hairdresser, she's doing it from her new house in Tamarack!)
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