RLL July

Some more scenes from our family vacation at RLL this summer:

Activities enjoyed:

Swimming - of course! even baby David had a try:

Botje-ball, volleyball - in this game 2 on 2:

Yes, the girls won against the guys!

Pontificating around the fire:

No annual "craft with Oma "as poor Oma was out of commission for most of the week!

A Coloring Contest kept the kids occupied one morning:

- even Willy!

Anna organized a Treasure Hunt:

Judges deliberating - it was hard!

Best center piece but they didn't get highest mark on it because whoever heard of bowls growing out in nature!

Favourite activity: Consuming Communal meals

Cutting hair has become an annual RLL activity.

Even a couple of stubborn boys finally submitted to the shears (no photos permitted)

You're doing a good job Sharon!

And of course taking photos is a favourite activity:

- and posing for them:

:)

fun with the cousins

The week before going to the cottage (last week in Aug) John was to speak at the OCRC YP conference and Ralph & Sharon were chaperones at our YP conference (Tamarack), so guess what we did instead of getting ready for the cottage and camping directly after that?

- thankfully Betty did take Joanna with her - that would've been too much this time - since we already had 6 with Anna being here too due to extra kids and sickness in her house preventing Sarah from going there as originally planned. They all had a great time the little cousin friends together - great warm-up for the cottage :)

Scrubbing feet is fun - it tickles

for Anna, its serious business - need to get every bit of dirt off

It was a fun week! and by the end of it, I was beat!

'cuse me, can I sit with you on the couch? Me too! and me, and me, me too! - under and over, whatever, we can still all fit! Well, mostly... Opa's chair beside will do too.

Highlights of kids stay

Thursday Opa took the girls to co-op were they saw the Play rehearsal and joined the classes. Sarah was just bubbling over and extatic with all she saw and did!

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Saturday Opa & I took the girls garage-saling where we found a darling, soft, furry dog for Sarah... (supposedly worth $44 at DisneyLand! - nuts eh?) and monopoly game for Esther...

Devos after lunch meals were a treat - to hear their sweet, earnest, exhuberant voices and hear their thotful questions and concern for others who don't know/love Jesus - their little playmate here (one of our neighbours)

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Joanna sure growing up fast too and showed her budding independence.

I'm going for a walk. You coming or not?

R&S very kindly added 3 more kids to their brood Sat aft til Sun while I looked after "my Baby-kins" and Opa & Oma went to hear Elisabeth and Heidi sing and play at the AOC (All Ontario Choir). They were both chosen to do solo parts! Good for you both!

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Sunday Andrew came over

What a cute pair!

Kenny comes to visit his cousins

We had the privilege of having Betty & John's kids for a week while they were moving to their new place.

Kenny came the very first day after they arrived - couldn't wait to see his cousins - apparently he & Esther have been writing eachother - cute!
What a fun day they had together and how he begged to sleep over too but....
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, eh Kenny? Thanks for coming!

Look!


There's Kenny!

Aw, he's leaving

"phhh" "hellos and good-byes, that's my life"