Pinery

We had some company while we were camping in August. Grandma and Grandpa came out for a day and we took the kids fishing. I think Grandpa enjoyed fishing just as much or more than the kids did.




Grandma and I supervised.

Jade caught a little guy.

Our neighbours came out for a bbq and some s'mores. We tried them with Reece's peanut butter cups and Caramilk bars as well as just plain old chocolate. The peanut butter ones were soooo good.

Our campsite during the second week was right along the river so we always had the canoe ready to go. After dinner Mike and the kids would go for a boat ride. I took them once by myself and after we got the hang of going straight down the river instead of zigzagging from shore to shore it was quite relaxing and fun. I told the kids I would do this more often it was so enjoyable. When we turned around to come back we really had to fight the wind and my tune changed...I was never doing this again!

Jeff, Tammy and Craig tried out camping in their new monster size tent. They had so much fun they stayed for an extra night.

Mark had a friend come out for a visit too. Mike dragged them on this nature trail. He said they complained the whole entire walk! It probably didn't help that Mike told them it was a 6km trail when it really wasn't!

Mike bought a new toy for our camping trips. A canoe. We took it for its first trip on Saturday afternoon. A couple of times I was sure the thing was going to tip over....but it didn't! It was a really nice ride.

Later in the afternoon Ron and Pam came out for a visit and to drop off Emily who camped with us overnight. She had a blast, saying we should do this more often :)
Emily has the funniest personality. She had us all laughing as we sat around the fire roasting marshmallows.

The kids were wishing on the first star they saw and Mark's wish was that he turned purple (I don't know why he wished this!) So we all pointed at him laughing and telling him he turned purple! Here is the picture to proove it:

Two friends ready for bed.

There is a store in the park which my kids have renamed "the candy store". Mike and the kids rode their bikes there on Sunday while I packed up to go home. Emily's dad gave her $5, her grandma gave her $3 plus she had some other money to spend and it was burning a hole in her pocket. She spent all of it! She did buy the cutest little stuffed chipmunk so it didn't all get blown on candy!