part 5 beach day with the wilsons

 sat everyone but ursi, joey and i went to the beach around 11, which allowed ursi and i to talk and catch up alone with out the kids. we sat on the beautiful balcony, colored and talked. so relaxing!  when joey woke up from her 3 hr nap we met up with the crew at the beach

 nate and maya

 maya the monkey! she reminds me of joey!

 maya!

 joey!

 ellie and maya

 joey droopy diaper!

 around 4, everyone but my fam left to go back to the farm.  we stayed back for another 1.5 hrs.  it was nice to have that time with the kids

 ellie watermellon!

 JOEY!

 beautiful eliana

 nate asked this group of teens if he could join in and build something, they said sure and he spent a good 20 mins with them

 some of what he created

 there was helicopters flying around, then we figured out what they were doing!  they were practicing rescues! so fun to watch!

 i was there too!

 ellie bug!

 5 mins after we left the beach, she was out cold

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sat night, part 6!

 after i bathed and put the girls to bed, we headed down to the bon fire.  so fun, we roasted bacon, hot dogs, sausage, bread and drank wine. typical swiss food. ha

 joey stinker pants refused to go to bed, so i brought her with me to the party. she stayed with us until 9:30!  she was very pleased with this plan

 katie enjoying her marshmallow

 joey bird

 nate and katie. i was so impressed with how well along these kids got!

 sunday breakfast!  i was late, but i was there!

 the group shot.  chris and marc left around 9:30 and went to kitchner for the day to spend time together. i stayed back with the kids and around 2 the wilsons left to head back to their house. 

 joey bird

 more back yard fun

 joey and her joey boots that she insisted on wearing

 my heart!

 i ant believe my baby is 2

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park, part 7!

 we found an awesome splash pad and park and took the girls to it on monday.  nate was able to spend the day with his friend adam who now lives in ontario but use to live on our street.

 ellie was showing me her spins. i love this little lady so much, shes fun to have around

 joey pants. such a stinker

 life is to be spent laughing!

 ellie and i went on a walk together

 love her

 wild coffee house

 ellie leading the way

 imagine having this in your back yard!

 poke, poke

 head up ellie girl. your future is filled with great things

 then nana plumps took the girls for a ride

 joey and her boots. haha

 group shot

 water play. whats more fun than water play?!  well climbing into the water bowl and soaking yourself!

 such zest for life

 more water play

 nate and adam!  together for the day!

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