Our favorite swimming hole

After our five hour canoe trip, the kids talked me into bringing them down the hill at Mema's house for a little swim. I had already gotten wet enough for one day, but the kids jumped right in. It was very hot and the water was a welcome relief.

I love the view. It is always so beautiful down here.

Big baby, That first splash is always the hardest.

Her look is funny but deceiving, she actually went right in with no complaint. The dirt on her face is from the many rocks that went into her mouth as she sat at the edge of the water, splashing her hands and feet the whole time. She loved it!

It didn't take long and everybody was soaked.

What I love about June...

The roses making their appearance.

The warm thunderstorms that leave all kinds of fun puddles.

The walks down the road that always lead to a bird watch or nature study.

Circus Day!

We've been looking forward to this day since we saw the billboards going up. I guess this same circus has come to our town before but we have always missed it. In the morning we got to go over and watch them set up. The kids enjoyed petting the goats and seeing one very ugly pigmy hippo, some camels, horses and of course, the elephants.




The pictures of the actual circus didn't come out very good, not that I expected them to, but there are a few that I would like to share.
This kid was so amazing! See that box behind him? Yup, he crawled right in it and shut the lid. It was really interesting to see how young some of the performers are.




There was so much going on it was hard to know what ring to watch. These cute little ponies were dancing around in front of us, while poodles were performing in the center ring and even more horses doing amazing things in the third ring.


But as fascinating as these acts were, my attention was drawn to the cable that came loose when someone tripped over it. This cable was holding up the motorcycle high wire act! Men came running from everywhere to grab the cable and hook it up to the truck right outside the tent. I'm not so sure I'd want to be the one to climb up on that motorcycle!

We took our first walk this year down Ontario Pathways today. We tried to go early before it got too hot. So we left at 9o'clock... still too late. But once we got into the shade of the trees and then down by the water, the temperature was just right. A perfect day for wading in the creek.

New swings

A new nickname

Busy, busy girl. Joseph has a new name for his sister. "Gracie KathaBADleen!" He was trying to do his "very important schoolwork" and she just wouldn't leave him alone.