I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.


Phillipians 4:13

Monday, July 2, 2007

I'm back!!!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted!!! We just got back on Saturday from a 2 week vacation up near Huntsville. We went to a cottage resort called Dayspring. We rented a cottage with Jeff's parents the first week and Bob and Mary the second week. The drive up was pretty long, we left our house at 6:30am, stopped 2 times and got to the cottage at 4:00pm. The girls were really good for the whole trip, I made sure to bring lots of cookies and lots of DVD's to keep them entertained. The drive home wasn't quite as long, we left the cottage at 10:15am and got home around 7:00pm. The weather was pretty good, it only rained a couple of days and it wasn't too hot except for a couple of days. We did lots of fishing, boating, playing in the sand and relaxing! We went shopping to Huntsville a couple of times and took a day trip to Dorset. It was really nice to be up there for 2 weeks. When we got home, it felt like I was walking around someone else's house cause I got so used to living in the cottage! It was nice to get home to our house though. I really missed my own shower!!! Alright, time for the pictures!!! I'm sorry there are so many, it was really hard to choose! We took over 500 pictures so these are only a few!!

Jeff with his Father's Day present,
a stepping stone that we made for him!

Me (before my nice tan!), Juliana & Kayla on the beach.
There was a canopy over part of it so it was nice for the kids.

The girls playing in the sand.
Jeff doing some much need relaxing!
Me, Juliana & Kayla in the boat.

Juliana helping Grammy do the dishes!
She stayed up on the chair for the whole time!!
Juliana & Kayla at the base of the Dorset Fire Tower

Looking up at the tower.
Kayla, Me, Juliana & Grammy on our way up the tower.
Me, Juliana & Kayla at the top of the tower
(as you can see by our faces, very windy 100ft up!)

Kayla & Juliana at the top of the tower!
Me, Kayla, Jeff & Juliana at the top of the tower.
So in love!!!
The view from the top of the tower.
The town of Dorset (about 15-20 minutes outside of Algonquin Park)
On the look out at the tower, Peek-A-Boo Rock. What a view!
My two little angels!!!
Me and my girls walking back to the van.
Kayla painting some "sunny catchers" (that's what
she called them!) that we bought in Dorset.
Juliana in her life jacket on a cruise down the Magnetawan River.
Kayla waving!
Jeff driving the boat.
Jeff with his fish that he caught (2.9lb pike, hopefully the trophy winner!)

Playing at the park near our cottage. Nice view too!!
Kayla swinging!
Juliana, Jeff, Kayla & Papa blowing bubbles.
(Sorry there was a fingerprint on the lens,
so it's kinda blurry!)

The owners of the resort had a beautiful dog named Bailey.
He didn't care when Juliana was playing with his
ears or poking him. He just layed there!
Kayla & Juliana with Grampa Bob.

Kayla and I fishing!
The girls in their bathing suits!! Too cute!!!
Juliana walking in the water at the beach.
Kayla was a brave little girl and jumped off the dock into my arms!
It was really fun!
Kayla and Jeff building a sand castle. They were putting a pool in!
Gramma Mary pushing Juliana on the swing.

Kayla on a stump at the Lion's Lookout in Huntsville, Ontario.
The family at the Lion's Lookout.
Kayla, Grandpa Bob & Jules at the look out.

So cute! My girls sitting on a rock behind our cottage.
Me doing what I love best! Reading in the sun
while watching the girls play in the sand!
Kayla and Jeff fishing together.
Kayla with one of the fish she caught.
Kayla talking to her friend Dragon
(if you've ever seen the show Miss Spider's Sunny Patch,
you'll know who I mean!)
Kayla standing up and driving the boat!!
She loved to do this and she would always sing her abc's while driving.
Kayla and "Grampa Bob" leaning over the deck.
Our room in the cottage while we were packing up.
It was surprisingly big, lots of room to move around.
This is the girls room. I put the play pen up for Jules,
there was just enough room for it!
The kitchen in the cottage. The little hallway
to the left is where our room is.
The living room in the cottage. The right door was where the girls slept.Another picture of the living room.

The view from our bedroom window. Not bad!
The tree was kinda in the way but not too badly.
We stopped at a Wendy's in Barrie and had lunch on the way home.
A fun little picnic to end the wonderful vacation!

Another picture of the picnic.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you had a good time and also good weather. A holiday always refreshes everyone.Nice pics too.

Anonymous said...

You picked some great pictures (what a job-I saw most of what you took). The girls are so cute. "Phisssing" with Kayla was great and I've also started to sing my ABC's when I drive down the road. Thanks for a super week. Love you all.

Grampa Bob.

Anonymous said...

Mandy - Tell Bob that he still looks great in the pictures.Haven't seen him since your wedding.

Household of Faith said...

Looks like you guys had a great time! It is nice to have a family vacation and spend good quality time together. Hope you are enjoying your summer.