Uh Oh...More Kids in the Tub!

Summer continues to be very busy and as a result our blog gets a little forgotten as we are out having too much fun! I think blogging is a good wintertime activity...but it's actually not to bad an activity for a 99F day like...TODAY! We've been going outside periodically trying to keep cool by hosing our heads off with the garden hose. Mmmm I'm about ready to go out again. Anyway...we were very glad to have the Dufresne's FINALLY come for a visit. Very fun to hang out with them all. I'm not sure that three children get wombs a fluttering the same way babies do...but they sure do make life exciting! If you think your life is dull invite a couple of kids over and the action doesn't stop! They too are especially cute in the tub. Apparently
Rylan isn't into soaking as much as his sisters Cherish and Olivia are. Typical boy:)



For those of you who haven't seen Alita in awhile...she remains her beautiful self. It is so fun to see her as a such a caring and loving mom, just like her mom was. It makes me sad that Rhonda isn't around to enjoy it all. Speaking of moms, the Dufrense's trip to Seattle was a pit stop on the way to Vancouver to celebrate the birth of Alita's nephew born at home on the fourth of July. Tenaisa I think that makes you a full blooded American now! Congratulations!



Olivia looking especially cute...



Rylan enjoying the patio door;)



The kids even enjoyed the back yard...the had lots of fun doing somersaults and rolling down the hill. I thought our yard was kind of lame for kids but I was glad when I saw that they found lots of ways to enjoy it. Oh to be like a child again and see the good side of everything...I guess that is in some way why Jesus yearns for us to be like children.



This last shot is of our good friend Charles. He owns Ace Window Cleaning and did a SPECTACULAR job cleaning our windows before our company arrived. They look great and we highly recommend him. Thanks Charles!

The people across the table

That's the theme for this post. Last weekend, Ruth and I went home to Salmon Arm for the weekend and as is with most of life, the trip was punctuated by meals with some of our favorite people. It started before we even got home. David and Kathryn Fields are living in Kamloops (Ruth's old college town). We stopped and spent the night with them and had lunch at Boston Pizza the next day. David and Ruth and I grew up together in Salmon Arm. David was my best man at our wedding and I was his two weeks later.



Thanks for hosting us with your busy schedule guys! Please come visit soon.



From Boston Pizza we drove downtown to meet Tanya and Dan. Tanya was an old classmate of Ruth's in Kamloops. They both graduated from the Nursing program at the same time. Tanya was also a guest at our wedding where she rededicated her life to Jesus. What an awesome thing! That was all I really wanted for our wedding (besides taking Ruth home) was to be an example and hopefully have our love for each other point back to God. That may or may not have been the reason that Tanya decided to turn towards Christ that day, but I'll praise God regardless. Dan and Tanya married last summer and Ruth and I were there.



It was great to see you guys! We're praying for you both!



Later that night we had dinner at my parents place with Uncle Rick and Aunty Anita and my parents. Rick and Anita are involved in WEC International which is an organization that sends out missionaries and church planting teams around the world. They currently reside in Manitoba so I don't get to see them often.



Now there's a pair of opposite expressions! Good to see you guys!



Ah yes..one final meal on Sunday at Minos Greek restaurant. Likely one of the best places to eat in Salmon Arm. And with who else but our parents. Unfortunately you can't see my Mom sitting to my right. But then again the theme is 'across the table', not 'to your right'. But I'm about to break that rule in a minute anyway. Yum good food! I consider souvlaki and a garlic potato to be calories well spent. Not that I care about calories.



"I'm sorry what was that?"

Until next time, here are a few random pictures from the weekend, including a carriage ride with my Aunty Loise and Uncle Tim's tourist service. Thanks!