Summer Fun

Grandma and Grandpa came for Mommy's birthday and brought me a new pool!  And since it was hot that day, I got to try it out right away!  I LOVE the water, splashing is so fun!

 Cuddles with Grandma after my swim!

 Happy Father's Day, Daddy!  Thanks for taking care of me and playing with me!  Can you guess what I got you?  (a new baseball glove!)

My first time swimming in a big outdoor pool at Great-Aunt Judy and Great-Uncle Bill's!  Uncle Bill really is great because he fixed the heater so the water was warm enough for me to go in--it was probably even warmer than my bath sometimes is!  I had a great time!

Fun with Cousins!

This past weekend Martin, Emily and the girls came down to Barrie!  Unfortunately Martin had to travel to Toronto every day for a course and the weather wasn't the greatest, but we had tons of fun with the girls and were glad they could come to visit.   Despite the fact that naps never seemed to coordinate well, we managed to make it to 3 different parks and the mall.  Highlights from the weekend include playing on the swings, slides, and having 3 girls in the bath!  Anneke had a great time with her cousins!  Maria did a great job of playing with Anneke and bringing her toys.  Nicole played with her a bit, but was more interested in offering Anneke toys and then pulling them away!  And Anneke's favourite moment was having a bath with her cousins.  They're very calm in the tub and she kept splashing them--they kept looking at her like she was crazy!  And she cried whenever they had a bath toy that she wanted--I think she's going to be quite opinionated!  Enjoy some pictures from our great weekend!

Anneke and Nicole, checking eachother out!

 

 "Cheese!"

 All three girls, swinging side-by-side!

Rub-a-dub-dub, three girls in the tub!

Beating the Heat

We've been trying to stay cool the last couple days, which has mainly involved chillaxin' in the AC and going out for short walks and playing in the swing.  But here's a few pics:

 Reading about baby animals  (note for the observant viewers:  it's not upside-down this time!  We're progressing!  Nevermind that the picture I took just before this one was upside-down!)

 Playing on the floor and trying to manouver around to see Mommy at the computer.  This coffee table gets in the way a lot!

Trying out the sippy cup for the second time and today she's actually having some success!  Her shirt is also soaked....but, meh!

Weekend

Nothing really exciting going on here these days, hence no exciting updates lately.  Dave's knee-deep in report cards (or at least he should be.....) and I'm in the last few weeks of my course, which has been fairly intensive.  Anneke is just chillin' out!  She loves rolling around on the floor with her toys and going for walks with mommy when this weather sorts itself out!  She's been getting on all fours and rocking back and forth for the last couple weeks so I don't think it'll be long before she's crawling!

On the weekend, Mom and Dad V and Nathaniel and Rachel came for a visit.  After the rain stopped, the boys got some yard work done--building a retaining wall and then got a couple loads of dirt to level off the lawn.  Looks great!  Thanks for all your help everyone!  And thanks, Rach for some of these cute pictures!

 Where's Anneke?

 Peek-a-boo!

 Daddy let Anneke "eat" his apple.....

 Reading with Grandpa

 Sunday after church