ali & belinda get hitched in germany & we have a party in waterloo a month later

toronto day

my two favourite germans & i went to toronto for the day, because isabelle's time in toronto happened sometime last summer, & then various times looking at the inside of the greyhound bus station. karin decided this was horrible, & that she had to go again. so i tagged along, & it was a lovely day. i could have stood a few degrees cooler (it was unbelievably humid!), but we had a great day...

walking

the triangle/pizza/pie slice building

picnic at st. lawrence market... fresh ciabatta, goat gouda & olives.

in the distillery district, karin & i got stuck to a sheet of glass. ;P

& i imitated mateo

cool rubix cube art gallery

me, looking exceptionally cool beside an old truck, & isabelle

balzac's coffee house.

chinatown

xo.

multipurpose dinner

the good thing about dinner is that it can be had at any time to celebrate or mark any occasion. this particular dinner celebrated belinda's successful comprehensive exam completion. & the end of summer. & thai food.

ali, belinda & isabelle

karin tries to slurp her noodles gracefully

pad thai... delicious!

lazy (?) days of summer.

here is what we do in the summer:

play dress up with a felt fruit basket & mama's belt

take very exciting baths to cool off

get dressed up & go to weddings (congratulations myri & mathieu!!)

go to stratford to have a picnic...

...watch the swans...

...& see a show with some of our favourite germans.

announcement!

many of you will have heard by now, but we want to announce (with great joy & great relief!) that david has found a full-time teaching position at williamsburg public school in kitchener. he will be teaching both the english & french for a grade one bilingual (called immersion here in ontario for some reason) class. williamsburg is a fairly large school in a rapidly growing subdivision of south kitchener... there are about 8 portables on the school (!).

we are totally thrilled about this opportunity. so many weeks & months of worrying and praying for the right situation to come along are now over.

for david, this has really been a dream years in the making, ever since he began working as an educational assistant at la verendrye elementary school on lilac avenue in winnipeg.

july (in pictures)

days filled with...

waffle brunch with anna, isi & karin

wagon rides with oliver

delicious, delicious wing ding wings

time with a dear dear friend

a trip to the distillery district

in toronto

snap peas (a new favourite snack)

vegan birthday cake...

shared with friends (karin, myri & isi)

fashion statements while keeping cool at bryan & kristen's house

a trip to port hope, the town where papa & wil grew up

swinging

meeting horses...

& baby aiden at the case/boughen farm

first ever quad ride (it was a hit!)

seeing oma ellen

eating french pastries...

...to celebrate miss isabelle's birthday!

baby m is growing up.

end of june (in pictures)

days full of...

a trip to toronto...

to see vinna & wil...

swim in the pool...

visit the dinosaurs at the rom...

become a dinosaur...

experience art...

& eat delicious food.

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days of june were also filled with...

art projects

visits with friends

soccer with papa

& trying to beat the heat.