Ohio Part III: Scarff Family Reunion

We had a great time catching up with various members of the Scarff family. Amelia only took a couple of hours to get used to all the doggies and by the end of the day was getting mad at them for not staying still enough for her to pet them.

Ohio Part II: Balloon Festival

The weather may have stopped the balloons at the festival from flying very far but Amelia still had a great time on the carnival rides and games and in the museum.

Ohio Part I: Carriage Hill Farms

On our first day in Ohio, we visited Carriage Hill Farms with Kevin's family. Amelia had a great time in the kitchen and managed more ironing than Mummy usually does.

Lindsay's Wedding & July 4th Celebrations

At the end of June we headed to Muscatine for Suzie's Sister-in-Law's wedding. Didn't get many pictures but had to include one of Tom and Amelia looking cute in their outfits.



On July 3rd, we went to Jordan Creek Mall to listen to the Dueling Pianos by the Lake and watch fireworks. The first few fireworks were a bit loud for Amelia and she's now a bit sensitive to loud noises (see the July 4th Parade pictures).

Playset & Fence

It's been a while (and probably 1000 pictures) since we did a blog post so here come quite a few.

Early this summer we finally had our fence installed and spent 3 weekends building a play set. Spot the almost critical error with the ladder.

We've been using the backyard much more since then and Amelia loves her swings and fort. She's even gone down the slide. . . twice.

Amelia's Photography

Amelia has been working on her photography skills since she received her camera for Christmas. She loves to take her time composing her shots and organizes her dolls and animals. Here's some of our favourites so far.

Tom's Birthday

Tom turned three recently and we had great fun at his pirate party. Suzie put together a treasure hunt for Amelia and Tom which was a hit and we got to know 3-month-old Abby a little bit more.