Hot Fun In the Summertime

Sorry it has been so long since we posted something new! We have been keeping busy with work, and when we're not working we are out and enjoying the gorgeous summer we're having! Nearly three weeks ago, I was finally able to get the Drivers to come out with me and Jordy for a day at the beach. There are two beachy lakes about 15 mins from where we live in PoCo: Buntzen Lake and Sasamat. I had originally planned to go to Sasamat's White Pine Beach, but we took a wrong turn and wound up at Buntzen, but it didn't really matter that much to Tia Aida and me because the water was fine! We hopped in as soon as we got our suits on and played around with Jordy, letting him float on Mommy's water lounger. He started to get so comfy that I thought he may take a nap, so I took him out of the water and tried to let him sleep on the beach, but he was too interested in all the goings on. So I gave him a snack and let him play a bit with his toys and blew him some bubbles. Well, once he'd had enough sitting down, I took him to practice walking in the sand, and to my surprise he navigated us right into the lake, so we plopped him on the floaty and splashed around a bit more. We had a great time! In fact, we had such a great time that we all decided that we had to do it again! And this time Chris needed to play hooky at work and come with us!

J-Man playing and snacking at the Lake

Buntzen Lake

We had heard that of the two lakes, Sasamat is the warmer, in fact, it is the warmest lake in the lower mainland. So we decided to try getting to White Pine Beach again. And this time we found the right way. Now, we enjoyed Buntzen, but Sasamat was so unbelievably excellent I wished I hadn't waited all these years to come! The water was definitely warmer, and the beach sandier, and there was a lot more room. And of course, with Daddy around the fun-meter just goes off the charts!

Just kickin' back, floating on the lake, eatin' some waffles - that's how he rolls!

Jordan got a real kick out of the gaggle of Canada Geese

trying to score food off the beach-goers


White Pine Beach, Sasamat Lake

Special thanks to Tia and Uncle Mark for sharing their Lake Photos!

The following Sunday Mommy decided she just had to get her boys out of the house again, and in our search for stuff to do we found out about The Festival of the Sea being held out in White Rock and decided to check it out. There were lots of vendor's wares to look at and we found a comfy spot on the grass where we could listen to some of the bands and eat some food. We had a lot of fun playing with Jordan as you can see....

Jordy sippin' something cool while the band plays

Getting filthy playing with the stroller wheels - such a boy!

Dad & Son

Nanny will love the very obvious

strawberry tone the sun is bringing out in this photo!

Having a ball walking with Mom!

You can see why Jordy was having a laugh over this fishy...

There goes that fun-meter again, Dad!

Mommy Loves Jordy!

Jordan has hit some pretty big milestones in the last week. He can now drink out of a straw. We were at Uncle Mark's for a BBQ last week and we met a baby girl there, two months younger than Jordy, who could drink from a straw. Well, we had to try it out for our little guy too! It took a couple of minutes, but not much longer before he got the hang of it. It's a relief for those times we forget the sippy cup now, we can just use a take-out cup and straw! Naturally, it followed that he would have his first ever Coca-cola once he mastered that! He made a face at the first taste, but like the rest of us, he musta learned that it burns so good, because it wasn't too long before he was reaching for the cup again! The Little Dumer also ate his first sushi! Salmon sashimi, some edamame and tempura. Already, Jordan has had some more sophisticated dining experiences than many adults I know. What a guy!