Then & Now

Jemma has decided she would like to play with her "baby" toys again
Her play mat is now on her bedroom floor with all her "babies"

whom she joins there on a daily basis

Jemma modelling her new boots.....

...and not much else!!!

laundry fun...

Jemma saw an empty laundry hamper

and thought it would be a

comfy place to take a rest.......

....peek-a-boo.....

Farmer's Market

on our way to the Farmer's Market............. ...up high on Daddy's back so no one steps on me!!!!
"Daddy....what did you buy?"
"we EAT this?!"

Roooaaaarrrrr..........

.....wrestling a tiger.....
...yaaaa...pinned him!!!

Jemma searching under her bed with her "shash-ash" (flashlight)......maybe for some toys she "placed" out of her bed

(when she was supposed to be sleeping)...

Stanley Park

It was such a beautiful day today we decided to

celebrate Jemma's 1.5 year birthday by exploring

some of God's beautiful creation at Stanley Park!!!!

...Jemma & Momma in one of the clearings

created during the wind storms last fall...

...and Jemma standing by a small stack of logs...

...Daddy & Jemma by a huge root ball

(that dirty tangly mess behind them)...
...and Jemma standing beside a tree just her size ;-0...
...Jemma was calling to see if anything was hiding inside this tree...
...fortunately nothing came out to surprise us!

and then the beach

... after all that exploring at Stanley Park we

decided to do a little playing on the beach...

...where Jemma had loads of fun splashing in the water

and chasing those rolling waves!!!

cheese

always ready with a smile for the camera

our little bookworm

taking it easy with some good books

uh oh...

......when Momma responded to Jemma's early morning calling.......

......she did not expect to see a little girl HOLDING her pyjamas!!!!!

(Thank goodness the diaper was still on!)

Meeting our friend's baby Logan for the first time.

Jemma seems ok on Daddy's lap..................but isn't too happy sharing HER Momma's lap.

(Logan is wondering what all the crying is about!

He doesn't have to share HIS Momma's lap.)

.......there....much better....smooch!

"isn't this more comfortable Logan?" whispers Jemma

happy that she doesn't have to share her parents with any siblings ;-)

fun on the slide

Jemma trying to climb up the slide............

.........with a little help from YeYe :-)

Daddy's little helper

Jemma "helping" Daddy lower her crib
(to the lowest level!)

"ok Daddy, let me try myself now"

Momma's stats

62%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

I don't think that's too bad at all!!!

revealing the newly painted house

Jemma helping with the finishing touches ....





....what a natural.....

.....and here it is....the purple Ke house......

Isn't it awesome?
(to see BEFORE photo, go to November 2006 and scroll down)

Daddy & Jemma taking a break during all the Canada Day celebrations........















.....that's it, break over......















.....let's see what's going on over there......


















......ok.....let me have the camera now........







....hey....how did Jemma get that hat??!!!!!









heee heeee...Happy Canada Day!!!!

Happy Canada Day

BUBBLES!!!!!!
.....at the annual Canada Day church picnic at Trout Lake Park.
What Fun....

Jemma had a blast running around everywhere!!!

Momma helping Jemma blow bubbles. The hat was for Jemma....but she wasn't too keen on wearing it, so Momma couldn't let such a patriotic hat go unworn!!!!

Daddy's little helper

when Daddy walked away from the lawn mower
Jemma
quickly
took
over............


........and then
took a break
after all that
hard work......
phew!!!


(see the beautiful
purple garage
in the background?)

Recycling

Jemma is always "helping" Momma clean up.......

...but, I don't think this recycling will be going out anytime soon :-)

......taking a "play" break......

What a nice surprise....

On Monday night there was a message on our answering machine that started like this........
"Hello, this is Willem....I'm in Surrey...."
Wow!!!!! So, we had a dinner guest from Ontario tonight. (bbq steak (mmmmmmm), potatoes, veggies and cheesecake for dessert)
He got to check out the progress of the house painting (pictures to come) and the Ke digs.
Jemma got to stay up late.....and hopefully Willem survived this late night too!!!!
.....thank-you for dropping by Willem :-)

Daddy & Jemma showing (uncle) Willem the garden

.........upsy daisy..............

Jemma telling uncle Willem all kinds of stories.

Park days are here!!!

first....bootin' around in the sand......
let's try the swing now........

.....ok.....what's next Daddy......

...wheeeeee...it's the BIG slide......

Life is Beautiful

"hi Momma.......I had a great nap!"

sleeping soundly with her friends close by

thirsty girl

after "helping" Momma with the weeding

a tall cool drink was in order

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh