Summer is whizzing by and before we head off on some family vacays, I figured I’d better get all caught up!

The teens ran a church service one week:

We had a hilarious doctor’s appointment where Josh told the doctor he wasn’t sure it was safe to be left alone with her (bcs she was going to give him a needle but it came off sounding hilarious and we had a good laugh!) :

All the way back at Easter! We had a fun egg hunt and then a yummy middle eastern style dinner (our newest Easter tradition); Gran and Di we’re here too:

These two are a little competitive:

Rachael’s sis is a professional photographer so I always get some great shots sent my way and have to share!:

Fresh haircut:

Zandra’s school vocal group sang in Nationals at Massey Hall!!! Pretty impressive when you look at who has sung there!:

Another shot of our cutie! I think he wonders why everyone can’t just hang out with him all day:

Josh has a yogurt addiction. Normally it’s the big tubs though. This is what happens when only small ones are left:

Our fave Vietnamese place. I guess they liked it too:

Such cuteness:

Zach’s best crazy. His friends shaved off their sideburns and he opted for this. Smart:

Youth conference. Our kids were there sporadically due to conflicting events!:

Zach got his driver’s license:

Always fun when a school friend realizes you knew each other in kindergarten (and used to live across the street from you in your old house!); and isn’t Josh the cutest???:

First solo ride:

Zandra’s dance recital. She rocked it! She’s such a good dancer! She was in a few out of city competitions too this year:

Church shenanigans. I know, we are the irreverent ones. But hey, I get my teens to church:

Love our little backyard set up:

Rob and Sam went to a father/son overnight camp:

Josh started his first job Reffing:

Love when Shannon sends us pictures of their daily lives. Makes us feel more connected daily:

Robbie can fix everything. Our dishwasher kept popping out bcs it was never mounted properly (we found this out the hard way). But he fixed it:

Prepping for HEFY:

Celebrating 10 years of marriage at our fave sushi restaurant downtown:

Zach had his friends went on a canoe trip in Algonquin Park. No pics except for some prep of Rob helping with the Thule:

Birthday boy/Father’s Day:

Traditional Father’s Day exotic car show stroll:

Working boys:

Church:

May 24 celebrations at the beach:

Sunday afternoon:

Gabe celebrating his Bday! (Thanks for pics, Shannon!) :

Heading to the church dance:

Josh gokarting with his soccer team:

We have quite the collection of church selfies over the years!:

Worker Bee driving the camp’s broken truck:

And that brings us updated to mid July! Looking forward to the rest of summer! Lots to look forward to! Gabe coming home (Shannon coming for a visit too), visiting family in Utah, cottage time with friends, a fun business trip, YLC with kids, and a family vacay to the Maritimes! Stay tuned!