Sandbanks Provincal Park, Picton On

June 2009
Our summer home


Campsite buddy!

Campfire fun!

A day at the beach!

Guided sand dunes nature hike..very interesting . We all learned some very interesting facts about the Sandbanks

On top of the dune at West Lake

My Sweeties!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY... to the father of my children, to my Father and Father in law.

I am so blessed to have you all in my life!

I LOVE YOU!

Our new "Home away from Home" this summer!

We are a camping family, always have been, always will! We {heart} the outdoors and can't get enough of it even during the winter months. We are so lucky to live in a country that has the MOST beautiful parks and lakes.

Since Rene and I started dating,we have always been "tenters". We loved the coziness of a tent But last year did us in. We camped approx four times last summer and I don't believe there was one weekend we did not have rain. Tents and rain...not a fun combo!

So this year we were on the hunt to get off the ground, which meant moving into the world of "tent-trailers". Do we go new or used...that was the debate!

Fortunately for us, our friends were purchasing a new tent trailer and gave us the opportunity to purchase theirs.

SOLD!!!

We {heart} our new tent trailer. The first weekend we had it, the kids an I slept in the trailer that evening. it was great!

We are so looking forward to next weekend which will be our first camping adventure of the year with our new trailer...Sandbanks here we come!

hangover...

Last night Rene and I had a mini date at the movies with a few ...four... of Rene's co-workers. It's always "go times" whenever they get together. We went to see the movie "Hangover". I must say, I thought it would be another one of those movies where it gives you a laugh and then you see it released on DVD a week later. Well...was I wrong. This movie was HILARIOUS!!!! It was very socially inappropriate, so if stuff like that may offend you , please think twice about seeing it. I have not laughed like that in soooo long! It felt great! i think the funniest part about this movie is there are some people very close to me that I can see these types of events happening to...you know who you are..:)
If you have not heard of it, take a peek at the trailer and see what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=162PBJp1akg

Thanks Eric for the invite, we had a great time!

trot on please...

What an exciting day we had on Sunday! This was Shelyn's first riding competition. I must say , the nerves were very tense in the Aubertin house that day!
Shelyn had been looking forward to this day for such a long time. The weather was beautiful.. but a little on the warm side. Normally I would not complain but my poor little girl was riding in a long sleeve black riding jacket and her protective vest as well. We tried really hard to keep her cool.
There were 10 riders in each one of her classes. She rode in three different classes in the "Walk-Trot"division. Her horse is a bit of a stubborn one. He actually spooked during one class, so Shelyn was a little embarrassed by this but we were so proud of her to get him under control and finish the judging class. Did I mention my nerves were shot!!
Shelyn was very disappointed that she did not get a ribbon so we had a little parent to child counselling session about the fact that you will not always get a ribbon and the part where it's about the experience and having fun. I must say, I was a little shocked at her reaction. We had MANY discussions about this show and not wining a ribbon and she seemed very understanding but I guess in the heat of the moment everything we discussed went out the window.
We are SO proud of our little sweet pea , she is our little champion!

our mini family vacation...

This past week , The Aubertin family headed to Horseshoe Resort , just north of Barrie ON. My parents have had a condo there for approx. 20 years . This year we were finally able to use it. Due to our crazy schedules we have not been up there since Carson was four months old...he's six years now!
The weather was perfect. the outdoor pool was about 82 so the kids enjoyed some water fun. Rene and I even slipped in for a little dip.

On Thursday, we enjoyed a very adventurous morning at Yamaha Adventures. Yamaha Adventure is a place , at Horseshoe, were you can rent dirt bikes, Rhino's and four wheelers and enjoy some of the amazing Simcoe County Forest trails. We decided to rent two Rhino's which all four of us could fit it! It was A BLAST!!! Our trail guide, Brock, was great! He took us on some pretty cool trails. Then when we return for our snack break, the owner asked up if Shelyn and carson would like to learn how to ride the dirk bikes...YIKES!!!! Of course the answer was YES!!!
They did amazing. We even ventured across the road to a moto cross track where the kids enjoyed some time on the bikes and Rene and I enjoyed some more time on the Rhinos.
I must say, this was the highlight of our trip.
We then enjoyed some time at Wasaga Beach and ventured onto Collingwood and checked out Blue Mountain. Breath taking. The village at Blue Mountain was beautiful. We even took the Gondola up the mountain and enjoyed some walking trails and the views from the top.
This was a much needed vacation and we enjoyed ourselves tremendously!

reflecting...

Rene was so kind to upload my pics to the computer tonight so I thought I would share some pics of what the Aubertin family did on Mothers Day this year.

We were invited to the Closs family in Oshawa. They had recently moved into their beautiful home and we were so excited to be able to enjoy sometime with them in it!

The kids made crafts, watched movies, played barbies(yes, even the boys) and had the random arguments that kids tend to have.

The adults enjoyed great food, great laughs and a few great beverages as well!

We stayed the night at the Closs family home so we could get up Early and head to the Science Centre for Mothers'day.

I must not forget...Shawn was so kind to make Corrie and myself a yummy breakfast for mothers'day...thank you again Shawn!

We enjoyed a great day at the science centre checking out all of the really cool exhibits. I think one of the highlights for me was when Corrie and I got on the static ball stage to mess our hear up... Great fun.

It was a wonderful Mother's Day and I could not have thought of a better way to spend it then with family and friends!

Happy Mother's Day!






The two Mommy's with their munchkins in the rain forest at the Science Centre

Shelyn and Carson on the "static ball "stage..hard to tell but Carson's hair did stand up...a bit!

Now it was the mommy's turn...kids at heart!



My little monkey on the rock wall


Shelyn and I trying our turn at the Olympics bobsled racing

This was sooooo cool... 'This was in the children's area. The name of the exhibit slips my mind but as you can see, we had a lot of fun with this one!

This is Carson

Caylie, Carson, Shelyn and Tyler

At the Science Centre

Rene enjoying some snacks at the Closs's home!

Me (as photographed by Shelyn) helping out in the kitchen

Caylie and Carson enjoying their craft time in the craft room. These are lucky little kids who live in this house. They have a "craft room " a "toy"room and their own bedrooms. Shelyn and Carson really enjoy their play time with Tyler and Caylie.




Thank you Corrie, Shawn, tyler and Caylie for a great wekend! We can't to do it again!