Up to speed…

August 30th, 2007
Here’s a quick update to fill you in on what’s been happening of late…

Aisha:
Well, she’s now a hustling bustling two year old. What’s she been up to? Well, she sings and talks better than ever. She thinks she can do anything the boys can do and she’s quite adventurous…easily the boldest and most daring child of the three. And she’s a girl, which (being translated) means that we have to deal with her emotions more than the guys, but that’s okay…just something different. And she loves jewelry and makeup.
She loves to wrestle and do “steamrollers” with me, and she has a great time jumping on to and off of me; yes, she finds it absolutely hilarious to cause me pain (so I fake it just to get her giggling).

Cadel:
He’s a six year old in four year old skin, whether it’s on his bike or on a hike, or in a pool or Sunday school, writing a book or at the store, in a boat or a skateboard, playing guns or the guitar, he’s having fun both near and far.

Aden:
He’s as brilliant and creative as ever, writing books, building bike & skate parks (out of toys), learning new skills on his bike, and doing many other things. We’re hoping to still do music lessons this year although it may be that he has to wait a year and then continue with the Music For Young Children program next fall. And school starts soon too.

Angela: Hmmm… what to say about Ang? She’s been busy taking care of 3 kids, getting settled in to our new place, planning for Aden’s schooling, and other secret stuff. She’s enjoying Trail but she’s ready for a visit home and for a chance to do some shopping too.

Me:
Well, I just finished doing inventory at work (all last week), I’ve got a gig coming up today woohoo!, I’ve been working on our house, and I’ve had the chance to do a few rides…Crown Point, Snake, and Milky Way/Green Door.

Us: We had a visitor…my mom came out for a while, it was so great to hang out and do stuff with her. The borscht and dumplings were delicious (as usual) and it was nice for all the grandkids to spend time with granny (and we liked spending time with her too).

When we first bought our place we were told that there were fruit trees on our yard, a cherry & pear tree. Well the cherry tree was indeed a cherry tree (but we didn’t get to eat any) and the pear tree…? Well, the pear tree turned in to an apricot tree which then eventually became a peach tree. Yummy! We picked over a hundred peaches off the tree.

And we did another hike… it was amazing, more on it later.