Jesse and Owens Birthday Party

Good evening all..It was a nice but windy day here in the North ...A little rain here and there but for the most part it was good....Well yesterday we had Owen and Jesse's birthday party...We played games and had a pinata and had good eats.....lol...The kids had a blast ....Here are a few pics from our fun filled time.....

This was a game where you have to find the bubble gum in the bottom of the whipped cream filled tray and the first to blow a bubble was the winner...... Kaitlyn and her whipped cream beard....( she was the winner).... Ryan just about to dig in............ Jesse enjoying the whipped cream ...Who cares about the gum....lol
Owen wearing his new tool belt....Just likes daddy...... Jesse eating his birthday cake..It was Thomas the train..... Jacob standing under the pinata....Before it was broken..... Their birthday present ...A Thomas the train set.......This was the Thomas the train cake....Not sure why it came up sideways and I can not fix it..........lol.....

Wildlife....

Good morning all...It is a little cooler here this morning ...A crisp 12 degrees ....And only supposed to be about 18 and rain...But we will see ...The weather man is not always right...lol..We had a deer iut back the other night...He grazed around the pond for about half an hour....Our dog must have been busy with something else...Usually when the deer are out back ...Hunter (our dog) does not usually see them and the deer are so quiet and graceful that they are not heard as well...So we got a fairly good close up picture...

It actually turned out quite pretty with the babys breath flowers all around...
Ryan has been catching frogs every day trying to get the "BIG ONES"...This guy he caught yesterday..So this is the other wildlife that Aunt Tara has been seeing every day....lol... This Friday is Jesse and Owens Birthday party...It got postponed from last Saturday...Which ended up being a really good thing..I took the kids to the lake on Saturday afternoon for a swim...Well something betweeen here and the lake I was highly allergic to and broke out in hives and my eyes were almost swollen shut....It was a little scary...We have really long grass on the way down to the lake...So it must have been something in that...I was SOOOO itchy ...I put a cold cloth on my face and it did go down eventually...But I looked pretty awful...I do have seasonal allergies but have never had an allergic reaction like that before....So thankfully it was not the day of the Birthday party..... So we are goingto have the party this Friday...the kids are looking very forward to it...Jesse is looking forward to the chocolate cake...So thats about all new with us in the North.....Until next time.....

Welcome to the Northern Dehaan Day spa.....

Good day all...It is a beautiful and bright sun shiny day!!...My niece Kaitlyn is here visiting for a few weeks and we were at Walmart last week and picked up a french manicure kit and stickers....So today is our pedicure and manicure day....She was SOOOOOO excited....We used the foot bath first and soaked our feet...Just like at the spa....lol...Then we got the dead skin off and then we did the french pedicure on our toes and put pink and purple stickers....How fun!!!...Owen was sleeping of course during this and the little boys were playing outside..Coming in periodically to check out what we were doing ..Ryan wanted to try out the foot bath ....So we put it on massage and he said OHHH this feels good....!!!! Then he went back to frog hunting....lol...So yes this was our girls day at the spa.....How fun to have a girl in the house for a while...I am used to trucks, trains, fishing and hunting....So this is a treat....:)))...Here are some photos....

This is Kaitlyn having her "oh so" relaxing foot bath......Brother Ryan looks on .....Just itching to try it out too....lolNow its Ryan's turn...He says "Wow this feels so good.....lol.... Kaitlyn getting the dry skin off......Ryan did not want to try this.....lol The finished products....A french pedicure for Kaitlyn and Aunt Tara...
This is what Jesse and Ryan did while we were doing our pedicure...Caught frogs....lol... They probably caught altogether 20 frogs...... And Owen just waking up from his nap....

Summer fun with my cousins....

Good day all....Hope all is well..We are good here....It has been beautiful and hot here...Today it is raining and we are supposed to have some thunder storms....The kids have been to the lake swimming and have had some fun with the kiddie pool and slide....Owen and Jesse are just lovin having their cousins here...They decided to make a water slide the other day....very creative....:)....This is Ryan....

This is Kaitlyn....She was the creative one......!!!!!And Owen loving the new idea...!!!!( Jesse was at pre-school)...... So yes the kids have been having lots of fun ...We are having the birthday party on Saturday for Jesse and Owen...Kaitlyn and I are going shopping tonight ...Daddy and the boys are going to hang out....lol...A special Hello to Kaitlyn and Ryans Oma and Opa...Wishing them a very Blessed 50th anniversary...Hi to Mom and Dad too.....Well that's all new in the North for now....Until next time.....

Summer time fun...

Good Morning all....Well I am officially a Mommy of 4...( no babies on the way here.....lol)..Our Niece and nephew are here for a few weeks while their Mom and Dad are in Holland.....Hi Mom and Dad....We have been having lots of fun ..We went down to the lake yesterday and went swimming...It was a little cool but the kids definitely did not mind at all....They said " Aunt Tara why don't you come in....??...."..I just got my feet wet...lol..It has to be REALLY warm out and the water for me to go swimming...Oh well..We had fun....It has been a little cooler here Monday it was only about 19 and and yesterday about 22....Today its going to get warmer and for the rest of the week....So hopefully we can get to the lake a few more times this week....We are having Owen and Jesse's birthday party on Saturday....Our theme is Trains...Which they both love!!!..And trucks and 4 wheelers and cars...True boys....lol...So we are having a few children and their families over for a BBQ...Should be lots of fun!!...A big Hello to Aunt Beth who is WAY up north in Baffin Island this week for work...And a belated birthday to Wim....Hope you had a GREAT day...Well that's all new in the North for now....:))...Have a great Wednesday and until next time.....

Birthday Wishes....

Good Morning all...It was a beautiful weekend here in the North....Sunny skies and about 25 degrees...We went for supper at our friends Miriam and Nandors Saturday evening...Our soon to be Pastor and his wife and family were there as well...They have set a date and are moving here August 29th...How exciting!!!!....We are looking so forward to them coming...Wanted to wish our very special nephew Josh a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY today....We hope you have a GREAT day and hugs from us all....Also wanted to wish our wonderful friend Carolyn a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY as well...We hope you have a great day.....Well not too much new with us here ...Will is CRAZY busy but that's a good thing....I am just getting some outside work done and some well needed weeding....lol...And grass cutting and more grass cutting....Always something to do.....Well I hope you all have a great Monday and until next time....

Having fun on Canada Day!!!

Good Morning all....It is a beautiful sunny day here in the North...About 24 today....We had lots of fun yesterday for Canada day...We were home for the morning and afternoon...The kids played in their pool for a few hours ..Will went fishing with Nandor and they caught about 6 fish...A bunch of little ones and one nice size bass...We then headed to the waterfront on North Bay for the the evening for some fun and fireworks...We had supper there and took the kids on the train ride and carousel....They LOVED the train ride...(they both are train crazy...lol) and the carousel...Jesse liked riding on the horse but Owie was not quite sure....Him and I just sat on a bench...That was OK....The fireworks were really good...The kids actually liked it ...They kept going WOW....And ooooing and awwwwing....lol..It was worth the wait and keeping them up WAY past their bed time...lol..We were not home until almost 11..But with the traffic trying to get out of North Bay was about an hour...Needless to say the kids were asleep after about 5 minutes..Well hope you are well and had a great Canada day as well.....Until next time...