Yesterday we joined our friends Willy and Tina Fehr at the Carman Baptist Church where Willy is a part of the leadership. This week was their missions emphasis Sunday. We enjoyed an "International meal" and the kids accrued a few toys.
After lunch we continued on toward Glenboro and Spruce Woods Provincial Park. (Thanks for the idea Mark & Rosalie). We'd told Justin that we were going to see Sara the camel and see the "Desert" which scared him because he was a little nervous of the cowboys and buffalo. Kate wasn't concerned with those but the thought of seeing crocodiles made her uneasy (Not sure where that stuff came from). We decided to take the "short" path (only 1.6kms) and soon found out that a mile of walking on sand is far more taxing than a mile on gravel. Even our perpetual motion 3 year old wasn't keeping up all of the time. I also found that you can only carry an 11month old on your shoulders so long before she gets bored and starts re-arranging your glasses or sticking her fingers in your ears, (a small drool-lubed finger can go a long way into an ear canal).
After lunch we continued on toward Glenboro and Spruce Woods Provincial Park. (Thanks for the idea Mark & Rosalie). We'd told Justin that we were going to see Sara the camel and see the "Desert" which scared him because he was a little nervous of the cowboys and buffalo. Kate wasn't concerned with those but the thought of seeing crocodiles made her uneasy (Not sure where that stuff came from). We decided to take the "short" path (only 1.6kms) and soon found out that a mile of walking on sand is far more taxing than a mile on gravel. Even our perpetual motion 3 year old wasn't keeping up all of the time. I also found that you can only carry an 11month old on your shoulders so long before she gets bored and starts re-arranging your glasses or sticking her fingers in your ears, (a small drool-lubed finger can go a long way into an ear canal).
The kids had a wonderful time jumping down the sand hills, rolling on the dunes and running the paths. Justin saw a bunch of crows and decided to scare them away by pulling his arms into his jacket and standing perfectly still like a scarecrow.
When we were done (around 7pm) we dumped out our shoes and went to Glenboro for supper. As we approached the camel effigy Kate asked, "Is that Mary the camel?" Our apologies to the aunties who've had camels named after them.
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Sounded like fun! I laughed a lot, thanks for sharing.
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