Where to begin....

So it has been a while since I have last posted and I guess we have been busy... I am sitting here trying to remember what we have all done in the last little while.

First off we did some camping over the May long weekend. The weather was okay, a little chilly at night, but it was fun. Bennett didn't want to sleep at all during the night, so that was rough on mom and dad! We managed to do some biking and a lot of visiting with friends

After 2 weekends in a row of camping (somehow I managed to not take any of our weekend at Pahoja... oh well) Greg, Julie and Emily came to Iowa for a visit. We had such a good time while they were here and the weather was absolutely perfect. They had bought Emily a new life jacket and she was so proud of it and would not take it off. She was so funny. I usually can't get a good picture of her smiling and this time I got tons... where to begin!

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So just before Greg and Julie came I realized that the following week I only had to work on Tuesday morning and then I wouldn't have to work until the next Tuesday morning after that. So Dale wanting to do some serious trucking thought we (Bennett and I) should take a trip to Winnipeg, since we didn't have anything else going on. The Sunday before we are to leave, we get a call saying that Dad (Bennett's Grandpa VL) could get a ride down to Iowa on Monday, if we would want the company for the drive on Tuesday. YES! So, dad arrived on Monday just in time for supper and a trip to the local pool. How awesome to have the company for the drive on Tuesday. Bennett and I spent the bettter part of a week up in Winnipeg and did a ton of visiting! Some of the highlights were seeing uncle George and most of the Brakel uncles and aunties at St. Amant, catching up with friends (Bek, Dawn, Bev, Michelle, Jimmy, and the list goes on and on), spending the majority of the time wtih family and cherishing every moment! Okay, not every moment... there was a moment in a really nice Tai restaurant that won't be cherished, and also in a Gelati shop that won't be cherished... and that list also goes on and on as well:) Sunday we got to celebrate Father's Day with dad (Grandpa) and that was awesome, but we missed celebrating with Dale too....

Okay, that is about it for our travels and visitors so far... here are a few pictures of Bennett with his adopted family. The Roetmans are so near and dear to our hearts. They always know when to call and invite us to dinner, or to invite us over for a fire pit. Lupe is especially loved by Bennett and I am certain the feeling is mutual. We spend a lot of time with Mary and the kids... Lupe, Luis and Chui. The toad is not a member of their family, but a little friend I found in my garden! Thought he was a little large.

So this blog is terribly long, but I had a lot I wanted to share this time. Until next time,

Janelle (& Dale & Bennett)