Children's Festival!!

My little Ambassador Tatyanah!!!

Every year Tatyanah and Casy wait for the Children's Festival and volunteers every single day! Taty is up at the crack of dawn and off she went to work with the kids, she was amazing and so helpful! She was an Ambassador this year for the first time and she was able to have some extra responsibilities! She loved it!

Makena had so much fun! She was such a happy girl! I went down a few times with Stacey and all her kidlettes, Rai, Randal, Remy, Russel and Cydnee. And Marci and Mak and Mason!

Tatyanah's ambassador hat she made

Randal, and Mak playing a big game of Snakes and Ladders, Randal was so good with Mak, he helped her play the whole time. He was so frustrated that the snake kept getting him!

Remy is in the background playing his own version of the game :)

Mak is so shy and we were so proud of her for doing her trick!

Part of the fun is hanging out and working with friends, here is Tatyanah with Casy, Raina and her other friend.

Tatyanah's birthday present from Tim BUNGEE JUMPING

I do not know how I was able to watch, I have the video and I will post it later, but Tim took Tatyanah to BUNGEE JUMP! It was intense and her sweet little legs started t get caught but she was fine! She loved it!! She is an adrenalin junkie like her brother and I am sure she will do so many things that will make us hold our breath! Thankfully she has Tim and Amanda to keep her in check and take her to such things.

I am unable, I had to get them to stop the tea cups at Disneyland for ME!

Some Day are gone to the Goats!

We went to our annual Midieval Days!

Somehow we ended up mostly hanging out with the goats! They were so sweet. One little one crawled into my lap for a rest! I loved it, except when she reached her sweet face to me to give me a kiss, I thought she was going to bite me and I panicked a bit but we were ok!

Love her ears!

Amanda was obviously loving the goats, she loves all animals and Tatyanah thought they were so cute!

Lots of love!

Love This

"A REAL AUTHENTIC MAN SIMPLY ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE THEMSELVES. It is not my business to judge anybody as good, as bad. Everybody has to be conscious of his own qualities. If I want to help people, I cannot help by judging; and I can help them only by making them more conscious. If I want to help people -- and there is a great beauty in helping, great joy -- then the first thing is a TOTAL ACCEPTANCE of the person, whoever he is, whatever he is. This is the way the existence has brought him. There must be some need that he is fulfilling; and without him existence will be a little less, he will be missed. And nobody can replace him. He is so unique that he is irreplaceable." ~ OSHO

I got this from I said that Outloud; and I also quoted it in my other blog! I love it!

She is going to SCHOOL!!!

Tatyanah is going back to school!

She has always danced with the idea of school since she was in 1st grade. At the time we were living in Los Angeles and I did not want her in school. After a month of begging, I took her to the local public school and let her spend an afternoon. That cured her for a while!

In grade she went to the Logos program, a Christian program, for January to May. We went to PEI in June. She loved it, she thrived. She had a great time. Joined clubs, sports teams, etc. But she also was torn, she felt like she was missing out on the "fun" we had at home.

After one more year at home she has declared her eternal boredom with being home. She is extremely social and loves all things school. She loves the group learning, she loves the clubs, she loves the friends and she loves teachers. So we have registered her for next year, grade 9. She is so excited she already wants to go back to school shopping. Her friends are ecstatic and thankfully they are great kids. She has known them since she was 5 years old.

Now I have to figure out what I am going to do! Jake is in high school and Taty will be in school! Seems weird. Actually very hard at times. They are the last 2 and I loved home schooling, I loved the time together, but I see it changing. I know how it was with my 21 yr old and it is beautiful to see them as confident strong beautiful growing people but the mommie in me just wants a few more years.....

This Moment

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{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

from Soul Mama

I love it! PRIDE

I love these new shirts! I love Old Navy! I love acceptance! Can't wait for these shirts Monday at Old Navy!