I’m very happy to report that our Okanagan weather is finally back to normal. Thank goodness. Perfect for lazy afternoons in the backyard just like today’s…
Snacks in the sunshine.
Testing the water.
Rides on Papa the pony.
Time to go in…
Chilly!
Our two ingredient ice cream turned 3 ingredient ice cream – a raspberry sorbet of sorts.
Deeeee-licious!
Doesn’t get much better.
♥
This afternoon I attempted my first ever batch of ‘one ingredient ice cream’ (mine is actually 2 ingredient ice cream because I decided to add pure vanilla) while Gracen and Papa put together a new wagon that Manmaw and PopPop had tucked away in their garage…
The result was a wagon ride with a bowl of ‘ice cream’ and one very happy doodlebug.
♥
Overall, last night’s trip was a success. While our little lady didn’t fall asleep until 9:57 p.m. (three and a half hours past her usual bedtime!!), she happily chatted, counted, read, and practiced saying “Hello Mamnaw!” until she finally zonked out when the sun went down. We arrived at Brad’s parents’ place around midnight and successfully put Grae back to sleep, despite the excitement of a bedroom filled with new treasures just waiting to be explored.
This morning we woke up to birds chirping and the Okanagan sunshine in full effect. Hello, vacation! Here are some photos of our day…
Pool filled and warming in the sunshine.
Chatting with Bella.
Loving the new tire swing PopPop made.
Very pleased with her new bracelet.
Grae’s treat of choice.
Home with her farmer’s market treasures.
An evening walk.
Piggy back rides.
It was a lot cooler today than yesterday, but that didn’t stop us from heading out on our second snow adventure.
We got Grae bundled up and snuggled in her sled…
Then headed down the lane…
And up “the hill”.
We found a nice little path and with Brad at the top and me at the bottom, sent the little lady down the slope.
Apparently we were a little too ambitious with the length of our sled run because poor little G took a tumble about halfway down. Oopsies! Parenting fail. She’s such a little trooper that she just laid there until we came and rescued her.
We did a couple more runs and then headed back down the hill.
By the end of it, we were all chilly and Gracen was unimpressed that she had to wear Mama’s mittens when she didn’t even want to wear her own. Time to call it a day.
The one thing we really hoped for when preparing for our trip to the Okanagan was snow. Lucky for us, Lumby has plenty!
After a lazy morning, we layered Gracen up, put her in the sled Grandma Charlotte had borrowed from a friend, and headed out for a walk.
Gracen LOVED being pulled in the sled. Especially when Papa ran and her little sled zoomed down the icy road.
Although she’s terrified of Bella when she gets too close, she quite likes when she’s nearby.
When we went to head, Grae frantically started signing “More! More!”
So we found a snowy little slope…
Here she goes!
Wheeeeeeee!
So much fun.
Despite the cold, our little snow bunny enjoyed every minute. I’m almost certain we’ll be doing the same thing again tomorrow afternoon. :)