Canada Day Gone By

The first thing you will see my H haul out, or construct,
when he plans to build something . . . is a pair of sawhorses.
No other sawing can happen without these supports.
I guess the idea is like a counter in a kitchen.

He left for Shaun and Kristal's place earlier in the day to
begin building the outdoor playhouse.
When I got there for dinner the frame was in place and his tools had been set aside for the day.

Shaun was just finishing up some of the staining
 

and you can see how handy those sawhorses are.

It was a happy sight . . .
the kids were hanging from trees
or riding their bikes
and blowing those annoying whistles they got at the parade.



 By dinner time they looked like they had worked and played hard . . .

After dinner, while some of us chose to relax around the patio table
a hockey game started across the field . . .
kind of fitting on Canada Day . . . when there is no ice,
there is always a street or a concrete pad that works.



I still have to smile how hard Landon played.
The youngest and the oldest versus the middle and school aged.
Do you wonder who won?



Our ice cream girl enjoyed her view of the party . . .
 

The next ice cream girl obviously did not know ice cream was being served.

In the meantime, Koen found another way to keep cool.

 

And did anyone else try the fruit flan Lovella had up on the MGCC blog?
I was inspired to turn on my oven for the half hour or so it takes.
Cake with ice cream or whipped cream . . .
quick goodbyes to kids
and then a walk to the park with friends
. . . and fireworks!

Canada Day 2013 was celebrated.