Okay so i forgot to mention that we went to a trampoline park and celebrated Chandler's birthday at Medieval Times dinner theatre. If you haven't done either one of these things they both are highly recommended and a lot of fun. ( Sorry most of the photos are unfocused)

 Chandler's 14th birthday!!!

 Our enemy, the red and yellow knight

Boys going to work with dad while the girls go shopping

Friday, July 27, 2012
Well we arrived back in the states unannounced on Monday. By Wednesday the news of our arrival had spread throughout to all our friends at church and some family. I am sooo thankful to be back home.I love being able to see my friends and cannot wait to go and worship with First Baptist Church. You don't realize how great you have it until it is taken away. This summer I was taken away from my friends, church, and normal lifestyle all to grow closer with my family and realize how much I love being home in Indiana. Wednesday Autumn, Chandler, and I went to a youth group swimming event and had 4 hours to talk with our friends. Today we helped with VBS. Afterwards some of us went to Chick-fil-a. Of course Lindsay and I went after we had a water fight. Everthing is back to normal.

A Bittersweet Farewell 

 Ready to go?

 We crossed the border around 11 

 Everyone making the most of the drive



WE ARE HOME!!!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

On Saturday we went to a Blue Jays professional baseball game.Hosea Bautista was an infamous baseball player. Everyone would chant “Hosea, Hosea, Hosea!” There were at least 4 home run hits. Beside us there was a group of people that got kicked out one person at a time. I think I ate the biggest hot dog I’ve ever eaten and finished it off with ice cream. Grandpa and grandma went home on Sunday.L On Monday we did laundry, cleaned out the car, read books, and little things like that. Today we went to the Royal Ontario Museum. When my mom said where we were going I thought that it was going to be a museum about royalty, but quickly realized that it wasn’t. I loved the room full of gemstones and crystals. The whole room sparkled. Grayson asked my mom why there were statues and pieces of art without clothes on, where by my mom had to laugh and explain that people considered that to be beautiful.

 Ice- Cream!!!!

Hosea Bautista

 Royal Ontario Museum

 florescent gemstones

 DIAMONDS!!!

 "visual music"

 a little boys dress and yes i did mean boys.

 A dress made out of newspaper

You see anywhere from two to five different kinds of trash bins at everywhere you go. Toronto recycles EVERYTHING. They also do not use paper products frequently.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Yesterday we went to Casa Loma. It is an old castle of a young British man by the name of Henry Pellatt. I loved exploring the halls and climbing through the secret passages. I climbed all the way to the top of the tower. By the end of the day my legs were so sore they were trembling. We ate at the muddy duck for dinner. I ate schnitzel a la duck. It was surprisingly delicious. Today we went down to the beach. The boys built a rock fortress, Autumn played with her plastic animals, Grandma sat up in the shade doing word searches; Mom, Grandpa, and I played Frisbee and explored the beach.

 (These first few pictures go with my last blog)