7.26.2009

Green Lake Cabin

Our annual Green Lake (past 70 Mile) cabin trip is a much anticipated holiday for the family. Melissa has been eagerly asking when we would go for many months now. 

We're on our way, it's approximately a 5 hour drive. Melissa travelled really well thanks to her endless supply of DVD's. I really wish we had a DVD player for the car when I travelled as a kid!
Our lunch stop, just past Lytton, at Skihist... 

We arrive... cousins Lexi & Xander had been there for over a week, and Melissa got right into playing with them, here in the inflatable kayak...
We didn't realize what these two were up to until we looked through Jason's photos later. Thanks to Xander's neighbour's smoking habits, Xander was smoking a stick and Melissa a piece of grass... 
Puffin' away... she's much too young :(
Playing t-ball...
Picking tiny wild strawberries...
First night's sleep, she was out cold, and sleeping sideways...
Cousins playing Monopoly Jr., Xander is banker & player, and there was no difference between his money & the bank's!
Our neighbour took us out to play with his water toys one afternoon...

Xander nervously watches his parents play...

Dangling their feet in the green lake...
A little relaxation in the hammock...
Celebrating Papa & Nani's 35th anniversary with a special dinner...
Bath time... probably her last time to fit in this sink!
Playing lakeside
Ken & Papa have a water fight!
Cooling off in the lake. Annie, Papa's dog, kept swimming out to check that Papa was okay... she was such a worry-wart!

Melissa found a little friend

Drying off with (on) Daddy...

Yummy & very sticky smore's...
Games night, playing Bingo...
A beautiful sunset...
Melissa driving the Quad...
A final family pic before we headed home...

7.15.2009

First Salon Haircut

Today I took Melissa to my hairdresser for a real haircut! We had a little wait time before our turn, so Melissa got comfortable in the car barber chair, which turned out to be a hit!
Getting her bangs thinned... Lisa lectured on me on my skills, and told Melissa not to let me cut her hair any more! It wasn't that bad was it???


Our little lady :)

7.11.2009

Pamper Me Princess Party

This last week Melissa was invited to a preschool girlfriend, Nayimah's, 4th birthday "Pamper Me Princess Party". And pampered they were! 

When we arrived at Nayimah's mother's hair studio, Melissa first had her fingernails painted...
then she took a seat in the hair-dresser's chair for her hair transformation...
Getting her hair curled for the first time...
Admiring herself in the mirror :)
Ready to strut her stuff!
Before leaving the salon, the three preschool buddies stopped to appease the paparazzi...
We travelled to our next destination with Heleyna and her mother. Melissa enjoyed feeding Heleyna's little "Fur Real Friends" cat...
Our next stop was "Strung Out on Beads", where the girls all made their own princess necklaces... 

A shot of the interior of the bead store, which doesn't really do it justice. I had never been inside this store, and was amazed at the selection and organization!
Melissa doing a little browsing...
Next we walked to Tracy Cakes for tea & cupcakes...

Being a little lady sipping her "tea"...
and thoroughly enjoying the tasty cupcakes!
Happy Birthday Nayimah! 
Thanks for letting us celebrate this special day with you :)