Charleston Lake & Birthday Cake

We did some hamster-sitting last week because the Paschkowiaks were camping at Charleston Lake! It was a small reminder of caring for our beloved guinea pigs.

We joined the campers for a day trip as usual, though this time we skipped the swimming and stayed for dinner instead of lunch. We were grateful for the lack of mosquitoes, but a bit saddened by a squirrel chewing through our cooler backpack and stealing some chocolate. Ha! The highlight was having campfire s'mores for the first time since 2019. A lovely afternoon!

And that was not the only Paschkowiak event of the week. On July 2nd we gathered to celebrate Caleb's 11th birthday! We went out for dinner (a rarity with our family) to the Birthday Boy's restaurant of choice: East Side Mario's. A treat!

Picture Per Hour - July

July 1, 2024

(Happy Canada Day!)

6:00am:

Balancing on the SlackBlock

7:00am:

Looking at old blog posts

8:00am:

Doing some diamond art

9:00am:

Watching Survivor Season 7: Pearl Islands

10:00am:

Setting the table for company

11:00am:

Playing on the Nintendo Switch

12:00pm:

Having lunch

1:00pm:

Scroll sawing a sauna vent

2:00pm:

Adjusting the magnets on the sauna door

3:00pm:

Going to walk Lucy

4:00pm:

Making sauna plans with my parents (getting close!)

5:00pm:

Hanging out with cousins

6:00pm:

Cooking dinner

7:00pm:

Doing dishes

8:00pm:

Saying goodbye to our guests

9:00pm:

Checking out her stye

10:00pm:

Steve reading by flashlight

It was a pretty typical day in Nathalieland: sauna plans and family time ♥. And it was not just Canada's birthday -- we also celebrated Caleb's 9th!