Geertsema Week 2009

Geertsema Week is the first of many family reunion weeks in years to come, I hope! In the past, we've camped out on a weekend. This year we chose to make it a week for those who could do so. It was decided that the campout would be in our yard - the boys figured that their dad needed a little help with a few things. While the men worked on the siding of the house, as well as constructing a new dock, we women took care of little girls and meals and snacks and laundry and .... ;) and in between we spent some time at the lake.
Here are a few pictures of my favourite people; I will post another blog or two about the house and dock renovations another day.

Petra just loves her Opa, and loves to sit on his lap. She has fallen asleep there on several occasions!

Emily and Petra and Maria posing before going on a boat ride --- this is an activity that Petra enjoys very much!

Martin spent 3 precious days with us - precious because Emily and Maria had been in Ontario for most of the month without him!

Stephanie loves to watch the antics of her nieces ---

Reading is a favourite past-time: Naomi, Petra and Shannon (our niece) listen to a chapter from Charlotte's Web.

Did I say reading is a favourite past-time? Maria's caught on to this activity quite well!

We won't be able to help Michael celebrate his birthday later this week, so we had a cake for him while he was home.

We attempted to have a "beach" day on Thursday but got rained out in the morning. We did go back to the water later when the sun came through again.
Naomi often makes up and sings her own songs, and here she is at it again as we ride our chariot down the lane to the lake, while Petra just relaxes.

Baby Rachel slept a lot, but here she has her peepers wide open!

And what is Sunday morning at a grandparent's house without a picture in your Sunday best. Maria has a sunny smile!