Sunday, September 7, 2008

A Day at the Farm


Steve's Grandma & Grandpa have had their farm in the family for more than 100 years

The Ciliska farm



Grandma Thelma & Grandpa Charlie take Ethan to show him the new tractor

Grandpa Charlie teaches Ethan how to steer

What a ride!

Is there a horn on this thing??

Checking on the bunnies

Grandma Thelma helps Mia swing


Look how high I can go Mama!

Alright, when can I have a turn?

Grandpa Charlie

Grandma Thelma

Ethan & Grandpa Charlie

Going for more tractor rides

Playing hide & seek

Sword fights


The Ciliska pirates ..Matthew & Ryan
Where the treasure be matey??

We found the treasure

Ryan playing with Mia's toys

This is what happens when you eat too many Timbits
Cousins....Brittany, Ethan & Ryan

Cousins...Mathew, Ryan & Ethan

Mia & Aunt Joan deep in conversation
Mia running around

Grandma Thelma & Grandpa Charlie with most of the grandkids

Matthew

Ryan & Ethan playing hide & seek

Brittany
The serious farmer in Ethan comes out

Grandma Carol lovin on Ethan



We had such a beautiful sunset



Then the moon came out...a beautiful sight to end such a fun day!

A few fridays ago we went to Canada to visit Steve's Grandma & Grandpa. Grandma Thelma & Grandpa Charlie live on a farm that has been farmed in the family for over 100 years. Ethan & Mia had so much fun running around the farm. Grandpa Charlie recently won a brand new tractor and loved showing it off to Ethan. We were also able to visit with Grandma Carol, Aunt Joan & Uncle Mel, our niece Brittany, our cousins Collette & Brian and their boys Matthew & Ryan. We had a barbecue and played alot of hide and seek. Aunt Joan even hid a few things so the " pirates " could go on a treasure hunt. We also made sure to buy a box of Timbits ( very delicious donut hole type things) from Tim Horton's ( a very yummy Canadian donut chain) because they are a tradition for Ethan and Grandpa Charlie to share them every time they are together! I think Steve's Canadian roots definitely has influenced both Ethan and Mia when it comes to Timbits! They can't get enough of them! Everyone had such a great time. We hope we will be able to do it all again real soon.

6 comments:

Pineapple Princess said...

Cool pictures! Your black and whites are magical!

What a treasure to have a family farm in the family.

Heidi said...

That is just too awesome to have a farm like that in the family! I so enjoy looking at all the pictures you take, you are an amazing photographer.

Mindy said...

WOW are those awesome pictures!!!! I was scrolling down through them saying to myself, that black and white picture on the tractor is the best, and then I would keep scrolling and came across the "can I have a turn" one and thought oh NO that is THE picture and then kept going and found more and than decided they were all just fantastic!! LOL. What a beautiful day with beautiful pictures of the family. Those are priceless pictures and WOW are you ever a good photographer. I want a new camera!!!!

Jessica said...

WOW....you are doing great with the camera. There are some really beautiful shots here. I say WOW!!!

I am working on your blog design. It should be done soon. I have the layout done, I just need to design the header :).

Seriously, your use of lighting in these is fabulous! What time of day was it?

Greta Jo said...

WOW! What great memories. I am sure the family farm has a ton of fun memories. Great job with the photos. All the photos are awesome- Amy!

Jessica said...

What a beautiful blog you have here, quite snazzy! :D