THE KURTZ FAMILY........OUR ADOPTION JOURNEY

Can you believe it's July......
July 1st has come and gone already. We had a great time celebrating Canada's birthday with friends and family. The day started off with Maya determined to master her bike riding skills without training wheels...mission accomplished. She was so excited to finally be able to ride and keep up with Sam.
Everyone headed over to our house at around 5:00 p.m. Rod did the cooking on the BBQ while the rest of us drooled over the fabulous salads that everyone brought. We had lots of food and great conversation and the kids had a lot of fun getting to know their new friends....and of course old friends are like precious gems.....always appreciated.
After we filled our bellies we headed off down to the park for the fireworks display. The kids had fun eating popcorn...thanks for that Cindy.....and rolling down the hills and playing with their glow sticks. The fireworks display was awesome and then just like that the day was over for another year. I enjoy Canada Day and all that it represents and it was sure fun to spend it with family and friends.....loved it !!!!
Dessert

Some of the kids...most of them anyway. Alaina, Sam, Maya, Jaden, Alisha with baby Benton, Tatianna, Keira, Denaye, Andrew and Zack.....what an awesome bunch of kids.

Sam, Denaye and Maya waiting for the guests to arrive.

Sweet Denaye

Sam's big bike ramp......love the look on his face.

Maya learning to ride without training wheels

Mission accomplished.....

Waiting for the firworks to begin....

Maya and Alaina being patriaotic

Denaye and Tatianna waving their Canadian flags

Sam just happy to be here....

The fireworks....it was a great display...lasted about 15 minutes.

Hanging out.......so much fun.