The first week of summer vacation was very busy.
It started with Canada Day. We lazed around the house for the better part of the day, then biked downtown after dinner. Had a nice walkabout, then ran into a road blockage! That's right, we saw WILL and KATE drive by!!
The girls got painted up and hit the town:
Maya talking to Sofia
downtown on wellington, ready to PARTY!
We biked to Victoria Island, where we coincidentally met my sister and family, to watch the fireworks.
kids playing card, while waiting for the fireworks to start:
It was great, and the bike ride home, Maya on her own bike and the girls on trail-a-bikes, was an adventure at 10:45pm! No one fell asleep, there was only a few moments of dozing for Tasha!
Saturday I biked to Perth with Meg, we stopped in at a friends cottage to cool down with a dip in the Lake, before heading off to watch Grant, Kevin, John and Dave run the Perth Kilt Run. It was a very very windy ride, but in some sense it was good, as it kept us from feeling the heat!
Sunday/Monday we were off to another cottage, this time we spent the night. It was a beautiful lake. The girls kayaked, jumped in and out, picnicked on the raft. It was completely relaxing. Jaida is fearless, and was one with the fish and frogs, Natasha and Maya kayaked around the lake while Grant and I could sit on the dock and watch.
It was very peaceful and relaxing!
Tuesday/Wed/Thurs/Fri was back to reality and LAUNDRY!! But with the great weather it was easy enough to spend time hanging out at the pool and with friends.
Oh, did I mention, I had a house full of kids on Wed and Thursday? I topped out at 8 kids on Wednesday, 7 kids on Thursday! It was fun, but I won't lie. I was TIRED!!!
Friday we were just 4 kids. It seemed so quiet. We enjoyed some Strawberry picking and some pool time at the park.
It was a very busy and tiring week, but all in all it was a great start to summer vacation.
Great weather, fun and happy kids. What more could you ask for?
stay tuned for this week's adventures.
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