We are back

Well we are back to reality, working and back to school. We have all decided vacationing is way more fun!!!
Anyway I have written the condensed version of our trip and unfortunately its backwards but I figure its all there. Enjoy!
Take care

October 22 &23 Our trip

Wow we are getting to the end of our trip. Today we planned to go to the Agricultural farm in Ottawa, it was neat the kids really enjoyed it. We hit McDonalds for lunch then back out to Chris and Chriss, to get ready to visit one of Eds friends for dinner.

We had a great visit with Jason and the kids had a ball with all the toys.

October 23

We are headed to Smith Falls and Perth and back to the farm.

In Smith falls we met Brian at the Trian musuem and he gave us a private tour, it was really beautiful lots and lots of history. Then we headed over to the Hershey factory to get CHOCOLATE!!!!

We had lunch in Perth - I wish we had more time here it was so picturesque and beautiful. Now back to the farm to say goodbye and buy some of the best maple syrup ever! After visiting Kevin and helping a bit in the farm and saying bye to the kittens (wherever they are) we went to try visit one more friend. John lives near Clayton, so we drove in and he was just coming home from work, we had a great visit - too bad it was so short. Ed and John talked and talked I felt really bad saying we had to go. Unfortunately we still had to pack to leave at 5am for our flight home.

October 21 and 22 Our trip

Today we had a great visit with Brian and Kathy and their kids. They planned a brunch for this afternoon, Steven and Whitney were coming and Chris and Chris and the kids.

Today was a so nice to just hung out and enjoy family.

Nat and Tayler got along great- in fact she was feeding him pieces of bun and giggling away.

October 19 & 20 of Our Trip

Today we are going to New york City. I was so nervous but it was beautiful and REALLY busy. We did alot in one day! We took the train from Peekskill, into Grand central station (my pictures didn't turn out) then went to the Museum for lunch and to see the dinsaurs. It was amazing. After we had a quick look around (that was all teh kids could take) we wondered through Central Park, to Rockafellar Ctr, and Columbus Court (I think). Then we headed down to times Square and down to Little Italy for dinner. It was probably the fastest tour of NYC anyone has ever taken but we can now say we saw it and Vanessa was a great tour guide.

October 20/07

We had to head out early so we could be back in Ontario by dinner time. Talk about a LONG day in the car, but we did it and the kids were AWESOME! well they had their moments but who wouldn't. We drove into Brian and Kathys just before dinner time. We happliy joined then for a GREAT meal and had a good nights sleep. Unfortunately, Tayler started teething the night before so she had a hard time getting to sleep but she slept through once she was.

October 17 and 18 of Our trip

Today Ed and Chris wanted to go to a junk yard that had lots of treasures. So they headed out and the kids and I walked to the park and played for a while. For lunch, we took the Quoyon Ferry to Quebec to get Poutine. It was a whole 5 minute ride (3 cars max.) And the poutine was SUPER yummy. After lunch w went to Fitzroy Provincial Park, and the leaves were amazing and so was the view.

When we got back to the house we packed up and loaded the kids in the car and headed for Pennsylvania (equipment hunting). We crossed the border in the Thousand Islands (it was dark so we saw nothing) and drove through Syracuse to Tully for a night in the hotel. The next morning we headed out early so we could be in Hatfield by noon.

The scenery was picturesque, unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures from the road as I was always to slow. But I did get one to show we were there.

When we got to the equipment place, we were all glad to get out, and stretch. We spent a couple hours there, and then headed for Peekskill, New York where Eds Cousin Vanessa lives.

October 15 of our trip

October 15

Today we toured around where Ed grew up. We drove past the Pakenham Bridge, the only 5 arch bridge in North America. Then we went to Almonte and had lunch at Gemmill Park and just drove around the town to see how much it had grown.

We drove out to Union Hall, the land mark for the area (at least for us it is). After driving past the old house we went to the Dairy farm where Ed worked. Kevin and Carl were out on tractors so we decided to try find them and see if Deana was home. We found Kevin heading back so we chatted for a few minutes then followed him back to the house.

When we got back Karen(Kevins wife) took us into the barn so the kids could see the kittens (1 week old) and the calves. When Carl came back Ed went over to talk to him, Ed aked about his olfd tractors and Carl had no idea who Ed and couldn't figure out why he was asking so many questions. After a few minutes Ed told Carl he used to work for him - Well, Carl couldn't believe it he said you look so different.

Karen invited us to stay for dinner, Ed and Kevin did lots of catching up. After dinner we went to Carl and Deanas and had a really nice visit with very sleepy kids.

October 13 & 14 Our Trip

October 13/07

We have finished packing (a couple days ago) and we are getting ready to leave, our plane leaves at 2pm. We head out and pick up lunch at the Red barn and go Hang out at the airport - we figure better there than traffic.

This is all new for the kids, and they take it all in stride. We did have the videos in the backs of the seats that I had heard so much about, but we coloured and played dice games and even cards for a little while. Poor Tayler had a harder time, as there was no where for her to go, but She did really well too.

Chris and Chris picked us at midnight their time, we loaded up the kids and made the last leg of the journey to their house in Fitzroy Harbour.

Oct 14/07

We are all jetlagged so we spent the day hanging around the house and going for a walk behind the house. We found a porcupine lumbering on the opposite side of the creek so Chris nugded it towards us so we could get a better look. The autumn colors were amazing.

In the afternoon Christine and I spent 4 hours in emergency so I could some antibiotics for my sinus infection, on the bright side we had a good visit.

Field Trip and Kindergym

In the last week and half we have been busy doing the usual but we have also gone on a preschool field trip to Babes honey farm (very interesting) and out to kindergym. This evening I went to a healthy eating info session to get more ideas on how to get the kids to eat vegies and things. Also ideas for Dylans lunch - to keep him interested. I am half packed for our trip and today I got a few more things out of the way (more memory for the camera, maps, gum , candies (for the plane) and had a nice visit with Grandpa in Sidney.

This week is getting busier and busier - I preschool meeting tomorrow night as well as getting the boys to and from school and having our friend "Little" Dylan over for a play. Thrusday is my prep day for thanksgiving dinner on friday. Yes, we are a week late, my parents have been down car junk (teehee Dad) and craft shopping in Wash. for the past week so we decided to post pone our dinner till Friday. And Saturday is departure day (YAHOOO!!) we leave at 2 pm. There are still lots of things to do before Saturday and I hope I don't forget anything important on Saturday!!! LISTS Lots of LISTS.

Anyway here are few pictures from the field trip, unfortunately Dylan didn't come with us, but I think next time I will bring him (he would have loved the honey farm trip)

Take care

Fall has set in

You can definately tell that fall has set in. It has been cooling off for the last few weeks, it has been raining off and on most days and its getting dark at 5:30 or 6 now. This is my favorite time of year. I love cozying up by the fire, hanging out inside baking something, walking in the rain and watching the wind blow (not too hard though that kinda scares me)

Tomorrow is walk to school day at Glenlake (we try walk most days - but lately we have been dragging our heels in the morning) we all meet up at 8:15 walk up to the school and tehn Kelly races home to get Russell to school for 9:15. Ed just shakes his head. The other day I went out the door at top speed with just Dylan, came home and Ed is leisurely drinking his coffee, he says let me know when you are leaving, picked up Tay and Russ and said - bye. I think I was a blur that morning.

On Fridays while Russ is in school too, Tay and I try to do some fun stuff for her and I. So last week we decided to try a free kindergarten program at one of the local schools. We went with Erin and her sons - Dylan and Sawyer, and Lil and her daughter (oh no he name escapes me right now) Anyway it was fun but it was too crazy for me. There was about 12 kids and 8 adults, which should have been fairly good, but not for me. Anyway that aside I think we will try something different this week.