Great Weekend!
Here it is, Tuesday morning after the long weekend. We had a great time!
We spent Friday night with our best friends. That doesn't sound like much, but we've all been so busy lately that we haven't spent any serious time together for over a month. It was long overdue!
Nick's parents arrived on Saturday evening, so we had a great visit with them for the rest of the weekend. We did some shopping (I got great new sandals and a pair of brown heels for $16 on clearance!). Gigi and I stayed so long at the Shoe Company that they needed to unlock the doors for us to get out. Good deals though.
In addition to some shopping we also spent a lot of time yesterday at Colasanti's, one of our favourite local sites. Nick had worked all night so we cleared out of the house to let him sleep. Darcy and I rode the caterpillar ride, we all went in the petting zoo, we looked for a lilac tree for my backyard and we had a great lunch. Darcy liked most of the petting zoo but was not a fan of the goats. While she and Papa were crouched down looking at some bunnies, some goats tried to say hello to them. The goats started climbing on them (Papa's pants have a hoof print to show for it!) and Darcy started to scream! In Papa's haste to get her up and away from the goat he nearly fell over backwards! We finally got her away from all the goats and calm enough to pet one of the deer. She also loved all the roosters. She looked and one and said, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" He looked right at her and said it back. She was thrilled. I wasn't thrilled with the snakes, but what can you do? They were in glass cabinets.
There are some great pictures on Papa's camera so unfortunately you'll have to wait until they get back to Montreal next weekend to see them. Trust me, the one of her eating a hamburger as big as her face is worth the wait!
Grandmaman and Papa left this morning for Chicago. They'll spend a few days there and then a couple more days with us on the way home while slacker Nick is in Bermuda.
Happy birthday Papa!
We spent Friday night with our best friends. That doesn't sound like much, but we've all been so busy lately that we haven't spent any serious time together for over a month. It was long overdue!
Nick's parents arrived on Saturday evening, so we had a great visit with them for the rest of the weekend. We did some shopping (I got great new sandals and a pair of brown heels for $16 on clearance!). Gigi and I stayed so long at the Shoe Company that they needed to unlock the doors for us to get out. Good deals though.
In addition to some shopping we also spent a lot of time yesterday at Colasanti's, one of our favourite local sites. Nick had worked all night so we cleared out of the house to let him sleep. Darcy and I rode the caterpillar ride, we all went in the petting zoo, we looked for a lilac tree for my backyard and we had a great lunch. Darcy liked most of the petting zoo but was not a fan of the goats. While she and Papa were crouched down looking at some bunnies, some goats tried to say hello to them. The goats started climbing on them (Papa's pants have a hoof print to show for it!) and Darcy started to scream! In Papa's haste to get her up and away from the goat he nearly fell over backwards! We finally got her away from all the goats and calm enough to pet one of the deer. She also loved all the roosters. She looked and one and said, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" He looked right at her and said it back. She was thrilled. I wasn't thrilled with the snakes, but what can you do? They were in glass cabinets.
There are some great pictures on Papa's camera so unfortunately you'll have to wait until they get back to Montreal next weekend to see them. Trust me, the one of her eating a hamburger as big as her face is worth the wait!
Grandmaman and Papa left this morning for Chicago. They'll spend a few days there and then a couple more days with us on the way home while slacker Nick is in Bermuda.
Happy birthday Papa!
posted by Sue Matthews at 9:50 AM
5 Comments:
Oh man, I'm so jealous. How dare you guys have a good time without me!
How come Nick is off to Bermuda??? The nerve...
Nick is traveling again with a Salvation Army band. We went to Europe with this group in 2003 and it was a blast.
Hey Sue...it's been so long since I've checked into your blog. Life is crazy!
Enjoy the special moments with Darcy - - things like the giant burger - - the goats! Kids grow up way too fast!!!!
As for the memory thing, it's amazing what they remember. Darcy sounds like Katie. She remembers things from when she was really young -- I can't believe it. Just shows what they think is special too!
As for Dora...better than our friends Graham and Tracy. When Tracy was pregnant, their daughter Emma wanted to name their baby either Marshmallow (for a girl) and Little Bear for a boy. They compromised and went with Jonah. Much better!
K xo
Sounds like fun.
I like lilacs, but we don't like bushes/trees much in our small yard.
We bought a bunch of annuals and perennials for infront of the house, on Monday.
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