My Trip to Victoria

I thought I would blog about my trip to Victoria, since I haven't yet. First of all, the weather was gorgeous. Not too hot, but lots of sunshine. It was wonderful.

Our hotel was okay. Nothing too exciting, but perfect for us. We each had our own queen sized beds, which was lovely. (Although I never sleep well in a huge bed without my husband!!)

We did tons of walking and my legs are still telling me about it. We did some shopping, but taxes are so high there. Only souvenirs. Anything we could get here we walked away from. I bought myself some really nice vanilla tea. I haven't had any yet, but I think I will try it in milk - like a London Fog. (I had my first one of these in Victoria...It was delicious!!)

We toured the Royal Wax Museum and the Royal British Columbia museum. The second one was amazing. If you ever go there you definetly need to do this museum. It was one of the highlights of our trip, even though the exhibit we wanted to see was no longer there.

We also checked out the Rolling Stones in Concert... Well, at the IMAX they were showing them in concert, filmed by Martin Scorsese called "Shine a Light". I am not a big Rolling Stones fan, but I left with a greater appreciation of them and their musical abilities. Both Mick and Keith have wonderful voices, even though they do rock and roll - I never noticed before. It was a really good movie.

Our two day trip came to an end so quickly, but it was a lot of fun. It has taken me a few days to recover!! Ahh travelling. So much fun.

Sun!!

How amazing it is to have the sun today. We actually went out and played in the sandbox for a while this morning. It was glorious. Then the neighbor's cat came and visited us, so we had to follow the cat. Emma was getting so upset. She hears or sees a cat and starts to say, "Meow!" instantly. So cute.

Today is rest day. Tomorrow is our last swimming class, grocery shopping, packing, etc. Jonathan is on worship team, so we won't see him from lunch until after service tomorrow night. I am really going to try and drag the kids to church. They love going to Promiseland and I love worshipping with Jonathan's worship team. Brad is a really good worship leader. I also love Pastor Henry and remember his sermons for weeks after.

On Sunday, Jenny and I are off to Victoria. It should be lovely. No kids. No commitments. A queen size bed to myself... This is dreamy. And Jonathan is happy for me to go. He gets the house to himself. The kids get to spend time with Granny and Grandpa...Everyone wins in this situation.

I hope you are all enjoying the sun. Take care.

P.S. Has anyone thought about going to the New Kids Concert??? Just wondering if I was the only one out there...

Some Pictures of Grandma and Grandad's Visit

These are some of the pictures from the first weekend of Grandma and Grandad's visit. There will be more to come from this coming weekend.

A Time of Rest

Well, we spent a lot of time with my in-laws this past weekend. We went out for supper on Saturday, to the zoo on Sunday and then to the mall yesterday, then out for supper last night. Yes, you guessed it: We are all tired. Today is a day of rest, except that Aidan has Preschool this afternoon and Jonathan is still off for one more day. My in-laws are in Banff, then Jasper, then Edmonton, then back here on Saturday for more fun and adventures.

Emma took to Grandad right away. She seems to prefer the opposite sex. One time at church she went to a guy (that was playing on Jonathan's worship team) that she had never met before. I guess she feels drawn to them. Whatever the reason, she went to Grandad right after lunch on Saturday, which is pretty impressive for a girl who plays shy with everyone.

Meanwhile Aidan was the center of attention and loved every minute of it. I think it is a hard transition today because everyone is not hanging on every single word he is saying. That must be hard for him.

In other news, my parents will find out whether or not they are able to come home in between surgery and radiation treatment, by tomorrow. I hope so. My dad and mom need a break from Toronto and my aunt probably needs a break from them invading her one bedroom apartment. My poor aunt, who has never lived with anyone in her life... I feel for her. I will keep you posted.

I hope that you are enjoying your afternoon. I have a couple hours to myself. It is such a rare thing that I don't know what to do with myself....