Our First Family Canoe Trip

We headed up to Algonquin Park this past weekend to venture out on our first ever family canoe trip. What a great weekend! It was a little chilly on the Saturday and the water was a bit rough for canoeing but we toughed it out and Sunday/Monday turned out to be beautiful. The kids didn't like portaging very much...either did I for that matter... but by the time we finally reached our campsite it was well worth the hike. Cameron and Avery spent most of their time catching turtles and frogs while Tilley spent the weekend ensuring that no chipmunk was going to invade our campsite. Rielly slept.

Tilley the Adventurer Cameron checking out the bathroon facilities! Avery and three baby snapping turtles that she begged to keep as pets.

ZOO DAY

We went to the zoo August 21st with Kelly, Martin, Faith and Colin. It was again another brutally hot day and we spent the most part in the splash pad. The kids had an amazing time getting wet. The dinosaur tent was a hit with Avery. She loved looking at all the bones and skeletons of the dinosaurs. We also hit up all the pavilions with snakes and lizards (Avery's passion in life). What a great way to end off the summer holidays. Thanks Kelly and kids for a fun day......next time lets do it when its 10 degrees cooler out. LOL

End Of The Summer FUN

We went to African Lion's Safari with Grandma August 20th and other then being terribly hot we had a great time. It was amazing how the animals are so comfortable with all these cars driving right up to them. The deer scored with us...we had a bag of uneaten McDonald's french fries that Cameron and Avery were more then willing to share with them. You could barely see out the side windows when we were done with all the snot and spit on them from the animals. Cameron's favorite animal were the deer, Avery liked the zebra and I really enjoyed the monkeys (I think I liked the monkey's best because I live with two of them everyday!) It was a good day had by all. Thanks for taking us Grandma!