Oh, Canada!

We recently went to Canada--brave move from our perspective. Three little kids and a twelve hour drive sometimes make for a bad combination, but we did it. We stayed in a hotel halfway driving to Canada, but the key word is stayed because Thys was scared to death all night and didn't sleep--so neither did we. We decided to just drive straight through on the way home, and that actually worked well. The kids were really good. We had a great time in Canada with Mel's sisters and their families. They are a lot of fun, and we did a lot of hanging out, eating, and visiting. We were also there for Mel's niece's baptism. We went to a candy parade in Coaldale (little town by Lethbridge), we went to the park, the Dutch store, and everyone but Sophie and I went to some Buffalo-Jumping-Off-the-Cliff Museum. (Sophie and I were having a sick day--literally.) We were going to go to Waterton, but the last two days we were there it rained and was cold, so we just hung out, which was nice and relaxing. This trip was our big summer outing, so now we're going to be home working on all the projects that I won't ever finish before school starts. Oh well. Who cares if I have a clean house, right?

Anna learned to do the monkey bars while we were on our trip. She is very excited!
Thys playing at the park
Jennifer and Anna at the park
Sophie and Tante Jet--Sophie got lots of loves!
Candy parade in Coaldale
Thys at the splash park--he had a lot of fun!
Girl cousins at the baptism: Jennifer, Tessa, and AnnaMore loves for Sophie from Tante Molly
The big cousins and the little cousins enjoying a rainy-day movie