Dollar Lake Provincial Park

Capping off a very busy July was a trip to Dollar Lake Provincial Park. It's near the airport and has a small lakeside beach that is quite nice. We went early and left around noon - it was getting really packed by then! It's also a camping park and we drove through the campground area, which looked really nice. Hopefully we can camp there soon :-)

Dad and his babies :-)

beach girls!

Exploring the beach - what fun!

Anna loved sitting in the water at the beach.

Matthew and Dad learning to swim.

Citadel Hill

Chad returned from a week in Salt Lake City and we headed to the Citadel where a family camp out was getting set up (SD was a sponsor for the event - we hope to camp next year too). Sissy enjoyed exploring with Dad in the pack. Can you find Matthew in this picture?

Me and my boy exploring...he especially liked the hills and tunnels.


View from the top of the wall - a cannon demonstration was happening while we were there and the bang really scared Matthew!

Port Royal

From Fort Anne we were off to Port Royal

Me and my babes at the entrance

Matthew wasn't too keen on all the dark rooms, so he and Nana read the skunk book outside.

Matthew and Gramps aiming a little cannon. Matthew couldn't understand why he couldn't pick up the "balls" and put them in the cannon. He wanted to shoot them in the water so that they would make a big splash!

Fort Anne

During the week in Middleton we visited Fort Anne - an old favorite of mine. We had a really nice afternoon. Here's a classic cannon shot - Matthew and Gramps
We also walked around Annapolis Royal and I picked up a book about skunks that we read back at the fort.

Matthew loved running through the tunnels and rolling down the hills.

After our exploring we had a picnic snack and Sissy enjoyed some cheese and crackers :-)

Randoms from a week at Nana and Grampy's

Here are some random pictures from our stay in Middleton a couple of weeks ago while Chad was in Salt Lake City. We were at playhouse a couple of times and it's fun that Anna now really enjoys playing too.

Matthew also rides the train at treehouse!

Matthew had Anna just roaring with laughter on this afternoon :-)

Matthew and Anna peeking out the window looking for Nana and Grampy

Matthew and Nana are regulars on Wednesday afternoon's at the Middleton Bowling Alley - Matthew loves to bowl!

Anna is all over the stairs and boy is she fast! You'll notice Rosie is this picture too...Rosie is quickly reaching "Teddy status" - she is pretty important!

Look at me stand!!

Anna has been standing for brief moments for at least a month now, but come mid-July she was getting pretty steady. Here she is so proud of herself - she is fearless and loves to climb everything. She has taken a couple of falling steps towards us, but so far that's it. I expect it won't be long now though and she'll be motoring on two legs!

Quick Get-A-Way to Woodstock

July was a very busy travel month for Chad! After returning from a week in Alberta, he was set to be off to the Mirimichi for the weekend. When we determined that he'd be meeting a colleague and travelling through Woodstock to get there, we decided to make a full weekend of it and packed up the fam for a visit with Grammie and Grampy. The kids and Riley had a great time playing outside all weekend. On Saturday evening we went to a local playground. Matthew and Grammie went on the splash pad, while Grampy and Sissy toddled around the playground.

Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park

Well - nobody can say that we let the weather stop us from enjoying the outdoors! We went out to Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park yesterday and managed to have a nice, short visit, without getting rained on! That's not to say it was nice...we were all in jackets/sweaters and as you can see, Grampy had to make a quick dash to retrieve the umbrella. The poor lifeguard had to sit in his chair just for Chad who went out for a swim (in his wetsuit).

Sissy enjoyed playing in the dirt and tried to eat many rocks!

Matthew and Grammie had lots of fun waiting for a wave and then racing towards shore so that the water wouldn't get their toes! Matthew could care less if it was cloudy, dreary, or sunny - he loves the beach! We was, however, nervous of Chad in the ocean saying "Dad, come back, it's too cold to swim in the water", "Dad, don't get lost" and "Mom, my want Daddy to come back". Poor little guy, watching out for his Dad :-)

All smiles!

Dad saving Matthew's toes :-)

Oaklawn Farm Zoo....again...it never gets old :-)

Earlier this week we went to Oaklawn Farm Zoo with the Sawler/Hart family. We had a great time!! Matthew just loves the zoo and is a frequent visitor - he goes around and around to see all the animals many many times - who knew you could spend 4 hours there! I didn't take many pictures this trip, but got some nice ones of the kids on the pony and feeding the goats.

Matthew is a seasoned pony rider - along with feeding the goats, it is the highlight of the visit. Lainy was a bit nervous, but after seeing Matthew on the pony was ready to give it a try :-) Ava preferred to watch - maybe next time :-)

Lainy's first pony ride :-) She looked like a pro!

Sissy's first pony ride - don't let her fall Nana!

Just when I thought our visit was done, Matthew announces that he would like to go back and feed the goats. Lainy was keen to come too :-) Ava went off on an adventure with Grammie and Grampy to see the monkeys.

Sissy wanted in on the action too!

This is my favorite picture of the two of them together :-)

What a cutie!!

As you can see, Matthew's pants were a tad too big so we rolled the waist band...this didn't seem to always work - not that Matthew cared! Nothing was going to slow down the goat feeding!

He could do this all day...