a sleepover....

My friend Joanne spontaenously invited us to stay for the night with her family, so after we finished dinner, Aaron & Amanda drove us over to Joanne's house. It was great to spend some time with her. We chatted and had some wine. The kids played. Joanne very graciously drove us back to the Valley the next day.( Mom & Dad had gone home the night before.)

Saturday, July 14

...was a very busy day. First, we met my friend Joanne & her family to pick strawberries. Then we went to the Farmers' Market for awhile and then to the pub for lunch. Then Mom & Dad and the kids & I drove to Halifax to see Aaron & Amanda in their new home. They had called a few days earlier to invite us to supper. We had a wonderful visit with them.

Friday, July 12...

We planned another fun day trip with PA & C & M. First we went to Stirling's for lunch. Stirling's is most famous for it's pies. Delicous pies. I had strawberry rhubarb pie with some whip cream. Then we toured Grand Pre National Historic Park, and then went to the Blue Beach Fossil Museum and did a fossil search on Blue Beach. The above Church is a replica of the Church where the men and boys were locked when the Acadians were deported by the British in 1755- a sad fact of history. We also looked at some of the names of the deported families.

Wednesday, July 11...

Today was Mom's day off, so we packed up the beach toys and a picnic lunch and went to Risser's Beach for the day. This is one of my favorite beaches in N.S. The kids has lots of fun playing in sand and water all day.

Halifax...

Halifax was busy getting ready for Tall Ships 2007, so there was lots of hustle & bustle on the waterfront.

Tuesday, July 10....

On Tuesday, our friends PA & C & M picked us up and we left for a day trip to Halifax. We started our day at the Discovery Centre. We packed a picnic lunch and ate on the Waterfront. But before we ate lunch, we visited Freak Lunchbox, which is the coolest candy store in the city.

Saturday, July 7

We took Grammie P. out for lunch at Between the Bushes. It was delicious. Then we went to see the new Disney movie "Ratatouille" which was a very cute movie. When we got home, Tyler felt inspired to cook and told us "You ladies got sit down and relax and I will cook supper!".