My cutie patootie all dressed up
Beautiful 62 Chrysler 300 (belongs to a family friend)
Ron was the lucky one who got to drive it!
'67 Dart convertible (my mother in laws car)
'68 Charger (belongs to an Aunt)
The 300 again
Ron & Julie...kid free
Mark & Ron - can you tell they're brothers?
Andrea & David
(looks like David is eating her flowers ha ha)
Ron toasting his Mom & step Dad, Sam in addition to his late father, Adrian. I was so proud of him for doing that toast!
A couple of drinks...getting ready to party!
Ron was obviously ready to party!
Can you tell we didn't have to worry about the kids?
Me & Michael (Ron's cousin)
Kissy Kissy - that's what happens when I drink. We all had a great time at the wedding and we didn't even have to spend a dime on drinks - Ron kept finding tickets - thanks Ron!!!
At the cottage....
Rachel was putting out peanuts for the Blue Jays and chipmunks
Eating chips with Mommy (who may have been feeling rough the next day ha ha)
Grandma & Natalie were playing peek a boo
Rachel thought Grandad needed some chips & dip. I didn't realize at the time that he was sleeping - I thought he was still reading. It was nice of her to leave a snack for when he woke up.
Oma & Natalie
Cha Cha & Natalie
Natalie chillaxin' on the deck
It was a little chilly
Rachel found Ron's shaver - let's hope she never needs one on her face :)
Natalie waving 'hi'
There always seems to be a lot of pictures of Rachel so I thought I'd include this one of Natalie as well. I like how the sun is shining on her.
The doll needed a shave as well.
One of my favourite pictures - Rachel & Grandad waiting for the sunset.
"Daddy - are you going to come see the sunset?"
There it is
Another shot later on
Yummy Oreo cookies!!!
The best big sister ever!
She was excited about something but I can't remember what it was now :(
Grandad, Grandma & Rachel at the beach. We were down there for quite awhile. I was bad again and just sat in the water and had some drinks. I haven't been able to drink the past 2 summers so I felt the need to make up for that I guess! I got a lovely sunburn as a result.
Rachel helping Grandad with the corn on the cob
Such a sweetie
Rachel can go down the stairs without help now!
Hanging out in Rachel's chair
Having a fire
The sunset on night 2
G'night Mr. Sun
Wake up, Daddy!!!!
Not a happy camper
After the cottage, we headed to Niagara Falls...
I don't think she could possibly put anything else on her lap!
At the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls
Waiting to see some butterflies
Having a snack
We weren't even in the actual conservatory for more than 5 minutes when a butterfly landed on Ron. They say if you wear bright colours they will more than likely land on you. I dressed Rachel in bright colours and they didn't go near her. They preferred Ron's boring grey shirt.
Yup...another one. You can see the one on his shoulder still.
checking things out
I love this butterfly - so pretty
Are you kidding me? A THIRD one????
Ron & the girls at the floral clock in Niagara
Who needs a double stroller? ha ha (Rachel is actually sitting where the cup holders are)
She decided it was time to take a little walk by herself. It wasn't busy at this point so I didn't mind too much.
Niagara Falls Canada
Love the rainbow
Me & the girls
Rachel loved being up so high (Ron is 6'4")
On to Toronto...
The CN Tower - I took this picture through our sunroof as we were driving on the highway. Not too shabby! That's the 'Rogers Centre' (used to be the Skydome) in the background on the left. 
Getting ready for a busy day at the zoo. We LOVED this stroller that we rented for Rachel. It was so awesome!
"El-fen"
Daddy & Rachel
'Heeee-po'
I don't even know how to type out how Rachel says zebra haha
The baby zebra is only 6 weeks old and it was her first day out
'Lie-yen'
'Geeeeee-raff'
Checking out more animals - The Metro Toronto Zoo is just amazing! We had so much fun even though there was a LOT of walking - it was worth it because Rachel quite enjoyed it. In addition to all of this, we ran into my friend Elizabeth & her son Calder. I met Elizabeth at the Todays Parent Forum when we were pregnant. We were both due at the same time - I think I was due one day earlier or something like that - so we chatted a lot and kept in touch. Rachel arrived 2 weeks early and Calder arrived right on time. With Elizabeth living in Ajax it's too far to have some 'play dates' with the kids so it was amazing to run into her at the Zoo. What a small world - and honestly, we couldn't have planned it any better. It was so great to finally 'meet' her face to face because we've shared so much over the past couple of years. We're going to try to get together next summer with the kids. It'll be fun I'm sure :) Maybe Calder will be a big brother by then :) What do ya think, Elizabeth? ha ha
Back at home...
Weekly COW picture (I got it right this time Kristi ha ha)
Yay - it's time for a big girl car seat. Bye Bye infant car seat....and back aches and shoulder aches! ha ha
When Ron was installing Natalie's new car seat, I asked him to take Rachel's out so I could clean everything...who knew that food could get UNDER those car seats? ha ha
Working on the walkway...thankfully it wasn't too hot today. There was a beautiful breeze, too.
Almost finished - just need to work on the flowers tomorrow. I'm so happy this is finally done - only been a year in the making! ha ha As you can see, it was an extremely busy week but it was so nice to spend time as a family. Ron hasn't been able to take vacation during the summer because he took a week off when Rachel was born and then last year, he had to save a week for when Natalie arrived this past January. It's hard to believe that he's back to work on Monday already. He has another vacation day on Rachel's birthday because we are going to Detroit to see The Wiggles...I'm sure Ron can't wait for that! ha ha
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
3 comments:
Well I just happen to love pictures, they tell so much! It looks like you guys have had loads of fun during your vacation - with or without the kids, and having fun is important! Again, it was sooo nice meeting you as well, and for sure we will meet next Summer. :) Who knows, MAYBE he'll be a big brother then. lol
Your walkway looks great - good work, guys!! :)
Hugs,
Elizabeth
Wow, love the photos! I love those old cars, they are beautiful! And your hubby looks like he has a twin. Sounds like a wonderful busy though relaxing week
Hehe...I couldn't resist the cow comment. All the pics are great. It looks like you guys had a ball. Malachi and I took an extended long weekend last weekend and did a lot of driving. This week he still seems tired out by it all. How did the girls make out being on the go so much?
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