Whirlwind!!

We have had a busy couple of weeks.  We went to an anniversary party where Lily had all of the teenagers and young adults under her little finger and had them doing the chicken dance and ring around the rosy.  She had a blast and I think the others secretly did too!!

We then had visitors from Ottawa.  One of the other families that was in China at the same time as we were came for a visit.   Lily and Chloe had a great time bonding.  They weren't too sure at first but after a while got into a groove.  The only issue was the "Chair".  Chloe took a real shine to Lily's cosy padded chair and it became a game for the girls to keep an eye on each other and make sure the chair was occupied at all time.  It was quite comical at times.  I think Santa will definitely have to bring Chloe a similar chair. 

Next we went to Prince Edward County to see Aunt Donna's new home.  It's quite lovely and Lily loved the beaches that are in the area.  We also had a great visit with Donna's parents and were spoiled rotten by them.  Mrs. Purcell knit Lily a gorgeous sweater.  Almost makes you want the cold weather to come sooner so we can wear it.  I said "almost".  There will be plenty of time for that in the fall.

We then left from there and headed further east to Gananoque.  MonOncle Robert and family were there for a vacation so we met up with them.  Lily had a wonderful time with them all,  especially with the boys.  Phillip and Theo are so good with Lily.  They took her fishing and chased her all day.   She was so tired that she fell asleep immediately after getting into the car.  This was great because some of Hwy 401was closed down for repairs and they rerooted the traffic for miles.  Anyway, the long story short is that, what was suppose to be a 3 1/2 hour drive ended up being an overnight stay at a hotel.  Maman was not impressed but Lily didn't notice. Thank goodness.

We are now home and not going anywhere for a while.  We need some down time to get back to routines.  

Here are some pics from our adventures. 

                                             Helping to make cookies for our out of town guests. 
                                             Secretly hoping Maman will let me lick the bowl!!                                          

                                                Going to Deb and Bill's 25th Anniversary Party!

                                               Enjoying the beach at the Sandbanks.

                                                          Trying to splash Aunt Donna!  It worked.

                                             Checking out the worms to go fishing. 

                                                         Lily's first fish!! 

                             Concentrating and getting some help from Phillip!