Family Life & Kids


Stuffed Tomatoes

Stuffed Tomatoes

I'm a pretty proud mama this evening. My eight year old wanted to "make something" today. So we put her creative energies to work in the kitchen, and what fun we had. She choose a recipe for cottage cheese stuffed cherry tomatoes but seeing as we don't eat cottage cheese ...

Dancing Girls

Dancing Girls

We went to a community concert yesterday afternoon in Festival Plaza. The girls got dancing to the toe-tapping bluegrass music of "The Grassholes". Beautiful day, fun time. I couldn't chose just one favorite to post so I'm posting a slideshow.

Swimming Lessons

Swimming Lessons

The kids are in swimming lessons, Maine style, at a local lake. Earlier this summer Celine and Laurent wanted to learn how to swim but I wasn't sure how to accomplish this since we would miss 2 weeks (during vacation) of the swimming programs I saw advertised. Then I remembered ...

Last days

Last days

Canoeing FancyLake Canoeing creek off Fancy Lake We're going home tomorrow so we got in the last trip to the ocean today to hike Green Bay to Broad Cove. Yesterday we took the kids out on the canoe and explored up a little creek that flows into the lake the ...

Visiting Family

Visiting Family

Almost near the end of our vacation in Nova Scotia. Yesterday we went to visit Damien's cousin Gisele and her husband Albert, who live about an hour from my parent's place. What a memorable and lovely time. They live on a peninsula in a lake and the kids thoroughly enjoyed ...

What day is it? Whale Watching & More

What day is it? Whale Watching & More

Coffee at Bisquit EaterI just realized that I shouldn't know what day it is, I'm on vacation. So, this is what we've done for the past couple days. Monday was a couple days ago hum... what happened. Nothing much I don't think, probably more swimming at the lake. Went to ...

Happy Birthday Dad - Vacation Days 4, 5 & 6

Happy Birthday Dad - Vacation Days 4, 5 & 6

Today is my dad's birthday. What a treat to spend this gorgeous summer day with him. Church in the morning. Lunch on the deck and then an afternoon on the lake - canoeing with the kids and then swimming. Mom made Manhattan style chowder for a special supper for Dad. ...