Monday last was Hannah's 2nd birthday! She chose to go to the Children's Museum where I'm happy to say they have added a few new exhibits. I went ahead and got a membership again and we've already returned once. Hannah chose Cracker Barrel for her birthday dinner and loved both it and her cake that evening. Overall it was a great day. Hannah is getting good at making sentences. She is running, jumping and climbing to keep up with her brothers. She loves her baby dolls and helping me out. She eats almost anything put in front of her at least once. She loves loves loves her mommy, daddy and bruh bruhs (brotehrs). And we love her too! Happy Birthday baby girl!
Last Tuesday we had our last Bible Study for the summer and promptly headed off to Dallas to begins a whirlwind trip to Canada. The kids and I arrived at Christian's house mid-afternoon so the cousins could play. We celebrated at Christian's birthday dinner before heading to my in-laws' house for the night. The next morning the kids, my in-laws and I piled into the car to head to the airport. We flew to New York city and then drove to Montreal. We arrived around 2 am Thursday. The next morning (or the same one technically), we went over to see Nana Phillips and veiw all the wedding preparations for Daniel (Francis's cousin) and Syd's wedding. The wedding was to be held at Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's house. They had a tent set up and things were moving along as we went to lunch at St. Huberts. Cyndy, Chris, Abby, and Nana Phillips joined our merry crew for lunch, and the laughter did my heart good. The afternoon was spent with those who could helping set up for the wedding, and the kids mostly playing all the games (pinball, table hockey, fooseball, etc) in the basement. That evening we had dinner down by a lock, and apart from a rainstorm, the weather was beautiful.
Friday the Boergers, my in-laws, the kids and I went to old town Montreal. Cyndy, Chris, Abby and William did varying levels of an obstacle course on a huge pirate ship while Robert and Hannah rode rides, played on inflatables and rode a little train down the pier. We had lunch from food carts where we made friends with strangers who also happen to be from Texas. It was then we learned Hannah has changed her name to Ariel (they asked and she responded), and has told everyone her name is Ariel ever since. We also visited Notre Dame (well, those of us awake who were in the mood), and then headed back to the hotel for a short respite. Francis arrived from the airport just in time for us to attend the rehearsal dinner back at Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's house. It was such a fun evening. Daniel and Syd are such a friendly couple and the bride made a special effort to get to know us and the kids even though she hadn't met us before.
Saturday was wedding day! The Boergers, Nana Phillips, my in-laws and the 5 of us had breakfast at an old haunt, and the food was delicious. We went shopping and grabbed a quick lunch of poutine before heading to Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's to get changed for the ceremony. The ceremony was in the back yard, and it was just perfect. The bride and groom had eyes for no one else and the love was palpable. the reception commenced also in the backyard after a break and included a delicious meal, games, dancing and fellowship. I met so many wonderful people in the extended "family" (related but not related to me). The kids had a blast with all of the lawn games and the party lasted from mid afternoon until well into the evening. We said goodbye to the happy couple with handfuls of confetti and then climbed in the car to return to the hotel. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone when we left, but the day could not have been sweeter.
Sunday morning we made the long drive to NYC, then took the plane to Dallas and finally landed at my in-law's house around 10pm. Francis flew to Houston from Montreal (lucky duck!) and made it to his meeting at school with 10 minutes to spare. The kids and I drove home Monday morning and although I was happy to be home, Hannah would not get out of the car. She was so happy to be travelling she didn't want to stop. This kid has come a long way from the child who screamed bloody murder every time she even saw the car seat or car. I guess family is worth driving for.
Tuesday morning the kids and I attended the Dough Show at the library that is put on each year but Dominoes Pizza. The kids loved the dough throwing (they throw it into the audience for the kids to play with), and really loved eating the pizza provided at the end. Tuesday evening I had my meeting with the other tutors and director of my CC campus this year. I got my class list (it's a good one!) and received my classroom supplies. I am still overwhelmed at the prospect of bring back in the classroom, but I'm hoping I will find my rhythm quickly. I have William and Robert both in my class and the boys are so excited to be together and with me. I'm pretty happy about it to. I have 5 boys and 3 girls this year. I pray that I will bless them and their mommas in their homeschool journeys this year. Tiffany (William's tutor from last year) sure blessed me.
Wednesday Hannah had her two year check up. She is leveling off on height to be just above average at just over 34 inches and she's still light in the weight department. She's healthy as can be and didn't even react when they gave her the shot at the the end. I'm loving seeing how she is growing and changing as she goes through the phases of toddlerhood. Keep growing, sweetie!
Wednesday was also Francis and my 9th wedding anniversary. We actually remembered and exchanged gifts for the first time in 9 years. Francis read that 9 years is the "willow" anniversary, so he got me a Willowtree figurine. Very sweet. We went out with the kids to have Mongolian BBQ for dinner, and then had pop corn, sodas, candy and a Redbox movie after the kid were in bed. Francis finally got to watch Hidden Figures and really enjoyed it. good times. I love you, Francis. 9 years is just the beginning!
Yesterday was our second trip to the Children's Museum and today we made it to play group (yay!). We have two trips to Adamson Lagoon scheduled for this weekend so it promises to include a lot of swimming (and hopefully kiddos that sleep well at night!). Till next time!
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