The Old and the Restless

While Mark and Margot went to the wedding of Mark's brother in Kingston, Joshua and Ella stayed with us at the cottage. I wondered why Mark and Margot brought the wagon. It turned out to be very useful when we went to the Peterborough Zoo. Joshua and Ella played very briefly with the toys they brought. They were more interested in playing with the Fisher-Price toys from Megan, Bryn and Margot's childhood. At the Peterborough Zoo there are three different playgrounds. After the playground, Joshua was more interested in going for a train ride than looking at the zoo animals. Waiting for the train. Are we going soon? In the "enchanted forest" on the train ride, the children look for cut out drawings of various animals. They seem to enjoy this!

We met Richard and Janet in August 2008 in the Solomon Islands.  Returning from a holiday in upstate New York, they stopped by at the cottage with their four year old grandson, Gael, for a visit. They arrived with two kayaks on their car. Unfortunately, it was too windy at Rice Lake for kayaking. So... we went for a walk. The playground at the Southview resort near us was an attraction for Gael. This time of year it is very weedy at our dock. It wasn't easy reeling in this fish. Richard and Gael. On the way to the Peterborough Lift Locks and the Peterborough Zoo, we had some entertainment. By the way, Janet caught the wahoo in the Solomon Islands. 

This year there were children from the neighbourhood and their parents who were at the party. Joshua is sitting in Caitlin's car. He wasn't sure how to drive it and I didn't think I should show him. Ella was playing in the sandbox with Caitlin's sister, Amy. Shortly after this photo she gave Amy a sand shower. Unwrapping presents with daddy's help. Birthday cupcakes, made by someone who went to school with Bryn After dinner it was time to let off steam on the trampoline in the basement. Caitlin bounced for a long time.