We just returned from a trip to Canada. Darren's home-land.
Darren's step-brother got married! We were lucky enough to be able to attend. It was in a cute little town just north of Toronto. Here we are at the wedding. Mark, Kate, myself & Darren - all dressed up. Don't we look nice? Kate's dress was even more stunning in real life than this picture shows. Congrats!
Here is the downtown of the cute little city the wedding was held in & Mark and Kate live in. It is called Collingwood.
One evening we went bowling. Turns out Canadian bowling is different than here in the states. They only have 5 pins. The balls are smaller w/ no holes. It was really fun!
Also there is a resort called Blue Mountain. It has some ski runs & a "town" at the base with shopping, eating, hotels, ice skating, etc. It was totally cute. People skiied right into the "streets" and stopped for lunch, coffee, whatever. There were ski & snowboard stands outside all shops. It was here we got to eat Darren's childhood favorite food Perogies.
See how cute it is? The runs are small compared to what Darren & I grew up on. Myself Mt Hood & Mt Bachelor. Darren on Alberta's Canadian Rockies. But never the less they are super cute & looked fun. Maybe next time we'll take a day to go skiing.
Darren reverted to a total Canadian. It was fun to see.... and hear. After a few days he sounded more like he did when I met him 15 years ago.
We had a great great time. Congrat's to Mark & Kate and thanks for giving Darren and I an excuse to get very very far away from our west coast life in the states. And a special thanks to my mom & dad who watched the boys while we were away.
My little Calvin turns 4 today. *SIGH*
Today was the party. It was small w/ just family. But it was fun... as always. 
Oscar's Kindergarten class has 15 kids in it - 5 boys. Here they are.... the boys.
Here is the downtown of the cute little city the wedding was held in & Mark and Kate live in. It is called Collingwood.
One evening we went bowling. Turns out Canadian bowling is different than here in the states. They only have 5 pins. The balls are smaller w/ no holes. It was really fun!
Also there is a resort called Blue Mountain. It has some ski runs & a "town" at the base with shopping, eating, hotels, ice skating, etc. It was totally cute. People skiied right into the "streets" and stopped for lunch, coffee, whatever. There were ski & snowboard stands outside all shops. It was here we got to eat Darren's childhood favorite food Perogies.
Darren reverted to a total Canadian. It was fun to see.... and hear. After a few days he sounded more like he did when I met him 15 years ago. 
We had a great great time. Congrat's to Mark & Kate and thanks for giving Darren and I an excuse to get very very far away from our west coast life in the states. And a special thanks to my mom & dad who watched the boys while we were away.
