Gram's and Gramp's

My parents arrived in Ottawa on April 25th for a 5 day trip. I used up some Aeroplan points to get them over here as a Christmas gift. The only catch was that they had to find a place to stay, as our place is just way to small. We hooked them up at a beautiful bed and breakfast just a 5 minute walk from our place up by the canal - unfortunately the canal was drained due to annual spring cleaning prior to opening the locks. In fact, the whole city seemed to be one week away from being 'ready'. The leaves were just starting, the road side cleanup had just begun, and the sunny weather started the minute we dropped them off at the airport. Oh well, we knew why they really came to Ottawa, and he spends most of his time indoors.

Thursday turned out to be the nicest day weather-wise, and so dad and I went for 18 at the Edelweiss Golf Club up in Wakefield, Quebec. The course was in relatively decent shape considering it had only opened a week earlier, and for $25 green fees, you can't really lose. You can still see snow on the slopes of the ski resort in the background.

We grabbed some umbrella's on Saturday, and toured around the Parliament buildings, checked out the war memorial, and ended up at Moulin de Provence in the Byward Market for coffee and fancy desserts. Those coffee cups are the same size as bubs' head.

Ethan seems to sport his biggest grins, and is also the most talkative in the mornings. Luckily for my parents, he had just started to engage us with smiling and cooing a few days before they arrived. What a huge difference this development made to us - it's the turning point for when the needy baby starts to give something back. Thanks to Uncle Jerry and Auntie Helen in Calgary for the neat outfit.

Here he's letting us know that the milk was top notch. He didn't even burst the keg this time.