Soph's post II

At the beginning of May, we had alot of friends and family come to Ottawa for Marc and Lori's wedding on the 5th. My mom, and her friend Karen came from Winnipeg, and they were joined by my Aunt Nancy and my Popham grandparents from Lake Cowichan. My Grandmere also flew out with my cousins Eric and Jon from Winnipeg. Marc and Lori's daughter Keelin had her first birthday on the 7th, so there was a little party for her at the Delta hotel where everyone was staying. My mom had the deluxe suite, with a living room and kitchenette, and a fantastic 14th floor view of the parliament and the Gatineau hills, so we spent alot of time meeting up at the hotel. Nancy also had lots of cold "Baha Fogs" waiting for us, which are perfect for summer. Anyhow, it was pretty neat that Ethan and Keelin got to meet their great-grandparents!


Keelin thinks hand-sucking might be ok for Ethan, but she's over it! Grandmere and Grandma make sure she's 'Gentle' with Ethan. Keelin got some cool stuff from her great-grandparents and grandma and her great auntie for her birthday.

The highlight was the Strawberry Shortcake running shoes, I think!






The great grandmothers did such a great job of holding Ethan while we visited; Mom and Papa were very happy for it! And Ethan enjoyed all the attention.








The city was also ready for visitors, and the weather was fantastic, the tulip festival was getting into full bloom so we took advantage of it. We walked all along Dow's lake where the tulips are, and all got lot's of vitamin D in the sunshine. We stopped for a bite to eat at a nice Mexican restaurant in the pavillion and enjoyed the view over the water.

It was a busy week, and we enjoyed it very much. It's always hard to finally see everyone leave Ottawa at the end, and there is always this sense that there was so much more to do yet. I guess it's motivation for our friends to come back.