Heather drops in

(Soph's post) Heather came through Ottawa in the beginning of July, and we had to take her to some of our favorite spots, one being a hike around Pink Lake in Gatineau Park. It reminded her and I of the good ol' days and canoe trips in the Canadian shield.

Halfway through our hike, we stopped at a lookout point where a couple was also enjoying the view, and they wanted to get a look at the bub hiding in the snuggly. When Ethan woke up and saw the strange couple staring at him, he started to laugh uncontrollably. It's a strange laugh, completely pure and innocent, and even he doesn't seem to know why he's doing it, but it goes on and on, keeping him entertained. The funny thing is that it's contagious, and everyone keeps laughing at him because it sounds so unique. He pulled off this stunt about a week earlier for the first time, when Sophie was walking in the park, and ran into another couple.
Seems like new people get him going.


The night prior to Heather leaving for her Algonquin canoe trip, she took us out for supper at the Courtyard restaurant in the Byward market. It was one of those characteristic summer evenings, where the weather was ideal, and the food was superb. The kind of evening you long for when winter is still threatening your sanity in March. The outdoor patio got Greg's added approval for being the only place left in the city that still had a remaining stock of Hoeggarden.


Heather liked this picture of Ethan doing the airplane, looking a bit stunned, while she kept the conversation rolling. Hey! She's a natural. It's like how I've learned to do so many things with just one hand (teeth brushing, meal prep, eating, etc)! It was great to have a visitor to Ottawa again, since the busy times of May are long gone already.

Oh, and we put in another order for a hat for the bub with Heather; he needs to have the hippest touque come winter, eh?!