Moving, Brian's parents visit

Last one! We got back home on Wednesday the 13th, and the movers came on Friday the 15th. We were busy busy getting ready! Moving day went pretty well, Jaqui took Nathan and Lynsey away for the day so they were out of my hair, and Adam was at preschool. Our movers were really great - they were done in much less time than last summer! Kristy came over and helped me unpack my kitchen, so amazing! We worked hard for the next several days unpacking and getting ready for Brian's parents coming to visit. They came last Thursday. There is something about moving that is just completely and utterly exhausting. Wow. We were definitely ready for our little weekend getaway to the cabin near Cle Elum! The kids had a lot of fun, spent a lot of time in the hot tub. There was a beautiful lake beach close by, but it was a bit windy while we were there unfortunately. We were there for a little while but we were mostly relaxing at the cabin. Brian's parents helped us get settled in the house, hanging some pictures, fixing a few things here and there. I will be ready to post pictures hopefully soon, but the house isn't quite ready for pictures yet! Brian has to put the TV up and then it will be ready:).

The kids have handled the move really well so far. Adam has been pretty laid back about it, with a few exceptions here and there. We had his parent/teacher conference today and it wasn't terribly encouraging. He hasn't made a lot of huge improvements in the last year. He seems to have plateaued a bit. We have been thinking that it's time to move him out of RSA for a while now, I am pretty sure that will happen this year. I want to make sure I know what I'm doing before just yanking him out, there is much research to be done about what could be a better choice for him right now. Really hoping public school will work because this is the simplest solution for sure! We will see what happens.

Okay that is enough blogging for now! Next time I will blog more about the kids and how they are doing individually instead of just listing off everything that we've been doing, I was just too far behind this time.

Meeting Nathaniel, more time with Brian's family

After we got back from Montreal, we spent a few days in Edmonton hanging out with Brian's family. The kids enjoyed playing with the bubble guns we got them! Mike and Annie drove up so we were finally able to meet Nathaniel. Lynsey and Nathan were particularly thrilled! He's such a content little baby, so chilled out:). Brian's aunt Stella and his Grandma Penner also came up for a few days so it was really nice to spend some time with them. Brian's mom filled up the pool so the kids could have some pool fun as well. All in all, another great time spent at Grandma Kroeker's house!

We left for Kamloops on our trek home Tuesday morning (on my birthday, Happy Birthday to me!). We stayed at the Hampton again, and the kids enjoyed the waterslide. We got home mid afternoon on Wednesday. Came home to many boxes and more to be packed! Next up - moving adventures and a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Kroeker!

Getaway to Montreal!

On Wednesday, July 6th, Brian and I jetted off to Montreal for 4 days and 3 nights! What a great getaway, I loved Montreal immediately<3. We got there around dinner time on Wednesday and ate in the hotel lobby - it was delicious. We went for a walk down to the harbor afterwards and even got to see a fantastic fireworks display! The next day, wandered to the Museum of Contemporary Art and stumbled upon the International Jazz fesival - that was a cool discovery! We also went to a Cirque du Soliel show and it was so good, they do not disappoint! We walked around a lot, had dinner at a restaurant with live jazz music (a must for Brian:)). After dinner we went back to the Jazz fesival for a bit, it was a really fun atmosphere.

Friday we went for a boat ride around the harbor, then went to tour the Notre Dame Basillica - wow! I've seen some old churches, but this one certainly looked about as spectacular as any I've seen. We had the most delicious dinner at Tres 400 Coups - highly recommend to anyone going to Montreal!! SUCH tasty food! We went back to the Jazz Festival that evening and stayed for quite a while, it was a lot of fun! There was a group beside us that was dancing a lot and the enthusiasm was quite contagious (not enough to get us dancing, though;)). Saturday we were off to airport in the early afternoon, back in Edmonton around dinner time. What an amazing getaway!! So glad we had the chance to go!