Canada or Bust!

We headed up to Ontario (Spencerville/Brockville) to see our friends the Jones Family. It took us a long time to get there, but it was worth it! We spent three nights and four days with our friends before returning home. We swam in the St. Lawrence River, visited Mrs. Jones' parents' farm (Hannah carried a chicken around like it was her pet cat and the boys caught a glimpse of what it's like when cows pee,) and the adults had games and movie night every evening (that was my favorite part...probably because that's when we ate dessert...and the kids were asleep.)

Here are some pictures that highlight our trip.





The boys did so well in the car...again.





Swimming in the river!



Eating at East Side Mario's. We had poor service but the pizza was yummy!

We were headed back to the house that night and I saw a sign that I couldn't believe. It boasted that some lucky person could win a trip for two to CUBA! I had to be reminded that Cubans and Canadians get along but Cubans and Americans don't.



Is this not the hugest cart you have ever seen? We had to make an important stop at the store for brownie sundae components. Mmm!





The kids picked up where they left off. They sure miss their friends.

On the way home we stopped at the 1000 Islands tower for a scenic view. What a beautiful area! We went up the tower, looked through the gift shop, then played on the playground for a while. All through the gift shop I saw bottles that boasted of "authentic salad dressing from this area" and though, "what kind of crappy gift shop is this, boasting of their own salad dressing"??? Then it hit me...Thousand Island Dressing. Am I the only one to never make that connection?





We had a nice visit but it was good to get back into the States.