next stop...Toronto... & CN tower

going up...

and up...

and up...to the 360 restaurant...

supper in the revolving restaurant...what a nice supper and what a nice way to see Toronto by night...one revolution in 72 minutes...

supper with the Reda's...thanks for the great night!

my main course...chicken with niagara merlot sauce, with yukon mashed potatoes and beans...wow was it ever good!
again...this pic is for you, juan!

chocolate tower...mmmmmmmmmm...bye bye diet! ha ha

standing and lookin' down through the glass floor!

good thing we're not afraid of heights!

a bit more time before we head south!

keanna...look at her!!! so cute!
she wasn't feeling the best, but that didn't stop her from smiling these great smiles!
i just love this picture...

helping auntie make supper...wow what great help!

smiling yet some more!

we managed to get a pic with half the kids...

thanks for the great time, matt, shell and co! good to see you and spend a bit of time with you! thanks again for everything!

see you in the summer!

next...Winterlude in Ottawa...Monday, Feb. 15th...

keanna...ready to go..

hunter...showing his canadian olympic pride...ready to skate on the rideau canal

"the world's largest skating rink"...

the whole family...

'ice garden"...
here is hunter standing in front of a ice polar bear.
underneath is a bronze sculpture of a polar bear.
the ice is slowing melting to emphazise and show the awareness of extinction.

one of the many beautiful ice sculptures...

look at the details

Winterlude 2010...

pushing danny around

cell phones frozen in the ice...part of the ice lounge

mmm...beavertails! yummy pastry!

waiting for the scrumptious, delicious snack...
danny is zonked out...sitting on her hands so they don't get cold! cute

this is low-cal, right?

oh by the way, i took this pic for you, juan!

aww...ain't that sweet?!? the couple and the dessert!

skelp with chocolate on her chin...you can tell she enjoyed it!

here is a better view of part of the canal...
tons of people out that day as it was family day, a holiday!

next stop...matt and shell's!

after some touring in montreal, we make our way to matt and shell's!

here we get to meet the new baby! and see how much the others have grown since last summer!

here is hayden...what a goof!

danny...on her JD bike


happy valentine's day!!!

making tomato salad, to go along with our steak for v-day supper! yum!

uncle spoiling the kids...
candy and more candy... i thinks he enjoys the candy more than the kids!

this is a special pic...
hayden really took to uncle, here he is wanting uncle to read to him

isn't this the sweetest pic ever???
some bonding time. they share birthdays too.

bienvenue a Montreal!

driving downtown...nothing much to do, nothing planned... we wanted to see some of old Montreal, but it was cold, i wasn't dressed for the weather and curt, well with his sprained ankle....we didn't get very far...

how's your french?!?! not very often do you see this!

curt just loved montreal!!!! haha


"down by the bay"...i mean port!

a picture to remember our little incident down by the port...cops and firetrucks whipping around to get there...still not sure what the problem was, but there sure was one!
"let's get the heck outta here!" ... that was easier said than done!


a view of the olympic stadium

our trip from last week...

okay, okay... i will finally get these pictures posted...we have had a busy time since we got home, so i hope you have had patience! the weekend is here so i have more time...

i will post some, only some(once you see them, you will say "ha ha yeah right!"), pics from our trip to Montreal, Matt and Shell's, Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, etc. we did lots in the time we had, it was great!

keep posted, i will post each event separately...

by the way... just want to add...GO CANADA GO!!!!!...the ladies showed the world whose game hockey is, so let's hope the men continue to show the world the same thing!!

good luck, TEAM CANADA!

a few greetings and thoughts...

bonjour!
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yesterday we enjoyed the day in montreal! a cool place to be, but with a sprained ankle, and a damp COLD and WINDY -5 degrees or so...we never got to do what we thought we would do! oh well...driving around was fun, trying to fit in with the crazy quebecian drivers...wow! a little incident by the port we will never forget...



one year!
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can you believe it was a year since we tied the knot? time flies when you're having fun!



GO CANADA GO!
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even though we are on the opposite side of canada where the olympics are being held...we are still cheering you on CANADA!!!! let's kick some hockey butt on tuesday! GO CANADA GO!

on the plane over here, we got to see the video of the olympic luge accident...how tragic and sad!


greetings now from Ontario!
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we are enjoying some time with M and S and the kids!



i will post some more and pics later!

p.s. happy valentine's day! xoxo