Nothing like a spur of the moment bowling night!
The boys tried using the force to get more points
Gwenny wanted to help
And Jamie had a blocker
Great time out with the cousins!
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Pirate Adventure
It was time for our Christmas present!
Thanks to my sister and her family we were on a Pirate Adventure at Centre Island, Toronto.
We got to ride the ferry to the island, which the kids thought was lots of fun!
Katheryn wanted to be right up at the front
Nick in his chair couldn't get up tot he top deck, but he had fun sitting with is cousin
Nick liked playing with this little girl
We headed through the park to Pirate Life.
Which had a giant pirate ship to play with
Katheryn liked the stocks.
For our pirate adventure we had to make sure that we were dressed like a pirate!
Nick was very specific that he wanted blue
And then he had the opportunity for some pirate makeup.
He knew exactly what he wanted
This was everyone's reaction
Everyone is ready for some treasure hunting!
The was lots of activities they got people to participate in
Like the Jellyfish song (which I don't have any pictures of, because I was helping Nick. But I'm sure if you ask my father he will sing it for you
There was participation from the audience
But I think when my father was chosen, they had no idea what they were in for!
We got a beautiful view of the CN Tower and city of Toronto
Then it was continuing on our journey for the treasure
Katheryn found a parrot
Nick started to get tired (the weather was beautiful and sunny, but hot)
But when enemy ships came near we were able to cool down
In the end, we were able to break the curse
The only negative was that when we all got off the ship we had a bunch of people who came between Nick and Kyle and me. So when Nick got off the ship, he slipped and fell down with his crutches, but Kyle and I were too far away to help.
He got some bruises on his arms, and it scared him. But he was able to calm down, and we had a pirate who sat with us until Nick started feeling better.
Then it was time to check out more things at Centre Island.
Nick isn't allowed on any rides, so we stayed away from the rides. Katheryn had fun running through the sprinklers
And she enjoyed the maze
We decided to try taking off the tops of his braces to see how he would walk.
He was a little wobbly, but was able to do it!
The pirates had recommended a restaurant at the far end of the islands.
They said it had good food and reasonable prices.
We hadn't actually realized how far away it was.
We walked, and walked, and walked.
We did get a couple places for some scenic views
After about 45 minutes of walking we made it to the restaurant, the Island Cafe.
I wasn't very impressed and I wouldn't recommend it.
We got lousy service. I never received my drink and Kyle got attitude over ordering his beer.
Everyone finished their food before Jamie and I even got our burgers. And when we got our burgers and bit into it, the inside was all red. While the 2 of us wondered if it was undercooked we were finally able to flag down a waitress we were told it was ketchup and vegetables and not raw.
I wasn't very happy considering we actually spent a lot of time and energy to get there.
And the kids played High 5 while we waited for ice cream!
The restarurant was right across from the ferry.
So luckily no more walking!
It's the pirate life for us!
Thanks to my sister and her family we were on a Pirate Adventure at Centre Island, Toronto.
We got to ride the ferry to the island, which the kids thought was lots of fun!
Katheryn wanted to be right up at the front
Nick in his chair couldn't get up tot he top deck, but he had fun sitting with is cousin
Katheryn enjoyed being out with her Daddy
Nick liked playing with this little girl
We headed through the park to Pirate Life.
Which had a giant pirate ship to play with
Katheryn liked the stocks.
For our pirate adventure we had to make sure that we were dressed like a pirate!
Nick was very specific that he wanted blue
And then he had the opportunity for some pirate makeup.
He knew exactly what he wanted
This was everyone's reaction
Arr! Who are ye pirates!
Everyone is ready for some treasure hunting!
I even grabbed a selfie with this land lubber!
Oops! Until they caught him for his pirate upgrade
As we journeyed through the seas of Lake Ontario we were told a harrowing story about a lost treasure and a curse
The was lots of activities they got people to participate in
Like the Jellyfish song (which I don't have any pictures of, because I was helping Nick. But I'm sure if you ask my father he will sing it for you
There was participation from the audience
But I think when my father was chosen, they had no idea what they were in for!
We got a beautiful view of the CN Tower and city of Toronto
Then it was continuing on our journey for the treasure
Katheryn found a parrot
Nick started to get tired (the weather was beautiful and sunny, but hot)
But when enemy ships came near we were able to cool down
In the end, we were able to break the curse
The kids favorite thing to do was fire the cannons!
It was a great pirate adventure!
The only negative was that when we all got off the ship we had a bunch of people who came between Nick and Kyle and me. So when Nick got off the ship, he slipped and fell down with his crutches, but Kyle and I were too far away to help.
He got some bruises on his arms, and it scared him. But he was able to calm down, and we had a pirate who sat with us until Nick started feeling better.
Then it was time to check out more things at Centre Island.
Nick isn't allowed on any rides, so we stayed away from the rides. Katheryn had fun running through the sprinklers
And she enjoyed the maze
There was some pools that the kids went into. I hadn't even though to bring a bathingsuit. But I did bring a change of clothes for everyone, so they were able to get dry.
We decided to try taking off the tops of his braces to see how he would walk.
He was a little wobbly, but was able to do it!
The pirates had recommended a restaurant at the far end of the islands.
They said it had good food and reasonable prices.
We hadn't actually realized how far away it was.
We walked, and walked, and walked.
We did get a couple places for some scenic views
After about 45 minutes of walking we made it to the restaurant, the Island Cafe.
I wasn't very impressed and I wouldn't recommend it.
We got lousy service. I never received my drink and Kyle got attitude over ordering his beer.
Everyone finished their food before Jamie and I even got our burgers. And when we got our burgers and bit into it, the inside was all red. While the 2 of us wondered if it was undercooked we were finally able to flag down a waitress we were told it was ketchup and vegetables and not raw.
I wasn't very happy considering we actually spent a lot of time and energy to get there.
These cousins had a great day together
And the kids played High 5 while we waited for ice cream!
The restarurant was right across from the ferry.
So luckily no more walking!
It's the pirate life for us!
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Cousins and fun
We had some more cottage time with everyone for a great-great-aunt and uncle wedding anniversary. Katheryn was asking if the world was black and white back then, we said no, but the picture on the cake told a different story...
The party was fun and it let the cousins spend some time together
Katheryn is playing school
All the kids together, looking at the camera and smiling!
I have no idea what the girls are doing
This is actually a posed picture. Katheryn and Maddie wanted me to take a picture of both of them pretending to talk and gossip
And then a classic girly pose
Cousin Fun!
Sunday, August 2, 2015
More cottaging
It was our annual Phillips family reunion! 10th annual reunion, and 50 years at the cottage
There were some big events and lots of fun
Katheryn met a new friend
And really liked hanging out with all of the old kids on the water trampoline that we rented
There was mini golf set up through the while property
And a photo contest
More water trampoline
Some cousin snuggles
And a movie set-up with a couple of videos that I created to commemorate the cottage and our families. (we set up a projector and a sheet at the lake so we could all watch it outdoors.
And we had fireworks that Kyle actually enjoyed! Thanks to the headphones.
There were some big events and lots of fun
Katheryn met a new friend
And really liked hanging out with all of the old kids on the water trampoline that we rented
There was mini golf set up through the while property
And a photo contest
More water trampoline
Some cousin snuggles
And a movie set-up with a couple of videos that I created to commemorate the cottage and our families. (we set up a projector and a sheet at the lake so we could all watch it outdoors.
And we had fireworks that Kyle actually enjoyed! Thanks to the headphones.
It was a great family weekend, and we got to catch up with my cousins and their kids, and aunts and uncle. First cousins, second cousins, it is great!
I look forward to this weekend every year and we always have fun.
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