Long weekend

The first long weekend of the 'summer' is here!
Victoria Day weekend is always a bit of a hit or miss. It has been cold and rainy (when Katheryn was a baby), hot and sunny (when Nick was a baby) and somewhere in between. But no matter what the weather we aim to be at the cottage for the weekend.

Nick also finally got his new wheelchair, so I wanted him to move around and show it off for me

The kids were very excited that they got to spend the weekend with their cousins!

We had some camp fires

And S'mores, roasting marshmallows.

Nick liked that the first poker (an old hockey stick) is his Donnie stick!

I had to leave in the middle of the weekend because my sister went into labour. But I got from the cottage to Whitby in time for labour to really kick in, and then came back to the cottage at 4am.

The next morning I slept in (alot) but it was a sunny day and the kids really wanted to get into the water

They are crazy! The water was freezing cold, but they didn't mind at all.

If the first long weekend of the summer is any indication, we are going to have a crazy summer!

Cottaging for the long weekend

So it's the first long weekend of the season (and not even summer yet), but it means cottage time!! The best things about the cottage are that there is all family up there, there is fresh air and of course the lake. Usually the first long weekend is not a good time to go in the water (which doesn't stop some people) but this year it was wonderful! And we all got to enjoy the water, even Nickolas (though you can't tell from the picture).

We did do some swimming (OK more like sitting) in the water with Nickolas, but mostly he just sat in the shade and watched what we were doing. But he really liked after the swim, I brought him to deeper water, just to get all the sand out of ... well everywhere. He got all wrapped up in a nice comfy towel and really like chewing on the edges.

Since we were up at the cottage I also got to do some fundraising for my walk, and of course show off my cute kids and make spina bifida a common name. And around our family, it is. There is no hiding it, no secrets and wonderings. We are very open about what is going on. But it is ALOT easier to explain to adults than to children - I'm still working on that one.