Week 2 of Summer Vacation

Week two of summer vacation was a quieter and more relaxed week. We spent most of the week enjoying the great outdoors. The weather was gloriously nice, many bright sunny days and warm temperatures. In fact, it is officially summer, as we have turned on the AC.

We enjoyed a picnic and bike riding at Baker park on Tuesday. CubJ has learned to ride his bike well in a short period of time. SparkJ, is gaining confidence in riding her bike, but can occasionally find herself rolling backwards in slopes! LOL To wrap up our time at Baker Park we brought out the Cricket gear. The kids enjoyed playing catch, CubJ some batting and my shins did not take to many hits from errant throws.

Wednesday, we headed back to the park with DaddyJ for the triple play. Again, CubJ showed off continuing improvement in his speed and control on his bike. SparkJ was a little slower than the day before as a result of a topple. Next, it was time for some skateboarding in the common. SparkJ is starting to gain some confidence, she is now able to get on,off and roll without assistance! We hold out hope that she may soon start to propel herself on her own. CubJ did not spend too much time on his board as he is really enjoying biking. For the third instalment of fun, we played a little bit of Cricket.

My bowling (pitching) is improving, CubJ is getting better at tracking the bowl for batting, and SparkJ throw is a work in progress. The highlight of our Cricket time was DaddyJ’s batting. It was a comedic scene of him using far too small equipment! The distance the balls traveled varied wildly and gave us all a number of belly aching laughs. Thankfully the kids kept their helmets on as one of the errant balls bounced off of CubJ’s head!

That evening was the wrap up of the Sparks year. SparkJ showed us a number of fun games she had learned, sang some new songs and generally had a fun time hanging out with her friends. We look forward to seeing our leaders and their baby in the fall. Thanks for a great year Leaders C and J!

Happy Canada Day 2010! This year we spent a relaxing Canada Day on a playground tour of the nearby Rockies. Our tour started out with a stop in Canmore. While we were on our way to Beamer’s Coffee for “cinnamon buns the size of a baby’s head”, we caught some of the Canada Day Parade. Conveniently, by sitting at the window seats in the cafe, we were able to watch the parade while snacking to our hearts content. It was an ideal way to watch a parade.

After Beamers we headed to the Millennium Park to play at the playground. There were many Canada Day celebratory activities going on in the park. We played to the beat of the marching band. May families were also taking the opportunity to play in the cooler weather. We enjoyed ourselves for nearly an hour until it became a bit too crowded for comfort. To avoid the growing crowds, we headed on to Banff. While there we toured two different parks, ate lunch at Earls and made a trip to our favourite store. The kids ranked it as one of their best Canada Days!

We wrapped up the week with a trip to Peter’s Drive In, a first for the kids and a visit to Calaway Park. The kids were shocked at the sheer size of the milk shakes at Peter’s. Once they saw the size of the cups, it became instantly clear why we had recommended that they share a shake. I think that they enjoyed their trip and will ask to go back later in the summer. Calaway Park with Daddy was a great time. They ran into a classmate of SparkJ and her older brother while in line for the mini-roller-coaster. This worked out perfectly, he bigger boys rode the big rides while the girls enjoyed the smaller rides together. DaddyJ was thrilled to avoid a trip on the Vomit Comet! Thanks K and Q for the chance to hang out.

Week two of summer vacation was a good one, we hope that this is an indication of what it to come in week three! We hope that you too are enjoying a wonderful summer vacation and look forward to hearing all about it. Best Wishes for summer fun to you all ~ MommyJ