What a fantastic long weekend! We started off our 1,639 km road trip driving from London to Oshawa on Friday to have dinner with Karen. Then we drove the four hours from Oshawa to Ottawa to stay at Mamo Jeanne's and Donald's (they had gone camping but still found time to leave us chocolates on our pillows!) house. On Saturday morning we visited Parliament Hill, the hub of our national parliament in Ottawa. Lily loved walking around and looking at EVERYTHING! Then we drove the two hours from Ottawa to La Chute to check into our hotel before the wedding. We were on a budget so we stayed a budget place and got our budget worth out of it! It was the first hotel where I was nervous of the carpet and its inhabitants! However the fabulous wedding of Dean and Kelsey made the trip toLaChute well worth it! Dean and I have been friends for a dozen years having met in our first year of University. Dean is my frosh week story - I had to call his parents to come and get him after he was found table dancing :-) This is a far cry from the Dr. Dean that married a terrific Kelsey this weekend!
On Sunday we left LaChute and drove the 2 hours to Val des Monts to visit with our friends Krista and Ader. We played lots of Settlers, had LOTS to drink, great food and awesome company. And let's not forget the view!!!
Monday, after a quick trip to Costco so that Mike could buy his cheap beer :-) we headed home leaving time to drop in to see Karen back in Oshawa for another game of Settlers. Lily is a super traveler and enjoyed the visiting as well as seeing all of the buses! PPS

I wonder if this is an indication of what is in her future?!

Mike and Lily sitting in front of the Eternal Flame with the Parliament buildings in the back.


Lily LOVES horses. She met Shadow outside of the ParliamentBuildings in Ottawa.
A view from the north side of the Parliament buildings.

Lily really enjoyed circling this bell!

Mike and Lily checking out the scenery.

Daddy, what's that?!

Szala Family on Parliament Hill.

Pamela and Lily


The bride and groom: Kelsey and Dean!

My husband, Michael Szala , in a suit! Mike and Lily are checking out the wedding program.




Szala Family posing on the porch behind Krista & Ader's house. Yes, this is their backyard!


If you look just above Mike's head you can see their house.

Lily really enjoyed being in nature. Enough that she sat still for a moment for me to catch a photo!

Lily LOVES her apple juice. She calls every kind of juice apple juice. For example, Mango Juice is called 'Bingo Apple Juice' by Lily :-) Should have seen us explaining that one to daycare!

Our fantastic hosts, and Settlers Players extraordinaire, Ader & Krista.

Lily is watching her Dadddy fix her Sally doll.

Daddy and Lily are stirring the lake.

Szala family with a disgruntled Lily who just wants to play on the dock.


Lily is pointing out where the mosquito went that she just tortured. "It's down there, Dad-dy'.