Memorial Day Weekend at our Family Cottage

Rondeau Park, Ontario

This was a great weekend....a ton of fun. It was Evelyn's first time at the cottage and she seemed to love it.



Mike grilling up the most awesome venisen I've ever had. Those tenderloins and brats where amazing!


Xavier smiling although he probably had a mouth-full of sand



Allison lounging on the porch eating some cheese....now THAT's the life.

Evelyn and Allison playing in their new playpen

Evelyn's first experience in the sandbox

Eric and Allison...cuddling at the cottage.

Grandma and Sister Mary Louise enjoying some lunch

Grandma and Evelyn hanging out near the grill

Evelyn getting ready to munch on a graham cracker (the boo boo on her face was from an unfortunate incident with a straw)

Ian and Evelyn playing

It was a wonderful weekend at the cottage. We all enjoyed ourselves regardless of the rain. I loved watching Evelyn look around at all the new things and just take it all in. I'm sure the fresh air did her some good.

Her 9 month update is coming soon....stay tuned...

~Mandy

8 months

MMMMmmmmm Pickle!


Standing up (with her tooshie out)



Munching on some Zwieback toast


Wow! Evelyn has had quite a week of "first times." The first day, she stood while holding on to her activity table. The next day, she pulled herself up to her activity table. The day after that, she held my hands and put one foot in front of the other to "walk" to daddy. And the day after that, she got up on her hands and knees (and was close to crawling). It's been crazy! It's almost like she just decided to develop at a rapid speed all of a sudden. I see the need for "baby proofing" is in our near future. She'll be on the move in no time.