Canada - Part 5 - Sprout Lake

Our last day on the island, we went to Sprout Lake with Suzanne, Jason and the kids.  A little hike and boating on the lake was the best way to end our vacation.  Ella and Ron went tubing and Ella had the best time... even after being flipped off the tube.  Love her sense of adventure!

Canada - Part 4 Parksville & Up Island in August

We headed up the island to explore and meet old friends for a wedding... These beaches, this island is truly where my heart is...

And this is how I feel when I'm home.....

Canada - Part 3 Victoria in August

One of the best parts of coming home is that I get to relive my childhood through the eyes of my daughter.  We stopped at Hatley Park Gardens to visit my mom...

And then went to Hatley Castle, played at my elementary school, spent time feeding the horse on the street I grew up on, and enjoyed the waves and driftwood at the beach of my childhood...

And spent time with great friends and Uncle Andrew...

One of the best things to do on the island is to hike.  We headed to Goldstream with Erin & Derek ...

And then spent a night downtown enjoying the inner harbour and Beacon Hill Ice Cream...

No visit would be complete without a trip to the potholes with my oldest and dearest friend...

And finally, an evening picnic with my other family... A Ruff family picnic... Ella made quick friends with all the girls....

Canada - Part 2 Vancouver in August

We flew home to the west coast and got to spend time with our favorite friends on the mainland!  Isabella & Joey!

We took in a ballgame while Jason worked... Vancouver Canadians....

Routine trip to Grouse Mountain... and the boys' hike up the grind, only this time Isabella joined them...

After a few great days, we headed over to the island and took Isabella and Joey on the ferry with us...

Canada - Part 1 Toronto In August

We headed to Toronto at the beginning of August for the first leg of our Canada trip... We spent time with Kelly and met Teagan...

We arrived just in time to celebrate Great-Grandpa's birthday and we got to spend a lot of time visiting him at the veteran's hospital.

Nothing better than spending time with family....