Percé

Today we made it to Percé. The whole trip from Matane to Percé was totally spectacular; the highway (Québec 132) runs just beside the St. Lawrence River/Atlantic ocean and has some amazing views. We stopped in some fantastic little towns and had great seafood at roadside cafés. The boys got to throw rocks in the water (always a hit) and eat ice cream (even more of a hit) by the sea. We drove through Gaspé (sorry that we couldn't stop) but wanted to get to Percé so we could explore a bit.... and we were definitely not disappointed!
Tomorrow, we are getting up early to make it to PEI by dinner time. See you there, W family! So excited!

Last day

Today is the last day before we leave for our holidays! The keys have been picked up by our lovely house/dog/cat/fish sitters (thanks again... we owe you.... big time!), the laundry is in the machine, our last renos are being done, our new sofa has been delivered and my shopping list is done. All I need to do is pack our bags and my sanity ;)

We're heading off in the morning, driving to Prince Edward Island, via the Gaspé Penninsula. Don't worry.... you will get updates... and lots of photos. It will be a bit like you are all coming along ;)

xox

Leaving on a jet plane

I will only de-stress when we arrive.... or when the kids fall asleep.... whichever comes first ;)

See you on the other side of the pond :)

Quiet

I am sitting in my Winnipeg hotel room, getting ready for my flight home. The conference went well and I had a lovely night out (early night out) with one of my co-speakers. I was back in my room by 9:30 and enjoyed a bit of cheesy tv watching and long shower without someone banging on the door. Funny thing was that my hotel room was almost TOO quiet (does that exist?) and I missed all of my boys ;)

Hope you all have a great Sunday!

The view from my hotel room

TWO beds even!!!

Our talk was well received :)

My much appreciated Manhattan!

Welcome to Winnipeg ;)

The sunset over Winnipeg

Booked and ready :)

Andreas and I decided to, perhaps foolishly, put ourselves and our 3 boys on a 8.5 hour airplane ride ;) I have to clarify that the trip is far from foolish but the "getting there" is. Have you ever wished for teletransportation? I have... EVERY TIME I AM ON AN AIRPLANE WITH MY KIDS. It is not like they are worse than other kids but I just put so much effort into them NOT being those kids on the airplane that everyone tells horror stories about ;) I become like a frantic one woman entertainment centre.... Do you want some crayons? Colouring book? Snacks? Stickers? Wine? Just kidding about the wine.... that was intended for me ;) I am just hoping that, this time, Oliver will like his onboard entertainment more (and running in the aisles less). The last time we went was 3 years ago (he was 2) and there was a very good reason why we waited 3 years ;)
Anyway, we booked our trip to Sweden! YAH! While we are there, Andreas and I are going to do an adult trip to Denmark to visit friends. We have not, in our 10 years of marriage, had a "trip away", even if, for Andreas, it is only a weekend. I will be staying for a few days more ;) Mamma time!
It will be fun.. and we are all really looking forward to it. I managed to get the passports all ready (not the one in the photo- which could actually work for Denmark- but the real ones) so we are booked and ready!

Happy Sunday :)

On an airplane

I went to Toronto today for a very short work related conference. This means that I get my own room at the hotel (well, actually, a funky B&B) and all the trashy TV that Andreas never wants to watch ;) Back to reality tomorrow morning!