Leah was bundled up with two layers of clothes, her bear outfit, a hat and scarf, and a blanket. She was tucked into the stroller and kept nice and warm!
The Rideau Canal - the world's largest skating rink!
We set out, Matt pushing Leah in the stroller, and Mama and Gina skating with Cameron.
Oh no! What happened to Mama's sunglasses?
Nana and Poppa take a turn skating with Cameron
The whole group, minus Tim the photographer.... Gina, Matt pushing Leah, Mama, Poppa, Cameron and Nana
Uncle Matt and Leah. By this time she had fallen asleep, so we covered her all the way up with the blanket so that her face would stay warm. She slept for quite a while.
Daddy and Cam, having some fun. Cameron loved to GO FAST with Daddy!
Once there was some clean ice, Cameron wanted to skate on his own. He did so well, skating for a good distance all on his own.
Our little hockey player!
Tim even got fancy and laid down on the ice to get some cool shots.
Poppa, Cameron and Mama
After quite a lot of skating on his own and with help, Cam got tired and asked to ride in the sled. He had a backpack as his pillow and was quite comfy.
A look down the canal. Uncle Matt was now pulling Cameron - we put him to work this morning!
After an hour or so, Leah woke up. We stopped at one of the "rest stops" along the canal - there was a Subway booth that had free soup and a Burts Bees stand that had free lotion and tea. We sampled everything - both Cam and Leah quite enjoyed the soup!
There was a WestJet (Canadian airline) booth that had this funny set up to take pictures. We were hoping to take a family shot but Cameron was NOT in the mood. Instead we took a picture of Nana and Poppa, all bundled up but dreaming of the Caribbean.
Cam did such a good job skating, he got a treat of maple taffy. He enjoyed both the taffy and the sugar rush that followed it.
Our whole group!
And our family :)
Mom and Dad
We decided to head back after going around half way. Mama took a turn pulling Cam on the sled.
One of the rest stops along the way back had this funny beaver. Cameron wanted to eat the beaver's tail, but other than that was not interested in getting anywhere close. Leah was confused about what in the world that big thing was. Matt and Gina were neither scared nor confused, so they got their picture taken with the beaver.
Almost back - Mom and Dad in front of the Chateau Laurier
The four of us in front of the chateau
After skating we had worked up quite an appetite, so we headed back to the hotel for lunch. We stayed at a hotel with suites and had brought food for lunch, so we headed back there to eat. Matt and Gina had another idea though, which started after they saw this sign:
Gina LOVES poutine, so once they saw this poutine restaurant near our hotel, their Saturday lunch was set. They went over to the poutinerie and grabbed some for everyone.
Gina was SOOO excited
Mmmmmmmmmmm poutine, so yummy!!! It was amazingly delicious.
After lunch it was playtime. Matt got busy playing in the TV stand. But what is that noise we heard from under him in the cabinet?
Surprise! Cameron was hiding in there too!! He loved having Uncle Matt play with him like this!
Then Leah decided to climb in with Cam. She loves playing with her big brother.
Cam decided to let her be in the TV stand by herself.
She got bored and climbed out. Well, face planted out. She didn't seem to mind though, she just liked being part of everything.
After lunch, we made the bold decision to forgo naps and head over to Quebec and the snow park. Pictures in the next post!
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