July 4th Weekend

I can't really recall the last time I spent Independence Day in the US.  Even before we were married I spent the holiday in Canada in 2004 and 2005.  I know we've spent it here once since we've been married because B had to work but I cannot recall which year it was.  I can tell you that I have been to the Toronto area 3 times, and it has always been over the July 4th holiday.  The first time I went we did the sightseeing bit and now, we just go to relax and enjoy being with family that we only really see on major holidays or other family events.

We left for Canada on Saturday, July 3rd and since B had to work earlier in the day we only drove the hour to his parent's place and stayed overnight there.  We got up and dressed and left for Ajax (in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) as Canadians call it) around 11am and arrived around 2pm.  Y did well on the car trip there, only really asking to get out in the last half hour of the drive.  We stayed there until Tuesday at noon and had an awesome trip.  We took Y to a park which had a splash pad (an added bonus) and swimming and got to have lots of laughs with family.  I only wish it could have been longer!  Y had a blast and even slept really well for us at night (it can be a toss up when she is in an unfamiliar place).  She proved to us that she has a very sharp memory for a 22½ month old, she remembered her cousin's girlfriend whom she had only met once a few weeks earlier and even remembered the game that they had played together!  She would repeat every one's name that was there because we have a picture of each family member on a photo board in her room and when asked to point to a specific person, she can do it with no problem.  I'm so glad she had the opportunity to spend time with them and get to know them better!

Thanks to Aunt J and Uncle R for letting us stay with you guys and feeding us yummy food (still raving over those chicken fajitas).  Thanks to S & J for letting us have the bigger room while we were there and for B & S for coming to see us and go swimming with us!  It was definitely worth the trip.  Love you all!