so our company left today. flew out at eight this morning. what a week.
we picked them up around midnight last friday at the airport. saturday we went out, walked along the waterfront, the girls did some shopping, and then we relaxed for most of the rest of the day. sunday afternoon we got pizza and we tried to do bubble tea, but it was closed. so much for keeping regular hours. monday i gave chad a grand tour of our building and in the evening we went to peggy's cove. tuesday and wednesday janelle and i worked. while we worked, chad and leanne went out to see the sights. on wednesday chad helped me clean up the building. wednesday night we went to dartmouth and had supper at the alderney landing, where there was a concert but we didn't stay long because it was bedtime for jelena. after we put her to bed, mom and dad swan came over and we went up on the roof of our building to watch the fireworks because it was canada day. afterwards janelle, leanne, and chad worked on some posters that janelle had agreed to make up for the sunday school. i made some beef jerkey and then i went to sleep on the floor. janelle woke me up at around two o'clock and we went to bed. we had to get up early the next morning because we were going camping.
we got our stuff all packed and left halifax at around eight thirty. we drove to shediac in new brunswick, where joanne and colin and their kids had brought a trailer and camped out for most of the week. they left the trailer for us and we arranged to stay for two nights. of course, the weather was kind of crappy. we went to the beach on the first night anyway and chad, janelle, and i went swimming while leanne and jelena watched. it was pretty cold. then it started raining and it rained the whole time we prepared supper, huddled shivering around the campfire. chad and i baked some potatoes, leanne made up some steaks, and janelle cleaned out the trailer so we could eat inside. we ate supper, played a few games, and then the rain let up enough that we made up another fire and sat around it cooking smores. the trailer was damp all that night and it felt like sleeping in a puddle. we decided not to spend another night and, after a breakfast of hot delicious pancakes and turkey bacon, we packed up the trailer and made plans to head to moncton for the day. as we packed the sun pierced the clouds enough that janelle and i both got sunburnt.
it started thunderstorming as soon as we got to moncton. dark clouds filled the sky and it rained violently. we went to chapters and to crystal palace, where jelena and leanne rode a carousel, and janelle and leanne rode a roller coaster. jelena liked the carousel so much that we had a hard time taking her off it. it stopped raining a little and we went to swiss chalet for supper. yum. after that we drove back to shediac, where we dropped off leanne and janelle at a flea market while chad and i went to the campsite with jelena to get the trailer hooked up to the car so we could leave. jelena was so upset at being ignored while we worked on the trailer and furious at chad that when we picked leanne and janelle back up at the flea market she told leanne all about how papa had neglected her. the sun broke through the clouds again, so we decided to go to the beach one more time before we left. this time we all went in and we saw some jellyfish, i think i may have even been stung by one. and even jelena went in the water a bit. after that we got all our stuff back into the car and headed back to halifax.
we got back around midnight and were happy to climb into bed and get a full night's sleep in a dry place. saturday we spent the day doing laundry and relaxing. saturday evening we had supper at mom and dad swan's house and they babysat jelena while we went out to a movie. the movie turned out to be a disappointment, so we decided to go out for bubble tea to make up for it... but the bubble tea place was closed again. we went back to mom and dad swan's for dessert and then got jelena packed up again and went back to our place. janelle and i pretty much went right to bed, but chad and leanne had lots of packing to do.
and sunday morning at five thirty we were up again and heading to the airport... the week went by altogether too fast.
we picked them up around midnight last friday at the airport. saturday we went out, walked along the waterfront, the girls did some shopping, and then we relaxed for most of the rest of the day. sunday afternoon we got pizza and we tried to do bubble tea, but it was closed. so much for keeping regular hours. monday i gave chad a grand tour of our building and in the evening we went to peggy's cove. tuesday and wednesday janelle and i worked. while we worked, chad and leanne went out to see the sights. on wednesday chad helped me clean up the building. wednesday night we went to dartmouth and had supper at the alderney landing, where there was a concert but we didn't stay long because it was bedtime for jelena. after we put her to bed, mom and dad swan came over and we went up on the roof of our building to watch the fireworks because it was canada day. afterwards janelle, leanne, and chad worked on some posters that janelle had agreed to make up for the sunday school. i made some beef jerkey and then i went to sleep on the floor. janelle woke me up at around two o'clock and we went to bed. we had to get up early the next morning because we were going camping.
we got our stuff all packed and left halifax at around eight thirty. we drove to shediac in new brunswick, where joanne and colin and their kids had brought a trailer and camped out for most of the week. they left the trailer for us and we arranged to stay for two nights. of course, the weather was kind of crappy. we went to the beach on the first night anyway and chad, janelle, and i went swimming while leanne and jelena watched. it was pretty cold. then it started raining and it rained the whole time we prepared supper, huddled shivering around the campfire. chad and i baked some potatoes, leanne made up some steaks, and janelle cleaned out the trailer so we could eat inside. we ate supper, played a few games, and then the rain let up enough that we made up another fire and sat around it cooking smores. the trailer was damp all that night and it felt like sleeping in a puddle. we decided not to spend another night and, after a breakfast of hot delicious pancakes and turkey bacon, we packed up the trailer and made plans to head to moncton for the day. as we packed the sun pierced the clouds enough that janelle and i both got sunburnt.
it started thunderstorming as soon as we got to moncton. dark clouds filled the sky and it rained violently. we went to chapters and to crystal palace, where jelena and leanne rode a carousel, and janelle and leanne rode a roller coaster. jelena liked the carousel so much that we had a hard time taking her off it. it stopped raining a little and we went to swiss chalet for supper. yum. after that we drove back to shediac, where we dropped off leanne and janelle at a flea market while chad and i went to the campsite with jelena to get the trailer hooked up to the car so we could leave. jelena was so upset at being ignored while we worked on the trailer and furious at chad that when we picked leanne and janelle back up at the flea market she told leanne all about how papa had neglected her. the sun broke through the clouds again, so we decided to go to the beach one more time before we left. this time we all went in and we saw some jellyfish, i think i may have even been stung by one. and even jelena went in the water a bit. after that we got all our stuff back into the car and headed back to halifax.
we got back around midnight and were happy to climb into bed and get a full night's sleep in a dry place. saturday we spent the day doing laundry and relaxing. saturday evening we had supper at mom and dad swan's house and they babysat jelena while we went out to a movie. the movie turned out to be a disappointment, so we decided to go out for bubble tea to make up for it... but the bubble tea place was closed again. we went back to mom and dad swan's for dessert and then got jelena packed up again and went back to our place. janelle and i pretty much went right to bed, but chad and leanne had lots of packing to do.
and sunday morning at five thirty we were up again and heading to the airport... the week went by altogether too fast.
Awwww...I wish we had gotten to spend some time with you all while they were here. Just seeing Jelena at the campsite brought back memories of Ashlin as a baby. She is soooo intelligent! (just like her uncle! :)
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