Summer Break week 9..and a half.

End of the summer break.

week nine and the last long weekend of the summer.

 a week and a half of:

biking

Swimming Lessons

they had them with friends and we played on the rocks outside the summit centre each day 

Dinosaur spotting 

Playing in Orillia

Watching the zamboni

National Selfie Day

After swimming lessons

Face Painting 

Beach time

Slip n' Slide

Sharpie Tattoos

Arrowhead Provincial Park

Haliburton Highlands

 Dorset Fire Tower

Skate Park

Hair cuts for school

I have loved this summer break.

thankful for all the memories, 

all the struggles, 

all the laughter.

Summer is not over, just our break is done.

hope to still enjoy the last couple weeks of this amazing season.

 *all photos taken by me, 

except the last one.

That was taken by my boy with Gertie.

my photos taken with Gertie (5,6,13-24)

Chester (1-4,7-12)

day 11

day 11:

Something Blue

Friday was day 11.

that day we drove to Toronto for the (Canadian) thanksgiving weekend.

we had a wedding and a turkey dinner to enjoy.

on the way down i watched for something blue.

i was not finding anything, but we were also not stopping - we were on a deadline

(wedding rehearsal was happening and our little girl was in the wedding)

wait a minute..

i had been admiring something blue the whole trip.

the sky!

this one was taken for my boy.  he liked the tower, but the sky is still so beautifully bright blue.

i needed something other than the sky...

how about a random blue sign.

*all photos taken with Gertie

...through the car window.

hibernation

These chairlifts were resting for the summer.

we had a chance to hike under them as we were visiting British Columbia this summer.

so beautiful.

*photos taken with Canon T2i

edited with Picasa, 

watermarked with Picmarkr

CN Tower

i went to a Jay game, a few years ago.

while there, the dome began to open.  

that's right.

open.

this was my view of it.

Rapunzel...

... Rapunzel

Let down your hair.