Vaykayshun, cha cha cha! Vaykayshun, cha cha cha!

As you may already know we are on vacation. On Wednesday it will be two whole weeks with two more to go until we go back to Vancouver. The first week was totally about lying low and hiding out from the rain-of-biblical-proportions (Hello tropical storms). We were just hanging out at my folk's place and doing some cool kid in Halifax stuff with Nate. We hit the Museum of Natural History (where they have a butterfly house and a functioning hive of bees you can watch) and the Discovery Centre (where they make bubbles you can stand in). We also hit the public gardens on one very foggy evening and let Nate get freaked out by the ducks who like to get up close and personal (he did really like them though in the end). 

Nate loves my parents. He was completely mesmerized by my Dad (who he calls grandfather) and followed him around everywhere (as most kids and pets do). After a day or two he refused to let my mother go to work in the morning (stay here Nana! No go!). They got him a water table, let him run around through the sprinklers (on the nice two days), and were all around spoily spoily with him.  Then it was bye bye to PEI to stay with our friends Lori and Paul. 

How many ways can you say magic? The weather was lovely from the moment we left Halifax, the ferry ride went without a hitch, and the lovely and talented Lori was on the other side waiting to give us big hugs. The past days we have spent here have been the most relaxing time I can remember in a long while. Sosi and Nate are, for the most part, in love with one another and play great together and give us adult-types time to breathe with the play they can cook up between themselves. We have missed the Lopes family so much since they moved and are having an amazing time just chatting and shopping and hanging out and catching up. We will be so sad to leave in a few days. 

Y'all being in the Maritimes makes me go hmmmmm a little. I mean it always does in the what-if way of the world but this time I'm giving it a really serious hmmmm. Can it be that the tirade is ready to move to a smaller city? Stay posted sports fans. In the meantime I'm hoping to catch up with lots more friends while I'm home. 

We took Nate to the beach today and he freaking loved it! We could barely get him home. He and Sosi spend much of their time in the backyard running around like little savages and splashing in the kiddie pool. Lori and I went to the local flea market this morning and found some great stuff for prices I was almost ashamed to pay. Island life is good. 

I'm so tired after a long day at the beach that I'm not even going to proof read. I'm just gonna click the friggin button.