Canada 2011

On Tuesday we flew to Canada for Mike's family reunion.  We arrived in Manchester, New Hampshire around midnight, got our rental car, and headed to the hotel.  The next morning we drove up to Canada so we could see Mike's cousin, Marie-eve before her prom.

 Isn't she beautiful.  We hung out with her family for the day, including riding in their big RV.  Izzy loved it, there is nothing more fun than jumping on a bed in a moving vehicle, right?

 Even in Canada she is still intrigued with shoes.  She is wearing Aunt Edith's shoes.

 Thursday we were at Uncle Robert's house.  They live in the country on 30 acres and have lots of animals.  Izzy loved the chickens, ducks, bunnies, and dog.  She is wearing her pajamas in the picture because I didn't have any long pants for her and it was cold, plus I think it is stylish! haha

 Antoine showing her how to feed the chickens.

 Later that day we rode 4 wheelers on their land.  Izzy was ready to roll!

 We fed the fish in their lake.  (We also swam in the lake on Saturday, but I don't have any pictures of that).

 Izzy loved it so much, she fell asleep on the road.

 Izzy loved playing in the hot tub with all of the stuffed animals.  This kept her occupied for hours.

 Friday we went to the Granby zoo.  It is an awesome zoo-it has animals, amusement park, and a water park.

 Cousins giving kisses.

 They are going to be best friends in the future, I can tell!

 Antoine was Izzy's pal.  She loved him, it probably helped that he gave her her own cupcake for lunch (it's in her hand.)

 Of course she is trying to climb on the airplane.

 Brotherly love

 She loved the carousel, because she got to ride a "horsie."

 She was barely big enough to ride this by herself.  I was too big so she rode it solo.  I'm not sure what I was thinking because she could have crawled out at anytime, but she enjoyed it.

 She rode this with Aunt Derdle.

 And loved it.

 At the Galipeau (Mike's mom's side of the family) reunion.  Cora and Antoine were awesome!  They loved playing with Izzy and she loved them so much.  She was always with them.

 She loved being thrown (and caught) by Uncle Guillaume.

 Mike's Grandpa, Louis.

 Bergeron Family

 The Galipeau cousins.

 After dinner there was a dance and Izzy loved it!

 Everyone was watching her dance, she was hilarious!

 Celeste and Brandon came up to visit too.  They toured Montreal and then hung out with us on Sunday. We had a great trip and are so fortunate to have such great family.

Vacations are nice, but it is always nice to get home.  The first two mornings Izzy woke up at 5:30 am, I tried to explain to her that we were not on eastern time zone anymore, but she did not understand.  Finally she slept in til 8 today, which is her normal time.  Tonight she headed outside with a bowl in hand.  A few minutes later I looked out in the backyard and she was picking strawberries.  That is her favorite spot, I find her there a lot!  I love this girl, she is so cute!!!