Busy, busy

Did it matter to us that Shaun was away again for a couple of days last week and didn't get home until the wee hours of Saturday morning? Nope. Not at all. We hit the ground running on Saturday. We learned our lesson last weekend when it did nothing but rain, and we were forced to hibernate under our blankets for days on end. When we saw the weather was supposed to be gorgeous this weekend we decided to take advantage of some of the activities the City of St. John's was sponsoring in honor of the city's birthday.

Admission to the Railway Coastal Museum was free, so we started there, and Kyle got a chance to indulge his latest obsession--scavenger hunts. The railway museum was the starting point for a little tour of the city archives and Newman Wine Vaults called Windows on the West End, and at every stop on the tour the kids got to collect stickers to complete their scavenger hunt. Kyle took the hunt very seriously and managed to thoroughly entertain all the elderly individuals on the tour.

After our tour we decided to head to Mexicali Rosa's for lunch. The food isn't quite the Mexican food those of us from Texas would recognize, but the kids sure did love the tacos and quesadillas. I highly recommend avoiding the chips and salsa, however.

On Sunday we treated Shaun to waffles in bed in honor of Father's Day, and then we decided to head to La Manche Provincial Park for the day. We packed a nice little picnic lunch, loaded up the borrowed baby backpack, and drove down the coast. Once we got to La Manche we walked about an hour in and an hour back out to catch a glimpse of the falls.

I'm pleased to report that the weekend was actually a lot of fun, and not terribly stressful. I'm starting to see a light at the end of the toddler tunnel. It was so nice to be able to pack a few drinks and a few sandwiches and just head out for a little adventure with the kids. Every now and then I catch a little glimpse of how much fun it's going to be in a few years to travel the world with my little brood.

For now I'm just happy to have survived the car ride back home from La Manche having only threatened to stop the car twice. And even better than that--everyone stayed awake on the ride home and we got to enjoy a full naptime once we got home! I'm getting the hang of this.