Brothers!

Marcus and Seth in Toronto!

Now that report cards are finished and school's almost over I can post some pictures! It was so fun to see Marcus and Seth - and Jon and Michelle too. After a week I feel like bonded with the boys, hopefully it won't be two years until I see them again.














Aside from some occasional biting (Seth bites Marcus) they play quite nicely together.















Seth enjoying watermelon.















Marcus enjoying the ribs that Uncle Andrew barbecued.















On the Tuesday they came out to Whitby and we went to the beach. It was a stone throwing, stone skipping extravaganza.




















Marcus had so much fun throwing stones into the lake.




















So did Seth!




















Marcus and Seth had fun playing in the backyard and at the side of the house.















They had fun eating sand, I mean playing in the sandbox.

Ken Left Me

We've been married for five and a half years, and I have left Ken, many times. I have visited my sister twice a year - every year, that we have been married. But never before has Ken left me! I finally got a small taste - and I ran home to my Mom and Dad's. (It only took me 20 minutes to drive to school!)

Ken had the opportunity to go to Ottawa to attend a GIS conference. He went to an "Open Source Bootcamp" on Monday, and the actual conference on Tuesday. He and five other guys from his program drove up to Ottawa on Sunday afternoon and camped next to the Rideau River.















Their campsite was located directly across from the Rideau River.















Ken and Joel portaging through downtown Ottawa.















Why might you ask did they portage through downtown Ottawa? Well, the canoe strapped to the top of the pickup truck wouldn't fit into the indoor parking garage, and what could be more Canadian than portaging through Ottawa, while speaking in outrageous Quebecois accents and singing "Alouette" in the rain?!















Please, can you tell me, which way to de Ottawa River??