Going on an airplane; going on a BIG trip!
Those were Bobbin's exact words as she lay her head down in her bed the night before we left for Grandma and Grandpa's house. Little did she know at the time... :-)
I finally got around to uploading our photos from our "BIG trip". And BIG trip is what it was! Definitely formed a lasting memory in Bobbin's mind, of Grandma and Grandpa's house. From the airplane ride, to their house, the neighbour's cat Molly, Grandma and Grandpa's dog Suzie, the swing in the back yard, the playground down the street, the park full of geese and ducks, the water fountain, the clock tower, and the little red wagon we used to get just about everywhere :-). And that's just a 4 block radius around my parents' house in Simcoe! We also visited Niagara Falls ("BIG BIG waterfalls!"), Bobcaygeon (cottage on the water where we stayed for my sister's wedding), the airplane museum, the royal botanical gardens, the beach, and the pick-your-own strawberry farm.
The weather was beautiful our entire trip. Our daily routine, when we weren't making one of our big trips, was to wake up, have breakfast, get dressed, walk to the park to feed the baby geese and ducks, visit the water fountain across the street, play make-believe at the "little playground" where Bobbin would "cook" me a hotdog and we'd snack on bear paw cookies and juice, loop back to the "big playground" where we'd often catch up to Grandpa and Suzie out for their morning walk, watch Suzie go swimming in the river and then chase her around the baseball field while she dried off, swing and climb and slide, head back to Grandpa's house, play hide-n-seek with the neighbour cat Molly, watch a bit of Wizard of Oz while eating a hotdog for lunch, nap on pillows in the living room, and then wake up 2 hours later to do it all again (the geese need dinner too, after all). On occasion there'd even be a 3rd such outing before bed.
I uploaded about 330-some-odd photos (not yet captioned), but here are a few highlights. Although I recommend you peruse the whole photo album, cause the cuteness factor alone is worth it ;-)
At the airport in Toronto after clearing immigration, little world traveller extrodinaire is all business trying to find the way to baggage claim.
Bobbin checks out the swing that Grandpa put up in the back yard just for her. It's a hit! We swung in it every day :-)
Bobbin meets "Mean Goose" for the first time, on our first visit to the park the day after arriving. After that it was "No like Mean Goose. Mean Goose Bite you. Mean Goose bite fingers. Not nice" every time we headed to the park :-)
We had a tonne of fun in Bobcaygeon, playing with my sister's dog Dexter. One of the few dogs that Bobbin's ever met that can run like the wind and loves to play. Really play. Especially with tennis balls :-)
The town of Simcoe has a population of about 15,000 and a total of 34 parks. Acres and acres of parks. I can't remember the ratio of park acres to people but it's pretty impressive. And they are all within walking distance of my folks' house and all connected in various ways. The one we went to every day to feed the geese had a little lighthouse that Bobbin loved
The other one we visited daily had a water fountain
But Bobbin's favourite was the one with the windmill. She'd make me sing the Windmill Song every time we went :-)
Swinging at the playground across the street from my folks' house was another daily activity.
As was playing on the slide,
climbing,
chasing Suzie at the baseball field,
exploring the park,
feeding the geese,
watering Grandpa's garden, and learning about the plants and flowers and birdies,
playing on the deck in the pool,
playing baseball in the back yard with Grandpa,
and playing with Molly.
We'd do this routine at least twice a day, so it was no wonder that by the end of every day Bobbin was pretty tired :-)
The entire set of photos from our 2007 Vacation to Grandma & Grandpa's is here if you want to see much much more! And I'll add posts later that go into more detail on our special outings to Niagara Falls, the Royal Botanical Gardens, the airplane museum, the beach,the strawberry picking, and our very first corn on the cob. So stay tuned :-)
Comments
I get tired just looking at these! (granted, I started tired...) My favorite is her swinging with the great big smile on her face. Pretty darn sweet.
Posted by Miz B on June 25, 2007 9:31 PM.