Sailing Camp - take 2

First Day and it's going even better than last year!

It's even warmed up for some swimming

With their instructors - who have been so lovely and flexible with our schedule

Start of Grandparent Camp 2016

Strawberries and cream at breakfast in the trailer

Watching the Canada Day parade in Saint Andrew's

Her grandparents swear that this little lass adored Soph

Holding a star fish

Having a snack on a windy day

What would we do without our Carrie?

She has been our flexible rock - if there is such a thing. We owe her so much, but let's start with:
We love you, Carrie! Thank you!!

Can't wait...

As you all know, the family tradition is to crack open the next volume of Harry Potter as soon the summer holidays start. That would have been Wednesday night this year. However by then we were in 3 different places - Toronto, New Brunswick, Greece.

So we will have to wait 2 weeks and 2 days until we reunite on a TGV in Paris!

Will they be able to resist????

Story telling

Reading a story she wrote to a captive audience (that's Gramps on the phone).

A special guest

We had a special guest in Toronto this week. Our dear cousin Eric is touring around the Americas (Canada/USA/Peru) with some mates. And they crashed at ours for a few days - I am sure lots of laundry was done!

The kids WERE happy to see him, I promise!

My cousins know where Mr. spends his time these days - in the kitchen with fond memories of Brighton.

Drama queen

This term, Sophie took weekly acting lessons. Her class worked together to create a play, which they performed this weekend. She played "Zoe" one of 2 sisters who discover that the "island adventure" their parents are taking them on involves chopping down a bunch of trees to build a resort. Zoe and her sister foil the plan with the help of a turtle. 

Saturday in Toronto & Athens

I like Sophie's taste in clothes

Enjoying the sunshine and some tunes at Roncey Rocks with her dad

And he treated her to a pineapple juice in a pineapple,

Meanwhile I was at the opera - not just any opera but Aida at the Odeon of Heracles.

Dance, dance, wherever you may be

At her end of session performance earlier this week - strike a pose

Spidergirl

After gymnastics last week