Chilly but Fun Sunday

Today was a chilly but sunny Sunday. The kids started out the day by going and playing with friends while C mowed the lawn. I enjoyed a little time knitting and then I sat out in the sun and read for a while.

For lunch we headed out to our favourite seafood place. Surprisingly it wasn't busy but that may have been because it was chilly and windy. I had the lobster roll and it was good. C got the fish and chips and I have to say, their fish and chips are the best I've had. They use potato flakes in their breading and it makes the coating light and crispy. J had a lobster burger which is lobster with warm butter on a roll. S won't eat seafood so she had the chicken tenders. I stole some of her chicken and it was very tender and used the same coating as the fish. It was a delicious lunch.

After lunch we came back and the kids disappeared. J went off to play with his friends (who apparently were coming by every 5 minutes looking for him while we were gone) and S went out to ride her bike with her friends. C and I spent some time sitting in the backyard reading. Okay, maybe I did a little snoozing. Then we came inside and C snoozed while I got more knitting done. Every now and then I'd see S go by the house with her friends.

At one point S came bursting into the house, begging to go to the neighbour's pool. Now, it was around 53F (11C) outside but she insisted on going. The pool is heated which is awesome when you're in it but getting out is cold! S went immediately into a hot shower when she was finished swimming. She decided to put on her PJs even though it was only like 5:00. I guess she thought she was ready for bed but of course after she ate supper she saw her friends outside riding their bikes and wanted to join them.

We spent a good hour outside while the kids rode their bikes and the parents chatted. Some parents that aren't out often actually came out to socialize. I feel very grateful that we live in such a friendly community where there are so many kids.

Now we need to decide if we're going to watch Game of Thrones tonight or have a fire in the fire pit. It's a hard decision because the fire pit is really nice but it is GoT. Decisions, decisions!

A Beautiful Monday

Yesterday was just one of those days when I really didn't feel like being at my computer. The day started off with all the neighbourhood kids out in our friend's driveway playing. They had such a good time and all us parents got a chance to just sit and enjoy the sun and chat. It got warm enough that the kids were all ditching their coats and it was sunny enough that sunscreen was necessary.

When lunchtime rolled around we decided to head downtown to find something to eat. We were very happy to discover that one of our favourite seafood restaurants was now open for the season. I had a cup of their seafood chowder and a lobster roll, which was delicious. I've been craving a lobster roll recently so it tasted really good.

After that we went to the pet store and S picked out her new red betta fish, Bubbles. She had a hard time picking one out but I think she made a good choice. She's the special helper at school on Friday and wants to take Bubbles to school. She agreed to just take a picture of him for her show and tell. I'll try to get a picture of him tomorrow, both for her and to post here.

Today was another beautiful day. On our way to soccer they were saying that the temperature hit 20C which I think is around 65F. Add in the sun and it was just a lovely day. We took a drive while the kids were in school and went up to the beach at the national park. We stopped at the harbour where another of our favourite seafood places is. Of course it wasn't open yet but the ice was gone from the harbour so hopefully the lobster boats can get out soon and start bringing us fresh local lobster. We were going to go for a walk on the beach but it we forgot our snowboots...

That is what the beach looks like. I also did a panorama picture (below) to show that it goes all the way down the beach. I don't think we'll be building sand castles any time soon!

The white at the bottom is snow and then there's a strip of sand and the rest is sea ice that has washed up on shore. Out beyond the ice there is water with chunks of ice floating in it. Seeing how much ice is still in the water makes me think that the water this summer is going to be colder than normal. It's already pretty chilly which is great on a hot day but I expect it will be extra cold this year. We'll just have to wait and see. The weather is suppose to be warm this week so hopefully a lot of this snow and ice will melt.

Most of the snow in our yard has melted too. There is a tiny patch in the shade of the fence and a larger patch on the other side of the back yard. We're suppose to have a little rain tomorrow so I expect that it will melt the last of the snow in our yard. J played a little whiffle ball out in the backyard today with C. It was the first time since the major storms that the kids have really been able to play out back. I think we're going to get the kids a trampoline for out there so they won't whine so much about their backyard being boring. I'll keep you posted on that one!