The Ridge
On Friday, July 19th, from the beginning to the end, it was go-go-go. No complaints, it was all necessary and good stuff. 😊 I was on my way in to Durham to clean the Mat by 7 and on my way home again by 8:30. Bill and Gibbs were outside.
Traffic wasn't bad today, just one family.
Good Morning!
Bill had
cut the grass and emptied 10 more bags of stone on the berm. He was weed
trimming up here around the corral and buildings when I drove in the lane. The
place looks good and the weekend is free from grounds work. I had some cereal
and took M into town at 10 for his hour of errands. When I returned, we were
close to having our company arrive. Needless to say, the blog is quite late.
My biggest leaf hosta I had noticed this spring that the mice had been into
my Kleenex in the Bunky.
Then I was straightening things in there and found this.
Thankfully, no babies but that's about 10 tissues at least!
Bill’s
(our) youngest daughter and family flew in to Toronto from Olds, Alberta this
morning at 7:20. They rented a car and drove to our place first to visit for
the day. We don’t see them very often, the kiddos especially. They are growing
so fast so these opportunites are very important. Easton is 5 and Hadley is 3
going on 13. My oh my, that little pipsqueak is a smart one! Easton was quite
tired so slept on our bed for a couple of hours so I experienced Hadley first
hand. ♥
Hadley never stopped for long.
Little Miss Curious was a great little explorer.
No fear there.She loved seeing what Grandpa was doing in the Hangar.
"Make it work" she said of this plane. 😂
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She wanted to sit on Jazz and when Bill started it up, the look she gave Mom was priceless! Top right picture, she reached for Grandpa's hand. |
Higher, please!
Hadley started in the 'baby' swing but soon
graduated to the regular ones. The playground was pretty cool They enjoyed themselves Even though her shoes were on the wrong feet ("I know" she said)
she was able to rock climb just like Easton
He did awesome!We all got a turn on the swings.........
well, except Grandpa.
Bill and
I had decided on picking up a couple of New Orleans’ pizzas in town for supper
but Matt suggested we try the new Foundry restaurant in Durham instead. Who are
we to argue although it wasn’t in the plan that they foot the bill. It was only
4ish so we had no problem getting an outside table. The place is huge inside
too. Bill had fish and chips, I had chicken quesadilla and we all had an adult
beverage. Although Hadley asked for a sip, Mom refrained from obliging. 😊
I'm lousy at selfies with a crowd
but at least I got our guests.
We were right along the busy highway but some of the vehicles
were quite entertaining!
We slipped Matt a wee bit of $, which he wasn't going to accept, towards the cost. It was very kind of him to treat us. We enjoyed the company and the food. Easton and Hadley were very good, it’s hard for children to wait for the food to arrive. We were back home at the Ridge by 6 and I set up my tripod for some family/memory pictures. The day was perfect, not too hot or cold and it was dry. Blessing!!
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When Grandpa's food arrived first, Hadley tried to sneak some fries. Bill is very protective of his food. |
It was
around 6:30 that they loaded 2 tired little ones into their seats and pulled
out. They have a busy few days ahead of them for this holiday trip, heading to a
Cambridge motel for a few nights before London and more visits etc. Cambridge
is close enough to Toronto so they can tour the CN Tower, the Aquarium and
African Lion Safari is on the list too.
A bit of a break while I got my camera out.
I see Jess in these pics of Hadley but I also see her
older sister, Krystal.
What a great experience for the family. I’m sure they all slept well after such a long day. Today, I took an abundance of pictures so sorted through and added a few and put the rest in my laptop folder.
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A couple of nice family pictures until the next time! |
We had fun and I was so tired that I was in bed by 9:30 after falling asleep in my chair many times.😊 It was a great day.
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Grandma & Grandpa Richards with Easton and Hadley. Good night! |
Thank you
for the visit!
What a fun time, those are the days that go into the memory book :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. Fun times. Great memories.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great park to play with the kids!! My how they have grown!!!! They will remember that forever!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day with the family. Oh, I know the feeling of exhaustion after a full day with the grandkid (in your case two).
ReplyDeleteThat park was neat, and I really like the dump truck slide. Someone was very creative.