Halloween!

Jack was pretty excited for Halloween this year. He still doesn't get the whole "trick or treat" concept, but the idea that he could go and ring strangers doorbells was fascinating to him. He was an elephant.

Mmmmm apples.

Walking at the apple orchard.

Eating.... it's pretty much a constant struggle.

We took Jack to Valleyview Farm today. He loved it!

Our cute little house in Maine.

We just got back from a fantastic week in Kennebunkport, Maine. The weather was excellent, we spent every day at the beach, and had a great time with Jack and the rest of the family. (Ben's brother Ahren and his wife and daughter joined us, along with a very helpful Granny Joanne who even babysat so the big kids could go have fun too!)

Kennebunkport was wonderful, and I'm sure we'll go back.

Happy Birthday to Kath!

Louise the lobster. She met a very untimely end. I tried to break her out and take her back to the ocean, but my plan was vetoed by the rest of the gang... I abstained from eating that night though.

Ben and Ahren with two very squirmy munchkins.

Jack and Mom with a lobster.

We went for a fun lobster cruise with the whole family on Kath's birthday.

George Bush (Senior)'s summer home. Ka-ching.

Jack going for a stroll at Kennebunk Beach with Granny.

The water was really, really cold.

A couple of beach bums.

Getting ready to go hiking with Daddy and Grandpa Paul, or "Pa pa".

Ben going on a hike with Jack at the Pinacle in Quebec. (Jack caught up on some sleep on the way down the mountain.)

Jack and Granny looking at a rat.
*** Note the distance I have stayed behind in the background. I have had far too many experiences with rats.

Checking out the giraffes.

Jack and Mom with the "Elephant" after a long, wet day at the Granby Zoo.

Jack at the Granby Zoo.

Rescuing a baby bird.

Well, we've had quite the day. It rained all day long, which was unfortunate because it meant that we couldn't see much of the Ottawa Air Show, which is taking place directly above our house. One bit of excitement though- we found a baby bird in the backyard. Ok, really our cat Mugs found a baby bird in our backyard. But the most important part is that we saved the bird before Mugs got too curious. We did some research online and found a local bird shelter that cares for sick and injured birds, and we will be bringing our little friend there in the morning. In the meantime, we have to feed it and give it water hourly. We are almost positive that it's a starling... and apparently baby starlings eat Whiska's canned catfood. This one loves it, so we're sticking with that for now.

Stay tuned...

Boating on Sunday afternoon.

Driving the boat with Grandpa. (They are both looking very serious...)