Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Summer vacation with the cousins... part 2!

I decided to take the older cousins out for an activity. They were always with the little ones, so this was just for them! We visited Arbre en Arbre at Ilv Melville in Shawinigan.
 

I got the whole deal for them. The tree climbing AND the extreme ziplines. Maelie suddenly discovered her love of zip-lining! Crazy girl!


In her younger years, she would have been afraid of this type of activity... but now, she is crazy about it! She LOVES the sensation of zipping through the air!


Once they got to the tree climbing part, they had to work a bit harder than the ziplines! They had to make their way through the different activities in the trees. It was an awesome time!


Maelie almost made it to the end. She was really thirsty by the end so she was too exhausted to finish the last part. Next time we go, we'll bring water along! What brave kids ! I must be a wimp because I would never be tempted to go high like that!


How nice of Lucas to offer Maelie a piggy back ride on the way out!!


On our last day, we went out for breakfast with "les matantes". Two of grand-maman's sisters came for breakfast with us. It's always so nice to see them!


Maelie my sweetheart!


Jo wanted to go to Lac de Piles after lunch for a swim. Sadly, it started to rain so only Maelie and Nathan made it in the water! She did have company at one point... a mama duck swam by, probably wondering why Maelie was out there in the rain! ;)


After our visit to the lake, we drove home. It's always sad to leave the cousins because we will more than likely not see them for a year. We miss them already! :) How I wish we lived closer so we could randomly visit on the weekends for adventures! I love these 3 kiddos!! and Maelie of course!

Summer vacation with the cousins... part 1

Our family got together a bit earlier than usual this year. Jo and the boys visited in July. They usually visit in August. What always surprises us when we first see them is how much everyone grew!! Lucas is incredibly tall! He is taller than everyone by far.
 

Maelie of course is always happy to play with the cousins. They have a LOT of energy!


Within minutes of arriving, everyone is off doing something!


The river is always refreshing :)


They are safe from the mosquitos when under water! On the deck however, I was being eaten alive!


Nathan was in love with frog catching this year :)


Grand-maman and her grand kids!


Maelie of course LOVES to take me on a ride on the ATV. I don't like it so much! She likes going on hills and bumps... me? not so much!


We stopped by at the city pool one afternoon. It is HUGE! Saldy, the water was a mere 65 degrees... so Maelie swam the most, Nathan was in and out but the others? TOO FROZEN!


We enjoyed a bit of play time at the park.


CHEESE!


Grand maman took the kids fishing in the river. Nathan was quite excited to catch a fish!


While riding the ATV, Lucas spotted a turtle! Grand maman brought it back to show us, and then let it go in the river.


His nails were quite scratchy! At least he was not a snapping turtle!

 
 
Some afternoons, we headed off to visit grand papa and Lucie. Sadly,  I didn't even get a picture!! When the grand kids come over, it's time to take all I-pads out and get them fixed! Maelie loves setting them up. I guess this is how I felt when I was younger and explained to my mom how to record a song on the tape player. We feel so much smarter than our elders! LOL now *I* am part of the elders!
 

More to come....