Our Saturday Adventure

Ethan ended up going to the movies with his friends (and dad and siblings) on Friday night and then having a "double" sleepover with both boys. David had given Ethan a game set with chess, checkers, etc.. and the kids had entertained themselves with that for awhile. I like games that make you think.

On Sat. we decided to go berry picking and since David had never picked strawberries before, we invited him along. That was only the beginning of our adventure. Shawn had seen a sign for a berry farm north on Ritson so we went to check it out. As we arrived, we saw youth from the church who were competing in "The Amazing Race". Isn't timing everything? (Aside note: I had decided not to get all dolled up to go berry picking because who would I see anyways? Turns out the whole ward!!)

After we were paid for our berries, we let the kids loose in the play area. It was huge and had a variety of activities for the kids to keep themselves entertained. Shawn had gone off to pack the berries into the car... and was gone for a long time. When he came back his lips told the tale: he'd filled himself up on berries!


Shawn has been dying to go to Port Perry... again! I wanted to go to a children's carnival in Oshawa but we let the kids "vote". Port Perry won so we were off! As it turns out, it was the place to be as the town was hosting a Dragon Boat Festival. Another first! While we were checking out a couple of stores, the weather tried to rain on our parade, but the sky cleared up shortly. It was a beautiful day.

Here's a list of the "firsts" for David: strawberry picking, eating fudge, eating cheese curds, going to Port Perry, watching dragon boat races, having a sleep over, and watching some new movies he'd not seen before. He told the kids that whenever he comes over to our house, it's always exciting because he tries new things - last time it was a stir fry! His parents are originally from Colombia and are about to become Canadian citizens on July 1st! Woo-hoo!