A Day with Family

The climbing wall in St. Eustache

After a great night sleep, we got up and got ready for the day.  We had a short drive from our hotel to St. Eustache where my Aunt Monique lives.  We stopped at the park down the road from her house and played around.  There was an amazing park and then the kids wanted to play baseball with the new bat that Uncle Michel had given them.  We had a great ball game with the kids using some the new techniques they saw at the Blue Jays game the other night.

Jean Denis, Monique and Francois

Just before lunch we went to Monique and Jean-Denis' place for a visit.  It is always so nice visiting with her.  She made us a lovely lunch with a variety of different salads that were just delicious.  David really enjoyed the tray of olives that she put out with lunch.  The visit was also a great chance for the kids to practice their french.  They really enjoyed trying to tell their favourite things about the trip in french.  It was neat to see the exchanges between them.

Monique's Backyard

After lunch we spent a bit of time in their backyard, which was very pretty with a new gazebo and lots of flowers, and then we said our goodbyes and we hit the road.  Our next destination was my uncle Rejean and his wife Rachel's place in Saint George, which is located about an hour south of Quebec City.  The traveling was good with only a slight delay in Quebec City.

Tanya and Monique

Francois et Rejean

Upon arrival we were greeted by Rejean and his family.   They had arranged a lovely supper and they had invited all their family as well.  This was a great chance for me to spend some time with my cousins and there was two girls who were the same age as Natalie and Andrea.  We spent the evening in the kitchen sharing stories and enjoying each others company.  

Rejean, Rachel and their family

Once all the cousins headed home, we got the beds set up and got the kids to sleep and then went back to the kitchen to chat with Rejean and Rachel.  It was a great night sharing lots of stories and having lots of laughs.  During our visit, Rejean showed us some of his handy work that he has been doing around the house.  His craftsmanship and attention to detail was very impressive.

Natalie, Andrea and David with Leatitia et Amylia

It was a great day and a chance for me to spend some time with my two godparents and visit with my cousins on the Caron side of the family.  It was also a great chance to speak french and use the skills that the kids have been using at school.  


Later,

Monique's Backyard

Francois