Home Again, Home Again

It's good to be back!  We had a wonderful time with my family, and packed a lot of fun into our visit. It's going to take more than one post, I think, but here's a sampling.

We went to Tim Horton's no less than six times.  It was the first place we stopped once we crossed the border.  The one below was our last call, in the Detroit area; I'm hoping they'll make it further (farther?) south eventually.  Interesting fact:  the cup sizes are larger at the US locations, where the small is at least the equivalent of the medium in Canada.

Canada's Dollarama is the best dollar store I've ever been to (although it's actually a $1-2 store).

Craig took the kids to Niagara Falls.

We went to a beach on Lake Ontario with my nieces and their families.

Come back next week for more family and Canada posts. 

Have a great weekend!

We're Back!

I hardly know where to begin!  We had a wonderful vacation; the weather cooperated, the kids were happy, the hotels were good, and IKEA lived up to the anticipation.  What more could you ask for?

The first night we stayed downtown Chicago on the Magnificent Mile and experienced city life.  It's always exciting and awe-inspiring when we get there, but it doesn't take too long to realize that it's a fun place to visit, but I wouldn't really want to live that way.  The sheer volume of traffic and humanity would get old quick.

That night we went to Navy Pier and rode the 150 foot-high Ferris wheel and the Wave Swinger and watched the fireworks.

On the Ferris wheel.

Chicago skyline at sunset from the top of the Ferris wheel.

The Wave Swinger.

The next morning we headed for Michigan and the beach.  We got in four days of good beach time with near perfect weather.  The kids did a lot of this:

And this:

And this:

And I did a lot of this (reading):

A fun time was had by all!  I have more to show you so stay tuned!

The winner of the Sewing Calendar, as chosen by Random Number Generator, is  #25, Jocelyn of Happy Cottage Quilter.  Congratulations!