Did someone say "Canada Pictures"?

Alrighty... Mommy found the card reader and finally took some time to download her photos. Took her long enough, eh? Anyway, there where hundreds of photos to weed through, but these should represent some of the highlights of our trip. My Auntie Shelley wanted me to particularly show the ones that showed Canada's west coast in it's finest... in full sun! I think she's afraid that everyone will think she constantly lives under the gloom of cloud.

Anyway, our family stayed in Victoria, British Columbia with Mommy's sister Michelle (Shelley) and her husband Todd. We were only 25 minutes away from my grandparents' house, where Aunt Trish and her family were staying so that was convenient. Here's me and Aunt Shelley. I loved her and cried when I had to say goodbye.


Our first full day in Canada was spent down in Victoria's harbour. We went to the Undersea Gardens (a small aquarium) and then took a ferry shuttle to the piers where we ate fresh halibut and chips. It was sooooooo good. But the highlight for me was when Aunt Shelley bought us some fresh sardines so we could feed Sammy the Seal who was hanging around begging for food. I wanted to take him home with me, but Mommy refused...

For much of the trip, the weather was fabulous, so we spent a lot of time at the beach with various family members. Here's my cousin Maya jumping through the waves...

And here Mommy is giving me a biology lesson on crabs!

And here's Daddy showing off and walking on water...

And of course we had to feed the local wildlife. Here I am throwing bread to some Canada geese and loving on some goats at the petting zoo! The baby goats were ADORABLE and I kept trying to pick them up, but for some reason they didn't appreciate that.

The highlight for me was spending time with family, including my Nani and Papa, Trish and Dave, and even Mommy's entire extended family (her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins). It was the first time her entire extended family had been together since Aunt Shelley's wedding! What a blast!

Here's all my cousins on Mommy's side: Maya, Alex, and Emily (Mommy's cousin's little girl) who is only two monthes older than me!

All in all, it was nice to find time to relax together as a family, enjoy the sun and be tourists. Mommy felt it was the most relaxing trip she's had in a LONG time! But we miss all you Canadians already! It was sad to say goodbye!