Maiden Voyage

The fun times just keep on coming. Not only did we have another day of fun and excitement with Gran and Grandpa, but Isabelle was able to achieve a major milestone in her young life. After months of lessons and the past week of water-based freedom at a couple of cottages, today Isabelle ventured into some shallow water without her lifejacket and....swam!  Check it out for yourself!



Halifax family friends John and Martha were near Ottawa at the Rideau River Provincial Park so we happily loaded the van and headed down for a nice visit.  We have been so used to seeing them in Florida or Halifax so it was nice to spend time with them in Ontario for once!  Little did they know they would be the witnesses to Isabelle's first ever swim strokes!

Three generations survey the landscape.  Oliver is lucky to have such great women looking out for him.

Oliver gets a ride through the water from Grandpa.  Needless to say, he needed to do this several dozen more times and never really got bored of it!  Grandpa was so pleased to see how happy he was making the little guy.

Isabelle and Oliver are such happy kids.  Take them outside or around the water and they are thrilled.  Oliver loves to feel the sand in his toes and Isabelle's love of the water is well-documented!

Hey, this tent trailer is so cool!  Can we sleep here tonight?