Oh, Canada........

 

This month Geography club is studying the country of Canada.  Yesterday at coop one of the other members asked me how the studying was going since the club meets tomorrow... um, yeah, I had totally forgotten about it, of course. Typical.

So as the day progressed I thought "Well, maybe we should just go". So, go we did.  After a few stops to get snacks, stop in Seattle to pick up Birth Certificates for the two babies (no, I had not ordered them yet but now would need them at the border to get back into the US) we were on our way.  The drive up was perfect. We stopped and enjoyed lunch at Subway and then meandered into Canada.

There were no welcome centers or info centers so we found the nearest hotel and went to raid the brochures in the lobby.  This fountain was outside the hotel and so we had to stop and play a bit.

 

Next, we were off to the beach.

  We found a beautiful starfish.

The sand was breathtaking, all the wave ripples literally etched into it.

  Of course, if you know my family you know that were there is water, there we are.  At first they were going to attempt jumping the rocks across to a little island a little ways off, but the rocks were covered with barnacles.

Seri crossed which of course left the boys contemplating if the desire to follow their sister was worth going in the water. Remember the above pic of the frozen fountain?  Well, in some places there was also still snow on the ground, that gives you an idea of how cold the water is.

Maybe I will, then again, maybe not......

  With both Seri and Michael on the other side Isaac takes a running start to overcome his fear of the cold.

Sariah is not about to be left behind, in she goes....

In a little farther.....

About half way across she turns back says "I am cold" and comes back... :)  Much better to stand on this side and holler for sissy to come and get us and carry us across!!!!

  With all the children over on the other side they proceed to ask me to come over, yeah right!  But then I hear "what are you, a chicken?"   In I go.......

  

Frozen but happy we decide to head back.  Oh. I should mention here that there were a ton of people walking along the boardwalk all bundled up in coats, hats, mufflers, etc.... Watching us, laughing and taking our pictures.....

  The Peace Arch.  this is what we decided to do our report on.

The children with one foot literally in the US and the other in Canada.

So much for border patrol......... This road divides the two countries.

 

The American side of the arch says "Children Of A Common Mother", I thought this pic was humorous.

As usual, my children are convinced, despite numerous advice to the contrary, that the world is their playground.

When we were leaving the border patrol asked what our purpose was for having visited Canada and we replied "field trip"!!!!!