Five Years

This weekend Brad & I celebrated our five year anniversary. We planned a weekend away for just the two of us to remember what it is like to be a couple outside of being parents. However, you can never walk away from being a parent. We had made arrangements for Sydney to stay with my sister & Jason was to stay with Brad's brother. However, we got a call first thing Friday morning to let us know that Max had pink eye. This then led to us scrambling to make alternate arrangements for Jason. My sister was willing to take him, but she already had a full house for the weekend. They had guests staying over on Saturday night- so their house was quite full.

A frantic call to my mom at work resulted in our Saviour. So, Jason got to bond with Nana for the weekend & he did well. I don't think he ate well for her- hopefully due to the cold that he cannot seem to shake. I am sure that when he was being picky she had thoughts that he is going to be picky just like his mom. Sydney on the other hand loved her weekend with her cousin & barely gave us a kiss & a hug before she took off. I think I missed her more than she missed me.

It was late by the time we finally made it to the resort we were staying at north of Huntsville. I could not wait to get in the tub & relax with a glass of wine. As a wedding gift, our friend Monica gave us 3 bottles of wine that she had collected during her summer in France. One was for our 1st anniversary, one for our 5th, and one for our 10th. I could not take the beautiful wine glasses that she gave us that are much more befitting the quality of the wine than the ones that we used- but I did enjoy the wine. My bubble bath on the other hand got a little out of hand. Combination of fast running water & water jets created a mass of bubbles- Brad had to turn the jets off to be sure that I didn't overflow the tub.

The rest of our time was spent eating out (because I am not cooking on my anniversary), shopping, & hiking. Here are some pictures of our time.

Bubbles, bubbles & more bubbles


Taking a snooze on our deck


The morning view of the lake from our cottage


Hiking in Algonquin Park

Remember this my friend

Wendy, the time has almost come for you & your family to leave us for a few years while you pursue your goals in "the South". Thankfully you will not be too far away & I am sure we can find ways to see each other over the next three years. I've enjoyed vacationing in South Carolina before & hope to do so again soon so that we can get together.

Until then, I thought you might like to reflect back on the time that we have spent together with our kids. Who knew that Parent Link would create such wonderful friendships?

First Playdate at the Park


Summer 2005

Remembrance Day 2005


New Years Eve 2005


"Gold Medal Game" 2006 Who else would host a party at 7am on a Sunday?


January 2006- Warm enough in January for an afternoon at the park


Summer 2006

September 2006

Halloween 2006

Katie's Birthday Party


Jason's First Kiss- January 2007


Winter & Spring 2007


Katie's First Time Without Mommy


Summer 2007


Sydney's Party, September 2007

Just Hanging Out