Family Week!

When we started out planning this trip, we really weren’t sure what to expect. Since I was a small child I’ve always struggled with motion sickness. A road trip across Canada doesn’t seem like the brightest idea when driving a short distance sometimes makes me puke. The beauty of Clementine is that she doesn’t seem to go fast enough for that to be a problem. There was only one day where I felt sick and it was because I was reading in the backseat! Honestly, the entire experience as of yet has exceeded my expectations, in spite of one bad night. The boys have been well-behaved, my husband has had the ability to relax and I have realized that camping isn’t bad. I only wish I could somehow eradicate all mosquitoes.

Today was laid back. We did a bunch of laundry, hit the beach a few times and enjoyed a fun dinner with Grandma and Grandpa! We’ve rented a house for a week with Nate’s family. So far it’s just his parents and us; with his siblings arriving tomorrow. We were expecting Ashiah today and had to let Jericho know they’ve been delayed until tomorrow. He was sad for a bit, but he has now moved “the best day ever” to tomorrow (due to her arrival).

There was much deliberation that occurred with the selection of our rental as we are a large crew. It was hard to find a place that worked for everyone and in the end this place fell in our lap. It’s really quite nice. There’s a large deck with a view of the lake and a path down to the water. Jer and Kai are quite excited about the bunk beds and the rest of us will figure out how to squeeze in.

Malachi has been quite the ham lately. He had the chef of our amazing fish and chips lunch wrapped around his finger. I was horrified when he asked her why her tummy was sooo big (it was), but she was gracious and sat down next to him and chatted him up. At dinner he had the waitress smiling and commenting on how cute he was. While at the grocery store, Jericho introduced him as the little guy and Kai proceeded to show off his karate skills. I need to get him in some classes because he’s so funny!

There is also someone else in our party who is receiving a lot of attention. Clementine gets many stares, smiles and comments. On the road she gets honks and waves (most of them nice). At one point there were three people talking to Nate about what year she was and how long he’d had her, etc. Bruce’s Peninsula apparently likes their Westfalia’s! We also caught a glimpse of Petunia on our way home from dinner tonight. Funny how I use the term home, considering our home has had wheels for the last few months.

After I had blogged last night, the boys were in their motel bed telling each other stories. Jericho had scammed Malachi into telling most of them. It was hilarious. One of them involved a giraffe being eaten by a bear. Then a duck came along and she was also eaten by the bear. Then the bear ate a light and the light lit up the bear’s tummy. Seriously. Jericho kept insisting on a story about a rescue dog throwing an airplane back into the sky. Where did I get these kids? There ideas have been crazy of late. Currently their favourite game is ‘flood;’ Noah style. “Everyone run, all the animals are dying and and…..” the antics continue with zany craziness. Boys will be boys.

Tomorrow is a sad day, it’s my cousin’s funeral and I’m not able to be there or with my family. I’ll think of all of you and wish I was there to give hugs and remember Mike. He was a great kid and a fun cousin! It’s surreal to think that he’s gone.