Sun, Sun, Sun...Here it comes...

Oh yeah, baby. It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here. The temps are warming and it's looking like we might get something of a summer after all. We're still getting rain showers here and there, but for the most part, we're outside. The mosquitoes are still insane, but we just try to endure. We're all covered from head to toe in bites. Every night after baths, we slather up in anti-itch cream. After months of being cooped up, we're getting out!

 

 
 

 

This past weekend, headed down with some friends to check out the Street Performer's Festival in downtown Edmonton. We thought the kids would get a kick out of riding the LRT (light rail train) and they did. It lets off at Sir Winston Churchill Square, right in the center of the action. It's a small festival, with various performers ranging from Hip Hop dancers and sword jugglers to Chinese acrobats performing for a crowd of people, then passing the hat for tips. We all liked the Hip Hop dancers the best - the kids were grooving along to the beat! They have some fun activities set up for kids and plenty of fair-type food (oh how I love you, mini donuts!). The kids were upset we wouldn't let them wade in the Legislature Fountain (a popular activity for kids in the summer), but we didn't bring a change of clothes and knew they'd be soaked. The weather was gorgeous and we couldn't have asked for a better day. The kids were wiped out by the time we took the train home.

The rest of the weekend was gorgeous as well and we kept busy. We attended a going away party for some friends who are moving back to the states. We played outside in our yard and ate all of our meals out there - soaking up as much vitamin D as we could. Some friends invited us for a swim in their pool, which was so refreshing. Swimming outside in Canada is a rare treat! Fingers crossed this nice weather will continue this week!