Halifax

CANADA...here we come! Who thought I'd ever say that? In the past, there was really no reason to visit and it just seemed like "another place" but once grandma and grandpa headed there, we wanted to join them in their fun...and heck since the girls have now been thru or visit half the States in the U.S. it was time to expand their horizons and get them passports...

On top of a slippery cement wave near a pier if you look closely as the second picture of the same location you'll notice a sign that says no climbing, well we didn't hang out on that side of the wave for quite some time---oops!

Chillin' with grandma on a nice day.

We got to take an amphibian car (boat/car) tour of Halifax, it was a lot of fun to see several different views of the city and have a fun tour guide along the way. My girls weren't so sure about driving into the water at first, but we all had fun.

And a trip with Grandpa Simpson wouldn't be a trip if we didn't stop for ice cream. We hit Cows (a couple of times.) Not the animal, the ice cream shop and it was tasty. Supposedly the best ice cream in Nova Scotia, or Canada or maybe even the WORLD! Who knows everyone has their claim, but it was pretty darn tasty!

Ooh...such a sweet moment for a mother who is obsessed (well maybe just a really big fan) of Anne of Green Gables...Jeana reading away right before our trip to the Island.

And we couldn't pass up the opportunity for shell collecting since we were so close to the beach. We really got lucky with the weather.

I might be a little bias, but I think that's a pretty cute little family featured in the picture below!

And a sweet moment of silence with grandpa by her side...

I only added this picture because Dave claims it's unfair I feature them all the time in pix but not myself, so I included some of me.

We met this adorable little boy, probably about 7 down at one of the bays where we stopped for lunch. He had a super cute, thick Canadian accent and was showing the girls the mini crab he just caught and telling them all kinds of funny stories about how he catches them all the time and how they usually pinch him, but it only hurts a little etc... the girls were awe-stricken.

Jeana did finally get brave enough to pick up her own lobster, but of course if wasn't real.

Along with cramming in all the birthday etc... festivities while visiting my family in Boise, we also helped Grandpa celebrate Father's Day a little early too, since we were there.

I feel pretty spoiled having such cute little girlies!