Brig got her first kite for her birthday. We picked a perfect day to try it out. Within seconds, the kite was up in the sky.

A few days late, we had some friends over to celebrate Felix's 2nd birthday. The bug cupcakes were a hit.

A late visit to the local sugar shack. The piping had already come down from the maple trees but we still had a sampling. . .

Maple toffee!

The tubing that carries the sap from the trees.

Our ritual after baths.

Finger painting...

A glimpse of the tulip festival...

We had a picnic lunch here one afternoon.

This has been my motto these past weeks.

In Gatineau...

Birthday cake!

One of the lovely flower arrangements around our place these past weeks.

At the zoo in DC

Visiting with friends...

More friends...

Back in Ottawa at the Arboretum with some friends...

With some help from his big sister...

Patrick and I celebrated our 5th anniversary with a day out on the lake, without kids but with their bandaids.

What a catch!