Green Lake and more

Yachting, originally uploaded by DPC Tutt.

So much to update... I guess I'll start where I left off:

The rest of our time at green lake was great. Carly swam so much while we were there. She always wanted someone to go swimming with her. She had no troubles jumping in and swimming around, unlike the rest of us who found the water a little chilly and the entry a little nerve racking. Andrew also took to the water like a fish. He liked being able to walk in and play around at his own pace. He also enjoyed pushing the boats around and throwing rocks for the neighbour dog Bucca to fetch. I had a great time sailing and I even managed to convince Andrew to come with me on a couple of occasions. It was definitely a relaxing place to spend time and I hope we can make it there again next year.

After Green lake we headed to Comox and spent the BC day long weekend with Dave and Ashley (and their son Levi) at their new mansion. Their place is beautiful with enough bedrooms for us all to have our own with a few left over. It was very convenient that we could also leave our trailer in their driveway while we were there. We managed to spend some time on the beach, go for a bike ride, attend 'Nautical Days' in Comox, rent a suit for the forthcoming wedding and belt out a few classics songs on sing star. Thanks for having us guys, we'll see you in a week. We also managed to see Dave and Katy and the renovations they're doing to their house. The last time we saw it their house was gutted and they had grand plans. This time they had a new hardwood floor in and all the cabinets and counters installed. It all looks amazing. Can't wait to see the final product!

Following our sojourn in Comox we retired to the Tutt estate in Sidney. The kids were tremendously happy to see Granny and Grandad and were excited about all the benefits of having two extra doting servants to facilitate their every want. We figured that since we were planning on being in Sidney for a couple of weeks we coupled put the kid lets in swimming lessons at the local pool here. So Penny booked them in online and the classes couldn't be better. Carly, after her daily swimming excursions at the lake, was keen to get back in the water. She was a little apprehensive at first about her quiet muscle-bound teacher but that was soon forgotten and she hasn't looked back. Andrew is thriving as well. He is so proud of his swimming and knows his teacher by name. He loves to show off his newly acquired skills in the bath at night which can be messy for the bath supervisor. They are both excited that Uncle Matt is coming over on Thursday to watch their lessons. You don't know what you're in for Uncle Matt!

The next excitement in our vacation was a trip to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. I'll sum that trip up in the next entry so stay tuned!