Apple Picking Day

Today we are headed off to pick apples in the Annapolis Valley. This is the area of Nova Scotia where the Acadians had lived until they were rounded up, put on boats and shipped to Louisiana to later become known as 'Cajuns'. Those British were mean SOBs weren't they?


Hudson spent another night with his Granny and Mike and I spent another night of wonderful quiet in our hotel on the Halifax waterfront. This morning we took a walk in Historic Properties near our hotel, a restaurant / shopping area.







Mike was feeling sorry for these lobsters at Cap'n John's Fish Market.

Beautiful Nova Scotia

We arrived safely in Halifax around noon. Hudson got on fabulously on both flights, slept a little, but mostly enjoyed our undivided attention, some snacks and looking out the window. Things he did not do on the flight:

• stand up on the seat, hang on to the chair in front of him and pull the passenger's hair
• bang on the tray
• try to unlatch the tray, re-latch, unlatch, up-down, up-down
• mercilessly kick the seat in front of him
• play with any loud, electronic or otherwise mind-numbing toys
  

I am sure he would have been thrilled to do all of these things. But he was not permitted. Too many flights with a kid kicking the back of the seat has left Mike and I very considerate.


Anthony and Penny just landed, they took the red-eye from Edmonton and I am going to meet them for breakfast until they can get checked in to their hotel (and sleep).


Here are some pictures from our first day. We got to see Jenny and Andrew and it was great!


Pops with Hudson:








With his Uncle Andrew:






Being fed by Granny:






Meeting his Great Grandmother:

I'm on my way to Nova Scotia

Hudson is about to cross into International territory for the first time. We are connecting at JFK. His first flight was great - no tears or screaming and he was fixated staring out the window upon descent. Looks like we have a little aviator.

This will be a crazy day

Today will be a crazy day so I am already up (early for me, 5am). Mike is traveling until this evening and I am getting ready to leave for our trip back home to Halifax. Our flight in the morning is at 6am.

Today I have to:

1. Take Bella to our vet where she will be staying (they put her in the cat room)
2. Get Max and Timber to the kennel (the less luxurious place where they will be staying)
3. Take Hudson to daycare despite the fever and cough he is having (I can hear him in his room now trying to sleep but coughing) and hope that I get a few hours before they call me to pick him up
4. Pack!
5. Do some business for the shop (nv - Clothes for Men)
6. See my very best pal, Vickie on her birthday. Happy Birthday Vicster!
7. Oh - and get to the office for another day of software development

Vickie and I are very excited about what is happening with the store. Our manager has quit to move on to bigger and better things (gasp!) and Riley is taking over. Riley is a friend of ours who is very smart and very awesome. Vic and I have worked with her in the technology scene for several years so she knows what to do when the printer won't work (have you checked the on/off switch? No? Well try that first). She knows how to run a good marketing and conversion campaign AND she has a great eye for fashion. Riley is a different type of person than the other folks who have managed the place for us previously. We are stoked to get a new marketing plan in place, get the Fall merchandise out and get back to business!

In honor of this chatter about the store, here is a picture I took at the Fall Market a few weeks back. We actually know this dude, his name is Wes. But what is with his 'mullet-hawk'?

More gratuitous pics of the family.

















I may have to remove this one if too many of you get me wigged out about pedophiles on the interwebz.

Climbing the stairs

Hudson has learned to climb the stairs..... oh noes!

First experience on the John Deere.