Ottawa

Last week Mike had a conference out in Ottawa so we all headed out. I'm not going lie .... it was absolutely fabulous! So nice to get away from our wretched renovation project, to have beautiful weather (for the most part), and do lots of fun things, and best of all to have the school pay for most of it. Mike was pretty busy but was able to fit in a couple activities with us like visiting the mint, going on a river boat cruise of the Rideau canal, a visit to the Museum of Civilization, and a quick sit in on a Senate session. Carter and I had lots of time to saunter around the Museum of Nature, the ByWard Market and other fun shops, take in a tour of Parliament, and enjoy picnics on the grass. Ottawa is a great city and I would definitely go back again!

A champ on his first plane ride

No biggie - only holding about half a million dollars worth of gold

Taking a nap in the shadows of Parliament

Happy boy to see his Dad on a break