By the Lake

The road back to Ottawa

Two hours of cornfields and wildflowers passed by on the way from Montreal back to Ottawa.

La Prunelle

Dinner with the Procos clan at La Prunelle in Montreal.

Around Montreal

Old Montreal

At Grammy's Window

Meech Lake

Travel Day

Planes, trains & automobiles, we made our way across country and up to that foreign land of the north- Canada.
It was a long way to Ottawa. First we drove to Fruitvale Bart, then we ran through SFO just in time to save our seats from the Stand-by hoards (that was a long shower, Mark) unfortunately, our bags were not as lucky. After our full 737 to chicago we changed to a half full express plane to Ottawa, where we had both sides of the aisle to ourselves. Zoe read, looked out the window, napped & nibbled her way across country like a trooper. We timed bottles with take-offs and naps to follow. Nico & I traded Zoe back and forth and managed to relax a bit ourselves.

Under the Sycamore Tree

I hope when Zoe is older, she will fondly remember summers spent under the sycamore tree in Long Beach. On the peninsula, where you can enjoy waves on one side of the street, and the calm bay on the other, there is a huge old sycamore tree. Perfect for protecting baby skin from sunburn, the old tree has scattered it's shade over thousands of birthday parties and sand castles. The spot where all the mommies park their radio flyers. Zoe had a great time playing in the sand, splashing in the water and riding in her new pink boat. Just like her mommy, Zoe is becoming a real beach girl.