Back to my Canadian Prairie Home

After the beach, Finn and I boarded a plane bound for Canada. My parents moved from Saltcoats, Saskatchewan to Medicine Hat, Alberta (to be closer to my sister and her family) and I was anxious to see their new digs. I was surprised to see how settled in my Mom and Dad were, considering that Finn and I arrived only a month after their move.

A highlight of my trip was catching up with my brother Brian and his girlfriend Kate who live in Taiwan. We actually hadn't seen each other for 7 years, so a reunion of sorts was well overdue. It's too bad that Colin had to stay home and work as he still hasn't met Brian and Kate, but Finn did. He and his Auntie Kate became fast friends!

It was great being around family for a month and time passed us by much too quickly. We went to the Medicine Hat Stampede, which included both a parade and a few rodeos. I would walk the golf course while my Dad and brothers Doug and Brian golfed. I even dragged my sister Shelley out one day when she had some free time! I reconnected with some cousins that I hadn't seen in years as well as Aunts and Uncles. It was a great holiday, full of food and good times.

It was so nice to arrive by plane and not have to worry about packing baby stuff. I want to thank my sister Shelley and her daughters Amanda and Carrie-Ann for arranging everything from car seats to toys to high chairs for Finn. It was such an easy way to travel!

Below are pictures documenting our trip (thanks Kate). Finn did great on the plane, and handled the fact that we missed our last plane and had to spend the night in Toronto much better than his mother did. I guess it isn't too early to take a page from the kid's book!

 Beautiful prairie sunset from my parents' deck. I miss those sunsets.

 Finn ready to take on the world one early cool morning

 Finn spending some quality time with his Grandpa

 Finn and Grandma waiting for the parade to start

 The beginning of the parade

 Finn and his second-cousin Daizee-Joy enjoying the parade together

 My grand-nephew Brennan enjoying his experience as a puppy dog!

 My grand-niece Brianna with her face painted as a princess at the fair

 My grand-nephew Joseph all dressed up for a family dinner:)

 Brian and Brianna at my niece Amanda's farm. It was a beautiful evening with good company and fantastic food!

 The oldest grand child in my family Amanda (31 years old) holding Finn the baby of the family (almost 1 year)

Siblings on the bald prairie

 The golfers letting me take the bench at every hole. It's a good thing for me they only did the back 9!

 Kate frozen on the golf course. It was colder that day than it usually gets in Taiwan even during the winter!

 It was so nice to see Kate again!

 Finn drumming on the guitar. He loves music and technology. 

 Finn loves his Auntie Kate!

Yee Haw!