Recently my kids and I went camping with my close friend Linda (and Maggie too!) to Valens Conservation area, near Cambridge, ON.

This is a yearly excursion, though we do go to different areas.

Each year brings some challenges, most typically in the form of poor weather conditions!

This year was no exception though we were lucky in that it only rained (albeit in extremes...) on the day that we arrived. We managed to set up our campsite during one of the periods in which the torrential monsoon-like downpour became lighter.

The next day however - and the remainder of our trip - was sunny and hot. Perfect weather for sitting by the lake.

It was a little messy, but well...it IS camping!



Here I am, trying to figure out how to get the stuff out of the cargo bag that I had so carefully packed into it. However, I did not have the kitchen chair that I had used to stand on, at home.

Lucky for me, Linda couldn't find her camera when we were preparing to go home and she caught me sitting on the roof of the car, trying to get everything crammed back into the bag!




Hailey and Owen's sandcastle creations...



and here's Linda!



Now THAT'S a campfire. Every year the kids tell us how much better we are at making campfires than Daddy is. We take pictures so we can show them off to Kevin. It's good we aren't competitive....

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Doggie Days at Toronto Blue Jays' Skydome!

Maggie, the baseball loving dog. Well....maybe Maggie, the baseball tolerating dog would be more accurate. But she did enjoy coming out with the rest of the family, rather than staying home!

From left to right - Hailey, age 9; Maggie, 18 months; Owen, age 6; and my husband Kevin.

On Sunday July 18th, my family and I brought Maggie to go see the Toronto Bluejays at the Skydome.

Every year the Skydome has "doggie day" baseball. A special section is designated for people who bring their dogs, to sit in, and a limited about of seating is available.

Proceeds from the event goes to the Toronto SPCA.

This year was their most well attended year yet, with seating in the dog section being completely sold out. 402 dogs were in attendance!

It is a really fun event, and it's always interesting looking at all of the different kinds of dogs. This year was our second year attending, and both years there were a number of dogs who howled along with enthusiasm to the national anthems, as well as one or two dogs who would bark repetively, whenever fans would clap - giving the impression that they were cheering right along with the other fans.