if i still lived in canada...

...i'd probably be helping to hang the buckets this weekend.

buckets that will collect sap, which will eventually be boiled down to maple syrup.  a friend sent me this picture of mom and dad hard at work hanging the buckets for this year's harvest (and to let me know what "fun" i was missing).  additionally, i'm not sure what dad is doing with a small chainsaw in his hands...

family meal at the seafood grill

we had family in town this week and they were hungry for some seafood.  so we grabbed this coupon and headed back to the seafood grill in old town.

the baby isn't quite old enough for fresh fish or sushi, but the rest of us had a great meal.

family photo

just got back from a week in lovely southern ontario, where we spent time visiting friends and family and introducing them to the newest member of our family.  we had a great time - although as with most vacations with people you love, it went by much too quickly.

pictured above with meredith, myself, and the new baby, are my parents (on the right), one sister and my brother-in-law (on the left), and my other sister holding the baby's hand.

hanging out at muscle beach

the 'rents are in town for a week, so we took them out to the coast to see the pacific. they decided that they wanted to try and fit in, and thus began to simultaneously climb a rope and embarrass their fully grown son. my parents are great.