Week one of spring break has been very low key. The kids have participated in a basketball camp each day, have continued with their piano lessons, had play dates with friends, saw the movie Cinderella in the theatre, and went to Van Dusen Gardens (more on that in a little bit!). Johnny had knee surgery to repair his torn meniscus last Wednesday, so we wanted to keep the activities at a minimum until we knew how he would respond. He has done so well! He hobbled around on crutches for a day and worked from home on Thursday and Friday, but he is feeling really good. He only has about 100 degrees of knee flexion today, but it is getting better each day. Hooray for an amazing health care system here in Canada!
Van Dusen Gardens has a special on where kids are free for the month of March. I have never actually been to these gardens before and jumped at the opportunity to take the kids. Being that it is only March, there wasn't much in bloom, but it was still a very beautiful place and the kids enjoyed checking out the trees, ferns and animals.
We thought this turtle was a statue at first, until we saw the eyes blinking. :)
The cherry blossoms are pretty amazing at this time of year.
Leaf skeletons.
Micah's highlight...an old tractor.
The kids spent at least half an hour going in and out of this cedar hedge maze.
The kids thought this bush looked like fire.
I really enjoyed the garden and would love to see it in full bloom. I was also amazed that it had free parking.
Next week is another slow week for us, with a few added activities. Basketball camp and piano lessons continue, baseball practices begin, Daddy is back at work and Shaylah turns 9! Shaylah has a pretty cool party planned, which I will update on next week! I am really hoping to get back into the regular blogging, but am fully aware that life will probably get in the way again.
Great pictures! We also loved the leaf skeletons and the maze :)
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