This past weekend we packed up the family and headed for the Jette Cottage in Magog (Eastman), Quebec. We couldn't have asked for a better weekend--the weather was beautiful--about -10 degrees and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
We left the city on Friday night at 6:45 and arrived at the cottage around 10:00. My wonderful father made sure the cottage was ready for us and welcomed us on our arrival. The kids very quickly got ready for bed and fell fast asleep.
In the morning I made eggs and bacon and the kids watched a little bit of the "Charlie and Lola" Saturday morning cartoons.
After breakfast Cole, Amelie and Chloe went sledding and Preston tried out his snowboard. I nick-named Cole "Crasher Cole" because of the way he launches himself off the sled when it hits the snow pile at the end of the path.
Afterward we explored the hills and trees around the cottage. Amelie, Chloe and Preston took turns making believe they needed to be saved...by quick snow-sand or falling from a cliff. It was very exciting!
For lunch we kept it simple...pizza, apples and tangerines.
After lunch we played Junior Monopoly and the kids played their Nintendo DS together. In the afternoon we headed back outside for a couple of hours to snowshoe on the lake and build snow-forts. It was unbelievably beautiful day.
Dad arrived for dinner on Saturday night. We enjoyed a spaghetti dinner and then watched the first 10 minutes of the movie "Juno" before my dad made it clear the movie wasn't really working for him. (For the record--I love that movie!) Once it was decided that Juno wasn't working out...we tried watching Gladiator. I think we were all just a little too tired from our busy day because 20 minutes later we were all heading to bed.
Early the next morning we had to leave for home in Ottawa to begin our standard Sunday marathon of gymnastics for Cole, Amelie and Chloe's ballet, and Salsa dancing for Scott and I.
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