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Brightly coloured, and ready to take on Crystal Crescent

This weekend, we didn't have any of Clark's family to hang out with, but we did have my parents!  It seems as though now that spring has sprung, our favourite visitors (clearly drawn by our magnetic personalities and fun-loving attitudes) have started to come out of hibernation. The weekend was sunny and warm (and long!), and involved a lot of yard work, a trip to the mall with Mary, a date night for me and Clark, and lots of games.  Oh - and our fabulous neighbours invited us to the Dartmouth community oven to partake in a pizza party.  Check it out:

Saturday morning checkers at the Library.  When Linden was returning the pieces, he proudly told the librarian that he had beat the "best checkers player in the whole world".  I had no idea mom held that title.

When filling the beds with soil, you must carefully choose the proper tool.  Examples: rake (dad's choice), and sword (Linden's choice).

Preparing the pizzas

Ready to cook!

Is there anything better than homemade pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven in the open air?

 My parents left after breakfast on Monday morning (which was Victoria day, and therefore a holiday around these parts), and we packed up and made our way to Crystal Crescent for our weekly adventure.  As always, it did not disappoint:

On our way!

A little fairy nook

The rock climbing around here can get pretty intense! Of course, they both took it in stride

Whoaaaaaa.... don't fall down the steep slope!

A washed up lobster trap

A determined, scrappy tree growing out of the boulders

Reunited with sand at last!

And finally, a few random shots from various points in the week:

Linden's attire on a random Tuesday: Patched-up (filthy) sweatpants, a glow-in-the-dark dino t-shirt, and a tartan tie.

When Juniper went to a friend's house after school one day, I gave Linden the choice of an activity we could do together.  He wanted to paint the tulips in the front yard.  

I never quite know what game is being played, but this was cute to see when looking out the window 

See you next week!