May 2-4 Weekend...

A little explanation to those who don't know.... " Victoria day, is, I admit, somewhat difficult to explain to people who do not live in this country. May 24th is the Queen's official birthday in Canada (even though her birthday is April 21st and her name is Elizabeth.) We celebrate it on the Monday closest to May 24. (So we can have a long weekend. Canadians are a practical people.) Even though that won't always be May 24th, we will always call it May 24th, and this is further complicated by the Canadian habit of referring to it as the May "two-four weekend" even if it is actually May 18th. (A "two-four" is a case of beer, giving you a hint about the intentions of many Canadians for this weekend.) Victoria Day (or the May two-four weekend) is also the spiritual beginning of the Canadian summer, and in many parts of Canada, coincides closely with the safe planting date. This can be confusing because many years, like this one, it certainly doesn't seem like the beginning of summer. "

We spent our weekend "camping", ok well we spent one night camping in the rain!! Though we were wet to the core we had a blast! Zada had the most fun stomping in the mud and rain drops with Alex. After an executive decision on Saturday afternoon we packed up camp and head home and continued our festivies at our place.... we purchased a BBQ grill and ate lots of great food!