Trip to Ottawa

View from the car on the way to Ottawa

The road ahead

Cutting through the Canadian Shield

The Centennial Flame

Parliament Building (where all the goofs work)

Enterance to the Peace Tower

Unicorn Standing Guard (on left of the door, my right)

Lion Standing Guard (on Right of the door, my left)

Queen Victoria

Police & Peace Officer Memorial Wall Sign

Police & Peace Officer Memorial Wall

Of Flowers and Soccer

View from the Park

While walking the dogs, I just had to take a shot of the CN Tower

Some kind of bird on one of the many birdhouses that have been set up as part of the naturalization plan for the lakefront.

Another view of the Tower from the lakefront.

Dot's Birthday at the Mandarin

For Dot's birthday we all piled into the van and headed to the Mandarin Buffet for lunch.

My three adorable (when they want to be) kids

The Birthday girl. Happy 13th Birthday.

Thumbs up for the food.

Why so glum, chum?

That's better.

Did she dip into my mojito? She seems to happy that her Coke is gone.

My Baby Brother.

The Hubby

EB and my Mom, why so serious? I have no clue

She had a great time.

Things I Saw on my Birthday

A park in spring, lots of folks sitting around and enjoying the beautiful weather.

The CN Tower, I haven't gone up  it in years but I'm thinking that this might be the year I take the kids up again.

For some reason I love this church, and I've never even been inside.

My drink at my birthday lunch with Hubby and Baby Bro, notice my sad little single piece of lemon.

Baby Bro's drink at my birthday lunch, notice his triple lemon slice.  Both he and Hubby got multiple slices in their drinks, and all I ever got was one, and it was MY birthday!

Mal the Wonderpup

Easter Eggs

Pure

Me sans makeup.

Contemplation

Contemplating the melting of his ice cream

EB and his Dog

EB in his Costa Nada Hoodie, which he loves and attempts to wear each and every single day and Skye, our loving and tormented Husky

LB in Royal Stuart Tartan

Notice that my son's middle finger is raised, he does this all the time.  It's like he's flipping the world the bird.

Tropical Plant

When I got my Azalea's, I also got got this tropical plant. I have no idea what it is since the tag that came with it that normally tells you what type of plant you've got only identified it as a 'Tropical Plant' which I thought was amusing because I sure as heck knew this wasn't any Canadian plant, but thanks for the tip anyways, Dumbasses!

More Azaleas

A better pic of the pretty flowers

Azalea

One pic of the flowers the Hubby got me for my birthday

Goofy Son

This is my goofy son in his Bat Man pyjamas, trying to make it look like he's all muscular and works out. Nice tongue by the way.

Cute Boy

Fireworks

Dot's New Clothes

On the River**

Dot in the Paddle Boat, Floating Down the River

EB in the Boat, Floating Down the River

LB and Mom (who is having a very bad hair day by the way) Floating on the River

View of the River Bank
Another View of River Bank

** These pictures were taken by the Hubby and not myself