Papa Pan and Sprout

There's something about being on the sea that strips a decade from Papa Pan. I think we need to move closer to it.

Wild Thing and Nature Girl Discover Surfing

We took the kids to Laurencetown Beach - surfing mecca. We discussed surfing with them and both of them were over the moon with the idea. The talk turned to surfer movies they might like. Wild Thing explained how there needed to be a movie about pirate surfers. Not ordinary pirate surfers - skeleton pirate surfer KNIGHTS. I made the mistake of saying I thought finding a movie about skeleton pirate surfer knights might be impossible. He set out to prove me wrong.

Which brought us to Dude's Food

Close to heaven for this little dude!


But still, it isn't quite what he was looking for....


and then he saw it....

A REAL skeleton pitate surfer knight!

Toys From Nature: Seaweed

Who needs fancy silk ribbon streamers?

As we left the beach Wild Thing declared "He's coming home with us!"

Anthromorphized kelp really really stinks when forgotten in the car for 2 days!

Advice on Living in the Maritimes with Kids

Invest in good raingear.

Do not expect them to stay dry in raingear.

Do not expect them to wear raingear.

Accept that WET is much more fun.

I bring you: Lumsden Dam!

My favorite place to learn to swim

Where we always meet friends no matter what day we show up or when we show up.

This "pond" is easy 5 times the size of Oma's Lake and no power boats.

Everyone stops by for a dip on a hot day because it's 5 to 10 minutes from everyone's house!

Sprout's favorite game at the moment

Planning for Bill's Visit

We live in an area that will pretty sheltered from the hurricane's wrath (Minas Basin - western shore of Nova Scotia) so for us it is just a big ol' wonderful storm. But I plan on telling a Mi'kmaq story about taming the Stormbringer to the kids (maybe by candlelight if the power goes out) and on Monday or Tuesday we'll head over to Oma Gave's beach on the eastern shore to go beachcombing. Darkmirror is VERY excied by the news and would like to head out on a road trip to the eastern shore DURING the hurricane. I'm afraid to let Papa Pan in on this bit of news because he'd likely be all for it.