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Our Quebec Getaway



In the fall my brother and his girlfriend bought their first home and I couldn't have been more excited for them.  Aside from the fact that I was obviously very happy my brother had finally met "the one", and now they were ready to embark on a new chapter in their lives together...I was also sort of thinking, this is amazing because now we officially have a place to stay in Montreal:)

Quebec has always been a place I've loved traveling to.  My mom was born there, as well as my half sister, so I've always felt that connection as far back as I can remember.  My half brother and sister are still living there today, and much of their extended family (their mom, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins).  It's been years since I've spent any quality time in Quebec, but now that my brother has decided to settle down, I'm looking forward to spending a lot more time visiting and reconnecting with the people and places I used to love so much.

This past February we set out on our first family trip to Quebec.  A snowstorm forced us to leave a day late, but instead of feeling frustrated, I was feeling thankful for the extra time to pack.   By the following morning we were more than prepared and pretty much managed to leave right on time (a rare event in our household).  We packed up the car, the kids and headed east across much of Southern Ontario.  Our final destination - Repentigny, Quebec. This was our second major road trip as a family (Irelynn's first).  The drive took us a little over 7 hours including all the stops, and thanks to our new travel DVD player it was a relatively peaceful drive.  Note to self: never leave home without one ha! 

We arrived in the afternoon and my brother had decided to come home from work a little early so that he could be there to greet us.  The kids were beyond excited when we pulled in the driveway and their excitement never really went away...until we had to pack up and head home.

Our trip highlights...

Sleeping in the basement in a giant tent with a huge air mattress and Christmas lights dangling from its ceiling

Meeting their Aunt (my sister) for the very first time

Climbing the largest ice castle they'd ever seen (at the outdoor Winter Carnival in Repentigny)

Tobogganing down hills bigger than most of Ontario's ski hills

Trying poutine for the first time, second time and third time (we ate a lot of poutine)

Movies on demand

Shopping trips with my stepmom (As a little girl I loved going shopping with her!  It certainly brought back a lot of good memories)

Dessert every night


















Thank you so much to my brother and his girlfriend for being such incredible hosts!  We can't wait to come back...although I'm pretty sure my brother skipped work the morning we left just so that he could catch up on some sleep ha!  Four kids will do that to ya.

Have a great weekend!

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