the kwasnys

We have just arrived home from another successful camping trip at Fish Creek Pond,  located outside of Lake Placid in the beautiful Adirondack’s. Compared to last years trip to Algonquin Park, which was overflowing with animals, we did not see any wildlife (which was explained to us at the end of the trip) but the fishing [...]

Free outdoor kiddie pool with Lifeguards! If you need to get a hold of us this summer, this is where we will be!

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We happily road our bikes downtown to partake in the the Capitals Canada Day festivities. The city had conveniently set up secure bike storage locations, they were free for the day. And we got our spot on the lawn in preparation to see the grand arrival of our Queen. She arrived in a horse drawn carriage, [...]

We took the opportunity last night to attend the RCMP Musical Ride Sunset Ceremony here in Ottawa.  The show was free of charge and held at the RCMP training grounds.  It was a great show and the kids really enjoyed the chance to get close to the riders and horses [...]

We have had a very exciting final week of school in the Kwasny household and I am very proud of my family. Dylan received the Core French Award during her Primary Assembly, for excellence in a second language.

Cory received two Commander’s Commendation’s, one for his work in Afghanistan the other for his work at Command Headquarters. [...]

We love visiting the Canadian  Museum of  Nature. And since the new exhibits opened we love it even more.  The new exhibits included Aqua-live, skeleton and models of the fish and other animals which live in oceans, rivers and lakes. The center piece of this exhibit is a blue whale skeleton.

Jack’s favorite exhibit is [...]

Way to go Grandpa Bill!

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Recently Dylan requested some photos of Cory when he was little. Cheryl sent us a great bunch of pictures which we all laughed over at the Kwasnys expense. Each of us chose our favorite, this one is mine.

And here is a photo of the kids.

I feel as though I’m a [...]

Mother Robin has reclaimed her corner in the rafters of our deck and built and rebuilt her nest. We checked this morning and found 4 new eggs.

Hopefully she has learned a new trick to defend her nest against the cat, squirrel or raccoons which previously destroyed her nest and ate her eggs. If a T-Rex [...]