Canada--Get Ready for a Photo Bomb!

After leaving Niagara Falls we headed to Ajax, Ontario (outside of Toronto).  We were able to spend the night with some dear GSIS folks, the Leigh family.  Adam and Lori-Ann Leigh have two kids, Addison and Selah.  We actually missed seeing Addison because he was visiting some of his friends in Korea (so jealous).  The Leigh's were such great hosts.  They had a Canadian shirt and tank top for E to sport, as well as, other thoughtful gifts and INCREDIBLE food.  

This is E's "cheese" face. 

Adam and Lori-Ann are both fantastic cooks.  Our first night with them Adam made some great Korean tacos.  The meat was so good Everett was eating it off the bone! 

The Leigh's also had two things Everett loved--Selah (more on this later) and a bunny.  When E first met the bunny he seemed a bit scared, but then later on that night I caught him in the bunny room with his hand in the cage petting the bunny on his own! Luckily the bunny is super tame and great with people.  

After a night with the Leigh's it was time to head to Montreal, which was our farthest destination to the east.  I was in a wedding in Montreal (hence the reason for the whole trip) but we were able to do a bit of site seeing in the midst of wedding festivities. 

We were able to visit the Old Port in Montreal. 

E loved the boats!

Everett also loved that we got to ride the subway--Choo Choo!!!

A major highlight of Montreal was seeing more friends from our old school, GSIS.  Here I am with Laura (the bride in the middle) and Lauren at the rehearsal.  Both of these ladies were great friends of mine in Korea. 

Wedding time!!!

Yes, that's me. The pregnant bridesmaid.  Praise the Lord the dress fit! I bought it pre-pregnancy! 

The wedding was during nap time and by some great miracle Everett actually slept in his stroller during the ceremony (he hasn't done a stroller nap in months)! 

By the end of the wedding E was awake just in time for some family photos.



Everett LOVED Selah Leigh.  Selah came to Montreal to watch E during the reception--how cool is that?!  E instantly fell in love.  He would say all the time, "More Selah."  She was so great with him and it was fun for Tom and I to have the night to focus on enjoying the wedding celebration.  E had no complaints; he was spending time with Selah!

Our GSIS crew.  The only person we were missing in this pic was Laura, the bride. 

E's buddy, Elliana.

Laura made all of the flowers herself.  

The first dance.  Laura's husband, Philippe, is a ballroom dancer!

That's right--we got our picture with a real life Canadian Mountie! 

 The wedding was fantastic, and Laura and Philippe are great for each other.  It was a really special celebration.  After the wedding we decided to spend an extra day in Montreal to hang out with our GSIS friends a bit longer.  We hit up the Biodome (kind of like a zoo), ate AWESOME Korean food, and ate maybe the most incredible dessert I've ever had in my life.  It was a great day. 

Apparently in this pic I'm super fired up about eating Korean food and E was so into it rice was stuck to his face. 

The next morning we drove back to Ajax for another night with the Leigh's.  Everett was able to have quality time with Selah and her bunny, so he was a content boy.  

It was so special to see so many people we love and live far away from.  We had a great time in Canada!