Parksville - The Return Visit

For the second weekend in September with Autumn rushing towards we took the last opportunity of this year to head to the beach.  As per one of my earlier blog posts we visited Parksville in August and had a relaxing, enjoyable visit, so this time with Wendy we thought we would have three days of relaxation.  The last days of Summer didn't disappoint us, as we managed to get to the beach in great weather. Sam loved the water pools and the wet sand - totally enthralled by the sea shells and beach life.  We even managed to keep his sun hat on for a while.  One of the afternoons included a dip in the nearby swimming pool and Sam just wanted to play with the inflatable beach balls.  Good relaxing weekend and now for the Autumn.

Saanich Fair in the Sunshine

I know, I know.... it has been a few weeks since my last blog post.  No excuses except for being busy at work and so I am playing catch up. 

At the beginning of September, our little family headed to the local Saanich Fair.  It turns out that this fair is one of the oldest in Canada and this year it was celebrating its 145th year.  The Saanich Fair included a number of farmyard animals, agriculture equipment, musicians, entertainers and even pie-eating contests.  Our visit coincided with beautiful sunshine and Sam was fascinated by the various animals - horses, chickens, ducks and cows, as you can see by the photos.  However, the key highlight for Sam was the orange coloured tractor - he didn't want to leave the drivers seat!