Mémére visite Saskatoon

Mémére (JM's mother), came for a visit in January. It was really nice to have family around, it provided for a little break for JM and I, and the kids really liked it. She was also part of JS's first birthday celebration, it was really nice to have family around for that.

Nous voici à Wanuskewin, un parc historique autochtone avec un site d'interprétation. Nous voici dans leure gallerie d'art.
Since we were the only ones there that morning, LP had the chance to be one on one with the person giving the workshop about archeology and bison in the kitchen. It was essentially a description of how each part of the bison was used after a hunt, nothing was wasted. Here he is sitting on a bison hide, holding a big piece of bone. JS was somewhere snooping around, being more interested in his new found ability of walking... away from us.
A stuffed bison. Wanuskewin is a place where natives came to hunt bison, and have done so for at least the last 6000 years. It is now a protected area and is quite impressive.
Art métis...
And Sandra did a lot of things with us while she was here (we're an intense family some would say), but LP would sum it up in three things: baking pies, playing hockey and reading books. Sandra must have read about 200 books while she was here. They played hockey in the basement everyday, Mémére is now a pro.
The kids missed her when she left. Her plane left at 6am after a week with us, and the kids were still sleeping when JM brought her to the airport. That morning, when the boys got up, they were looking for her.

LP: "Maman, j'ai cherché parrrrrrrrtout dans la chambre à Mémére, parrrrtout en-bas et j'ai cherché partout et je n'arrive pas à trouver Mémére."

Et plus tard dans la semaine...

LP: "Maman, et si on allait à l'aéroport chercher Mémére encore?"

Ah, this is what makes moving away from family so hard when you have kids!!

Merci pour la belle visite Sandra, xox.