My Easter weekend

What a wonderful Easter weekend it was. My weekend started after work on Thursday. My stepsons arrived from Ontario and were here for the weekend. The primary purpose of their visit was to come see their grandma while she was still well enough to enjoy visiting....and then to spend time with their dad and I.

I arrived home Thursday evening and my hubby had cooked the most amazing dinner. He used the smoker and cooked up some of the best tasting ribs I have ever had, he made a variety for grilled seasoned veggies and curry rice. Oh it was all mouth watering and to die for. After dinner we all watched a movie...it was a great start to the weekend.

Activities for Friday were based on the weather. If it was calm hubby and the boys were going to take the boat out for it's inaugural test run...or we were thinking of going skiing. Neither of these two events happened as the rains and gale force winds were upon us. We started our day out without any power. Hubby got the generator going so I could have hot water for coffee....youngest son got the fire going....so even though is was miserable outside we were nice and toasty inside. We decided then that we would do indoor things. Laser tag and cosmic bowling. So off into the truck we went and headed into town. First stop Laser tag.

Have any of you ever played laser tag? You go into this room that is dark except for black lights...the room is a bit of an obstacle course having old cars and stuff to hide behind or in so you don't get tagged. They give you these plastic guns which shoot laser beams at your target..if you hit your target(your opponent)it tells you...it also tells you when you have been hit. Well being the only women in the group I think I was the main target....they got me good. It was a lot of fun...and it was nice to do something like that with the boys. After laser tag we decided we should go have dinner ....now was it going to be Greek or Mexican. Greek it was. So off to this nice restaurant which over looks the bay. We had a lovely window seat. Being Good Friday and not eating meat I had the Calamari and a spinach salad. It was very tasty...but way to much food...too much food for all of us and so needless to say there was plenty to take home.

We left dinner and headed to our prebooked bowling. Now this wasn't your everyday bowling....oh no....the music was playing the light show was happening....oh yeah you could down right boogie on down as you attempt to throw that huge ten pin ball down the lane. Oh we had some great giggles. Lots at my expense.

Eldest son showing us his bowling style

Youngest son showing us his form

Although this is a little out of focus I love this photo of eldest son and I

I had bought myself these slip on/loafer type shoes, my hubby said they reminded him of something Helen DeGeneres would wear...then he said I was dancing like her as well. My question to him is....How does he know what kind of shoes she wears? Anyhow, it was a lovely evening all around.

Saturday the weather was much improved so the boys went and took the boat out....hubby called me he was so excited....you could hear the smile on his face, I could imagine him grinning from ear to ear ...it made me so happy. So whilst the guys were doing their thing I opted to do mine. I exercised, cleaned house...took Bert out to the beach and then came home and baked. I made a pumpkin coconut cheesecake, a pecan pie and cinnamon buns......I was on a roll. The pecan pie was for my father in law. It's his favourite it was my Easter treat to him.

The boys with Mom/Grandma

And here they are with Grandpa

Easter was a lay low kinda of day. Eldest son slept in until the afternoon. We ended up going over to the in laws for dinner. Father in law made a wonderful Easter dinner. The conversation was upbeat....grandpa regaling us with some of his survival stories. It was a relatively early evening as the boys had to be up by 0600 to start their journey back home. They have a very long day ahead of them.....a 1 1/2 hour ferry boat ride, a bus ride to the airport and then a 4 1/2 hour flight home. With the 4 hour time difference it will by almost 11pm by the time they get home and then it is off to school the next morning.

Yes it was a pleasant weekend indeed. It was such a treat to see them....now only 3 months till we see them again.

Happy Easter Monday to you all and I hope the week ahead is full of all good things!