We packed our 5 week visit home to Canada to the brim. We spent time in four provinces and 20 cities + towns (and a couple of farms) to visit family and friends. Aya took 11 plane rides (and was a star on most of them) and was initiated to all that is Canadian:: road-tripping, long drawn out summer evenings (light until 9:30pm!!!), prairie sunsets (still the most beautiful in the world), baby showers, long walks, hiking, Badlands and mountains, ultimate frisbee in the park, swimming in lakes, Tim Hortons, berry-picking, and summertime BBQing.

The trip was everything we could have hoped for - a shout of thanks to all of our family and friends who hosted us, spoiled us and cared for us during the past month.