May Long Weekend Camping 2012

We went camping in sandbanks near Bellville this year with the in-laws it was a fabulous weekend.  temperatures were totally unusual 26,28,29  not the Canadian Ontario May weekend from my childhood.
The cold fireworks party at my parents in parkas.

Things are changing that is for sure.

Here are some pics

Mattis and Grandma Louise

Melanie and I

Little Camper watching fire

Cousins Tristan and Mattis

Mum and Mattis playing on the Beach

Boys and Aunt Christine

It was a great weekend a few little burns do the heat great meals that taste better camping.
Mattis had his first Pie-Iron and enjoyed it

Front Yard and Relaxing

Front Garden May 12 2012

New addition the raised section Rocks

Melanie chilling and Mattis chilling

We began gardening on Mothers Day it has  become the tradition since we moved in to the new house As part of Mothers Day, Mel gets to choose flowers for the front Garden and we plant them in the garden. Then we enjoyed a nice relaxing Drink on the Patio.

lighthouse over flowers

I decided to put this up as this is one of my better sketches that I have done lately

Bourbon Steak Marinate

1/2 Cup Olive or Canola Oil
1/2 Cup Bourbon
1  to 1 1/2 Cups of your Favorite BBQ sauce
1 tsp Montreal Steak Spice
1/4 tsp Chili Powder
1 pack Steak or Meat Marinate Spice
Mix together

Place Steak in a 9 x 13 Glass Dish or other size and pour 1/2 of marinate over meat. Flip meat and pour remainder of  mixture.
Let it sit for 4 - 6 Hours
As you are BBQing spread the mixture over the Steak as it cooks

Enjoy

Fireman Mattis

On the weekend we went to the Mount Pleasant Fire hall for there pancake breakfast, Mattis had a blast sitting in the Firetruck he was steering away like he was driving turn the wheel like a real pro

I am off the fire Daddy see you when I get back

If I move this what happens can i get it started

He likes cars and trucks and anything to do with them.  He is turning in to real boy.  It is amazing how they emanate to certain things or movies.  We don't even push it on him he just goes to it or notices them.

We just encourage him and let him discover things on his own he has a very inquisitive mind and picks up things quickly   He was telling me that the Firetruck was missing the key pointing to the keyhole.

Mattis and my creation

The little guy helped me to create this spaceship

I did most but for 2 1/2 he had a few ideas like the antenna at the back and a few others

Mattis Watching Trains at Brantford Train station

Today I took the little guy to the train station in Brantford to watch them shunt the cars around he was in heaven watching the train move back and forth.

Watching the Engine

Mattis Waving to the train as it was shunting cars around

As we were watching a freight train came by his face lite up
Video is below

Mattis had a ball watching the trains it reminded me of going to the train station with my dad when I was little.
I know he was there with us today watching the train shunt the cars around the tracks

A boys delight as we were sitting there a freight train went bye