Our second day in Victoria was scheduled to be our main day to visit with friends. Jimmy was able to escape the previous evening for a beer or three, but those exploits are best left untold 😉

In the morning we went to Cook Street Village and met Kaisha, Brent and Amelia. We took a stroll to Dallas road and played on the beach for a while. It was a nice day outside and we had a great time. Amelia is a little older than Claire & Rhys and it was neat seeing them all check each other out and exchange kid-banter. Claire & Rhys loved throwing rocks into the water and picking up driftwood. Amelia found a really neat piece of algae and shared a piece with Rhys. It sort of looked like candy and when Rhys took a little nibble he quickly found out it wasn’t sweet at all!

We are already looking forward to our next visit with your lovely family 🙂

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Later in the day after Claire & Rhys napped we hosted some friends at our hotel suite. Lise and her daughter Amelia came over and we spent a little time out on our roof-top patio as the sun began to set.  Amelia was kind enough to let Claire & Rhys feed her Cheerios. They loved doting on her. Once we got a little chilly we went inside where it was warm by the fire. It was really nice to catch up and see how much Amelia has grown since our last visit! She is such a cutie.

Michelle, Dan, and Max came a little later and the bunch of us had a great time eating, chatting, sharing kid stories etc.  Max is a few months older than Claire & Rhys and it was nice seeing them all interact and play with some toys once some shyness wore off.

Thanks friends for coming to visit with us. Merry Christmas! and we look forward to seeing all of you in the New Year.