I know it has been 2 weeks since Joel got home but I have been too busy having fun with him to write a post. 

First of all I just want to say how proud I am of this guy. He just finished 20 months studying 24-7. Not only that he received an award for highest academic average in the class. All that hard work has really paid off. He deserved it. 

So as a surprise I was able to get the day off work when he got home. I surprised him at the airport and that huge smile was so worth it. I kidnapped him for the day to do two of his favourite things. Have a picnic and go to the Zoo! 

Can you see how excited he is to be home, and driving a real car on a real road. 

Assiniboine Park on a beautiful day.


This is much prettier when we don't have a very dry summer. 

 I promised him a picnic for about 3 years, he finally got it. 

My quilt hard at work. 

Once we were full of chicken/bacon wraps, fresh berries and oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies (courtesy of my sister) we headed to the Zoo! 


A lot of the Zoo was under construction so we headed over to the new Toucan Ridge feature at the Zoo. When we walked in it reminded us of Saba. Right away I had to take the typical Saban picture. 





Next up was the new butterfly garden. Complete with cute butterfly seats and beautiful flowers. 


And a not so interested Joel. 


So I took him to see the tigers and the lions. More manly. 


We had a fantastic day together and Emma was so excited to see "Hunky" in the flesh. We have been really busy since he got home. Between visiting with my sister and our niece and nephew, going to the cabin, catching up with friends, and just experiencing the real world again we have not had much time to slow down till this week. Well that is besides soccer games and practices. Yes that's right I have soccer once a week and Joel is now playing in the premiere league with his best friend Rick and has already scored a goal. Just to make me even more proud he scored on a header in the first 10 minutes of his first game. What a superstar. Can you tell I like to brag about him? 

But the fun is over now and it is time to get back to business so this is what Joel will look like 5 days/week 8 hrs/day for the next month or so. 


Hopefully I will be back soon with a little recap of my summer so far!