Summer: Part Two In Saskatchewan

So I mentioned in my first post about our summer that my summer break this year is basically divided into three parts. You can read that post here. Part Two was our vacation to Saskatchewan. As Rachel flew out earlier than the rest of us, and Sam and I flew back later than Dave and Rachel, some part of our family was in Saskatchewan for over three weeks! I've written about a few our adventures in these posts here and here, but I wanted to write about a few other things which happened.

Saskatoon has an amazing art museum, the Remai Modern, and I've been wanting to visit it for a few years now. So we made it happen this trip. There were a few galleries with different exhibits including one of "found objects art" and an Indigenous woman who creates impressionist art with First Nations' themes. I loved that exhibit. She created art with paint and beads and it was so intricate. The Remai Modern also has the most comprehensive collection of Picasso's linocuts so those were very interesting to see too.

Another thing we did that I'd been wanting to do for a bit is touring a distillery near my parents' house. We had an extensive behind-the-scenes tour and got to see not only the distillery, but also the flower gardens and orchards.

 

The massive gladiola field is behind us with canola behind that. I love this view!!!  

We got started with a complementary drink and I got Rachel to take my picture in the gladiola field. Lastly, we toured their distillery. My dad bought some of their raspberry gin.

We enjoyed a couple of wiener roasts...

...and Rachel and my dad made a few batches of pesto. I also loved my mom's bouquet of sweet peas and zinnias.

We also enjoyed quite a few games nights. We played Skip-Bo, Trivial Pursuit, Phase 10, and other games. They were so fun and my dad often made milkshakes to accompany the game nights!

And that was the end of our Saskatchewan vacation. We had so much fun, a lot of relaxing time, saw some unique Saskatchewan sights, and most of all, got to spend so much time with Mom and Dad.

 

This current week has been one of the only weeks in the summer when Sam and Rachel are both home and I don't have to work. So the kids are hanging out with friends and we are getting appointments taken care of, but I will tell you more about that in a few weeks, when my summer break ends... Until then, I hope you have something fun planned today. I'm taking the kids to the dentist so I don't expect much fun in my day! Hahaha!!!