Happy Belated Canada Day....Happy Birthday Canada!

I was born in Canada and lived there till I met my hubby and got hitched at the age of 22. Some days I miss my country of citizenship...the atmosphere is so different....more relaxed.....calm....friendly. {sorry my american friends and family.} Some days I really miss the food..."Harvey's!!" mmmmm "Poutine!!"mmmmm "pop!"mmmmm.... oh wait we have pop here too.....it's just not called pop.....it's "soda" lol. Oh and another thing I had to get used too...milk jugs. We have milk in bags back home. :)

Anyways no matter what differences I've had to adjust too or foods I've had to give up due to my move out of the country, the thing I miss most about Canada is NOT the food or accents or friendliness.... it's all my family & friends that still live within it's borders.

Last year we celebrated Canada Day in Canada with all my family and friends. This year the hubby, K and I had our own tiny celebration...just the three of us here at home.

I started my morning off with this.....

Then for dinner I made this.....poutine...

I was hoping to make some cupcakes today but I lost track of time so no cupcakes where made in this house in honor of Canada.

Now one of my favorite things to do on Canada Day/July 4th other then eat good food and see the family is watching fire works and playing with sparklers....

So guess what I just had to do before Kaylin went to bed.....

Can you guess who wasn't as excited about these sparklers as I thought they would be.....perhaps next year when Kaylin's a bit older she'll become more fond of them.

After all the outdoor excitement we headed in to get K ready for bed.....well first we had to have a little photo shoot with her and I while she wore this adorable onsie.