We had the awesome opportunity to join Tyler in Ottawa for Remembrance Day this year. He had a conference right over the holiday and I decided that it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the kids to spend this significant holiday in the nation's capital. Plus, being in a hotel is always fun. Especially when it's paid for.
Seeing the ceremony proved to be more difficult than we were lead to believe by the concierge and native-Ottawaians…? It was so crowded that the kids couldn't see a thing and were quite cranky about it. But eventually we moved and got a front-row view of the march of the Veterans. It was amazing.
Once the Veterans were dispersed, they filtered through the crowd. These two men beside us embraced with tear-filled eyes. They didn't even know each other. Just celebrated the sentiment of the day. It was quite breathtaking to watch.
We walked around the conference centre a bit to pick up swag from the different stands and came to see this sign at the top of one escalator. Tyler texted it to his mom and asked her how much she had paid to have this sign put up. Too funny.
Most of the rest of our time was spent in the hotel pool. Actually, in the hot tub and sauna. It was great. All three kids are alive and well in this picture, despite how it looks.
We also went out for a fantastic dinner at a place called Play where we had this fabulous soup. It was seriously one of the best things I've ever tasted in my life. Curried Butternut Squash Soup with toasted pecans and coconut milk. Ahhhhhhhhhh.
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