Mom and Dad's visit

My Mom and Dad left today after a fantastic week-long visit. I loved the fact that I was able to celebrate Father's Day and my Mom's birthday with them for the first time in years.

I had to work on Monday but early Tuesday morning we all packed into our car for a trip up to the Lake District. We stayed in Ambleside, which is a cute little village on Lake Windermere. Lee was in his element as there were more camping/outdoors shops than I have ever seen in one place.









We lucked out with the weather and enjoyed a few drinks beside the lake. We then hopped on this bad boy for the mile-long trip into town.



That night, Mom and I convinced the boys to try out a vegetarian restaurant in the village. It was really a cool setup. You get a two-course dinner and a cinema ticket to the old-school style cinema above the restaurant.

We saw a cute little British film called Waiting for Eric. It introduced my parents to Eric Cantona, a Frenchman who is famous for playing for Manchester United, strange proverbs and the kung fu kick on a fan. We were in bed early in preparation for a day-long hike.