Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Turns out today is our last day in Montreal. We had originally intended to stay until Wednesday and attempt to drive home all in one go but we have decided to pack it in and leave in the morning. Jacob is ramping up for this weekends shellfish festival at home and we would like the option to be able to split the drive over two days if necessary.

We headed out to the botanical gardens and insectarium for the day. The kids had a blast at the park while Nora and I bounced around in the shade. We left the park and headed for the garden restaurant where we terrorized all those who were unfortunate enough to sit near us. The kids rounded out the performance by chasing each other on stage and around the restaurant.

The girls had their afternoon nap and we had our sanity slightly restored as we toured through the different gardens. They are currently running a nighttime lantern exhibit so we got to see the different lanterns set up. Charlie was particularly enthusiastic about the dragons. Before leaving the gardens we did a quick tour through the insectarium and then headed back downtown.

Since it’s our last night in the city we decided to treat the kids and have chocolate crepes for dinner. They decided not to play along and instead ordered an enormous strawberry milkshake that eventually ended up all over Charlie Madeline and the ground after it got knocked over. We left a sizeable tip a huge mess and headed home.