Do you have anything to declare???

We woke up Saturday morning and made an executive decision as we were organizing some documents (Quinn's birth stuff). We decided to take Quinn across the border. So we packed her up, got our documents, made a Tim's stop, and then were on the road by 9am. Quinn was going to cross the border for the first time.

The drive down wasn't particularly eventful as Quinn dropped in and out of sleep. She talked. She slept. Then she talked some more. We were suspecting the border would be quite busy because of the value of the Canadian dollar. When we got there it was backed up right across the bridge but to their credit it only took about 20 minutes to cross. When we got to customs Brenda's passport actually got us in the good books. This was definitely a first. The custom's officer had just got back from Galway, Ireland, come on.. what are the odds on that. We had a little chat and then were on our way. No questions asked.

We drove straight to the outlets and it was a total of just under 2 hours door to door (including the 20 minutes at the border). There was some shopping done and Quinn was again the big winner. We did get a few things for ourselves but definitely didn't load up. Had a Wimpy's burger and a Dunkin Donut (the first and last time, we have no idea why people like them) and then were on our way to the Walden Galleria.

Quinn fell asleep again so we decided to hit a Target while she was asleep. Brenda went in while Dad and Quinn hung out in the car. We couldn't believe how many Canadians were buying car seats and just chucking the boxes to head back. Interesting. Also very interesting that US car seats don't meet the same safety criteria as Canada. Oh well.

We got to the Walden Galleria and got a few things and then went to The Cheesecake Factory (picture below). It was another good visit there and will tie us over for the next little while. Quinn was great the whole trip. We packed her up and then headed for home. It was close to her bedtime so we thought we would give her the last bottle when we crossed the border. Much to our surprise she couldn't wait.

We stopped at the casino on the US side and in the parking lot Brenda (aka Supermom), changed her on her lap and got her into her sleeper, all in the front seat in about 15 minutes flat. She then gave her last bottle and we were on our way. 30 minutes at the border on the way back. The customs officer was nice and we were through. Home by about 9:30 or so. All in all a good day and lots of fun with Quinn.