The Norman family took the weekend off, and threw Evan a party for his 3rd birthday. Had a bunch of family over to our house for a birthday party – Evan had fun playing with his cousins, and got his Thomas the Tank Engine obsession taken care of for awhile.
Then, we headed north to Edmonton, to hang out at West Edmonton Mall – staying in the Fantasyland hotel right in the mall. Sounds lame, but it’s the largest indoor shopping mall on the planet (for now), and staying in the mall hotel meant we could hit the amusement park and water park without commuting. Evan had a blast – the wavepool was a bigger hit than the waterslides. There were manmade waves that must have been 2-3′ high, with surf and everything. He didn’t want to get out of the water.
More photos in the Flickr Album for Evan’s Third Birthday.
Of course, I’m only partially decompressed. Although taking an entire weekend actually off was awesome, and long overdue, it did nothing for my deadlines or deliverables. Which I get to catch up on now 
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You might still need some catching up on deadlines, D’Arcy, but you are probably going to be able to get a lot more done. We (me and family) did the same thing last Easter, and spent a couple of days being mall rats, but with a 4 year old in tow it was a ton of fun and a great way to clear the mental cobwebs! A couple of rides on the big rollercoaster didn’t hurt either! :^D
Yeah. Feeling MUUCH better today, and am at least _feeling_ more productive. Don’t know if I am or not though
I didn’t get a chance to ride the big coaster this time. Had a total blast in the waterpark, though, riding the surf with Evan. The waves were actually bigger than the ones he was loving in Hawaii, so he had fun too. The kid’s so totally fearless that it makes me more than a little nervous…