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Today is the day. The long awaited, highly anticipated visit to the Tea House on Seymour. It was everything we hoped it would be.
And there are pics in the album in the facebook group. If you are not already a member request an invite and start sharing your photos with us!!
It was absolutely wonderful and we will be sure to visit again(though not with toddlers or babies) strictly a mother daughter outing. I even found myself feeling girly!
If you have ever walked or driven down Seymour in downtown Kamloops you have probably come across a small little building with a tall wrought iron fence and a wrap around porch which encloses a beautiful garden and perhaps while peering through the gates you’ve wondered what ‘The Tea House’ was all about.
The Tea House (roughly 4th & Seymour) is only open from 11am-4pm Tues-Sat so if you would like to enjoy your tea indoors it is best to make reservations. Seating on the patio is generally avaliable for drop ins.
You are greeted by a cute waitress in an old hat who gives you a tiny menu containing a wonderful list of teas, lunches and desserts. There is a range of ‘Tea Services’ avaliable from $8-$22 depending on your preference. In addition to tea service they serve normal menu items such as sandwiches, soups, pastries and pies. All are quite affordable, healthy and sensible choices. The restaurant itself contains adorable decor perfectly suited to an old English Tea house and the surrounding gardens are perfect for an impromptu photography session.
All in all our little visit to The Tea House was very well recieved and I would recommend that anyone pay them a visit. They were very kind and accomodating to my 3 year old which was extremely nice.
Another day planned at Prince Charles Park – this time just my daughter and I and we are meeting up with a friend and his dad.
We packed: Sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, bathing suits, and towels.
Chairs, water, juice and a snack.
A ball, some sand toys and the bubbles.
Success!! We were able to spend a fantastic afternoon relaxing and playing in the shade of the big trees that live there.
Missing one lake if found please notify me.
Jul 29 2007
Posted by Krystal as Adventures in Parenting
Being from Kelowna I realize that I am spoiled in that we have an abundance of lakes available for us to swim in and enjoy. Kamloops has the river but honestly as a parent I just cannot let my non-swimming children play along it’s shores without having a small anxiety attack. Maybe once I have been here longer I will feel otherwise but I digress….a lazy Sunday and my daughter and I want to spend the day at the beach.
There are several lakes within a short drive of Kamloops today we chose to head out to Monty Lake. It was roughly a 30 minute drive where we discovered that many other people had the same great idea we did. No problem a quick drive down the side of the lake and short walk later found us at a secluded beach in the woods.
Minus the seaweed(which only bothered me) and the goose poop we had a very nice time. If we were to go back I think I would bring a rake, a garbage bag(to collect other people’s litter), more wipes and possibly my tent!!
We went for a short walk to hunt down some firewood and Rhiannon found not one but two eagle feathers, the things are huge! We built a small campfire to cook our dinner over and managed to cook, eat and pack up then dash to the car before the mosquitoes ate us alive!
* One thing to remember about swimming in lakes is to shower or bathe well afterwards or you can get the occasional duck itch.
A quiet morning indoors and a quick little play at the playground in McArthur Island park. I love the park but the playground leaves a lot to be desired – no swings and not a lot of climbing apparatus for the little fellows. Not to mention it is next to the skate park where the occasional teen can be found cursing up a storm.
After supper we headed out to check out something that truly makes summer in Kamloops special – Music in the Park. Every night, yup EVERY night in Riverfront park there is live music from 7-9 and it is 100% FREE. We packed some snacks and drinks loaded up the stroller and were off. I was pleasantly surprised to find parking IN the lot and lots of kids around enjoying the music. We have since visited 3 times and plan to go many more it is a wonderful way to spend a summer evening.
  
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