Saturday, July 31, 2010

An update on our not so little guy:

Liam is almost 2 and is as active as ever. If he doesn’t have a ball, Oilers hockey stick, or toy car in his hand you would probably find him watching the Disney movie, Cars. He would probably watch it 10 times a day if we let him. His vocabulary is getting better each day and we’ll find him randomly saying words we didn’t even know he knew. He loves to read books, especially ones with farm animals so he can tell you what they say. He’s decided to hit the “terrible twos” early and will not be too happy when he doesn't get his way.
He is now in a big boy bed and loves the freedom of getting out (when he’s not supposed to) whenever he wants. He’s definitely turning into a little boy and I’m not sure how I feel about that. At least he still likes his cuddle time with mommy.
He loves to look through hockey cards with his daddy and find all the Oilers. He gets quite excited when he sees one and does a little “Oilers dance”.
While we’re driving, he makes sure to always point out all the tractors, horses, buses, and Ford vehicles. Every time he sees Ford on ANYTHING, he says, “Dadda”.
What a cutie!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Toronto!!

Sorry that this post is very overdue as we've been home for over a month already but it is definitely worth posting about.
Josh and I were finally able to make a trip out east to visit Jason and Darcie in Toronto! We sent Liam off to Grandpa and Grandma Weglo's in Vernon for the week (thanks mom and dad!) and flew to Toronto. We got to see and do SO much thanks to our wonderful tour guides, Jason and Darcie. Thanks guys for letting us stay with you and showing us around the beautiful city. And for letting us have the better bathroom :)
We flew in Thursday night and this is how our weekend went:

Friday:

Friday morning we got a chance to see where Darcie goes to school and where Jason works. Darcie is in her 4th year to become a chiropractor at CMCC and since she had clinic that morning, we were able to get a tour.

After the grand tour of the school, Jason had a chance to show us where he worked. I never got any pictures but it was great to finally see in person what Jason does. Now it's a little easier to explain to people :)

Then we headed into the city.


Our first stop was the CBC building. They had this huge FIFA World Cup soccer ball in the entrance. Liam would have loved it :)


Our next Stop: The Hockey Hall of Fame






The rest of the afternoon was spent walking around downtown trying to take in all the sites. We were hoping to maybe see the "Cash Cab" but no luck. Maybe next time :)

At the base of the CN Tower.

Subway Station







On our way to pick up Darcie from school, Jason also took us to see the "rich people" houses. They were incredible! I didn't take any pictures though cause that would be a little creepy :)

That evening we headed to an amazing Teppanyaki restaurant for supper. This is where they grill everything right in front of you. The food was amazing!



Saturday:

Saturday we decided to make the 2 hour drive to Niagra Falls. Josh and I had never been before and it was definitely a highlight of our trip!




We had a chance to eat lunch with the falls right behind us. The picture is quite dark, but this was probably one of my favorite parts of the trip. Enjoying lunch on the patio of a good restaurant with NIAGRA FALLS!! right behind us :)


After lunch we went shopping in town. This was outside of the Hershey store. I think it was meant more for kids. Josh's head was a little too big :)


Saturday night we headed over to Jason and Darcie's friends house and played games for the evening. Lots of laughs and lots of fun and it was great to meet some of their friends!


Sunday:

Sunday we headed into the city again to catch a Blue Jays game. We made sure we went to a game against the Yankees. We got great seats and were only 8 rows up from the field. We took in the whole experience by getting a footlong hot dog (well Josh did) and popcorn.



Monday:

Our first stop Monday morning was a little area of Toronto called Unionville. It was such a beautiful little community with little shops and historic houses and restaurants.



For lunch we headed to another area in Toronto called the Danforth. This is known as the Greek part of Toronto. We had a great meal at a little Greek restaurant.


Our great Tour Guides!

Thanks again guys for letting us come visit you. We loved Toronto!