Children See

I happened upon this video. I HIGHLY recommend it for any parent to see that are raising young ones. It's only a min and a half, but it's powerful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-cJqmSjFY

Another First

Andrew fed himself today for the very first time. He went to the kitchen, got a bowl, got the milk and poured it into the bowl and then poured cereal into it. All by him self... Sniff.

Pizza, Parks and Friends

We didn't do a whole lot this weekend. Mainly stayed indoors and helped daddy clean the office up so that we can get the AC fixed.
Saturday we went to the park with Sue and Ethan for a bit and played. Later on Daddy and Andrew went to the store and bought ingredients to make a homemade pizza, to which happened to be Andrews idea and the 1st one he's ever made.
Sunday we babysat Anika. They went to the park. Daddy played a bit of tennis. Andrew and Anika get along with each other remarkably well.





Proof that he gets down and plays really hard :P






The Little Chef waiting on his pizza!


The Yummy Pizza


Andrew and Anika, hard core playing!

Major Growth Spurt

As of now Andrew weighs 35 Ibs and is 39 inches in height... Way to go Andrew. Considering he lost 2 Ibs from when he got really sick in May that makes a total of 5 Ibs in just 2 mths! Wow... That explains why he was eating sooo much 2 weeks ago!

BBQ's and Friends and a Birthday

First we want to say Happy Birthday to Nanna G, we really miss you. You would have only been 62 yrs old today. In honor of the day you were born we are burning a candle for you to remember! We love you sooo much.

Yesterday Andrew, Ethan, Sue and I went to Highpark and had a picnic and the boys splashed in the wading pool all day and played on the play area for a while as well. It was a good day but i didn't get much pictures.

Today our building had their annual summer BBQ. Andrew saw a magic show and even volunteered himself to be a helper in the show at one point.

Ethan and Andrew at the park


The BBQ


The magic show


Andrew sure does love his ice-cream

Life's a Beach

Today Andrew and i went to Ashbridge Beach together, just the two of us. We had such a beautiful day. He really is such a well behaved child, i don't know what i did to deserve such an awesome soul in my life, but i am happy! We waded in the water off and on the whole time we were there, we dug a big hole to which Andrew really wanted to do, we started to build a sand castle but i think we'll wait for daddy to help the next time we go. We ate cheesies together on the blanket, and talked about the boats and sand and rocks and things. After that we headed out to the park, but got snapped by an icecream truck that called to him and every child there, young and old. Then off to the playground. There he played at the splash pad for a while and then played on the equipment. After we decided to take a street car home, Andrew's been wanting to go on forever now. The temp was hot all day so the water was very refreshing. It was high 30c and even higher with the humid X... I did not want the day to end. What a beautiful memory. Thank you Andrew. I love you.. Lots of pics coming up!


This is when we first got there, whenever we first arrive anywhere and it's somewhere new he always bites his nails, sort of a nervous habit he's gotten himself into.




In the water with the boat. This boat i must say has been the best one dollar ever spent, he dragged it along with him where ever we went, in water, sand, grass and pavement. He had a blast!


A cheesy moment...


The classic beach photo opt.


Sandman


In thought


Aren't these the most adorable feet ever?


The ice cream that created MANY giggles


More water fun




The view from the playground. (note, this is not the same water we swam in)


I love the way the sun is hitting his face in these two




The sun is going down, time for one last swing and then on the the street car! What a fantastically fun awesome day!







THE END.

Canada Day

Andrew, daddy, mommy, Sue, Gerry and Ethan went out for the celebrations. First we went to Downview Park, everything was free there, rides, food and entertainment. Andrew got to touch a real snake, he was in heaven, i have a feeling he's going to be right into them when he's older. They also had a tarantula but he didn't want to hold that, but Ethan did.
We decided to leave soon after we got there, it was way too busy, and there is NO way the boys would have been able to get on any of the rides without having to wait 2 hrs for each one.
So we hopped on the transit and headed to the Beaches.
When we arrived there, there was a big concert thing set up, mind you it was nothing but country music (not a fan of that). This is the first yr they ever put anything like that up. We all head to the beach, Andrew and Ethan went down to the water to throw rocks in. Of course Andrew decided to go in, shoes and all. To which i didn't mind much because we brought extra clothes for him, so what the heck, built up his data base.
After we got him all dried up and warm we sat on and watched the fireworks. It was Ethan's first time seeing them close up and the first time he was at the beach since he was a baby, he thought it was one big sandbox :)

Ethan and Andrew at Downsview Park.


Andrew touching the snake


At the Beaches




Happy Canada Day