Spring Break Part Six - Butterfly Conservatory

Wordless Sunday.  'Cause these guys are just too beautiful for words.

Spring Break Part Five - Downtown TO

Today we are having wordless Saturday.... because with all the touristing, and the 'big kid' home all week, I am tired.  And out of words.  Enjoy!

Spring Break Part Four - Trip to the Sugarbush

Today we all went to my Aunt & Uncle's sheep farm.  LR was covered in mud from head to toe by the time we left.

They have quite a large sugarbush at the back of the farm, and spend the spring canning Maple Syrup for their own use and sale.  My cousin was drinking amug of pure maple syrup at one point in the day.

BB getting a ride from Grandpa.  Mom's back was getting sore. 

Clare checking on the sap

And again.  You guys drink this stuff??

Oh.  You do drink this stuff.

Mama, that sweet stuff you let me taste.... I think it's in this bottle.  If I could only figure out how to open it... hmmmmm......

BB had the pleaseure of trying a pancake with Maple Syrup yesterday, and ice cream with Maple Syrup today.  My boy is going to end up with a sweet tooth, just like his Mama!

Spring Break Part Three - Pioneer Village

On Wednesday, we took Clare to the Pioneer Village.  When historical homes in the area were to be destroyed to pave way for new development, some of the houses that were in good condition were moved here.  The houses are not all from the same village, they were moved in from all over the GTA.  

Clare and BB outside of the Mill

Group shot outside of the General Store

This was the first time in twenty years that the Village has been opened for spring break. Not all buildings were opened, for a couple of reasons. 1) They have to get their staff in for one week. 2) If you heat a building in the winter, it will deteriorate faster, and they will need to do more preservation work.

We visited the print shop, the outside of the mill, the church, the schoolhouse, the inn, and a gentleman's house. They had carriage rides around the village, which we took, and they had a scavenger hunt for the kids, which LR completed. There was also a dance demonstration, a spinning demonstration, and in two of the houses, they were making cookies over the fire, which were quite tasty!!

Spring Break Part Two - Spring?

Crocusus!

Colour!!  Plants!!

Oh wait... I was in the greenhouses.

But Soon!

Soon, soon, my garden will be in bloom

Spring Break Part One - Niagara Falls

My Cousin Clare arrived for a visit from England yesterday, so today we took her to Niagara Falls.  She has one week with us in Toronto and area, and a week with my Uncle in Kingston - Ottawa area.

My Mom, Clare, and LR at the Falls:

The falls.  Clare says that they were "louder than she was expecting"

Clare & LR at the Falls.

Clare and the Buddy Boy at the falls.

What a smiley pair!!

ummmm....

Maybe it is time to move the soothers off of the mobile......

 

The crib mattress has now been dropped again, and the sucky's have been moved to the dresser. 

We also baby-proofed his room the other day, including putting a gate up across the door.  His room dosen't have a door at the moment, but I like that, because then I can hear him.  We decided to put the gate up across his door rather than at the top of the stairs, because this way we only had to baby-proof the one room, instead of making sure that all the doors are closed or that all the rooms are safe.