Where's Max?

Tonight - between the rush to get some dinner into this little boy's tummy and tidy up before bath time, we delighted in a little game of hide and seek...

Back Yard Play

Today is Saturday - the best day of the week. I appreciate the weekend even more now that we have Max. Although we miss sleeping in, (this little rooster 'cock a' doodles' at 5 am!) our weekends now revolve around F-U-N. Our back yard has been especially popular, however we were light on outdoor toys. I know many people (um, mom and dad) will read this and say - "but kids don't NEED a lot of toys"...I know, I know. But how could one resist this super cool mud pie making kitchen set? Come on now!



Max loves it...he was also very interested in the packaging it came in...

...next time, perhaps we dig through a dumpster and just give him some old boxes.




Actually once the novelty of the crinkly packaging wore off, he was quite enthused with his new play set.

For the Love of Dog

Max loves dogs. When he spots one, he will point frantically and squeal, we make lots of friends at the park. We found this one at Old Navy - too bad we couldn't take him home...

Busy Bees

We have been busy bees lately, um can you tell? ...last blog post April 24th...I am feeling the guilt, trust me. Max is RUNNING everywhere, being a little boy and enjoying the great outdoors. We had a great visit with Grandma last week - a wonderful way to celebrate mother's day!


Carmon was away for two weeks - did we ever miss him!

Things are back to normal now and we are looking forward to a relaxing long weekend. Max has his final swimming lesson for the season, our first summer BBQ with friends, and I am sneaking away tomorrow night to see David Gray in concert!

First Haircut

We decided it was time to take Max for a haircut - Carmon kept saying that he had a mullet and just about cut Max's hair himself when I jokingly put it in a ponytail the other day. So off we went, to this fun place called Melon Head...

First a pony ride...

...a tentative glance...

...and then into his pink Cadillac!

There were no tears, no fits - he was such a good boy.

Now just look how handsome!

Easter Long Weekend Part 2

Saturday. We had a big day planned - we were off to meet the Easter Bunny! First, we got dressed up and headed out for Easter brunch - just the three of us. Max was a good boy at the table and even kept his new shirt clean.

Then off to see the Easter Bunny! There was a long line up for pictures...

...we opted to not wait in line and I quickly snapped a pic without Max. Besides, I think he would have cried if he got too close to this fellow...wouldn't you?

After that we headed to the park and chilled out for the rest of the afternoon.

Sunday was just a total bonus, god I love a long weekend. We went for a run, puttered around the house and got a lot of things done that had been looming - like washing windows, planting new springy flower pots etc. BUT the most exciting part was when we got to Skype our families - what fun to see everyone and they were able to see Max playing and walking around the house. We were jealous of the elaborate meals that we were missing - my family even picked up the computer and showed us the long buffet line of food that they were ready to dig in to! Lucky!

Easter Long Weekend Part 1

One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is head downtown, yes, that's right, downtown...to Riverdale Farm. Toronto has this wonderful old farm in Cabbagetown, just East of the city center. This has been one of our favorite spots to visit since we moved to Toronto and even more now that we have Max. The weather was beautiful and the farm was a flurry of activity, Max loved every minute of it...