Congrats D&G

Congratulations are in order for Di and Gerwyn on their engagement and the purchase of their new home. Luckily they kept our pact by not moving out to the 905's (no offense Mae and Glenn) and instead trading in the downtown condo for a beautiful brick home in Leslieville. We were lucky enough to take a sneak peak and we were full of excitement and awe as we moved from one room to another. I can already picture the Christmas tree in the living room, the wonderful smell of food coming from their huge kitchen and the football party G would have in their cozy basement. Such an exciting time in their lives. A house. A wedding. And a... Well, you know what they say. Things happen in 3's.

Cheap Date

We've been meaning to take advantage of the matinees available at the AMC theaters just down the street at Dundas Square. Since my baking course was postponed until next week, we took advantage of the day and watched an 1100 am showing of Julie & Julia. We were not only excited about the measly $12 we spent (for two people!) but we were also surprised to find some extra tickets for free popcorn and a drink. Bonus! This morning we went back to AMC to watch Norm's movie pick, the Hangover (go figure). It was a hilarious movie that had us in stiches all the way through. Looks like we have re-discovered the joy of movies and at such a great price!

Great Wolf Lodge

Do you ever feel the need to be a kid again? To have no worries in the world. To just eat, sleep and play. We did just that at Great Wolf Lodge with the company of some of our favourite little friends. Catching the waves in the wave pool, racing in the lazy river, playing basketball in the little kiddie area, racing down the water slides, and sneaking off with Norm to ride on the Niagara Rapids tube ride. I did not want the weekend to end.

Do you remember being on vacation with your family and wanting to eat 'out' but your parents/relatives would bring everything from home including the kitchen sink? Well, i hate to admit it but we are now those parents. We brought empanadas, siopao, tocino, longanisa, palabok and of course a rice cooker! It wasn't at all that we were trying to save money. It's simply because our food is better.

Before our drive home, we found a community centre where the kids can play and where the boys can nap. Trae gave the green light for the kids to wet their feet but before we knew it, the kids were soaking wet from head to toe. Leave it to the filipino kids to run around the splash pad in regular clothes. I think the kids had just as much fun here as they did at GWL.

Ah, to be a kid again. A filipino one.

Welcome Baby Eric

Baby Eric surprised all of us by coming into this world 3.5 weeks early. This gorgeous little boy weighed in a 5.6 lbs and despite his premature entrance to this world is doing amazingly well. Congrats Ev & Stu. We look forward to sharing this new adventure with you.