The Beach... in November!!

In a couple of weeks, it'll probably be snowing so it's nice that we were able to go to the beach yesterday and enjoy the nice weather.  We promised Monkey all summer that we would take him to the beach but somehow, we never made it there.  So when we saw that it was going to be 17C, we decided that we had to go.  Pre-kids, hubby, sis, and I used to play beach volleyball with our friends every Thursday night.  My, how times have changed...

We collected the sand toys, brought some snacks and wore our hoodies in case it was breezy. We never made it too far down the boardwalk because Monkey wanted to toss rocks in the water.

What an arm!  His rock looks like a flyer saucer!

 

 How far did it go?

Choose the right pebble!

Bunny wants to try too!

Next up... maybe the museum again... maybe the art gallery...  maybe Casa Loma?

So many great places to choose from!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!  Today was such a nice day.  The kids napped so they'd be awake for the big event.  The weather was perfect for trick or treating.

By 6:30pm, we were ready to go!

In their matching capes

Our Jack O' Lantern

Trick or Treat!  Thank you!  Happy Halloween!  Bye!

Some scary homes along the way. Monkey said... "Let's go to the next one!"

Look at this loot!! Batman is watching over Monkey's stash. 

 Until next year!!!

Happy Birthday Cheeky Monkey!

Happy Birthday Cheeky Monkey!!!  We ended up having 2 parties (even though we swore we wouldn't do that again).

Popo made him this dinosaur cake.  He did not want to cut the stegosaurus so we had to cut around it.  Needless to say, it was really hard to share this cake

He got lots of toys... magnadoodle, kitchen play dishes, cards, etc.  He didn't sleep that night. 

Our next party was with hubby's side of the family.  Everyone came to our place and the kids put on their costumes.  Monkey was Batman and Bunny was Superbaby.  We couldn't find a Superman bucket so Bunny has a Spiderman bucket to go with his Superman outfit.

Making trouble...














Monkey loves his new table hockey game 

Last stop on the birthday train...  the Markham Museum!  Today is his actual birthday and he had asked to have a day with dada, mama, and baby. So, we promised to take him for a special night out at the Markham Museum for trick or treat! 

We got there later than expected due to traffic so it was hard to take good pictures.

Welcome!  Some areas were definitely creepy due to the old buildings and all.  This, not creepy.  The kids liked it!

Taking a walk with Dada

Potions!

They went to a lot of effort!

Here he is looking at a witch.   Not sure if he's scared but he is definitely waiting for something to go into the Batman bucket.






















Happy Birthday Sweet Cheeks!  Now we can look forward to one more round of Trick or Treating and then it's time for Santa!