Canada's Day

I hope everyone had a fabulous Independence Day/4th of July. We had an okay Canada Day. I was all excited because there was going to be a Canada Day parade on Saturday and I do love me a parade. Also, Baby Boy (He's not really a Baby anymore so, now he'll be known as "The Boy.")loved big trucks and things that make a lot of noise, so I thought he would especially like it. The joke was on me, however, because the parade was moved to another location. We did see the parade driving to the new starting location. It was just like a parade, only just a little bit faster. The Boy also got his own little Canadian Flag which he couldn't stop waving. Really cute. We decided to hedge our bets and not go to any of the other scheduled Canada Day activities for fear that they may also be moved, perhaps to Montreal or something. Instead we chose to take The Boy to the park's wading pool. Wow! Did he ever love the wading pool! It didn't matter that the water was cold. It didn't matter that he kept falling on his face. It didn't matter that older kids kept running him over. That was one happy Boy! We went there every day all through the long weekend and he loved it every day. He also had huge tantrums every time we had to take him home. That is, until we actually left the gated area and then he stopped fussing. Speaking of The Boy, here are things that he loves based on his current vocabulary: "Mama" - All adults that he enjoys are "Mama" including people who should be properly known as "Daddy." "Dora" - aka Dora the Explorer. The Boy gets so excited whenever he sees Dora and jumps up and down and yells her name. Of course, he really only likes the opening credits and the end of the show. Otherwise, he just plays and ignores the TV. "Wawa" - All beverages are Water. It turns out he likes Mama's lemonade too. "Ball" - Loves balls and will stop at nothing to steal balls from others. "Shoe" - Loves his shoes. Loves to take them off, too. For all you fans of The Boy, here are some more pictures this time from our trip to the Toronto Islands. Toronto Island's Pictures If you need the password, please email me and I'll send it to you.