Thursday, August 6, 2015

back to school!

Summer's almost gone, and soon the kids will be going back to school?! The summer just flew by and fall will be coming! I've gotta do the kids back to school shopping next week. I'm planning on visiting my good friend Sharlene in Milton next weekend. She's inviting us all down to her house for lunch get together! I am really excited about that! So, before heading down there I need to get all the things for Daichi and Mika! They need new clothes, shoes, lunch bags, cups, pens/pencils, binders, gluesticks, paper, erasers, etc.,..

We are planning on getting a rental as our van is getting old and we're still on the look out for another vehicle. I like the SUV size, but my husband thinks another van type is more practical for us.  We definitely could use the space.

Daichi will be grade 5 and Mika grade 4.  I have to check their bus schedules too to make sure the times and bus numbers that they will be on this year.  Time is just flying by!

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Wonderful trip

Our trip was so much fun! We had a great time and even manny kept saying "so where are we going next year?!". Emi loved all the animals and just being with Daichi and Mika! She's getting so big now!

We ended going to Niagara Falls Marineland. We stayed a few days at the Sheraton hotel. The kids loved the hotel and the swimming pool. I was so proud that Daichi's doing much better in swimming.  Mika is still trying to swim, and Emi had her first time in a swimming pool.  She went in with me and I supported her in the water and tried to get her to float and kick her feet. She did very well.

Marineland was really cute. The kids loved the King Waldorf show. It was a really cute show with dolphins, beluga whales, walrus and sea lions.  The trainers were really nice and were so friendly. We were on the red team and we were all screaming and clapping our hands cheering on our team.  The kids loved the rides too. Emi went on one ride and after that she kept saying "no more ride..scary!". So, she stayed with me, or was running wild through marineland.  Daichi and Mika went on most of the rides and had a lot of fun. Daichi loved feeding the carp fish and looking at the bears and whales.  My husband Manny and Daichi went on a really high up ride together.  That's the FIRST ride he's been on in like the 15 years I've known him! It was awesome:)

Gift shop was cute, but like any gift shop it was full of stuff that we just don't need! The kids got two things each and even picked something for the grandparents! Daichi got a fish toy and a turtle, Mika got a dolphin and clownfish, and I got Emi a marineland cup and dolphin bubbles.

The trip went by really fast and it was really fun! Manny's planning for next year already! He wants to go to the ROM in Toronto. If my sister Mari comes next year, we'll probably plan for Toronto Zoo again because the kids love it there! We'll see!