COUSIN FUN - Day 2 - Bizzy Bees and Baseball

Originally it was going to be the CN Tower.  We hadn't worked out the details.  It would have been Michelle and her kids, me and mine.  We could have done it, but it might not have been pretty - six kids, strollers, downtown, subways... As it turned out, when presented with the options of Bizzy Bees or the CN Tower, the boys chose the BEE!  We didn't really try to persuade them, and we certainly didn't show them pictures of what they'd be missing.  We just thought, that'll be easier!  It was easier, and bonus, it was FUN!  The kids had lots of fun running around, and around, and around! 

After play time was done, everyone came by our place for a little bit, and then they all left with Kate in tow to go to the baseball game.  Alice was sad.  She wanted Lovey to stay and play with her.  On the way from Alliston to our place Seth took 32 pictures of his cute face - and he earned his own blog post!

Kate had lots of fun at her first baseball game.  All the kids had fun.  And Michelle told me that when Seth (at least I think it was Seth) saw the CN Tower he told Michelle that she owed him a dollar for not taking him there!  Next time, we will definitely do the tower!

Alice, Fiona and I went to the park, and we built a new house in the basement.  Another great day!  GO COUSINS!

**I just had to come back and update this.  The next day Alice marched around the house with the big blue finger on her hand, saying "I'm number 2, I'm number 2!"  Birth order really does count in our house!**

A Few Selfies

When we were driving back from Bizzy Bees, all the kids came with me.  I passed my phone backwards so that Kate and Seth could take some cousin selfies.  I wasn't expecting 32 shots of this cute face...

But, I'll take it! 

COUSIN FUN - Day 1 - African Lion Safari

Day ONE!!  The cousins are here (the Bacon ones)!  We have been looking forward to this for months and it is finally here!  Today's plan, meet at African Lion Safari, and then dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's.

African Lion Safari is far.  I can't remember exactly how long it took, but it was over an hour and a half.  We (Kate, Alice, Fiona and I) caught up to Grandma and Grandpa and the cousins as we were exiting the 401.  We then followed Grandma to the Safari.  Grandma paid for us to go in (thanks Grandma !) and then there was a very happy reunion in the parking lot!  After the hugs we all transferred into Grandma's van to travel through the game reserve.  The kids tripped over each other a little and there were one or two falls, and although it was a little squishy, we all had so much fun in the same van looking at the animals!

There were a few animal highlights.  The first was the ostrich.  It came right up to the window and pecked and pecked and pecked.  Lovey screamed so loudly at first.  But then all the kids were just laughing.  The kids giggled at the baboons.  Seth loves rhinos, and we stopped for a minute but then Grandma got nervous because one of the rhinos looked at the van, so that made me giggle - sorry Mom.

Coolest though was when we happened upon this deer and her fawn.  We think it must have just been born.  There were several clues to support this theory.  The Mom was licking her fawn and if we're right we watched the fawn take its first steps.

After the animals in the game reserve, we went through the Kenya Gate into the park.  We had lunch and then went on for more fun.

We saw a little bit of the Parrot Paradise show.  Then part of the Birds of Prey show.  That one ended when one of the owls flew off.  

Grandma and Grandpa then decided to go back to the van - Dad was done walking, while we went to the Elephant Round-Up show, which in my opinion is the best show.

After the show all the kids wanted to ride an elephant.  I was kind of done and wanted to go.  I suggested to the kids that they could pick something out at the gift shop instead of an elephant ride.  All the kids thought this was a great idea except Lovey.

Other funny things.  Marcus and Seth wanted to push the strollers around, and mostly they did.  When we first saw Lovey when we got there we asked her what she wanted to be called.  I wish I had recorded her answer.  "LOVEY!"  Lovey is quite excited that even though she's younger, she's taller than Kate.  I'm not sure Kate is very excited about this. Oh and final note.  The drive home was intense.  There was a wicked rainstorm.  We had a nice dinner at Mom's and then we all went our separate ways!

Here's to more fun tomorrow!  Oh and here is Kate and her new baby ostrich - Olivia.  (Dina is very proud to be a Mama!)