Saturday, December 8, 2012

Giving Thanks: November 2012

November marks the anniversary of our move to Toronto and the beginning of an incredible adventure we have been on over the past three years. It's somewhat appropriate (and ironic) that that this month it has truly set in that our time here is quickly coming to a close. However, until we get 'the call' and things are official we are focused on enjoying every day here and continuing to experience this wonderful country. We have much to be thankful for this year and we feel very blessed to have so many friends on both sides of the border, family that will travel all over the world to be with us and our health, which has improved over the past few months thanks to our new business!

Henry's school collected items for a special family and he took his assignment very seriously. He carefully chose all of his favourite items (Bisquick, Kraft Dinner, Corn Muffins, soup, etc.) and packed them in a grocery bag for the collection.

We are very thankful for our first born/body guard/spoiled yet still sweet dog, Jakey.

Henry is very thankful (as am I) for his Dada. This was taken at Riverdale Farm checking out the goats.

We are thankful for all of our friends in Toronto who have made us feel so welcome and at home here the last few years.


Monkeying Around: Halloween 2012

Halloween was especially fun this year because Henry was so excited about the concept of dressing up and choosing his own costume. Thankfully he doesn't understand the full concept of trick or treating...he enjoyed giving out the candy to all of the kids that came to our door and even gave them his own treats he gathered going door-to-door!

We visited the Toronto Zoo for the annual "Boo at the Zoo" where Henry decided to snack on a banana and then show off his dancing skills with his friend Avery...who was also a monkey!


Click here to see the monkey dancing at the zoo.
Click here to see Henry's favourite animal at the zoo, Hudson. (1 year old polar bear.)

We visited Whittamore's pumpkin patch with our friends Ali and George and the boys had fun climbing over the piles of pumpkins.


On our way home from school every day we walk by the lake and look at the trees changing colours and the enjoy the crisp fall air blowing off the lake.



Catching Up: England, October 2012

Time for an overdue blog post! Apologies to all of Henry's fans who have been craving a dose of updates and photos...promise to catch up and keep up going forward!

Since our last post in September we've have a great couple of months as we welcomed fall in Toronto and took a lovely trip to England. Henry's first trip overseas was wonderful and he even got to see Queen E!

We rented a beautiful boathouse on the Eton College campus (5 minute walk from Windsor Castle), perfect for feeding swans and kayaking.

Click here to watch Henry feeding swans on the River Thames.
We caught up with Nate on The Long Walk and saw hundreds of deer roaming freely and grazing on the royal grounds.
Henry sings Old MacDonal at the boathouse.
Click here for more photos from England.