Soooooo.....where did I leave off? Oh yeah....
We were all pretty depressed after saying goodbye to the family, but we had a couple more days to make the most of while we were still on vacation. Matt grew up right outside of Toronto while his dad was working for the Blue Jays. He and his sister, Ann decided they'd like to go back to the old neighborhood and look around. To their surprise, everything...even the GIANT hill, seems so much smaller now. And even though the beloved dinosaur jungle gym was gone, there was a cute little playground right behind their old place that we took advantage of for a little bit.
Eli had a blast seesawing alongside Aunt Ann
And there were a lot more dandelions. This time, Eli knew just what to do. I pretty much had to drag him away as he kept hunting for the biggest and fullest puff balls to blow.
Please ignore the schmutz on his mouth...who knows what it was?
That night Eli had a hard time unwinding, so we got him all ready for bed, and then let him watch Curious George to help relax. He was just so into it and so worn out that I couldn't resist snapping a quick pic.
We had a busy day planned for Monday...a train ride and a big tower! Eli loves trains, so with traffic and parking in Toronto being such a hassle, it made perfect sense to take the GO Train into the city. Eli was in awe!
Once we got into the city, we had a short agenda since Eli would need a nap before too long. We wanted to make the most of our visit, so as soon as we exited Union Station, we headed directly for the Hockey Hall of Fame. Matt and I have always loved the bronze statue out front for photo opportunities.
Then it was off to the CN Tower which was once the tallest free-standing structure in the world until 2007.
We took the elevator ride (it travels at 15 miles per hour and only takes 58 seconds...talk about ears popping!) to the lookout level to walk on the glass floor 1,122 ft above the ground. Quite a mind trip for some, but not for Eli. Matt and I can both admit that your knees go a little weak and the tummy does a little flip flop taking that first step out onto the floor. Eli was into it!
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While Daddy was buying our elevator tickets, Eli spotted an ice cream stand. I promised him some as soon as we came down from the tower. And not suprisingly so....Eli was WAY more into the ice cream cone than he was the trip up the tower.
There were plans to do a little more, but Eli crashed in his stroller. The weather was cooler than expected, so I tucked my sweater around the sweet, sleepy boy, and we made our way back to Union Station for our train ride back to the car. quick trip to the city was well worth it.
And then we sadly made our way to the border as we were flying out of Buffalo in the morning.
But, we couldn't sit around Buffalo all evening with nothing to do, so we found the "Home of the Original Buffalo Chicken Wings" and ate there.
The MOUNTAIN of wings we ordered!
Pap Pap digging-in...Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs, for sure.
WOW! They were amazingly delicious...awesome flavor, good heat, and BIG! We were truly glad we made the effort to find the place. If you are ever in Buffalo for any amount of time, be sure the check out the Anchor Bar. It was well worth it!
The next morning was busy getting our gear together to fly home. The battery on my camera was D E A D, so thankfully, this marathon post is finished. No pictures from the plane ride home or the car ride back to Tally. It was another LONG travel day.
I'm sure I left out some fun details of the week, but this will have to do. Toodle-oo!
***P.S. Oh yeah, I almost forgot...Upon return, there were only 3 days of school left. It was a whirlwind way to end a very long and trying school year, but I MADE IT!!! Eli and I are doing our best to start summer off right this week.***
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Looks like you all had an amazing trip! Yay for vacations!
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