We started our day with visiting the Ontario Science Centre. From the minute we walked in the kids were in love. Immediately they ran off to get a look at the long hallway that lead to the first level of exhibits. It was a chronological walk through botany of all the different changes over the billions years on Earth. The first exhibit was a great one, on the circus.
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Sunday, September 02, 2012
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Dance, Dance, JUST DANCE!
Leah received many Christmas presents. One we just got around to opening is Just Dance 2 for Wii. Everyone got in on the fun. As usual with most video games Matt did well but for once I did better :)
Leah follows the dance moves very easily (no surprise there). Louis also did pretty well.
Matt doing his thing. Not really any dancing involved here.
Leah follows the dance moves very easily (no surprise there). Louis also did pretty well.
Matt doing his thing. Not really any dancing involved here.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Snow Day
Leah had a snow day today and spent it playing the snow. Appropriate. We got another really good dose of snowfall so Louis went out to play with her. He loves the snow just as much as she does.
Friday, June 04, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Can you taste it?
Summer is almost here. Right around the corner. We went to our condo pool today and went for a swim.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Hula Hooping
Leah doing two of her favorite things, singing and hula hooping. She's pretty good at both.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Big Apple Circus is back in town
As one of my Facebook/High School friends said "Isn't this like the 40th time you've been to the circus this year?"
We sure do love the circus. Always a good time.
We had an especially good time this time around. We went to see the Big Apple Circus which this year was conveniently located in Eisenhower Park, not too far from home. We had ringside front row seats and they were well worth it.
We got to see everything literally right in front of us and at many points in the show we were able to participate! I was able to throw a cup of water on one of the performers (I was directed to by Grandma the Clown) during their remake of Singing in the Rain and it was a lot of fun. Leah got to play a game with one of the performers and we got a dollar from him for that! At another point the performer I threw water on was doing a music routine playing air guitar and his string broke so he used one of Matt's hairs to restring his guitar.
The only down side to sitting in the front row is during the horse act...they run around crazy fast and you end up with sand, saw dust and undoubtedly some horse droppings though we didn't see any.
It was all worth it. The acrobats were amazing, the jugglers were fantastic. There was this one act with a guy and his life-size dummy and at first the dummy really did not look like it could possibly be a person. That is how still it was and as the act goes on you realize it is a person. Phenomenal.
I can tell Leah has developed her own love for the circus and circus acts. She really gets into them and she gets very serious when she is watching the acrobats, dissecting everything they do. She asked if she could possibly learn to do some of those things. I told her with dance and gymnastics, hard work, dedication and good spirit for fun, she could eventually learn to do acrobatic type things as well.
Growing up in the Bronx our elementary school had a circus/tumbling/arts program, top of the line. Not the usual run of the mill program for a public school. I enjoyed every minute of it. It was incredible.
They now are part of a program in NYC with the Circus Arts Academy and they do clinics for kids. In another year or two if Leah is still interested I think we will sign her up for one.
Before we left for the circus Leah wanted to dress up so she chose a pretty summer dress.
Matt & Leah eating her popcorn
Random Pics of the Circus
Right before I was told to soak the guy with the umbrella. He was sitting in front of me serenading me and splash! went the water in his face.
The dog act was incredibly well done. All the dogs involved are dogs that have been rescued from animal shelters across the U.S.
This guy really is incredible. A birthday party for kids with him and the other two clown performers would be perfect.
We sure do love the circus. Always a good time.
We had an especially good time this time around. We went to see the Big Apple Circus which this year was conveniently located in Eisenhower Park, not too far from home. We had ringside front row seats and they were well worth it.
We got to see everything literally right in front of us and at many points in the show we were able to participate! I was able to throw a cup of water on one of the performers (I was directed to by Grandma the Clown) during their remake of Singing in the Rain and it was a lot of fun. Leah got to play a game with one of the performers and we got a dollar from him for that! At another point the performer I threw water on was doing a music routine playing air guitar and his string broke so he used one of Matt's hairs to restring his guitar.
The only down side to sitting in the front row is during the horse act...they run around crazy fast and you end up with sand, saw dust and undoubtedly some horse droppings though we didn't see any.
It was all worth it. The acrobats were amazing, the jugglers were fantastic. There was this one act with a guy and his life-size dummy and at first the dummy really did not look like it could possibly be a person. That is how still it was and as the act goes on you realize it is a person. Phenomenal.
I can tell Leah has developed her own love for the circus and circus acts. She really gets into them and she gets very serious when she is watching the acrobats, dissecting everything they do. She asked if she could possibly learn to do some of those things. I told her with dance and gymnastics, hard work, dedication and good spirit for fun, she could eventually learn to do acrobatic type things as well.
Growing up in the Bronx our elementary school had a circus/tumbling/arts program, top of the line. Not the usual run of the mill program for a public school. I enjoyed every minute of it. It was incredible.
They now are part of a program in NYC with the Circus Arts Academy and they do clinics for kids. In another year or two if Leah is still interested I think we will sign her up for one.
Before we left for the circus Leah wanted to dress up so she chose a pretty summer dress.
Matt & Leah eating her popcorn
Random Pics of the Circus
Right before I was told to soak the guy with the umbrella. He was sitting in front of me serenading me and splash! went the water in his face.
The dog act was incredibly well done. All the dogs involved are dogs that have been rescued from animal shelters across the U.S.
This guy really is incredible. A birthday party for kids with him and the other two clown performers would be perfect.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Passover/Easter
We spent the 1st Seder night of Passover with Nana Bernice and the family at her house. Nice dinner, good food and great company. 2nd Seder was spent at the Rabbi's house with his family. It is becoming a yearly tradition and one we enjoy participating in. Leah knows Dayenu pretty well now and can sing along with most of it, not just the chorus part.
Being a family with Judeo-Christian backgrounds with personal agnostic/atheist overtones we partake in both sides when it comes to holidays. We aren't religious/observant of any religion at the moment but we still feel it is important for Leah to learn about the cultures and traditions surrounding us. As she gets older we will figure what we will do, if anything. Or maybe like myself she will ask to participate in one thing over the other.
For Easter we spent the day out and about. Leah woke up to find a basket full of goodies in her room. We went to White Post Farms for their Easter Spectacular. We really enjoy the place. Leah loves it. Even though it was a bit chilly and windy Leah still wanted to go. We feed the animals, decorated a goose egg, rode a pony, rode on the train, found eggs in a egg hunt in the hay (Leah loves playing in the hay) and we visited with the Easter bunny.
Afterward we went home for a bit and then we back out to have dinner with Lindsay, Ruth & George at a local restaurant B.K. Sweeney's. Then we went to see what the Easter Bunny left for us at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Lots of goodies there as well. We are fortunate to have such wonderful, generous people in our lives.
Leah was dropped off a little while ago. She went to the train station to drop Lindsay off. She laid down next to us on the couch and now is snoring away. Big weekend for a lil kid.
Pictures :D
Waiting in line to get into the farm.
Looking at an animatronic talking cow. Actually just the head of a cow.
Train ride
Easter Egg Hunt
Found them!
Feeding the animals.
Spring means baby animals.
Baby Goat meets Hen.
Baby Goat needs a lil help.
Matt and the animals. He loves it.
Pony Ride
Random hen walking around
Goose Egg Decorating
Right at home...Leah loves painting.
Waiting for her egg to dry. The many faces of Leah.
Open Wide! Leah sure loves chocolate. Even after swearing she wasn't hungry enough to eat her dinner.
Easter Basket(s) Time!
Peeps! "They don't bite back when you bite off their heads." As stated by Leah.
Being a family with Judeo-Christian backgrounds with personal agnostic/atheist overtones we partake in both sides when it comes to holidays. We aren't religious/observant of any religion at the moment but we still feel it is important for Leah to learn about the cultures and traditions surrounding us. As she gets older we will figure what we will do, if anything. Or maybe like myself she will ask to participate in one thing over the other.
For Easter we spent the day out and about. Leah woke up to find a basket full of goodies in her room. We went to White Post Farms for their Easter Spectacular. We really enjoy the place. Leah loves it. Even though it was a bit chilly and windy Leah still wanted to go. We feed the animals, decorated a goose egg, rode a pony, rode on the train, found eggs in a egg hunt in the hay (Leah loves playing in the hay) and we visited with the Easter bunny.
Afterward we went home for a bit and then we back out to have dinner with Lindsay, Ruth & George at a local restaurant B.K. Sweeney's. Then we went to see what the Easter Bunny left for us at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Lots of goodies there as well. We are fortunate to have such wonderful, generous people in our lives.
Leah was dropped off a little while ago. She went to the train station to drop Lindsay off. She laid down next to us on the couch and now is snoring away. Big weekend for a lil kid.
Pictures :D
Waiting in line to get into the farm.
Looking at an animatronic talking cow. Actually just the head of a cow.
Train ride
Easter Egg Hunt
Found them!
Feeding the animals.
Spring means baby animals.
Baby Goat meets Hen.
Baby Goat needs a lil help.
Matt and the animals. He loves it.
Pony Ride
Random hen walking around
Goose Egg Decorating
Right at home...Leah loves painting.
Waiting for her egg to dry. The many faces of Leah.
Open Wide! Leah sure loves chocolate. Even after swearing she wasn't hungry enough to eat her dinner.
Easter Basket(s) Time!
Peeps! "They don't bite back when you bite off their heads." As stated by Leah.
Friday, April 03, 2009
The Greatest Show on Earth!
We received some tickets today for the circus from work. We took a random trip to Manhattan after work. The weather outside was dreadful and Leah wasn't crazy about going out in the rain.
She got over it once we explained to her we wouldn't be outside once we got on the train we wouldn't back outside until we got out of the train station in Hicksville later in the night.
We stopped at Burger King and grabbed some food to eat on the train. We were running short on time.
We went to see the lasted show by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. It is called "Zing Zang Zoom".
It was great. It featured one of my favorite performers (phenomenal magician/illusionist) as ringmaster, Alex Ramon. The animal acts were wonderful. The acrobats were exciting. We had a great time. Leah wasn't too scared and even happily clapped hands with one of the clowns, Mr. Gravity. We had front row seats. Really gives a completely different perspective being up close like that. After going to the circus and being that up close, it will be hard to not do it again.
Leah and Matt munched on snowcones that came in great containers.
During intermission Leah stretched out her legs and watched the next portion of the show as it was being set up.
Leah and Matt watching the performances closely.
At the end confetti fell on everyone. Leah played with it for a while.
Smile says it all.
Ride home went well. We did math/word problems on the train. Leah had her juice box and some snacks.
Leah with her light up toy from the circus.
You might think that at nearly 11 at night after a full day Leah would be tired but instead if bright eyed, wide awake.
Or maybe not.
She got over it once we explained to her we wouldn't be outside once we got on the train we wouldn't back outside until we got out of the train station in Hicksville later in the night.
We stopped at Burger King and grabbed some food to eat on the train. We were running short on time.
We went to see the lasted show by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. It is called "Zing Zang Zoom".
It was great. It featured one of my favorite performers (phenomenal magician/illusionist) as ringmaster, Alex Ramon. The animal acts were wonderful. The acrobats were exciting. We had a great time. Leah wasn't too scared and even happily clapped hands with one of the clowns, Mr. Gravity. We had front row seats. Really gives a completely different perspective being up close like that. After going to the circus and being that up close, it will be hard to not do it again.
Leah and Matt munched on snowcones that came in great containers.
During intermission Leah stretched out her legs and watched the next portion of the show as it was being set up.
Leah and Matt watching the performances closely.
At the end confetti fell on everyone. Leah played with it for a while.
Smile says it all.
Ride home went well. We did math/word problems on the train. Leah had her juice box and some snacks.
Leah with her light up toy from the circus.
You might think that at nearly 11 at night after a full day Leah would be tired but instead if bright eyed, wide awake.
Or maybe not.
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