"Grandma" Jean's 80th Birthday

Our neighbour, whom we affectionately call "Grandma" Jean, celebrated her 80th birthday and we were invited to attend the event. It was held at her new retirement home and Philip was definitely the second youngest one there (Jean's great granddaughter was the youngest at 5 months) by a long shot, with Paul and I not far behind! Happy 80th birthday, Jean, and all the best in your new home. Speaking of which, anyone want to be our new neighbour? Her house is up for sale now, and Philip would prefer a family with a child around 4 years old if possible. ;)

Back to the Toronto Zoo

We really love zoos and we didn't get to see many animals during our Detroit Zoo adventure so a trip back to the Toronto Zoo was in order. Philip really wanted to see the rhino this time and even wore his favourite rhino shirt. The weather was perfect so the animals were really active again (they always are for us, which is cool). The highlights of this trip were the rhino playing in the water, the polar bears roaming around, the gorillas just chilling and the orangutans up close and personal! We love zoos so much that we're even thinking of heading to the world-class San Diego Zoo next year, on top of our planned trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom (and staying in the Animal Kingdom Villas too) this summer. Yay animals everywhere! :)

Philip's 4th Birthday Party - Family

Paul and I sometimes think we're crazy (we probably are), but we had a second birthday party for Philip on his actual birthday on Sunday. Since he had Iron Man yesterday, he wanted Toy Story today, namely Buzz Lightyear and the Three-Eyed Alien, so again we did not disappoint! This party was a little bit more low key though since there were much fewer kids, but Philip had just as much fun. He got to watch Dianna draw Spiderman for him, play in the bouncy tent again with Winston and Brandon, and of course he got to be spoiled rotten like only family can. We also found out that my little sister just got engaged! Congrats, Joanna & Stan, and welcome to the family! Thanks again for the great time and the extremely generous gifts everyone. Philip is really one lucky 4-year-old and we thank everyone for coming out and sharing both parties with us. Happy 4th Birthday, Philip, with tons of love from mommy, daddy and Patch. :)