Naia's 5th Birthday

Naia celebrated her 5th birthday at the High Park Nature Centre. It was touted as "a safe, fun and planet-friendly celebration" and indeed it was. After being silly and spending about a half hour looking for parking within the park (and finally realizing it was street parking OUTSIDE the park. We thought we knew High Park but we should googled it anyway, d'oh!), we turned up quite late and missed half the party (sorry!). The other kids got to make birdseed pine cones for the chickadees and we came just in time for the stroll in the park to find trees to place the cones on. Thanks for the fun and different party and we hope to be more punctual next time! Happy 5th Birthday, Naia! :)

Science Centre with Arya

Since I was at Joanna's bridal shower, Paul and Philip took the opportunity to go with Eban and Arya to the Science Centre. It looks like they had an amazing time and the pictures and videos really proved it. I really love how Philip and Arya play so well together and are such great friends! :)

Joanna's Bridal Shower

My little sister is getting married! Joanna had her bridal shower this weekend and a lot of women, a few little girls and one little boy (not mine) showed up for the special occasion. It was a fun afternoon had by all, thanks to her wonderful bridesmaids who organized the whole thing. Congrats again, Joanna, and we'll see you in about a month for the BIG DAY! :)

Day 6: Balboa Park

We spent our last day at Balboa Park in San Diego. First up, we went an In 'n Out burger joint to see what the fuss was all about. The burger was really good, but not "to die for" in my books! We then did a little shopping before heading to Balboa Park where, unbenownst to us, was the Cherry Blossom Festival! We wondered why it was so crowded! The trip was well worth it though as we saw some great architecture, lovely landscaping, a really cool art market, and lots of street performers. The highlight for Philip was definitely the balloon artist though who made some amazing balloon creations, including an Iron Man (of course) for Philip that he loved so much he took it with him on the plane! It was a fun and relaxing March Break in San Diego and just what the doctor ordered. Thanks for an amazing trip, Paul and Philip... I really needed it! :)