Dad's time

Johann and Sebastian sometimes give Mummy a little bit of free time and join other dad's and kids at a special Dad's group. A very active bunch of individuals and a great way to connect and make new friends. At the occasion of Father's day, CTV came and filmed the "life of the group" and invited the organizer Brian for an interview to their studios. Here's the video footage: Make sure to stay also for the interview as other scenes will be displayed during Brian's comments. Here's the link if you would like to know more about http://www.dadstoday.org/

Johann's first Birthday Party

First we celebrated only all 3 of us (Johann took care of the cake, you'll see) and then with some little friends in the garden. A joyful day and a memorable first year, wishing us many more to come!
Some photo shots from the event....

Doors Open Toronto 2010

Once per year for one weekend in May, many buildings which are normally closed (mainly heritage or religious sites) open their doors for the general public. A great occasion to visit places you would never be able to see without such an event.
This time we decided to live some television experience at Omni TV newscast studios, take the elevator to Le Meridien King Edwards hotel's chrystal ballroom (closed since the seventies, buit still plenty of character, btw. King Edwards being the hotel where Yoko Ono and John Lennon staged on of their famous bed-ins for peace), admire the beautiful wall paintings in the Knesseth Synagogue at the Junction as well as a Tibetan temple (no pictures allowed).
Here are some more impressions....

Johann at the Dad's group and at home

More pictures....

Weekend Trip to Stratford, Grand Bend and Pinery Prov. Parc

This sunny May weekend we went for a little trip to the shores of Lake Huron, visiting Stratford and St. Marys on the way.
We had a great time playing with Johann in the sand, taking long strolls on the beach and admiring nature in one of the most beautiful Provincial Parcs we've seeen so far. There are plenty more photos...

Jane's walk - Neighborhood walks in Toronto

Every first May week-end, neighborhood walks are offered in Toronto and a lots of cities all over the world. The idea is to learn about the history, the buildings, people and challenges which a neighborhood encounters over time. Albeit immigration-related, due to business decline or rise, or simply gentrification. You'll walk with other like-minded people in a stretch of the city eager to discover the foremost hidden parts of it. Here are some photos from our strolls....

Chasing Mr Racoon

Steph finally managed to shoot a photo of one of the essential parts of our back yard wild life (we're in Canada, eh!).
Mr. Raccoon in full daylight! I'm always mistaking our neighbors enormous cat for a racoon and I finally know why: this poor guy is not well "in shape" like his fellows but way too skinny.... maybe he didn't get enough delicacies from our garbage bin?