Labor Day Weekend 2008

It was a busy one! We each had one thing that we really wanted to do this summer.

Me- Visit the Metro Toronto Zoo. I have never been (or at least I can't remember ever being there), and they had a really cool Stingray exhibit this year that I wanted to visit.

Andre- Go to the beach. This is his goal every summer. It never changes.

Well this summer had not co-operated with us. We had more rain that I ever remember having in one summer, and when it was sunny, we were either working, or had other plans. This left everything to the last "unofficial" weekend of summer.

We were so happy, not only did Andre have both Saturday and Sunday off, but the weather was FABULOUS! It was like mother nature had finally decided to co-operate with us.

First off the list was The Zoo on Saturday. With the help of our new GPS we made the trip to Scarborough in just under an hour. This is basically unheard of. We were so happy!

We spent the entire day wandering around the Zoo taking in the different animals, and indoor exhibits. Andre was cranky about having to pay the extra $3 to see Stingray Bay (have I mentioned that he's cheap?!), but we had a great time there, and it was a welcome retreat from the hot sun in the mid afternoon.

Here's my first attempt at trying to post a video. If it works, here is Andre and I at Stingray Bay: (You will probably notice my usual response to Andre filming any video of me "okay, you can turn it off now" He loves video clips)

If our adventures at the Zoo on Saturday weren't enough for us, we had decided to head up to Long Point Provincial Park with friends of ours to spend a day relaxing along the beach before heading out and having a fish and chip dinner in Port Dover. It was a great day following all the walking at the Zoo.

We went with friends of ours and they brought along their 10 month old daughter Alexia. She was an angel all day! She loved being the centre of attention. It was so funny watching Andre with her, and trying to get her to laugh and smile (which wasn't hard). I've noticed over the last year that Andre doesn't shy around from children as much as he used to, and if there's a chance to play with a baby or child, he tries to.

Here's Andre, and his friend Daryl, with Alexia.

The entire day Andre was reminding me that it had been almost a year since we had been at the beach in Aruba. He loves the beach. You would think that he was part fish the way he goes on and on about spending time at the beach. At least I had a chance to wear the sun hat that I had bought for our trip to Aruba. There really aren't that many chances to wear a big floppy sun hat.

Andre and I at Long Point.