Another Warm(ish) Day in Toronto...Finally!

Monday, March 25 we met our new friends at Cafe Crepe before heading to Grange Park (about a 10-minute walk northwest of our apartment).  It was a sunny and somewhat warm day so we took advantage of it by going to the park.  The kids were beyond happy to be able to play at the park.  And we were happy to share a yummy restaurant that we had found.

Park and Dinner with Friends

We met other friends at church--the Hall family--and had been invited to their house for dinner and playing.  We decided to meet in the late afternoon so we could get several hours of play before it got late.  Since the sun was shining and it was somewhat warm, we played at the park for a little while.

{Somewhat warm meaning the temperature was in the upper 30's, maybe low 40's.  Haha! We still had to bundle up though!}

We all enjoyed the sunshine and the kids especially loved being at the park.  Sarah liked the little lady bug, the swing, slides and sand.  Glenn enjoyed the slides and also playing football and freeze tag {how appropriate} with the other boys and the dads.

Lost Tooth

On Friday, March 23rd Glenn had been sitting on the couch wiggling a tooth.  The next thing we knew, he had pulled it out!  It's been awhile since he's lost one, so it was pretty exciting!

New Spanish Friends

On Friday, March 23rd, we met one of Paul's coworkers and his family.  They were visiting from Spain for a couple of weeks for the Easter holiday.  Paul and I had previously talked about meeting for the noon time recital at St. Andrew's and when Paul mentioned it to Raul, he said that he and his family would like to join us.  So we got to meet Raul, Ana, Isaac and Andrea at the church just before the recital started. 

Afterwards, we talked and decided we wanted to go to lunch together.  We tried one place, but it wasn't open for lunch.  And another place was pretty crowded, so Paul and Raul picked up some food from there while the rest of us went back to our apartment and waited for them.  We figured it would be a lot easier to eat at home with the kids.  They brought home some yummy Thai food from Pai.  

March 15-31

The last half of March was filled with several fun things.  We had a visit from Aunt Cheryl and we spent a lot of time with our new friends from Spain.  Before they came however, we did some fun things on our own and of course here at home.  The weather was still cold, snowy sometimes and rainy on other days.  It's definitely still winter in Canada this time of year!  One time when we were out walking we noticed a sign that said, "Glenn."  We of course had to take a picture!  This is the Glenn Gould Studio, named for a classical pianist of the 20th century.  

Visiting our Indian Friends

Remember we met an Indian family in our apartment building only to have them move out that same weekend?  Well, thankfully, they didn't move far.  And once they were settled and during March Break (March 12-16), we got together with them at their new place.  

We shared some Indian food at their apartment and enjoyed the views--they live on the 46th floor!  Then we went down and to the next building which was a giant rec center.  It is available for all the residents of their building.  It had a two-lane bowling alley, a TV/game lounge, an indoor swimming pool, a basketball court, an indoor running track and exercise area.  It also had a playroom/toy area for the kids.  It was perfect for a cold, snowy day.