Spring Break 2012!

Dave survived his midterms and we were able to celebrate with a whole week of freedom! Addison and I treated him to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner. Addison enjoyed all the attention and the dancing waiters. We got passes to the YMCA and took Addison swimming for the first time. She wasn't so sure this time around. It might have had something to do with the goggles I was wearing;) Dave planned a quick trip to Toronto for us for a couple of days. We bought a city pass which turned out to be the best way for us to tour the city. We got to go to 5 awesome attractions. We found China Town and picked a really good restaurant for dinner. Turns out Addison loves to play with chop sticks:) We made our way through the subway and did a ton of walking. Hauling a stroller with a 20+ pound baby in it up and down stairs made for some really sore arms. Good thing she is cute! It was spring break in Toronto so the city was really crowed which made for some long lines. Addison did better than either of us could have asked for! She people watched, ate snacks, laughed and took naps all from her stroller. Dave had me believe that our hotel was going to be a lovely 1.9 out of 5 star hotel. I was trying to be a good sport and go along with whatever he had planned. To my surprise the hotel was a little better than a 1.9! It was a first and last for Addison getting to sleep in bed with us. She could see us in her pack and play and was not going to sleep alone. She lost her binky halfway through the night and was a little disoriented from there on out. We all got about 5 hours of sleep, but pushed through the day running around again.We were exhausted after the trip, but look forward to doing it again!

5 Attractions:

Toronto Zoo

Royal Ontario Museum 

CN Tower

Casa Loma

Ontario Science Center

We recovered from touring and were lucky enough to have Tara, Jared and Halle come over from Chicago. We were really grateful they made the nine hour drive to see us! We were so grateful for beautiful weather the whole time! We ran around showing them the best of Buffalo and the things we like to do around here. Addison enjoyed have the extra attention and sharing her toys with her cousin. We took them to Canada and saw Niagara Falls and the Butterfly Conservatory. We packed a lot of picnics and took the girls to the park. Addison loves to swing! I'm looking forward to a lot trips back. We toured Palmyra and packed up just in time before it rained. We found an awesome wood fired pizza place called Rocco's Pizza. Dave and Jared were able to fit in a around of golf with minimal sun burns. We stayed up late watching movies and playing games. It was a perfect Spring Break! Thanks again Tara and Jared for bringing cute Halle to see us!!