Pride and Joy

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The View

When Tonicci and I are at home and done with all our activities, he would often go near the window and look down at the cars, buses, pedestrians and people walking their dogs. He would often run to the window as well, whenever the snow is starting to fall. We live in the 8th floor of a small condo but our view is fantastic since we get to see the skyline of downtown Toronto. The street is busy with cars and people passing by, and Tonicci loves observing it all.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Art attack

For this winter, we decided to enroll Tonicci in art class. The location is so convenient since it's just 3 blocks away from where we live.This is fantastic for us since Tonicci and I just walk to go to his classes. It's a very small group, only 5 children with 2 teachers. I leave him there for 1 hour 30 minutes. He really likes it.

the art room- the girl on the right is his teacher Cheryl

two of his recent art works

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Freezing!!

We appreciate winter and the picture perfect landscapes when the snow comes down, but the temperature nowadays is just too cold! There are days when it goes down to -22 C! These pictures were taken at the park after Tonicci's swimming class. He didn't have his boots on so he was complaining about how cold it was. We had to rush back to the car for some warmth!

Fascination

We had an entry a while back about Tonicci's love for trains, particularly the Thomas and Friends collection. We can certainly conclude now that it's an obsession- he can play with the trains all day long and won't even touch his other toys anymore! The fascination intensified last Christmas, when he received more trains to add to his "fleet", as well as his very first set of train tracks. Oftentimes we find him singing the theme song of Thomas, talking to his trains as if they were playmates, would insist on taking a bath with one of them, and wouldn't go to bed without his favorite engine of the moment.

Jet and I often wonder when this obsession will end.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Bonding Time

On weekends, Jet and Tonicci love taking bubble baths- it's their father and son bonding. Jet stays as long as Tonicci wants to- it's his fun time after all.

I think Jet will kill me since I posted this picture but it's cute right? :)

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Shed Aquarium

Jet really wanted to take Tonicci to Shed Aquarium in downtown Chicago. He said that it's really beautiful and a must see attraction for kids. When we mentioned our plan to Tita Bootsie (Jet's aunt), she invited to take us there.

Together with Tita Bootsie's family, Tita Julie and Tito Joemar, we spent the entire afternoon at the Shed. The pictures below show how awed and mesmerized Tonicci was of the place. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to go to the Children's Museum that same day. Hopefully, we get to take him next time we visit Chicago.