Summer

It's a very hot summer. Temperature last thursday reached 40 degrees celsius! So humid that it was so hard to breathe!

The hot temperature doesn't stop Tonicci from having fun under the sun though! He's playing at the park, going on family picnics, swimming and exploring with us and his friends!

We couldn't help but look back on how Tonicci has grown over the years so I decided to go down memory lane and include some of his pictures over the previous summers. It's always nice to reminisce about his growth and development.

watched the canada day fireworks on the roof deck

Past summer pictures:

2 1/2 years old

18 months old

6 months old

The Biggest Thomas Fan

We took Tonicci to Ontario Place to watch the Thomas show. Although we arrived at the venue an hour and a half earlier, we weren't able to visit the other attractions since he insisted that we sit and wait for the show to start. I tried to lure him to go on the rides or the arcade but he really didn't want to! Proof that he is indeed Thomas' biggest fan.

the early bird



truly mesmerized

passed by some science exhibit on our way out

Philippine vacation

Tonicci had such a great time in the Philippines! We are so happy that he was able to spend quality time with family and loved ones.

He was able to visit many different places like Museo Pambata, Montalban Zoo, Tagaytay (where he went horseback riding), Resorts World, Pico de loro, Sofitel, Fun Ranch and Manila Ocean Park. He also did a month of art class at Gymboree with his Ate Neomi. On days when there was nothing on the agenda, he was just happy to stay at his Ate's house to play and bond with her.

Throughout the trip, he'd sleep way past his normal bed time. He also lost weight and got thinner. Despite that, it was definitely two months worth of fun for him!

The pictures below are some of the highlights of his trip:

watching the program before easter egg hunt begins

at sofitel

art class at Pico de loro



KAOS show at resorts world

addicted to his ipad

tagaytay

arcade with Ate

feeding the fishes at ocean park

Aeons birthday party

he adores his Ate

the cousins

End of art class

Last week was the end of Tonicci's art class. We decided not to enroll him in the next sessions anymore since we'll be going to the Philippines soon.

I was exchanging emails with his teacher and asked for feedback about Tonicci's development and behavior in class. Here is what she had to say:

"He was great in class.  Played well and participated in everything we did. We have a selection of developmentally appropriate activities that focus mostly on fine motor and social development.  The classes are quite short so the children all do everything for a short period of time.  Painting, ripping paper, gluing and colouring.  He participates well in circle and story time.  He is sometimes able to recite along with a story if he has heard it often.

Generally he is doing great, but unlike a day care setting, we see the kids for a short time frame and less days so we do not have the ability to track their development more thoroughly, as the total hours do not really allow for a good overall picture.  But from what we observed in the short period of time, he is doing really well."

he really likes his art class-  above are some of his recent art works

Ontario Science Center

We received discount tickets at the Ontario Science Center so we decided to use them right away. Tonicci and I stayed at the kidspark area for almost 4 hours while Jet was able to tour the site.  At closing time, we had to beg Tonicci to leave since he didn't want to go home. While walking out the Science Center, he had his arms crossed, eyes mad and said " I want to go back." Oh my!

he is fascinated with the hot air ballon

grocery shopping

paying for his groceries



building a house- he stayed for almost an hour here