We made and decorated crosses for Easter to hang on our Easter tree. (Not so sure about the baseball bat and pizza / jesus connection but hey...)
Immy got side tracked from the crosses!
Eli baked his first bread! he made whole wheat bread rolls. When he bakes now he pretty much does it alone aside from a bit of help with getting ingredients and checking measurements. My plan is to have him take over the cooking by age 10 and I can retire from having to make any food lol!
On Tuesday we went to the science centre in Toronto with some friends. Getting the membership for the science centre was so worth it. We have way more than got our moneys worth from it.
They have an exhibition at the moment called 'Game on' which is every single gaming thing you can imagine from the last 30 odd years! You can play with them all. The kids couldn't understand why we were so excited by some of the 'old' games. Here's Immy playing rock band.
During the week they have scientists wandering around who engage the kids in experiments. Here they are learning about electricity. Eli was so excited as he played with the electric circuits and totally 'got it'!
Sometimes they are so cute. Sitting together watching TV!
Indoor picnic!
Drawing popcorn 'P' is for popcorn!
On our way to Niagara Falls for our little break.
It's not often that any highway in GTA is this quiet! It was actually a nice drive!
First stop at the park in Niagara on the Lake
At Lake Ontario (Niagara on the Lake) the land you can see sticking out it Fort Niagara in New York state.
Rolling down hills!
Enjoying their ice cream
Horse and Carriage rides at Niagara on the lake.
We stayed at the Embassy at Niagara falls. One of the 'tower' hotels on Fallsview Road. We were on 21st floor. It was one of the best views I think I've had in a hotel room!
Dinner at some pirate theme restaurant. The balloon hat is supposed to be a butterfly but Immy wrecked it about five seconds after the lady finished making it!
Scary Pirate faces!
Morning sunrise view of the Falls!
Swimming at the hotel pool
Look at the chunks of ice going over the edge. They float down from Lake Erie.
You may all be having warm weather in other parts of the world but we are still freeeeezing cold despite the sun!
The American falls
Horseshoe Falls below. I thought the river was frozen and wondered how that could be since it was so fast flowing so I came home and read about it. The river isn't frozen at all - they call it an ice bridge. Chunks of ice float down the river from Lake Erie which is sent over the falls and pushed together where it kind of lodges against ice that has formed around the edge of the falls and also the ice that has formed from the mist and together it all forms what is known as an ice bridge which can be up to 20/30 feet deep. People used to walk back and forth on the ice from Canada/US until 1912 when 3 people died when the ice broke apart and within minutes started to flow extremely fast down the river toward the rapids (which is known as one of the most fierce rapids in the world - impossible to survive).
For those of you who haven't been here the land across the river to the left is New York and the right is Ontario. Another interesting fact that I read was from October - April the flow of water over both American and Canadian falls is 50% less than the 'peak tourist season' as the hydro companies are allowed to take more water in the 'off' season.
(and here ends the history/geography lesson!)
After a very long day of lots of walking both of them crashed out in the car!
