Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Yesterday Grandpa and Grandma came up here. We went to a park with them in the late afternoon then came back for a united celebration of Chandler and Autumn’s birthday. Today we all went to the CN Tower together. We went to the observation deck, the sky pod, and the glass floor. The observation deck is 1,136 feet, and then the sky pod is 1,465 feet. On a clear day you are able to see all the way into New York from the sky pod. Finally there was the glass floor which is 1,122 feet and lives up to its name “glass floor.” The floor is 256 square feet of solid glass and can withstand the weight of 14 large hippos. CN stands for Canadian National. The tower was originally built by a railway company creating a large T.V. and radio communication ability. After a trip to the souvenir shop we went out to eat at “Hoops.” Then we drove through Chinatown, Korea town, Little Italy, and a few other cultural streets. We rested a bit in the afternoon before swimming and playing basketball.

 Grandma and Grandpa!!!!

The CN Tower!!!

 Look at all the little people!

There are some pictures that go along with this day trip that will be added to a different post.

Monday, July 09, 2012

Today is Autumn’s 13^th birthday! We went to the zoo since she adores animals. Thankfully she was well enough to see all the exhibits, but could still use a lot of rest. She got her favorite little toys, as part of her birthday present, while we were at the zoo. We came home and freshened up before heading out for dinner. For dinner we went to the Rainforest Café. That is the coolest restaurant I’ve ever been to. We had balloons, Hawaiian lei’s, and a volcano for desert.

 Did you know only 4 out of 17 types of penguins live in Antarctica

 Watching poison dart frogs

 Happy 13th birthday!!!

Our volcano!!!