Traveling the Subway and Watching the Blue Jays

The Manicure

We had a quiet start to the day since we had no big plans until later in the day.  We lounged around the house during the morning with the kids watching the second half of Finding Nemo and Tanya and I took a trip to Walmart to pick up some supplies for our next leg of the journey.

Making Sure David Is Safe

Around lunch time Jen took Natalie and Andrea for a special trip up town to the mall.  She was taking them for a professional manicure, their first one.  They were excited to go and Auntie Jen said that they took it all in while they were being worked on.  The women working on them were Asian and apparently the girls had a few difficulties in understanding.  When they got home, they were quick to show off their new nails and explain to us all that took place.  Thanks so much to Jen for doing that.

The girls at supper

While the girls were away, David and Justin were busy playing mini-sticks in the basement.  Justin has really taken David under his wing just like a big brother does.  It has been neat to watch.  David has also played the little brother part fairly good by times by finding ways to pick and torment his "older brother."

The boys at supper

After a little bit of lunch and some organizing of the totes in preparation for our departure tomorrow, we were off to downtown Toronto.  We wanted to get to the downtown before rush hour hit and were successful in finding parking once we arrived.  Our first destination was the Eaton Center to check out the mall and kill some time before the game.  The kids were in awe of all the large buildings and the different sites and sounds that come with a big city.

Tailgating at the Game

Mommy and Andrea

After a bit of shopping our next destination was the Subway system.  We wanted to take the kids on the Subway even though we only had a short distance to travel to the game.  We purchased the tokens and got on the ramp and waited for the train.  The kids got quite excited when they saw the single light shinning down the tunnel getting closer.  Once the train arrived, it was quite full, but we piled in and found places to sit or stand.   We traveled the four short stops to Union Station and when we got out there were people everywhere.  We each grabbed one of the kids hands and worked our way through the crowd to East Side Mario's, our supper location.

Natalie and Daddy

We had a great supper, after a bit of a wait to get a table because it was very busy downtown.  Not only was there a Blue Jays Game but there was also a Foo Fighter concert going on at the ACC.  We gobbled down the food and then made our way to the Rogers Centre.  Our plan was to get some scalper tickets but we couldn't find any so we made our way to the ticket booth and picked up some seats in right field.

Ready to catch a fly ball

We made our way into the game and to our seats.  It was Tanya's first Major League Baseball Game and she said she was very impressed with how everything looked and the ambiance in the park.  The Blue Jays were playing the Oakland Athletics and were up by a score of 1-0 in the early going.  It was such a nice evening the roof was open and it was neat to see the moon and all the sky scrapers towering over the field.

The CN Tower at Night

The kids pose with a statue

The A's scored some runs in the late innings and ended up winning 4-1 but it was still a great game with some great defensive plays and some good hits.  After the game, we cleared out with the crowd and dealt with some traffic on our way out of town.  Natalie was the only one not to fall asleep on the drive home. It was another great day with lots of wonderful memories and the kids also learned about the crowds and waiting in the big city.


Later,

Francois