San Diego: Gardens and Land

A highlight of our trip to San Diego was Balboa Park. The gardens were beautiful! We didn't end up going to the zoo but we hear it's terrific.

Colin is standing in front of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. It is home to one of the world's largest outdoor pipe organs. Free concerts are held throughout the summer.

Though a bit touristy, we made a point to visit Old Town, the birthplace of California. It is the site of the first Spanish settlement on the U.S. West Coast. Today it is a state park featuring original buildings, museums, shops, and restaurants.

Colin asked if we could take the wagon back to downtown. We ended up taking the trolley, but the wagon would have been a fun ride!

San Diego: Ships and Beaches

Colin joined B and I on a trip to the west coast! Our first stop was in San Diego. We visited the USS Midway. A nice veteran taught Colin about flight instruments.

We spent a few hours walking all over the ship, including the flight deck.

The next morning, Colin and I went to the famous Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island.

The weather was perfection so we walked along the boardwalk and on Orange Avenue, Coronado's main drag.

We took the ferry back to San Diego. Colin thought the skyline was quite nice!

Back from La La Land

New Colin had a monsteriffic vacation in the sunny state of California! He really enjoyed spending our last day in LA at Manhattan Beach!

More photos to come...stay tuned!

We The North

Snowman is ready to cheer on the Raptors today!

He's hoping for a big win in the 6ix!

Double Vision

We're super excited to be a monster host! Our new monster friend happens to look very similar to Colin. Our Colin on the right thought he was looking into the mirror. Naturally the two Colins hit it off.

New Colin is excited to meet people in different places around the world! He came prepared with his trusty passport.

We have a trip planned for new Colin later on the month. Adventure is out there!

Ontario: Yours To Discover

The Mins and Maggie are helping me plan a few weekend getaways this summer. Am hoping to do more outdoorsy things, like hiking and biking. If you have any ideas, we would love to hear them!

Games Night

Q and his pals are having a good old fashioned games night. I found them playing an intense game of Cranium. I wonder who will win?

ROM Ink

Colin's been playing way too many video games lately so I thought a museum outing with be good for him.

I wanted to check out one exhibit in particular. Before heading to the exhibit, we said hello to the futalognkosaurus dukei (dinosaur) in the atrium.

The exhibit is all about tattoos. It features a visual history of body art, markings, and ancient tools. This is from the United States...

...this is from Japan...

...and these are from Algeria.

One of the cool things we learned was that it some cultures, only women could be tattoo artists!

Tattoos: Ritual. Identity. Obsession. Art. is on until September.

Sunday Cookies

Tim and Bernie made chocolate chip cookies today!

What are you up to this Sunday?

A Little Night Music

Buddy and I went to Roy Thompson Hall last night to see the National Arts Centre Orchestra from Ottawa. The highlight was Gabriela Montero, a guest pianist who did some impressive improvisation. We snuck in this shot during intermission. Buddy is looking forward to listening to more classical music in the future!