SkyPark Adventures!

Category: Skylar

  • Toronto Zoo

    Our next stop was the Toronto Zoo.  Thinking back about this trip, I must have lost about 10 pounds, because again, we found ourselves walking for about 4 hours nonstop trying to see all the sights.  Susan commented approximately 20 minutes prior to leaving the zoo on the way out that we should have purchased tram tickets.

    And yet she calls me stupid for wanting these shoes:

    Heely shoes
    Heely shoes

    Anyone who wants to get these for me for xmas – they are called Heely’s and yes they come in adult sizes.

    One of the most interesting parts of the zoo was the butterfly exhibit.  The butterflies were all around you and they could go in and out of the exhibit as people entered and left.  I’m still perplexed as to how they kept the butterflies there.

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  • Toronto Island Park

    Susan had an ABA conference in Toronto so we packed our packs and headed North to hang out with those crazy Canucks.  Our first stop was the Toronto Island Park.  We covered about 70% of the park that day and walked at least 10-15 miles.

    After making it to the North side of the park, we had to decide whether to go back the way we came or explore more of the island and pick up our ferry from one of the other two locations.  Looking at the map it seemed like it wouldn’t be that far, so we headed to the Eastern pickup.

    We walked for roughly an hour and were totally exhausted when we came across a restaurant that had not only delicious food, but also libations by the pitcher full.  After dinner we walked for what seemed another eternity and made it off the island on the last scheduled ferry for the day.  Whew!

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  • Tysons…again

    This was probably our 8th trip to the Tysons play area. Skylar has become a pro at climbing under whale tails and also acquired an affinity for large soft plastic trucks.

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  • Tysons play area

    Tysons became our de facto thing to do when we couldn’t motivate to get out of the house for anything else.  This was also part of our grunge phase where we only dressed in sweats and t-shirts for a couple months.

  • Reston Pool

    Our first trip to an outdoor pool.  We were still figuring out how to get our hat correct.  Proper sun prevention is paramount, but we would like to also be able to see.

  • Michelin Man

    Being first time parents, Susan and I have wondered if Skylar was a bit much on the chubby side, but this freak of nature makes me feel completely at ease 🙂

     

  • First swimming lesson

    Here is Skylar sporting her two piece swimsuit.  Why Susan had to pick out something so scandalous I have no idea.  Checkout the next Dawn Fraser right here folks:

  • Datran Picnic

    I realize it’s been about 6 months since I’ve done any blogging, so here comes a torrent of posts going back to the summer. These pics are from a picnic at Lake Fairfax park with Datran prior to anyone knowing about the imminent closure of the office.

  • Daddy bouncy

    I love giggles!

  • Proper etiquette

    A proper lady sips her soup with a loud slurp. Or in this case, her water 🙂