Blue Jays!

So far, we have been having an amazing weekend!! It's spring, almost summer and the city is alive again!  There seems like there is so much to do!  Live music festivals, ball games, soccer games, parks to visit.  There are only so many weekends!  We are trying to fill them up with friends and fun every little bit we can.

Yesterday, we blew off naps and went to see the Blue Jays play Seattle.  Jordan told me that when he was younger and the Blue Jays were in their prime, you'd have to scrounge up every penny to buy expensive tickets just to get in the top row of seating far above the game.  The seats were full back then.  The Jays have definitely gone through a dry spell, when so many seats sat empty, but when we were there yesterday, we saw so many people decked out in Blue Jays gear and the stadium looked pretty full to us, at least on the sunny side! 

Admittedly, we felt a little unpatriotic without any Blue Jays gear, so I can see we'll have some hats and shirts in our future.  Especially because Gabriel really loved the game.  Every time I looked over he was laughing and pointing.  He definitely understood what was going on, although I am pretty sure he thought the object of the game was to hit the ball into the audience.  Like any good fan, he wanted a ball of his own.  Maggie mostly loved the hotdogs and the music and the general excitement around the stadium before she passed out in the carrier.  

The funny thing about Toronto is that even though it is so big and you think you can hide in a crowd or pretend you are anonymous, you will inevitably, and randomly run into people you know.  While walking around with Maggie, I popped out onto the sunny section only to run into my friend Alicia, there with husband and son.  I tell you, this city really isn't that big! 

 
And after the game, we lined up with all the Junior Jays for a chance to run the bases after the game was done.  Gabriel tore around the bases at top speed, leaving his shoes behind him on the field. 

And like every parent, we left the field with our squawking/crying toddlers in tow, overtired from the busy day.  We wonder, if only momentarily, why we put ourselves through the pain of taking our children.  But once everyone is settled in the car, snacking and playing happily with stickers and toys, we are always glad we get out and do these things with them because we all really do have a good time, even if it is sometimes at the sake of our sanity and pride. 

Of course, we had to hit up Tom's Dairy Freeze on the way home.  It is truly the best soft serve in the City.   Jordan discovered it when we moved here.  And let me tell you, I don't even like vanilla but their vanilla chocolate dipped cone is amazing!  Probably because it's actually made with real cream!

Hope your weekend is going splendidly and that you are getting out there doing things you love with your littles, even if it is hectic and crazy and you wonder why you do it.  It's so worth it!