Julia and Emily's World

Julia had a fever at school on Wednesday. I had to take her home a bit earlier than her normal pickup time. Her fever was 102F. She was very lathargic by the time I got her home and she threw up a bit. Once the Tempra lowered her temperature she was more alert and eventually back to her normal self. She stayed home at Grandma and still had fevers throughout the day. I think she will be home again tomorrow.

Sunday was cousin Mya's 4th birthday party. It was a pool party! (I'm sure you all know that and have already seen a bunch of pictures). It was a lot of fun...even for the adults! The water side was cool. Check out the videos of Nancy (lame splash), Debbie (better splash), and Mark (big splash).

Julia had "sleep over party" with Mommy and Grandma at Grandma's house. They read stories, painted their nails and watched movies. Daddy meanwhile had the guys over for a poker game. Today Julia went for her last swimming class. She actually jumped into the pool twice voluntarily! She went right under water and didn't seem to bothered by that. She also got her report card and she passed (nobody fails).

This was a busy weekend. We went on a road trip to London Ontario. Also joining us was Grandma and Papa, Aunt Jackie, Uncle Gary, Selena, Mya and Jacob. The main attraction was Storybook Gardens where we all met on Saturday morning. Julia really loves this place and it is even more fun with her cousins there. It was a long day for Papa though. Later we checked into our hotel and we all went for a swim before dinner. Dinner was a Crabby Joe's. On Sunday we checked out the Children's Museum. Surprisingly there was lots to do and the kids had a great time. Papa didn't want to come in so he waited outside...for TWO hours! He didn't seem to mind though. It was a great weekend. London 2007

On Sunday we went to Yuki and Todd's house warming. They have a very nice townhouse in Toronto. This was also our first chance to meet baby Lucas who was also attending with his parents Tracy and Greg. He's a very happy baby. Afterwards we went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner and a swim.        

Today we went to African Lion Safari. The weather was perfect. We had a great time. The big hit of the day was the baboons of course. Julia was disappointed that they didn't jump on the bus (I didn't drive my car through). They did however hitch rides on the cars where people were throwing food out the windows. We also did the train ride, the boat ride and the water park.

Julia doesn't know it yet but her daddy is a nerd. I saw a Rubik's Cube at Toy R Us and couldn't resist. I can solve it! Watch. I'm not super quick but slightly faster than this 3 year old.

Pictures from Bring Your Own Trike Day and a visit from a dental hygienist...and Julia's classmate James having fun with blue paint.