Big Ticket Summer Concert

Yep we did it again this year, but this time in seats.  Last section, close to last row, and still not close enough for some, for me it was great.  I don't mind the kiddie music, and I knew a lot of it this year as the girls have been on youtube quite often this summer on their tablets.

Maggie and Molly and Sue joined us for this adventure and I think we all agreed that the lawn seats are much better.  There are places to dance and jump, the seats are quite restrictive.

And we were so close to meeting the Calum Worthy, he is the same in person as he is on tv, and he is Canadian.  We also saw the next step dancers, not my favourite show but there were kids screeching for them.

And finally Cody Simpson.  He was an interesting act, he does not perform like the pop star that you see on family channel.  He does his own thing, his music live is quite different and he is very down to earth.  I think a bunch of people were disappointed with his performance as many left after 2 songs.  I personally liked it, but I like live music better than the radio most times. 

Will we do it again next year?  Well I think that depends on who is coming and if we can get lawn seats.

Canada's Wonderland

Our annual trip to Wonderland was this week too, 2 weeks before school starts and we seem to cram as much as we can into it.  This year we took Jason and the girls and met up with Paul and Sue and their girls, I balanced out the riding partners so I didn't have to go on rides.  I am getting too old to have that ride hangover the next day and each time it just keeps getting worse.

Mylee went on her first big girl roller coaster, banged her head a bit and then decided she wasn't ready for the big roller coasters yet.  She is only 6 so I thought that was an impressive incite on how comfortable she was.  Although she did go on quite a few of the rides herself.  I think her favourite was the bumper cars though.

After a busy day, and a whole lot of walking I can say that the kids crashed hard.  And boy were my feet killing me.  40,000 steps in two days is not my idea of fun and I had to take the Friday to recover, I could barely walk. 

Hedley

For Sue's birthday this year I bought her tickets to Hedley but told her that I had to go with her.  We would meet up close to her work and take the subway down.  And what better than taking the subway down to the CNE during the busiest time down there. 

Lawn tickets are so much fun, I prefer the lawn because all the cool kids sit up there.  Plus the music just seems so much better sitting in the open air.  Before we got in to the Amphitheatre we stopped off for some nail polish purchases and some food.  And then they made me check my camera into security. 

So here is a piece of info that might be prevalent to you one day: any camera that has interchangeable lenses is considered professional and it is up to the band whether it is permitted into the event.  And this is no where listed on the amphitheatre website, it is totally up to the artist performing.

Once that little hiccup/heartattack was finished I could somewhat relax and have a good time.  A couple drinks later and a good dose of Kardinal Offishall, Magic and then finally Hedley the place was rockin'.

I don't know about Sue but I had a great time, and would do it again in a second....but leave my camera at home this time.

Munch at Play

As mom was going through her activities for the kids she had found on Toronto4kids a really cool adventure to do.  It was down in mid city, at Bathurst and Bloor at Palmerston Library.  A theatre group was acting out a couple of Robert Munch stories for minimal cost. 

So I decided to take the girls, mom came too with some of her bunch and it was quite and interesting time.  We got to see The Mud Puddle, 50 degrees Below Zero, Millicent and the Wind, Mortimer and of course my favourite The Paper Bag Princess. 

I would highly recommend this for kids in grades 1-3, kindergarten might get a little scared of the mud puddle (but he was awesome) and over 3 they develop this attitude of "I'm too old for this".  Jason had a couple good laughs too though.

Sorry the picture is blurry, had to take it on the fly, but check it out...it is great to introduce your kids to theatre and what else could be more fun than adults acting like kids. 

Argos Vs. Lions

Yep 2 games in one week, how spoiled am I.  This game was significant though, a friend from college helps manage her son's football team and she was looking to sell 200 tickets in order for the kids to scrimmage on the field.  Well I was able to support them with 13 tickets sold, and I thank all of you who came with us.  I had a great time, and end zone seats aren't too bad either.

 

 

Now I am not too much of a fan of losing, but when your team doesn't have the umfph to play then they deserve to get beat...and boy did we ever.  You win some, you lose some.  And I feel bad for the people sitting next to me, the tension coming off me must have been killer, I couldn't sit still.  However, we were in amongst a bunch of kids so my temper and my cursing had to be kept at bay.  I did have a great time though, I love enjoying these games with Kiya and the Clarington Tigercats sure did give us a good time. 

 

 



                                                          Another Argosselfie!!!

Argos Vs. Jets

I love the Argos, they are the only Toronto team that I root for, so when given the opportunity for tickets of course I would say yes.  We picked up some cheap tickets at Taste of the Danforth for the kids and myself, got an amazing deal on them too.  Seats were awesome, but I truly think that anywhere I sit in the Skydome.....whoops I mean Rogers Centre, I would be happy with.

I prefer somewhere in the middle though, that way you can see everything that is happening in the game.

So when we got lower bowl seats, well you can imagine how excited we were.  The girls got new t-shirts and we were ready to cheer on the Argos. 

On a side note: Mylee is not allowed anywhere near me during an Argo game, she is not a fan of football and drives me crazy with the "when can we go home", so she will be sticking with Rugby.  Kiya on the other hand will scream as loud as I do, and actually follow most of the game.  Not to mention borrow mommy's phone for some tweeting.

Argosselfies!!!! And she is better at it than I am.  If anyone is looking to spend an oodle amount of money on me this year, season tickets would be awesome!!!!