One of the joys of living in downtown Toronto with kids is that we’re all exposed to so much culture and meet people from all walks of life every single day. It’s not only the positive things that they see either. Our kids are used to seeing homeless men and women, people down on their […]
Leading up to the Christmas holidays I kept finding myself at Union Station for various reasons. Oddly enough, I wasn’t taking the train anywhere! The main reason I kept venturing that way was because I had client meetings and then one day I discovered that the underground path which has been under construction prior to […]
October is filled with birthday celebrations and with Chris’ parents and sisters in town, we knew we would be having a big family meal one day. That one day came right after Chris, his dad and our brother in law ran their half marathon this past Sunday. With 5 kids under the age of 7 […]
As we start thinking about back to school and back to work, my mind is going crazy with all the things we have to organize as we get back into rhythm after these 5 months away. Between Baby Boy going to school for the first time and all the responsibilities we avoided for the last […]
My anniversary gift from Yashy this year involved an evening away from the kids to attend ShakesBeer at Wychwood Barns in Toronto. Given the fitting title of the show, I hardly need to provide too many details on the overall theme of the production, and so let me guide you through our night at this […]
When your grandmother is visiting you from Sri Lanka, there’s only one way to really entertain her – taking her to an elegant English Afternoon Tea! That was my thinking when I invited my grandmother and my parents to join Little Monkey, Baby Boy and I for Afternoon Tea at the Omni King Edward Hotel in downtown […]
Can you believe it? Baby & Life celebrates FOUR years!! I had no idea what I was doing when I hit publish on my very first blog post 4 years ago today… but here we are! This blog was born one afternoon when my brother and I were goofing around with what I was going to […]
This weekend we checked out the Toronto Oktoberfest for the very first time and are happy to report that the event delivered what they promised! A taste of Germany in downtown Toronto was enjoyed by many families this past Saturday afternoon and the torrential downpour did not dampen our spirits! Celebrating Oktoberfest in September might […]
Toronto is a buzz with all the TIFF activities and while we used to be heavily involved in the frenzy of it all, we now rarely attend any of the screenings or the parties. Last year we surprisingly got to none! We’re hoping to right that wrong this year and grab some last minute tickets […]
This cozy little spot is becoming a fast favourite of mine and I must admit that it has taken me a while to warm up to this Thai joint. My brother and a couple good friends have always loved this Thai resto but I wasn’t sold until my third visit shortly after I met Chef […]
