On Saturday, we went to the race course for the kids' morning soccer class. They were whiny and cranky because so tired from the late night before. Afterwards, we came home and hung out, reveling in puzzles and books and drawing at home due to the gloomy weather.
The trip to the science museum prompted a "fossil dig" with kinetic sand, and we also made an exploding volcano (courtesy of baking soda, dishwasher soap and vinegar):
After putting the kids to bed I headed out to dinner with my girl friends at the soft opening of the newly opened GTA town club. We had a tasty SE Asian inspired dinner. Time is running out because one of my friends in the group is leaving, moving to Singapore, next month. We still had a great time at dinner, as usual, but it made us realize how much we will miss her fast talking, acerbic and tongue in cheek humorous self. I wore a DVF tiger printed jumpsuit that unapologetically looked like pajamas. I think to complete the look I really only needed smoking slippers and a velvet robe.
On Sunday morning we went to an interactive art exhibit featuring Monet. Like most things I try to do with these kids, I may have been a wee bit aspirational in terms of how much culture I can introduce them to... I also think the exhibit was a bit overrated. But we enjoyed the surrounding waterfront of M+ and the western cultural district immensely, as well as the new Xiqu Center (which houses theater for traditional Chinese opera and music).
At Lola's request, I am including closeups of a snail and an earthworm that we found outside the theater, which also provided the kids with a lot of entertainment.
Riding scooters and bikes by the waterfront was probably the highlight of the morning:
That afternoon, we went to the American Club for swimming, sliding and dinner.
The Xiqu Center is massive! I'm afraid the kids may have gotten more delight out of the lifts than the contents of the exhibit.
The Monet exhibit was held in a large tent right next door. Less than two minutes inside, Al wanted out.
Lola was very interested by the images of the Cantonese opera singers.
We went to a pretty tasty lunch at Peony Garden houses directly in the center (while chosen for convenience, it was pretty tasty) and then enjoyed a couple of minutes of traditional live music, featuring Chinese instruments like the pipa and the erhu.
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