We had a pretty busy weekend that ended up kind of extending itself to Monday night! On Saturday we went to Bear Creek Park with Trish, Jitt, and Tyler for the Earth Day celebration. None of us had been before and it was really interesting to see all of the booths that were set up. I can't wait until Caleb can enjoy the activities that they had set up for kids: a bouncy castle, face painting, and bubbles. We headed home in the early afternoon for Caleb's nap and then met up with the Uppals at their place for a barbecue dinner. After both boys were asleep we sat up just catching up for a while. There are some photos in the April folder.
On Sunday we did a few errands and went by the new house. So much changes in a week; we now have a roof, windows, and exterior doors. Each week I look forward to seeing all of the progress. On Sunday evening we were at Mom and Dad's for dinner (we didn't have to cook all weekend!) and we had the chance to really enjoy their newly completed backyard. It looks fantastic!
We had tickets for Damien Rice on Monday night (yes, we missed the hockey game) and we headed down early with hopes of eating at Vij's. However, hockey traffic was stupid and when we finally got there at 6, they had an hour long wait (not surprisingly). So, we went next door and ate at Rangoli - it was fantastic!
Then we went to The Centre for the concert. Our seats were in the centre of the front row and I really enjoyed being so close. During his encore, he performed Blower's Daughter acoustically and mic-free; it felt as though he was singing just for us; he was just standing right in front of me. I was surprised that his performance was a lot heavier in parts than one would expect from the CDs and it made for a very energetic show at times. We were also pleased to see how respectful the audience was. When he pulled back the energy and played more laid back songs, the audience was silent. He took a lot of risks as a performer in that he had long pauses and some long, quiet instrumental sections and I kept expecting some idiot to ruin the moment, but no one did. It was amazing. If he ever comes back I'll definitely be going to see him again. His interaction with the crowd was great - he's hilarious and who can resist that Irish accent?!
Caleb is so close to crawling that I keep thinking that I'm going to have to call Charles at school to let him know that our son is mobile. He's also getting more and more vocal (usually when we're watching tv!) and working hard on growing teeth; he now has five. Maybe when he's done with teeth he'll start growing some hair! I'll keep adding photos to the albums as I get them.