23 months and 3 weeks old – attending a birthday party, small house reno, identifying the Queen

 Toddler's birthday party

First time attending a birthday party with kids her age!

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5-Course Vegan Tasting Menu at Avelo Restaurant

Avelo Restaurant storefront

Avelo Restaurant located at 51 St Nicholas Street in Toronto

What a pleasure it was to try the 5-course vegan tasting menu at Avelo Restaurant!  Avelo Restaurant is located on a small street at 51 St Nicholas Street in downtown Toronto.  Be alert as you walk down the street and look for the restaurant because we actually missed it and walked past it.  It doesn’t have a big obvious signage and blends Continue reading

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23 months and 2 weeks old: Centreville rides, third wedding, cooperation

Kiddie Boat Ride at Centreville

Riding the Kiddie Boat Ride at Centreville

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23 months and 1 week old – attending her second wedding, another Science Centre visit

 children dancing at a wedding

Toddler’s first time on the dance floor

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Mattarello, Italian restaurant, at Commerce Valley

Mattarello lunch spread

Mattarello located at 230 Commerce Valley Drive, Unit 2A in Thornhill

We visited Mattarello, a newly opened Italian restaurant, located at 230 Commerce Valley Drive, Unit 2A next to Tapagria in Thornhill this past weekend.  I heard about it when MarkhamFood posted about it on their Instagram feed and raved about the food.  (Mattarello takes over the unit previously occupied by It’s A Bao Time restaurant.)  Continue reading

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23 months: musical teapot, attending a baby shower, CNE

 toddler playing with light-up sticks

Playing in the AMD section at CNE

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What We Ate at the CNE 2022

CNE foods 2022

Some of the food we ate at CNE 2022

CNE 2022!  I felt incredibly blessed and excited to be back at the Canadian National Exhibition for another year of fun food adventures!  For the first time, we decided to go on a weekday to avoid the weekend crowds.  DH was able to take a day off to make this happen and we got a discount off of the regular admission price by Continue reading

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Very Good Congee & Noodle at King’s Square

 Very Good Congee & Noodle food

Located at 1CF8, 9390 Woodbine Ave, Markham

August 18, 2022:  The very first time we visited Very Good Congee & Noodle (滿意粥粉面) was actually on July 1 with some relatives.  This Hong Kong style congee and noodle restaurant is located inside of the King’s Square shopping centre near Woodbine and 16th Continue reading

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Shanghainese Food at Mom’s Dim Sum [Defunct]

Mom's Dim Sum Richmond Hill

Mom’s Dim Sum located at 360 Hwy 7, Richmond Hill

August 14, 2022:  Contrary to the name of this restaurant, Mom’s Dim Sum doesn’t serve just “dim sum” (assuming we’re talking about Chinese dim sum/small bites).  It’s actually a small restaurant on Highway 7 and Chalmers Road in Richmond Hill that serves Shanghainese food Continue reading

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22 months, 4 weeks old – Second visit to the zoo, splash pad fun, “bao la”, “thank you”

Toddler at the zoo

Toddler looking at the zebra in the distance

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