Early last week I surprised Hannah by taking a day off work without telling her. She thought we were headed to daycare…until I turned the opposite way out of the driveway. A questioning look came over her face and she quietly asked, ‘Mommy, Where are we going?’ I told here we were going on a train which was met with squeals of delight! When she found out some of our favourite friends were going to be on the train she almost broke the sound barrier! Can’t you just feel her excitement in this picture?
Once in Toronto we took a ferry over to Centre Island.
Once on the island we hit the rides immediately! So many rides and so much fun to be had!
Hannah has loved the ferris wheel since she was a baby when she rode her first one at just 16 months of age so we rode it a few times this day.
Shortly after we arrived we met a gal I had gotten to know at our waiting mom’s dinners while she was waiting for her DD and I was waiting for Hannah. It was neat to see our sweet DD’s together!
Centre Island is geared towards younger children and it’s absolutely beautiful!! It is so well laid out in that there are a number of rides but they’re all reasonably spaced out so there’s not a lot of walking needed for little legs.
G enjoying Merry-go-round time with Mommy.
The log flume was a big hit and we rode it over and over again. Each time we hopped into a log it was a new combination of riders. Hee!
It was a beautiful warm, somewhat sunny day so Hannah took advantage of this splash pad while her friends were on a ride she didn’t care to go on again. I love her independent spirit!
By far the ride that was the hit of the day was the fire engines! Once again they rode this over and over again, switching up combos of people, and spots within their engines.
Hannah enjoyed riding her little white pony Shadow.
The frog drop was a tummy tickling experience! Can you hear the giggles?
Sailing, sailing….
Drivers in training. They took their jobs seriously and did great!
Before we knew it night was falling and it was time to call it a successful day! The kids and parents had a blast from start to finish and I hope we can do this again next year!
I will never, ever tire of the beautiful Toronto skyline that we could see from the ferry as we returned from the island.
After grabbing bagels for supper we were on the train on our way home. This was Hannah within minutes of us getting on the train and she slept right through until the following morning.
Sweet dreams baby girl. I hope you dreamt of the fun, fun times we shared with precious friends! We love you friends! xoxo
