Bonjour Canada!!!

One week ago, we packed again and left for Canada, more precisely Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa because my hubby had a little shooting there and then Montreal 'cause my dear friend, Edwina, lives there with her fiance.
Sooooo, impressions:
- overall good impressions: nice and helpful people, clean streets, good food, nice architecture, walking & family friendly;
Things that I found a bit different (and again this is only applied to the cities I've visited and not the whole country);
- more people smoking in the streets;
- more cigarettes butts on the sidewalks (but there were these little machines coming to clean all the time)
- on the Montreal highways, people would tailgate more and would not be too courteous to let you pass from one lane to another;
- gas was more expensive;
- clothes and shoes as well more expensive ( I think no one can beat the Americans on the sales -LOL)
- loved, LOVED the automatic doors for people with disability/mom with strollers (most of the doors had this button that you would press and the door would open)
- loved the family rooms where you could go and change the baby (very clean and well appointed)
- loved the parks (although I couldn't see any space for kids - but it could be that not all of them have them);
- the Rideau mall I've been to in Ottawa also didn't have a play area for kids ( I don't know if this is common but in LA all the malls have a play area for kids)
- love, LOVED all the bilingual signs and that I could speak in French ( I could speak French over and over again and never get bored, it's my favorite language ever!!! )
Hmmm.....what else?? I've said to myself I would buy a dairy and wrote every time I travel. But....with a super active kid my brain sometimes fail to serve me. LOL
Anyway, we should definitely go back. If not to visit some more of those cities at least to see some others like Toronto or Vancouver.
Au revoir nos amis, Candiens!!! A la prochaine!!!

Little Halloween

Of course Halloween is a big celebration here, in the States. It starts like months before and everywhere you turn your head you see decorations and costumes for sale. And then there are the private houses, each families decorates its place in different ways.
It's a joy to walk around your neighborhood and see all these colors and disguise.
Bryce was not quite sure what to wear this year so, we chose 2 different costumes for him: a little green monster and a cute, white chicken.
Fortunately, he also had the opportunity to wear them. The first one at the Stroller Strides Halloween party which was held in the park with good food and lots of his little friends. And the second one at the Grove an outdoor space where everybody comes to celebrate and have some fun.
After the Grove party, we came home and welcomed kids with "trick or treat". Candies for everybody 'cause not every day is the Halloween.:)
We'll see what next year will be like but I'm sure he will tell me exactly what he would like to wear. LOL