Author: Brynn
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Levi’s and LEGO
When we first decided to join Jacob in Toronto, it was mostly because we assumed the weather would be nicer in upper Canada. I was expecting to be able to take the kids outside, check out a few new parks, go for a walk and just generally get the winter…
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Niagara Falls
Wednesday was a pretty uneventful day. Jacob was busy schmoozing for the whole day and evening so the kids and I had a nice day relaxing at the apartment. Thursday we decided to cross off the next of the iconic things to do in Toronto and headed to Niagara falls.…
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CN Tower
Tuesday was the first day of the conference so Jacob headed out mid morning. The kids and I took that opportunity to head out to Mississauga for the morning to visit Milka. Not surprisingly, she was a great host. She had all kinds of treats, snacks and coffee for us.…
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Ripleys Aquarium
Our AirBnB is in a super convenient location – we are one block from the king street street cars and about 7 feet from the queen street ones. It’s always easier to head out for the day on public transit than in and out of the car so we loaded…
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Road tripping
Jacob is participating in a conference for food buyers and sellers in Toronto for the week so we decided to cramp his style and join him. Since domestic flights from Charlottetown are nearly as expensive as international flights we decided to drive. The kids have always done extreme well on…
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Adios Costa Rica
We finished off the last few days in Costa Rica in much the same way we did the rest of the trip – with a poor return on investment. We enjoyed another day of sunshine. Pool, beach and lots of fun. Charlie made friends with two little boys from Massachusetts…
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I do like piña coladas. I don’t like getting caught in the rain.
Tuesday we all woke up soaked. Turns out after 36+ hours of rain everything is damp. Jacob was only feeling slightly better and our wifi that had so promisingly turned on Monday night was off again. At the prospect of spending the rest of our vacation damp, sick and with…
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Caribbean Coast
We haven’t really done much the past few days. We were basically disconnected at our tree house – no cell reception or wifi so we set out our first morning to see what we could see. We did a little tour of the area and surrounding beaches and stumbled upon…
Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids 