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Doug & I were married on October 6, 2005 in the Salt Lake Temple. We are currently living in the Dallas, Texas area. We have two sons, Gavin Douglas born September 18, 2009 & Liam Robert born October 14, 2011. We are so happy to be a family of four & love our boys so much! It is always one adventure after another in this house.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

ToROnTo

We decided on a whim to journey on up to Toronto with our friends Bron & Megan last week. We blended in so well with our maps, cameras and lost expressions that you would have never guessed that it was our first time in Toronto. :) We stayed at a hotel downtown which was great because we were in walking distance of a lot!


We went down to ChINaToWN, the Kensington Market, a really fun street that was all ViNtAGe shops and of coarse the huge Eaton Center Mall.


That night we got all dressed up & went to dinner at the SpRinG RoLL. I really enjoyed the atmosphere & the food was pretty good.


After dinner, we wanted to go somewhere else for dessert so we could check out another restaurant. We weren't sure where to go so we asked a group of police officers. Of coarse all the guys didn't have a clue, but without fail, the lady officer spoke right up & told us about the Pickle Barrel. We had a yummy brownie sundae! After that we went back to the hotel, and Megan & I were completely content to get in our comfies & watch a movie. ;) But, Bron & Doug were adament about not calling it a night. They wanted to find Duffs. For those that don't know, Duffs is a restaurant here in Buffalo that serves amazing buffalo wings. They had heard that there was one in Toronto. I don't think I've seen two guys come up with as many reasons why you should go to Duffs at 11pm in Toronto than those two. It was pretty comical. :) Needless to say, we went to our 3rd restaurant for the evening.





We spent the next day at the HarbourFront. It was a lot of fun! We took the ferry over to Ward & Center Island. That was my favorite part. There were a lot of walking/bike trails, a petting zoo & a small amusement park for kids. I want to go back and ride bikes around. We went to a small beach & walked around. It was really pretty!






We had a great little getaway before school started & love that we have so many great places to visit out here!

10 comments:

Stephanie Evans said...

That looks really fun! I can't wait to do it someday!

Sheila Madsen said...

Wow! Sounds an Looks like you had a great time!!
Love the updated "pics" of you and Doug as kids and all you likes and interests. Love you both. Mom

Sheila Madsen said...

Tell Doug that was an awesome one handed hand stand!
You guys look great - relaxed and cute and handsome.

pacemaker said...

Hey there Rachel, I want to change my background on my blog, but don't want to lose any information on the Friends and family part, how do you do that? Maybe you can give me some tips on where to get good backgrounds for free? Thanks

b lovely said...
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b lovely said...

That looks like so much fun! Toronto, wow! I love the picts, you guys always look great! :D Don't you just love getting all dressed up? What an exciting trip! We miss you but you are doing way cooler things!

Ryan and Megan said...

Goodness gracious Rachel, I cannot believe everything you have done since you and Doug have been here! So now I don't only need decorating tips from you... I also need travel tips from you. :) Sounds like you had fun! Thank you so much for hosting the party tonight, Ryan and I had a fantastic time!

Mackenzi said...

What a fun trip! Sounds like you guys packed in a lot of fun in a short amount of time!

Jamilyn and Clark said...

Hi, I miss you. I'll call you soon. I wish I could do some of these things with you. I'm pretty jealous of all the cool stuff you've done and I love that you and Doug are matching in pink shirts. You hosted a party? Fun!

NatRat said...

Seriously!! Would you quit having so much fun! You are making me really jealous.