March Break 2014

No major news to speak of today. School is still going well for Lucas. Almost two weeks complete, and he hasn't gotten in trouble yet so that's a good thing. Based on the timing of his next hockey sortouts, we suspect he's in the bottom third. Oh well. Speaking of sports, we already had him signed up for a winter soccer session, and now we're thinking of adding a second one. Although Lucas likes hockey, it's obvious he has a lot more interest in soccer so we may as well feed that passion. Plus, unlike the insane hockey hours, all of the soccer will be in the late afternoon. Huzzah!

For March break earlier this year, we took a 3-day weekend trip down to Syracuse. A few years ago, the big mall down there, the Carousel Center, underwent a massive renovation and rebranded itself Destiny USA. In addition to the mall, there is now a wing that is geared toward entertainment and restaurants. It's actually quite impressive. So basically we spent our mini-vacation at a mall. :)

It should come as no surprise, if you know me and Marilu, that one of our first stops was at a bar/restaurant called World of Beer. They have a fantastic selection of beers available (especially compared to the woeful state of beer-serving establishments in Ontario), but rather than bore you with pictures of beers, we just have this goofy photo of Lucas drinking beer of the root variety.

Apparently, happiness is eating Cheesecake Factory cheesecake in a hotel bed.

On the second day, while Marilu shopped, I took Lucas to a place called Wonderworks. It was a really fun place, which might explain why I only have a single photo from it. I guess I was having too much fun with Lucas to remember to use the camera.

After Wonderworks (and lunch at Gordon Biersch), Marilu and Lucas tried their hand (or is it feet?) at the ropes course. I have an almost paralyzing fear of heights so I sat this one out. Lucas did okay though he did get pretty scared a few times. I think he may have inherited my genes in regards to acrophobia. First, some pictures...

...and then terror in video form!







I don't know if you can tell how high they are in the videos, but it's located on the third floor of the mall so it's quite a ways up there. According to the website, it's the world's largest indoor ropes course and is over 70 feet high. So even if he got scared, good for Lucas for trying it. On a related note, Marilu has no such fears and flew through the thing.

On the way back to Ottawa, we stopped at Target in Watertown to do some last minute shopping. Lucas decided to pick up this ensemble.