Aww yeah…
May 17, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Hehe who’s the player… 
Hehe what was funnier was later Brandon picked a flower and gave it to Mira! Good thing Eva wasn’t watching or I think she would have been jealous, that’s my boy!!! 
Nothing yet…
May 13, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Man was it a busy weekend…
Friday night the family went to Jason’s place, I wanted to dig through a few of my boxes I have stored there and Maggie wanted to go so we arranged a dinner and a play date for the Brandon & Logan and surprisingly the kids played pretty well together.
Saturday we stepped out in the morning I took Brandon to the park just behind our house and he had so much fun… Nice that no other kids were around lol and took this video. Note he puts a bucket close to his mouth but doesn’t actually touch it.
Later we left the house around 11AM, there was a viewing at our place and I wanted to drive around the Bayview & Eglinton area so Maggie could see the area. She has a typical Chinese mentality and that’s to buy a large house far away so we can have something big, myself I prefer to buy something relatively central and easy to commute to work. Of course that means it’s going to be small but I’m ok with that. Hehe during the drive Brandon was so tired he fell asleep and was snoring. 
Brandon didn’t nap in the afternoon and when we were home we had yet another house viewing so it was good he wasn’t asleep. In the late afternoon we went to see Cindy’s new house and it’s certainly very nice. On the way Brandon fell asleep again because he was so tired and lol I just love taking pictures of him.
Too bad Brandon didn’t seem to like their house and kept wanting to leave. 
Sunday in the morning we brought Brandon to Gymboree and he as usual had a great time. Afterwards just some grocery shopping at T&T then back home as we had a house viewing in the mid afternoon. For dinner we went to Douglas’ place again to celebrate Mothers day and it was fun. Good food, lots of talk about kids and as usual Brandon put on a very cute show.
Sigh he’s upstairs right now and won’t go to sleep so it’s probably going to be a long night…
Viewings going well
May 9, 2012 by Colin · 4 Comments
So our house just went on the market on Monday and so far we’ve had 3 viewings (and another scheduled for Friday) and I think that’s pretty good. There are a couple of other houses for sale in our townhouse complex but ours is definitely the best (lol no bias there). I’m starting to browse MLS to see what other houses are available and that’s a dangerous thing haha… I saw this really great place near Bayview & Eglinton that I really like and I’m going to arrange to see it on the weekend.
Yes my house hasn’t sold yet but we can swing getting another place before hand… I think.
Brandon hates the doctor
May 7, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Hehe so this morning we take Brandon to see the pediatrician and he absolutely hates it. As I’m walking into the office he reaches out and grabs the door frame, it’s so freaking funny because he doesn’t want to go in. Next when we’re seated he doesn’t want to take his jacket off and finally in the examination room with his clothes off Brandon was clinging onto me and Maggie for dear life. It was pretty darn cute and it was sad to see him so scared and crying like crazy… I did snap a couple of pictures which turned out well.
Sigh breaks my heart but it’s good for you son.
Going on the market! =D
May 6, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
On Friday Mark my real estate agent came over to take some pictures of my house and to sort out the paper work and my house will officially be on the market tomorrow. It’s an exciting time and I hope it sells quickly, this house has been good to us but it’s time for us to move on now…
Saturday I hosted an airsoft game at Flag Raiders and it was fun. It was intended to be a low key simple skirmish for novice players but lol it was mainly vets that came out. Not that I blame them, the weather was absolutely beautiful and overall it seemed people enjoyed themselves which is good. I did bitch out this one guy after lunch (the FR rot dogs didn’t help my illness), he had the nerve to tell me to “do anything, elimination to get moving” while I was waiting for people to gather! Needless to say I told that guy off and he can do whatever the hell he likes at his game. At my games I do what I want.
After the game I went to Douglas’ place for a birthday BBQ and it was fun! It was the first time I went to his new home, the interior is a bit dated but who cares it’s better than a condo right.
Sunday we didn’t do too much. I cleaned the house further and when Brandon went down for his afternoon nap I went to Home Depot to buy some paint to touch up a few places. Dropped by my folks place in the mid afternoon to rifle through a few boxes I have stored there then came home.
Busy but fun weekend, too bad the rain and cooler weather comes back tomorrow… At least I’m off, Maggie and I both booked the day off as we have to take the little guy to see the doctor in the morning woo.
Sick yet again!
May 2, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Brandon caught a cold over the weekend and now I’m sick… I hope I got what he has instead of getting strep. the bug that’s circulating around my office. My immune system sucks, I’m definitely screwed if there’s ever a pandemic. Just hope I’ll be ok for Saturday, hosting an airsoft game at Flag Raiders.
Wonderful
April 29, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Yesterday we attended my sister Estelle’s wedding to Imran and it was absolutely wonderful. They’ve been going out since university and lol it took them long enough to close the deal but in the end they did it and I was very happy. The ceremony and lunch reception was held at The Boiler House in the Distillery district and it was definitely a lot more cool than the usual wedding (which I frankly think are very boring). Heh it might not have been as much fun as mine but it was pretty close and the setting was great.
We arrived to the place early as Estelle had asked me to greet the guests, get them to sign the the guest book and to have any cards to be placed in a bird cage (I guess it symbolizes the end for Imran haha!!!). Unfortunately I was still at the door when they started the ceremony, I had a decent view but I couldn’t snap any pictures. They were so busy too afterwards mingling that I didn’t get to take any pictures with them but they had two photographers and I’m sure will post pictures of the wedding online so I’ll post some up then.
The outpouring of love and affection was nice, I found myself a bit emotional during the ceremony but I didn’t cry. Brandon was good even though he didn’t get to nap and kept going to this one girl for attention which was pretty funny.
That’s my little angel. Spent much of the day after watching the little guy as he was very active and running all over the place…
It’s my pleasure to welcome Imran into the family officially and I wish them the best! I love you guys.
Big day…
April 27, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
So tomorrow my sister Estelle gets married to Imran and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve had the pleasure to know Imran for the last 5 years or so and he treats my sister so well, I know everyone is ready to welcome him into our family *officially*. Even though I’m not doing much I’m very excited, will take some pics joyous occasion and share them tomorrow.
I love you guys!
That laugh… =D
April 25, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Brandon still has a baby laugh and it’s so freaking cute… Sorry for the crappy quality of the video, it was taken with my Blackberry but it’s the sound of his laughter that’s so awesome.
The videos are different even though they initially look the same. It’s his favorite show, Toopy & Binoo and while it’s not particularly educational the characters are always so happy and I have to admit it’s one I enjoy as well.
Love you son!
Busy weekends =(
April 22, 2012 by Colin · 4 Comments
So yeah the weekend was pretty darn busy with a lot of running around and cleaning but I’ll start on Friday first.
When I got home from work I took Brandon to play in the playground in my townhouse complex and it was great. All the big kids were gone so we could play on the slides as long as we want and boy did he have a good time!
Hehe yeah he’s always happy.
After Maggie returned home from work I packed up most of my airsoft gear and brought it to Jason’s place to store while I staging my house for sale (but more on that later).
Saturday Megan came by to help out with Brandon in the morning but he was rather fussy so instead she kept me company while I reorganized the master bed room. We removed a table and decluttered and man it looks great now! After I took her home, it was time for Brandon’s nap and after that we went to the Home Depot at Steeles & Dufferin. We purchased some blinds, new air vent covers a few other odds and ends to clean up the house.
After returning home, to my horror the custom blind we got for the first floor doesn’t window well!!! The um raising and lowering mechanism (don’t know what it’s called) is simply too thick, sticks out a lot and looks like crap if not flush with the window well. Frustrated I gave up on that project to pack more stuff…
In the late afternoon our new stove was delivered and the gas technician hooked everything up and it works great!
That’s how the first level looks with the floors redone and walls painted. We painted the rest of the house too and it looks a lot better now, the stove completes the kitchen too.
Sunday I had to go to the Home Depot again but before that I took two car loads of stuff to my parents place to store, even with 4 car loads of stuff at my parents house my home still looks the same! Afterwards I bought a simple aluminum blind for the first floor and lol it was cut just slightly too large for the window well so I had to go back to the store yet again to get them adjusted. Very frustrating but the blinds are installed (also replaced the blinds in one of the second floor rooms too) and the place looks great… We’re not quite ready to list the house on the market as we still have cleaning to do but I think it’ll happen next week. It’s an exciting but frustrating time.
