Jonah was a great sport while we toured Toronto with Daddy's friends, visiting the historic distilleries, market hall and cathedral. None were particularly baby-friendly places. While waiting to meet up with some others, Jonah got out of the stroller for some exercise and walked around one of the city's many parks. He found a table with built-in seats that swiveled a little bit, which made cruising from one to the next particularly challenging, but very fun! We also met a little girl, who was feeding the pigeons. She gave some of the seeds to Jonah. He wasn't quite sure what was going on when Mommy helped fill his palm and release the food onto the ground, but he was soon surrounded by birds! How fun! Outside the market we let Jonah taste his first gelato - vanilla and chocolate lovers'. Mommy just couldn't help sharing. Naturally, Jonah kept wanting more and more!
We saw Uncle Leon's new office and he took us to a cute little Italian restaurant near his house for dinner. The waiter and chef were completely confused by their little diner and came to ask (addressed to Uncle Leon) "whether the baby would like a ragu or butter sauce?" (Mommy's answer: NEITHER!) They eventually came out with linguini with sauteed spinach. Not the most kid-friendly plate, but that was excusable compared with the litany of other mistakes: 1. Leon had to remind the waiter to bring my wine, 2.) I received the wrong dish, 3.) the dish I received was not thoroughly cooked, 4.) we had to ask for water, 5.) twice, 6.) water came back warm, 7.) and which dirty glass belonged to whom?, 8.) you forgot Leon's second glass of wine, 9.) replacement dish wasn't so great, 10.) no, we don't want a free dessert, we have a tired baby and need to get out of here before he erupts.
Late that evening, Jonah was up for a late-night drink when Aunt Ashley returned from London! She brought Jonah a special Peter Rabbit stuffed animal and book with soft fur to touch.
