Busy on the Birthday Circuit

Apologies for the pause but tis been a busy crazy two weeks with the advent of the jolly holiday season. Party Man Sam ended off last week on a high note with a visit down to the Armitage Associates Global Headquarters to roast and toast El Presidente John Armitage on his ‘40th’ birthday. Sammy was lured downtown with the promise of lots of lovely guests, fine food and an outing to the Distillery District....little did he know that he would have to work for his supper by logging a few hours at Armitage Associates before the party started. Unbenownst to me, the Wee Wun/mini headhunter was recruited to sit in on two candidate interviews with his slave driver grandfather while I ran around to run a few errands. The Little Lad was obviously valued for his good judge of character.

Tuckered after a 'Tuff' Day at the Office

Saturday, Timbit chalked up his first jolly holiday party at Tracey and Jim’s. The young man was so excited by the company and impressive spread of food that he wet his pants. Sunday, the party continued at Pops and Martha’s for some Indian eats and birthday toasts. Birthday boy pops fired up his infamous chicken korma. Sammy got to sink his teeth into his first Naan bread allowing the poor man some welcome relief from his teething woes. The wee wun logged totally wiped from his huge night and retired to bed for a marathon sleep.

Pooped after Excessive PartEEing

Disciplined Sam Man finished up at yoga and music for the season. He has racked up quite impressive portfolio of pals from his classes and his voice and muscles are nice and limber for the holiday season. We have started going for coffee après class with a gaggle of the kidlets and their moms’. One of his bud’s Phinn has discovered his ability to howl and scream. Poor Sam doesn’t know how to take the shrill thrill of screaming sounds and totally breaks down into tears everytime Phinn exercises his lungs. The poor boy just gets upset when other babies steal his thunder. Tracey and Jim were kind enough to come over and hang with Timbit last Wednesday. Timbit was having such a great time with his pals that he didn’t even notice Mark and I slipping out to see WICKED AGAIN without him... Sensational Singer Sammy has warned us that that was the LAST time we are to head out to a big name musical without him! Thursday Sam Man finally got to meet and connect with his Auzzie import pals Andrea and Jamie. The man did his best at playing ambassador to his visitors ushering them down the Danforth for some yummy Guyanese roti and Carribean treats and showing off the ‘main drag’.

The week was a busy one having been firing up lots o’ fun for the holiday circuit. Saturday the Sam Man was left to entertain Grandma and Grandma whilst Mark and I went out for a marathon evening for Jeff’s birthday. After an insanely late night out for his parents, Timbit wanted to teach his ma and pa a lesson and fired up a wake up call/scream at 6 AM Sunday morning.....Sammy wanted to ensure that his parents think twice before firing up excessive frolicking and libations without him!

Little Elf Sammy has been swamped on the social circuit this week leading up to X-mas. Monday we lunched downtown with long lost pal Niti. Sweet Sammy made up for lost time and flirted up a storm with Pretty Niti. Sammy has definitely stolen a piece of Smitten Niti’s heart. She brought him back this adorable traditional outfit from Punjab..the little man is now dying to get to India especially after his new taste for naan bread. Tuesday, we fired up a year end feast with all of the yoga gang. Sam man has made vows to practice his donward dog and lotus position in order to stay limber and lithe throughout the stressful holiday season. Wednesday we set out to fire up some fa la la la festivities with the AAL gang and end off the season. As per ususal it was a gathering of all ladies and Studhorse Sammy. Sam was seeking out every piece of mistletoe possible in order to get slathered with his fair of kisses from all his blonde beauty Armitage Associates pals. Yesterday we reunited withe the Auzzie imports for a night out in Kensington Market for their annual Christmas lantern festival. The solid and sturdy Sam weathered the cold and revelled in the wonderous eclectic parade of lanterns, stilt walkers, drumming circles and all sorts of new cultural wonders. Timbit gave a huge thumbs up to Kensington’s crazy cultural community cohesiveness.

We are off to kick off the heart of the holiday season! Will be back SOON with lots of tales of holiday hob nobing.

Feliz Navidad and all the Best!!

Xo Timbit and his ‘Rents

Savvy and Sassy @ 6 Months Old

Nature Buff Timbit Answers the Call of the Wild

Timbit is now 6 months old.....hard to believe that half year has whizzed by so fast. He has added a few new feats to his list of tricks so far and getting more and more steady on his feet.

Host with the Most Timbit rolled out the red carpet for his Grandma after she was lured down from St.Catharines to stay for a few days. Timbit was left to entertain Grandma on his own on Monday whilst maman whisked off to work for the day. I now am struggling more and more with what to do when my mat leave is up...the little guy is just so cute and addictive it’s hard to start contemplating leaving him during the day. After a condensed day downtown, I soared home to reunite with Sammy and Grandma for a night of gourmet eats i.e. 967-1111 whilst Mark was out firing up the rocks at curling.

Sammy + Grandma Fire Up the Fun Whilst Mom is Away

Tuesday we punked off yoga as Sam Man had his 6 month check up.....we have to now devise a new nickname as the not so Tiny Timbit tipped the scales at 19.6 pds....it’s no wonder I have developed this amazing new upper body strength. Six month check up= pain and suffering for me and timbit as it marked another round of shots for the little man. Timbit tried very hard to bite his lip and numb the pain of the ordeal but the poor guy had to unleash a few rounds of blood curdling screams to get over the pain and torture of the whole horrific experience. I have to commend the boy on his lung capacity with those deafening screams of horror. Besides the treachery of the needles, the Doc granted Sam Man a glowing bill of health and has encouraged him to continue to grow his sophisticated palate with new eats and treats above and beyond veggies. Grandpa came back for a visit on Wednesday night whilst I scurried out with the gals for an evening OUT!

Wednesday Sammy made a return appearance at his music class. Timbit seemed to jive to his ‘own beat’ having loved the first half of the class but then proceeded to divert more attention to playing with the radiator than to singing about reindeers. Nana then swooped in to pick us up to head up to the farm for a little retreat out of the city. Sammy and I were invited to partake in ‘Girls Night’ with a handful of the Beaver Valley babes. All of “The Valley Ladies” delighted in a chance to share a giggle with the Tireless Timbit whilst we chowed down on a scrumptious Martha Stewartesque feast. Thursday we puttered around prepping some yummers X-mas treats- salsa, chocolate sauce, and some x-mas nut mix.....Sammy was astonished by his mamans rare domestic tear. Sam Man and I were then left to guard ‘the fort’ whilst Grandpa T and Nana went out to toast their 5th anniversary.

Friday Sammy was reunited with his long lost papa who miraculously seemed to have survived without us for a whole 2 nights away. Mark trekked up with Mike and his new galfriend Caley to whom Smitten Sammy seems to have given the two thumps up!! Studhorse Sam spent much of the weekend flirting with Caley and trying to steal the glory and thunder from his rival Uncle Mikey.

Studhorse Sammy Sets Eyes on his Latest Lady Crush

Saturday we trekked up the trails for Sammy’s first hike....the young man did a great job at orienting his parents in the right direction. The fresh air served as the perfect tonic to knock the man out for most of the afternoon. Sammy was quite intrigued with all of the animals in the house and seemed to be more than comfortable with being knocked and knudged by Canine Uncle Tipper. During an innocent round of play, Sweet Sammy ACCIDENTLY took a swipe at Mark’s eye...sending poor Daddy to hospital. Nana and Mark headed off to the Meaford hospital on Sunday morning to get his eye disinfected. Doting Daddy came home sporting a pirate patch to protect his eye.

Settling the Score- Sammy: 1 Dad: 0

Due to Dad’s eye injury, Timbit was treated to a day of play with his stay at home papa on Monday. I took the opportunity to zip out for lunch and allow the ‘boys to be boys’. Tuesday we made our return to yoga after our week off. Timbit was admittedly less than zen and mellow and squirmed and squeeled through most of the class. He was more interested at making eyes at the ladies in tights and squealing and squirming his way around the room. The 10 AM start seems to conflict with the Little Man’s nap time and so he forever out of sorts at class.....then without fail he is bright eyed and super spunky Sammy as soon as the class is OVER!! Sammy Social is all about the post yoga chat sessions but not so interested in the workout!

Wednesday, Sammy and I rendez vous’d with two of my old work maties- Kendra and Anita over some Greek food. Anita was in visiting from Rome for the holidays and the Sam Man was one of the VIP’s on her tour stops. Sammy got quite a kick out of Anita and lured her back to our place for a post-op visit for the remainder of the afternoon. Smooth Slickster Sammy has now secured an open inivte to visit Anita in Geneva.