From the Mak Family... Last month, we had the amazing opportunity to go on a one-way, cruise from Vancouver to Hawaii. It was a great deal because many days were at-sea, but we still found ways to have fun and eat lots of food! Our favourite excursion was at the Kualoa Ranch, where they filmed tons of movies like Jurassic Park. We rented a UTV (like a jeep) and were able to drive around the...
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From the Mak Family... For Halloween, NTM dressed up like a banana. Last year, he made his own "grape" costume so there's definitely a consistent theme here! This is the first year we let him roam the neighbourhood with his friends without our direct supervision. He had a ton of fun and came back with a lot of candy. Since he's allergic to nuts, we're happy his friends traded all of his...
From the Mak Family... For NTM's birthday this year, we embarked on an incredible airborne adventure by exploring the treetops in Stouffville! If you haven't gone Tree Trekking, I highly recommend it! It was a perfect, breezy Autumn morning. I found it to be a remarkably safe activity. Sure, it was a little physically demanding, but it made for a really memorable family outing as we scaled and...
From the Mak Family... After a short Summer Break, it's back to school time! NTM is quite excited to start Grade 7 and hang with his old friends. I hope everyone has an amazing new School Year! .stk-95939c9{margin-bottom:0px !important} Date the Rate, Marry the House! In August 2023, the average home sold for $1,082,496. This is down -3.21% from last month and up +0.3% from last...
From the Mak Family... This Summer, we decided to mix things up with a few new camps. NTM went to a ping pong camp in Mississauga and liked it so much, he asked to go for a second week! Since then, he's been very excited to play with me at night-time. He's getting quite good. I haven't seen him this interested in a sport since soccer, so maybe this will be a new sport that he will work...
From the Mak Family... Now that it's the Summer, NTM is participating in a lot of different types of camps. This is the first year we decided to put him at an over-night camp. The separation anxiety was real! (Although, I don't think NTM experienced any) He had a lot of fun at the camp and the counsellors noted that he really liked staying indoors and playing board games. I guess he...
From the Mak Family... This year for Father's Day, we tried something different! Instead of just having a large meal with the extended family, we decided to go bowling with NTM and his cousins. I haven't bowled in about a decade, but it slowly came back to me. It was definitely a lot more fun than just stuffing our faces at a buffet, which we ended up doing afterwards anyway. I think this...
From the Mak Family... Soccer, Soccer, Soccer! NTM made it on his school's soccer team and so we recently got the chance to watch him play in a tournament, where their school placed first! It's been a pretty busy month since we also enrolled him into Summer house-league soccer and he still plays on the Rep team. On his Rep team, I would say he's probably in the middle - not the best player on...
From the Mak Family... Happy Mother's Day! I hope everyone had an amazing Mother's Day. We celebrated by going to a scrumptious buffet with our family at Niagara on the Lake. We were all quite full from the meal and it was a gorgeous day for some family photos! .stk-95939c9{margin-bottom:0px !important} The Toronto Real Estate Market In April 2023, the average home sold for...
From the Mak Family... How I saved 3 hours a week! NTM plays Rep Soccer so like many sports, that comes with a lot of time commitment for both himself and the parents! That's 1 game and 2 practices every week. (And in the Summer Soccer Season, there are 3 practices!) We love watching him play the games, but honestly, many practices are just running drills and scrimmages. So when a friend...