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Today is a holiday here in Canada. We are all celebrating Victoria Day in honor of Queen Victoria, the Mother of Confederation. Because it is a holiday, there is no school and no work, we all decided to have an adventure at the African Lion Safari. We (hubby and I) made plans with Tita Bambi and Kevin days before and today, our plans have been realized.

So we went off early and traveled about 45 minutes from home to Cambridge, Ontario where the African Lion Safari is located. We were all ready for a great day of adventure and so were the little boys. We went to ride a boat that toured us around a small (man-made) lake where there were monkeys and birds. We took a scenic train ride around an area to see some snapping turtles, more birds, antelopes and reindeer. We witnessed the elephants swim in a small lake as well, and best of all, we got to see the lions, giraffes, rhinoceros, baboons, yaks, elks and so many other animals. But wait, the most memorable part of our wild day at the Safari was when we all rode the elephant!

For us, it was the coolest ride ever. It was nice to be up close with the gentle giants. Job got to ride the elephant twice since he is still free and boy, was he so happy! Even with the sun shining so bright, we really did not mind it all, we were having so much fun that we forgot how hot it was.

We also had simple food for our lunch and bought souvenirs from the park. We sure do want to go back to the safari again, but hopefully, the next time we will be able to let the little boys enjoy the water park they have. We were all sun-kissed and sunburned, but we all had a wonderful time.

We spent family day earlier this week. I was off at work yesterday so I decided to bring the little boys to play in McDonald’s play place. The little boys were so happy that they were able to play in the big play place and get to play with other kids. Job was learning to climb the structures as well and has also met some new friends. Kuya Bogs also became friends with some kids and got along well with them.

I was just there to watch the little boys and to let them have fun when their daddy texted me and said that he’ll also go to McDonald’s because he was already hungry. So after about 30 minutes, hubby arrived and ate. We both watched the little boys having fun and when it was time to go home, there were no fuss at all. They eagerly put on their shoes and went out with us. We dropped by Babies R Us to buy Job a new stroller and fortunately, we found one that’s on clearance at only $44.48. So we bought it and then went to buy some groceries.

We just have to have a family day every week to keep our relationships in the family as strong as it can be. Hubby and I would want this to imprint in our little boys’ minds that family is always important and that no matter how busy our schedules are, we have to spend time with each other. We as parents to our children and them to us as their parents. We want our family ties to be closely knit, so we make sure that we take time to go out together as a family. It doesn’t have to mean we have to spend a lot, a simple stroll in the park, or bringing the kids to the playground, reading books to them, all these help strengthen the value of being a family.

This is what we want our little boys to know and grow up with, that they too, soon when they become parents, they will make sure to have time to spend with their family, quality time that is.