McMaster W.J. McCallion Planetarium + 2024 Trip Goals Update.

On Wednesday I took the family and my mom to the McMaster Planetarium. It was on my bucket list of things to do and it really exceeded expectations. I wasn't sure what to expect but the overall experience was great for $10.00 per person. I could tell the kids really enjoyed it and they had lots of questions for the Masters astronomy student during the 1 hour presentation. The kids really want to go back to learn more about specific topics like galaxies and black holes.

Before the show, we went to Katie's favorite restaurant Valentino's in the west end and enjoyed some ice cream across the street from Mac after the show to round out our little family time experience.

The goal is to do one thing with the family per week that doesn't include walking, swimming, hiking, etc.

So far our 2024 family trip goals are:

1. The McMaster Planetarium

2. The Royal Botanical Gardens

3. The Niagara Butterfly conservatory

4. The Bird Kingdom in Niagara

5. Vaughan Mills Bass pro Shop

6. Niagara Bass Pro Shop

7. Buffalo Sabres game

8. An OHL Game

9. A Blue Jays Game

10. The Factory Trampoline Park in London

11. Flying Squirrel in Hamilton

12. Apps Mill Nature Centre

13. Clovermead Adventure farm

14. Yorkdale Mall

15. Cineplex Theatre to watch a family friendly movie

16. Mini Putt

17. Benoit Family memory lane Oakville Trip

18. Rotchill Family Memory Lane Brantford Trip

19. Disney on Ice

20. African Lion Safari

21. Local Brant Zoo

22. Niagara Zoo

23. Seaworld

24. Disney World

25. A Caribbean cruise

26. An East Coast cruise

27. Swim with Otters

28. The ROM

29. The St Lawrence Market

30. Toronto Island

31. Lego Discovery Centre

32. Notre Dame Basilica

33. Warplane Museum

34. Eaton Centre

35. McMaster University Tour

36. Terry Fox Monument

37. Muskoka Lake Rosseau Cottage Trip

38. Weekend Trip to North Bay - Family meetup with my Mom

39. Surprise Trip to Lamanna Bakery with my brother

40. Weekend trip to Ottawa

41. Weekend trip to Michigan (Ann Arbor)

42. Weekend trip to Buffalo

43. Weekend to Burlington (The Pearl Hotel and Spa)

44. Weekend to Niagara

45. Weekend to Vaughan

46. Weekend trip to Toronto

47. Weekend Trip to KW (Bingemans camping)

48. The Elora Gorge

49. Medieval Times (Toronto)

50. Weekend Trip to Boston

51. Weekend Trip to Washington DC

52. HMCS Haida (Hamilton)

53. Science North (Sudbury)

My fondest memories with my family as a kid are all the little trips together. I've been an absent father for the past 5 years while I was getting my event business off the ground and now I'm making up for it.