We bought tickets to the 2008 Just for Laughs Toronto Festival - hosted by Jason Alexander (George from Seinfeld, above) because we had to see him in person. They had a great lineup and we spent the night laughing. One of the headliners was Robert Klein, movie star and comedian from the States (below).

After the show we wander amongst the thousands on Yonge Street which has been closed to cars for the festival. We see the amazing cirque type creations wandering the street - including a giant praying mantis and a herd of giraffes. Passing a bar we are surprised when out comes star Robert Klein whom we join on our way back to Massey Hall and before he left he posed with the girls.

Here is the praying mantis early in the day at the Yonge Dundas Square - waiting for his chance to rampage through the crowded metropolitan streets wreaking havoc in his path - see the Youtube video here. Later in the evening we saw a gentle herd of giraffes wandering on Yonge Street.

It's time for a quick self portrait in the menacing spiked hub cap at the Fergus Truck Show - I miss Erin as we did this together last year. I also ran into a tiger that was having fun. See more pictures of the event here.

We gathered a carload of stuff and began the journey into Muskoka and the Haliburton Highlands for our annual Band cottage visit. While the weather did not cooperate we managed to have a lot of fun as we partied with our family. You can click on the youtube video above to see a slideshow of the fantastic weekend.

Setting up for the 2008 Leathertown Festival - the kids stage at Mill Street just East of Main Street (Higway 7 & 25). The street is closed off at 8am and then the vendors and attractions start to roll in. The actual event runs from 11am to 5pm but this year ended at about 3:30pm when the rains started pouring from the sky. Check out this page for more pictures of the event.