Snow is here!

Dec 01/02 - This is our first snowfall since the beginning of this fall and it's also the first snow experience for Ginger. Kids are enjoying themselves by playing snowfights in the backyard, making snowforts or even sliding in front of the garage door with the sled! We planned to go out today for the christmas party at the dance school and at the taekwondo school but due to the snow, we rather stay home and be safe! Instead, the kids had fun putting up the christmas tree.

Ginger second haircut

Ginger had her second grooming at the groomer yesterday and she was shaved because she was so matted. Combing her hair would be very painful. She used to be fluffy and now, she looks anorexic, this is so funny but the face is still cute!

Halloween

Oct 31: Halloween ... This is one of the days the kids enjoy most. They were looking forward for that day to come and this year, Tyson was an army soldier and Alison was a Spanish dancer. They put on their costumes in the morning for school and they keep it on for the whole day. In school, they had a party with games, snacks and some Halloween treats. At night time, when it's dark, they go trick or treating in the neighbourhood. Each received a big bag of candies and chips.

Skating is fun!!!

Sunday Oct 28 - Kids had fun skating at the Pitt Meadows arena. Simon came along and Alison had one of the best friends too!

Tyson's testing for his Red Striped belt

Oct 27 - Tyson has completed his test for the Red Striped belt. He's doing his pattern requirement in the small clip. Well done, Tyson!

Les musiciens de chez nous

We went to the Richmond waterfront and bought these little instruments for the kids and look who's playing it too!

Tae Kwon Do Open House on Sep 22 2007

How exciting! I think the video can be viewed and you can watch this little clip of Alison doing her pattern with opponents. This is the first time it worked and hopefully, the picture is clear...This was during the Tae Kwon Do Open House on Sep 22. The kids are in the Black Belt Club and they had to demonstrate some of their moves. Alison did her pattern and also some of the self defence techniques. Tyson did a team pattern and demonstrated a high flying kick which was quite impressive!

Back to school and activities

Sep 04 - Kids are back to school and the activities are back to normal. The craziness starts again!!

Last Sunday, we had fish & chips in the park. Ginger follows us almost everywhere except if we have to go to places like library or supermarkets.

Kwok family's visit in BC

Aug 31, 2007 - the Kwok family was in town and we spent the day together. In the morning, we drove Sandy to the airport and afterwards, we went to Steveston Village in Richmond where we had fish & chips there at the Pajo's. We went to the Buddhist temple in the afternoon. At night, we had dinner in the restaurant and we also invited the Leung and the Tse family. After dinner, we headed home for some tea. I did a second trip to the airport to drop Tonton Ah Li that night. Next time, it has to be more than 1 day!

Ginger's first haircut

Ginger has always had her hair & nails cut at home but today, for the first time, she went to a professional groomer to get a full groom. When Alison and I picked her up, she did not look like Ginger at all...

Tyson's 11th birthday party

Tyson turned 11 on Aug 08 but we had a small party on Aug 18 inviting his cousin Simon and his two best friends from school. Alison also invited her friend and we headed to Multiplay to have some fun with the arcade games. Afterwards, we went back home and the boys were all playing with either game cube or Nintendo DS communicating with each other. They can entertain themselves for hours with these electronic games! They had pizza and chocolate cupcakes... best of all, they all had a great time... The fun is not over yet! Tyson's friend and Simon are sleeping over and they are still playing Game Cube (it is 10.23pm right now ...)

Trying the new kite in the park

Tyson got a new kite from his aunt Pauline for his birthday (Aug 08). The kids had a hard time flying it and we had to call dad for help. He met us at the park and tried it too but in vain. Maybe it was not enough windy ... Is it possible that Alison and Ginger are starting to look alike ???

Ginger's new hobby

Alison put Ginger on the swing and she seemed to enjoy it!

Fun in Playland

This summer, the kids spent almost the whole day at Playland and had fun on the rides. Tyson is allowed to go on the big rides such as the roller coasters and he will go by himself. Don't count on me to go with him!

One of their favourite rides was the "Enterprise" (photo). They went on it about 5 times.

They also enjoyed playing the arcade games. They won a lot of prizes, including the big hats!

Alison is now a blue belt

July 28, 2007: Alison was tested for her blue belt and she passed. She's now at the same level as Tyson. She's the youngest blue belt in the Tae Kwon Do school. Well done, Alison!

Camping at the Sunnyside campground

Last year, for the first time, we went camping at the Sunnyside campground in Chilliwack and it was so much fun and relaxing. We decided to go to the same place this year in July thinking that it would be sunny. Instead, we had rain for 3 days and finally, the sun came out on the 4th day when we had to check out. We therefore stayed one more night and in doing so, we've been able to enjoy the lake and the waterpark nearby. We went with our friends this time and we all had a great time.

Alison's first communion on May 05

Alison has received God's blessing on
May 05, 2007. She really wanted to know the taste of the "l'Hostie" and she was eating it like a cookie! At the church, all the boys and girls have to put the same robe. In the same afternoon, she had to participate in the TaeKwonDo competition.

Angel by day, fighter by night!

Alison's ballet show

Right:

Waiting to go on the stage

Make up before the show

Rehearsal before the show

On Jun 02 & 03, 2007, Alison has performed in 3 shows for her ballet school. Before the show, there has been rehearsals, photoshoots. This is her 2nd year at the school dance and she has passed her first ballet exam this year. She has always shown a lot of interest in dancing and she's always on the dance floor when there's a party! She enjoys dancing the sega too!!

Tyson finishes elementary level with straight As

Awesome job, Tyson! He will start middle school (Grade 6) in September. He received his merit certificate at the end of the school year. What the teacher said on him: "He is excellent in numbers. He has probably eaten a lot of numeric cereals when he was small!"

Ginger - the new member of the family since Mar 04, 2007

This is Ginger, Alison's puppy. She's a purebred Shitzu and we brought her home on Mar 04. Alison wanted a miniature poodle but when she saw Ginger, she fell in love with her. She was born Dec 27, 2006. She's very playful and sociable. When she wants to play, she will bring her toy to your foot. She's now about 12 lbs.

Mirella's visit end of June 2007

Our first visitor this year: Mirella and her 2 sons, Bradley 11 & Dylan 6. Mirella is one of our best friend from Mauritius and we have not seen her for 14 years since we left after our wedding in 1994. We had so much to talk about. The kids had so much fun playing with Tyson & Alison since they were almost of the same age. Needless to say, games that were mostly played were all electronic - game boy, Nintendo, game cube, computer games. However, we have also learned how to knit, make scoobidoo. By the way, Tyson is also knitting and he even asked me to buy his own pair of knitting needles. This visit will be unforgettable. We will definitely meet again but in Quebec next time!