Athletic Awards Banquet

The school's Athletic Awards Banquet was held in early June to celebrate the year in athletics. Emily and Danielle both attended; both were members of the swim team and Emily also played on the Jr. Volleyball team. It was an extra-special night for Danielle as she received the Most Improved Athlete award for the swim team.

Summer's Almost Here!

OK, we are all getting excited about our trip to Canada this summer. We depart July 2 for Toronto, where we spend two weeks with Jackie's family. Things to do include: take part in a family wedding, visit the Niagara region to pick cherries and other fruit, and relax with family and friends. We arrive in Edmonton July 18, which gives us three weeks in the Edmonton area. Everyone is looking forward to visiting the cabin to relax, do some fishing and to swim. We are all excited about reconnecting with family and friends. There are also trips planned to doctors, optometrists and banks as well as special events such as Heritage Days. It's gong to be a great five weeks!

Shenzhen Day 2

Day two in Shenzhen was spent at Windows of the World. This theme/amusement park has recreated every important landmark and monument from every corner of the globe. Here you will find the Whitehouse, the Eiffel tower, Rome's Colosseum, the Great Pyramids of Egypt and even Niagara Falls (among others). The place also has many rides as well as an indoor skiing and skating area. Emily and Danielle took advantage and rode a tube down the ski hill and followed this up with a skating session on the large ice rink.

Trip to Shenzhen

The school year is winding down so we wanted to have one last weekend away before the summer holidays. We headed to Shenzhen, our favorite city in China. Saturday was spent shopping at Decathlon, our favorite sporting goods and clothing store. Saturday evening we had a special family dinner at Tairyo, a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant. For 168 RMB, one gets unlimited food and drink. We had prawns, squid, tuna, chicken, beef, fried rice and bacon wrapped asparagus. Dessert included fresh mango and Hagen Daz ice cream. When it was all over we rolled ourselves back to the hotel for a good nights sleep.

Swim Season is Here

The outdoor pool at our complex is finally open for another season. Emily and Danielle are excited for this considering the temperature is 30 degrees today.

Mothers Day

It was a quiet, family celebration for Mothers Day. Jackie went for a run first thing in the morning and returned home to the smells of bacon and banana pancakes. Emily and Danielle prepared the ingredients for green smoothies and also brewed a cup of tea for their mom. After breakfast the girls presented Jackie with their mothers day cards.

Annie Jr. - The Musical

Danielle had been practicing for the last six weeks and finally it was time to perform for a live audience. She played "July", one of the many orphans in the production; the part required her to sing a few lines solo. The musical was performed at the Sands Macau theater on May 12 & 13, and the total audience for the two shows was over four hundred.