Cupcakes

I've been experimenting with different cupcake recipes - quite a few from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book, but some from other sources, too. When we head over to my grandparents' house for dinner on Sunday (a tradition we've continued despite their passing), everyone who comes is the (lucky?) recipient of my experimentations . . . today I tried a pink lemonade cupcake, decorated with citrus slices and straws for authenticity! Holly couldn't wait for dinner to be over so she could hand them out!

Canada Day

We went to the Burnaby Village Museum for Canada Day with my mom. I've been wanting to go for a couple of years, but just never did. We saw my friend Helen with her family there and she took this picture for us. My Mom and Holly were even wearing red today!

2 Birthdays and a Bon Voyage!

Tonight we went over to my aunt and uncles to celebrate Lai's 28th birthday. She had her favourite: birthday pie!



















Holly and Lai - super cute with a rare ponytail in her hair!














All the in-town cousins: Steve, Ho, Owen, Paolo, Elle, Paul, Alison, Lai, Holly, Me and Elle's friend Jutes.














We also celebrated Steve's birthday, which is in a few days.














Owen clapping for Daddy!



















Family portrait.















And we also had a good luck cake for Ho, who is heading to Boston for dental school very soon. What a dessert extravaganza!

English relatives

Paul's Uncle Geoffrey and Aunt Sylvia came to visit his parents for a few weeks. We took them to the airport to head home. We didn't get to spend much time with them, but are hoping to see them again soon - when we take Holly to England for a visit!

Last day of Junior Kindergarten!

On the last day of school, everyone participates in the Report Card Ceremony. The teachers said really nice things about their class and then about each individual student!














Holly receiving her report card - official graduation from JK!



















After the ceremony, the kids returned to their classes. Ms. Nadia gave each of the kids a portfolio with some of their artwork from the year as well as a "cookbook", some keepsakes and a present!














Holly really had fun in this class and we're really happy with her introduction to school. I'm sure she'll miss the kids that aren't coming back next year!

On the couch: Ariana, Ms. Nadia, Sienna, Mehr, Holly
Seated: Gabe, Cassie, Sam, Karl, Cole.
Missing are Katie and Aryn.

Sports Day

Holly's first Sports Day! We were lucky to have such a great day!



















All the JK kids had fun and collected ribbons at each of their events - they got pick whatever colour ribbon they wanted!

Pajama Day!

Today was pajama day in the JK Class! They had fun wearing the pj's to school. Holly had been talking about it since seeing one of the older classes do it a couple of months ago. They had lots of treats like watching a movie and having popcorn today!

Happy Birthday Ms. Nadia!

Ms. Nadia celebrated her 40th birthday while we were at camp. Some of the moms decided to get her a cake and have a surprise "party" at the end of the the day today. She was surprised!

JDRF Walk

We went on the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk today. Holly's friend Claire was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes last year and we wanted to support her and her family on their quest to raise funds for research to find a cure!

Holly & Claire with Bob Brown Bear, the mascot for the Vancouver Canadians baseball team.














A friend, with Sean (Claire's brother), Claire and Holly - and Fin, the Vancouver Canucks' mascot.



















The kids were happy after having breakfast (and despite a slight drizzle)!














Holly got her face painted - she decided on the ladybug.















The Claire's Bears Team.

Camp - Last Day

Today was our last day at camp - the girls decided it would be fun to wear their pj's to breakfast.

































Funny girls!



















Cute girls!














Holly surprised me by sleeping in the top bunk the entire time we were at camp. Paul wasn't able to make it out so I thought she'd want to sleep with me on the bottom, which was a double, but she headed up the first night and slept there happily! I think maybe it was because she saw Cassie and Maia head up to sleep in their bunks!