Well the day is almost here - the long awaited trip to Canada - Mischa, Nadia and I are flying home tomorrow. Bill and Ava will follow soon, but not soon enough, they fly on the 4th of July.
I know it’s been a year, and I have updated the blog with lots of pictures throughout the year, but I thought I would post a couple more so you know who to look for coming through those gates.
This year I have been given the role of “THE PREZIDENT” of the prestigious growers club.
Every year there is a group of us that grow a plant, vegetable, or flower from seed.
In the past there has been - kale, sweet peas, and sunflowers
But this year since I was nominated prezident I decided to start with a already growing specimen. There are two reasons I did this -
1. There are no seeds in China
2. Most of the contestants are still dealing with frost, snow or heavy rainfall where they live, so I thought I would help everyone out and have something already started for them.
INTRODUCING - RED RUBY - BORN AND RAISED IN DALIAN, CHINA
Bill always points out that this is an Arabsky contest not a Colorado contest
A day with Ava and Nadia in school
A few Fridays ago the parents were invited to come and watch there children during class.
The first class Mischa and I attended was Nadia - Chinese/English class, she knew all the answers and put her hand up for everything.
The second class was Ava’s exercise class, dancing, dancing and more dancing for over an hour, it wore me out just watching.
Then it was exercise break - a school march, this was absolutely fantastic.
Our girls love the thought of wearing a Wedding Dress, Ava and Nadia still call there dressses from Crissy’s Wedding there wedding dresses. So this is Mischa’s wedding dress.
(wow - i wrote wedding dress a lot)
Here’s Ava and Nadia in theirs
Every May since 2004 our school goes through a little transformation and during that time conversations are consumed by the Dong Bei Cup. The Dong Bei Cup is a ball hockey tournament started by our friend C.E.
In its inaugural year 4 teams competed in a coed tourney. This last month included a student tourney (4 teams), an all male tourney (4 teams) and all female tourney (2 teams). The competition was intense and spirited and the player showed some amazing skill and athleticism. In the end, both Bill’s team and my team were victorious. Thanks to the organizers, competitors and referees.
Battle of the glove saves
Mandy checks Abigail
Holly in fine form
Celebrating with the girls after the game
Gabe’s biggest supporter
Craig has drafted Rony 4 years in a row
The 2-stick rule. Foster with a free shot (or pass) after Orange was penalized.
Simon Ng, one of the fastest guys in the tournament.
The 1-2 punch of Foster…
… and Beeke
The MVP and scoring champ pumps his fist after another goal.
Champion 2nd year in a row
The champs with Lily and The Great White Shark (aka Rei)
Ava is very organized this year. She said that she doesn’t have any recent pictures of her and dad, and her and her mom, and would I mind taking a couple and then printing them off.
So these are the pictures we took, the next day Ava makes our mothers and fathers day cards and she glues these pictures on the cards that she made. She gave me mine on mothers day and she tucked Bill’s away till Father’s day.
So sweet.
Just down the road from our house is a clothes line (or fish line) that has various kinds of fish hanging from it.
This picture was awhile ago,
I’m not sure if they sell it or just dry it to eat it.
