Apologies for the delay in posting ...

here's a short recap...
1. Labour Day was fun & we had a great time at the cabin. View some of our photos here.
2. Kids are back in school & doing well. We just had first quarter reviews with their respective teachers.
3. The kids were pirates again this year. We also went to get pumpkins and of course, Pizza Pumpkin Night.
4. We went to have dim sum at Shangri-La and then to my parents' house for Thanksgiving Dinner. It was a blast, and we had a wonderful dinner prepared by Fai and Tien. Also, I finally learned how to play Euchere. Pictures here. Wahoo!

... oh and the house?
1. The old boiler has been removed and replaced.
2. Porch is almost done ... looks GREAT!
3. Exterior of the house and garage have been painted.
4. Interior walls have been installed with Georgia Pacific paperless moid and moisture resistant drywall. They are also primed.
5. Getting ready to get floors on the first floor. Obtaining quotes now...

Memorial Day Weekend 2007 (05.24.2007 ~ 05.28.2007)

Although our Memorial Day weekend was fun last year (links 1 / 2 / 3 / 4), we also had a blast this year at the cabin!

Here are the kids on the pier by the little beach on Thursday.


The kids found an injured sucker fish that washed up on the beach. It was still breathing, but it did die when the kids brought it back to the cabin. Dad told the kids that they needed to take it back to the lake and let it reclaim the fish.


An annoyed Minnie who wants to catch a fish! We did go fishing on the boat, but alas, no bites.


We saw this swan family a number of times when we went riding in the boat. This is our first encounter, and the male ventured close enough to the boat (not pictured) to warn us to stay away from his family. This picture shows a baby catching a ride with either its mum / dad. CUTE!


We drove the boat to Leland several times over Memorial Day weekend. It's a short boat ride from South Lake Leelanau North to the middle where Leland is located. Here is a pretty flower picture snapped by MJM.

Happy Easter! (04.07.2007 ~ 04.08.2007)

It was a COLD Easter this year as I am sure many of you experienced this year. On Friday, we went to the Wayne County Marshmallow Drop where we tolerated the cold temperatures to watch a helicopter drop marshmallows. When the marshmallows hit the ground, the kids ran and picked them up for a prize in three different age groups. It was an interesting experience, and definitely kudos to everyone who all came out to participate and for those who helped put it together.


Here is the helicopter to drop the marshmallows!


Of course, the Easter Bunny was there!


Saturday, April 7, 2007
Here is a dusting of snow looking from our backyard.


The kids are colouring Easter Eggs.


The kids are writing their letter to the Easter Bunny.


The kids have their Easter Bunny letter signed, sealed and delivered.


Sunday, April 8, 2007
Here is what the kids received from the Easter Bunny on Sunday morning. Yummer woke us up at 12.05 on Sunday morning asking us if it was time to wake up and check if the Easter Bunny was there. MJM promptly shuffled her over back to her room. LOL!


The kids with their letter from the Easter Bunny.

Valentine's Day / Chinese New Year / Bridge to Terabithia / Winter Break

I can't believe that it's been almost three weeks since I posted anything. I apologise to my dear reader(s) for that. Let me go by each event from my post's title and catch you up!

Valentine's Day
Yummers' class had their Valentine's Day party the day before Valentine's Day. Good thing 'cos Wednesday, the kids had a Snow Day so they stayed home with me. Poor Minnie didn't get to have a V-Day party in his class nor did they do any "make up" activities. We still had a nice time in the evening as a family with an impromptu pizza party.

Yummers is in pure heaven.


Chinese New Year
We went over to see Uncle Tien and Goong Goong / Paw Paw at their restaurant and had a delightful dinner. My dad was able to come out from the kitchen and spend some time with us which was really nice. We had Tender Beef with Tomatoes, Steamed Chicken with Baby Bok Choy, and Battered Lake Trout (for the kiddoes). I'm sorry I didn't take a picture of it, because it was always beautifully presented and delicious!

Bridge to Terabithia
We went to see "Bridge to Terabithia" last night due to MJM's great work on his job. This seemed to be the most appropriate movie for the kiddos. Overall, it was a good movie and very well-done. The movie theatre had the staggered seating which was really nice so short folks (like me) and kids (like Yummers and Min) can see without having to look around the person in front of us.

Did anyone else read this book besides me? :O)


Winter Break
The kids just went back to school this morning after surviving Winter Break with mom last week. The kids stayed home mostly and played indoors. They went back to school this morning. They built and knocked-down lots of block structures!