Catch-Up

This will be an attempt at getting to this blog site somewhat regularly now that summer is here!  But first some ketchup...

MARCH

St. Patrick's Day   Rosa's leprechan trap.  We made the pot out of paper mache and the ladder from driftwood. Inside the pot was some "bait" - lucky charms cereal and rocks painted gold.  This was a school project.  "Mom, I think it's not very kind to trap a leprechan."  And Rosa was serious about this.  She was into making the trap, but not catching a leprechan.




Birthday cake with Grandma

 Birthday Girl  Rosa opted for a weekend in Victoria at a hotel instead of having a party.  Of course, we still had a dinner and cake with Grandma at home.  


TV, Pop, Hotel Room...Life is Grand!

 We had lots of fun in Victoria - swam in the pool, ate at the Spaghetti Factory, went to the Imax, went for Dim Sum, shopped, spent a leisurely two hours at Munro's bookstore!  Rosa chose to buy a dictionary with her money from Grandma Eskelson.

Yes, Rosa is Lili too!

Rosa's middle name is Li.  Written in her papers from Shanggao, it is stated that all the nannies called her "LiLi" as a nickname.  She has decided that she would like to use that nickname now.  So we have been trying to remember to call her LiLi.  She writes that name on all her schoolwork and corrects us when we forget!  





Sunshine on the hotel balcony


 


Writing in her Maplea journal after a hike on Cable Bay Trail.

 




Muffins in the morning!



Gong Xi Fa Cai! Year of the Rabbit

Our New Year celebrations started off this year with a gig in Nanaimo at a Chinese New Year /Robbie Burns Celebration.  Gong Haggis Fat Choy!  Harp and guitar.  Dawn-Marie even sang a song in Mandarin.  Rosa came up on stage and played the finger cymbals for that particular song.  Afterwards, we zoomed to Duncan to have dinner and enjoy festivities with our FCC gang.





That was a fun party!


 


Rosa playing finger cymbals on stage with us.





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Hong Bao, red envelopes of "lucky money" and treats are lots of fun! Rosa had 16 envelopes this year!  We sit together and enjoy the end of the evening's festivities as Rosa opens her envelopes.

Thursday, February 3rd was New Year's Eve.  Grandma Dolly came over and we all headed down to Ding Ho's in Chemainus for a special New Year's buffet.  Penny and the girls, Hannah and Hailey joined us.

Lion Dancers in Victoria February 7th.  We met friends for Dim Sum at one of our favourite Chinese restaurants in Victoria, Don Mees.  Afterwards, we enjoyed the dragon and lions dancing up and down the streets of Chinatown.  Every business hangs some lettuce and hong bao envelopes for the lions to dance and gather.  This will bring each business good luck for the coming year.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

We celebrated with a few friends, lots of music and good fun.  Rosa entertained us with a few numbers solo and duet with Mom.

 

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