Caitlyn celebrated her 8th birthday at home.  It was 2 hours of fun and games with Caitlyn's classmates and cousins.

It was supposed to be a Christmas recital but then it was postponed to an After-New Year event.  But a winterstorm postponed the recital again.  It was finally held at "The Bridge" last January 31. 

Charmaine sang Mandy Moore's "Only Hope" while playing the piece on the piano.  Another great performance, Charmaine!

We celebrated Nanay's 77th year with the whole family.  Charmaine, Caitlyn & Gellie led the other grandkids in a mini skit/dance and acronym program presented down in our basement.

We took advantage of the milder temperature to have some winter fun at the Lakeridge Resort in Uxbridge.  We enjoyed the trip with the Esguerras.

We enjoyed snow tubing at Lakeridge that we went back for more.  This time we have we have we came in bigger group.  We also stayed longer and get to go night skiing.

We decided to stay in Toronto this march break and do something worthwhile.  We painted our rooms with Mom& Dad.  It was a family activity.  Caitlyn painted her room pink while Charmaine picked sky blue for her room.

It was a great night to see the Toronto symphony Orchestra at the Roy Thompson Hall with the guest baritone, Matthias Goerne.

Caitlyn finally get a chance to receive the holy host during her first communion ceremony at St. Justin's Catholic Church in Unionville.  Ironically, Caitlyn was baptised in the same church 8 years ago although we belong to a parish in Scarborough that time.

Caitlyn was so excited to visit her cousins at the Toronto Zoo.  If you want to follow the family's adventure at the Zoo, click on Mom & Dad's picture... yes that one with the grisly bear behind who is just about to eat them!

It was an exciting 2-hour dance and musical show put together by Kicks Dance Studio in Markham Theater for this year's recital.  We watched the Friday night show where Caitlyn's hip-hop group dance to the tune of "Hoop It Up".

Charmaine, Caitlyn and Gellie who called themselves the "Urban Army Tricks" took home the BEST STYLE AWARD in the dance competition at the family fair in St. Matthew Catholic School. They took home 2 DVD films and a can-full of fancy popcorn as their reward for a job well done.

Begonia was tensed but Charmaine was relaxed.  From an army look at the fair to a gentle lady look, she aced her pieces and impressed the RCM examiners.  After a few weeks,  the result was posted on the web....she got an "A" !!!

Val & Chona took some time after Merle's 40th birthday party and drove downtown to see the 8PM- "Blood, Sweat & Tears" show.  It is their way of showing support to the city of Toronto in their fight to counter the economic effects of SARS.  It was a great treat as they listen to BS&T's old favorite hits.