Sunday, June 28, 2009
Annie's Piano Recital and Mega-Hopscotch
This afternoon Annie had her piano recital. She goes to Beach Music Studio where she takes piano and song.
I was wondering why she wanted to go dressed in one of her dress-like dressing gowns, but as her teacher explained at the start of the show, Annie was a "double-threat".
Annie Playing her Piano Tune
Turns out she had arranged to do a song-and-dance routine with her music teacher, singing "Barbie Girl" with her.
Annie and Her Music Teacher Singing "Barbie Girl"
Despite a few duff notes here and it was a good show, and it was interesting to see other students showing improvement over previous performances.
Annie Posing for a Shot by the Piano
I walked the kids home and got them lunch at the local Licks restaurant while Erika went off for another trumpet performance downtown.
The kids started playing with the neighbours, and after a while Vanessa came in and asked me what the world-record was for hopscotch length. She and Devin from a couple of doors over had made a hopscotch path that led all the way up the block, and went up to 550 (which unfortunately is a fraction of the world's largest). Still, they had fun with it, as did I in taking pics of Vanessa hopscotching up the sidewalk.
Vanessa Making Her Way Up the Mega-Hopscotch on the Sidewalk
Labels: Annie, hopscotch, piano, recital, Vanessa
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Oooooooooooooo-klahoma!
The day after my return from China, there's a dress rehearsal of Oklahoma happening at my eldest daughter's school, Kew Beach Public School. Since I'm heading off on another business trip that will keep me out of town when the play is actually running. Vanessa didn't get a part, but did manage to get into the chorus. She's hoping that next year she'll get a part on stage.
You can almost hear him singing "Oklahoma"!
I love the expression on the kids' faces in this picture
The girls during one of the dance numbers
The left-hand chorus (including Vanessa) singing
The cast singing the finale number
The play's director going over things with the kids
The girls in the cast listening to the director (with our neighbour Devon sitting to the far left)
Vanessa in the crowd of kids
Labels: dance, Devon, Oklahoma, Vanessa
Monday, January 28, 2008
Not the best day for Vanessa, as she had to have two more of her teeth pulled out in order to "make room" for her ongoing orthodontic treatment.
I'd been given to understand that only one of the two teeth that needed taking out was to be done today, but the orthodontist had in fact left instructions that both were to come out at once. Not surprisingly Vanessa felt put upon, especially since the dentist also found a small cavity (Vanessa's first) that needed filling.
After picking her up from her dentist I delivered her to her tutor, which I understand was done largely with non-verbal gestures and grunts of "yes" and "no" until her gums stopped bleeding.
Treated her and the whole family to a sushi dinner afterwards at a small hole-in-the-wall sushi joint that was nearby, and then literally next door for a healthy scoop from Ed's Ice Cream.
She was smiling by the end of the evening, which made it all worthwhile.
Labels: dentist, orthodontist, Vanessa
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
After work I was asked by Erika to go and pick up Vanessa from Art Garage. While I was waiting I decided to head to the local Starbucks and have a Tazo Chai tea to kill some time.
I picked up a local paper called Snap, on page 30, I saw this:
Annie and Vanessa in Snap!
I remember the girls told me that a photographer had taken their pictures and asked them what the favourite thing about having a sister was. I've edited what's shown above, but the other kids that were depicted were all of those who gather at the school bus stop, so they are all friends of Annie and Vanessa.
Will have to get in contact with the photographer and get copies of the originals from her.
Labels: Annie, Art Garage, Snap, Starbucks, Tazo Chai, Vanessa
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Completely unlike the day before, it was a clear and sunny day. Though it is probably the single most tourist-y thing to do in Toronto, I had promised the girls that I would take them up the CN Tower on a suitably appropriate day. This was that day.
I ordered the tickets to simply head up to the main observation deck for myself and the two girls. The total cost including service charges: about $60. Ow. But it's a treat.
If you go to the CN Tower, you have to bring a camera, so here are the shots:
Metal Salmon at Waterfall Pond at the South Base of the Tower
The CN Tower from its Base
One of Mel Lastman’s Moose Painted as a Mountie
Panorama of Toronto Looking North
The CBC Building as Seen from the CN Tower
Shadow of the CN Tower Pointing Past Roy Thompson Hall
The Royal York Hotel from Above
Exhibition Place the CN Tower
'I Was Here' Graffiti Etched into the Base of the Window
Vanessa and Annie on the Glass Floor
Looking Straight Down from the Glass Floor
Labels: Annie, CN Tower, Mel's Moose, Vanessa
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