December 2017

The Vancouver Christmas Market has a little bit for everyone!  My mom likes the things for sale - especially the small carved wood village scenes.  My dad seems to enjoy shopping as well, but I'm never sure quite what he buys.  My kids like the carousel and there are "art houses" where they can do little crafts.  Even my wife is a winner - she got to stay home and relax with a child free evening!

Everyone happy, we got back in the car a tried to get warm again.

When Claira was young, she had a nap every day.  Nara was too young for long Chinese classes or homework so we had lots of time on weekends.  Claira grew up, Nara got longer classes and the skating stopped.  The Robson Square Ice Rink is technically free - if you own skates and it's drop in - public skate all day.  We dropped in and gave it a go!

Nara had lessons and her class did some skating in grade one.  Claira is starting from further back, but she is learning skating pretty quickly!

Nara broke her arm in the summer and the doctor recommended she didn't take gymnastics (or do monkey bars) for a few months after the cast came off.  This December Claira finished her term and Nara just got to watch.