Macau May 1-4

Yummy, baked on the spot, Macau almond cookies!

Madi on the streets of Fisherman's warf
Fisherman's Warff
We found a play area for Madi, it was a fun break
A mini roller coaster!
So cute!

Madi was having so much fun trying on Katie's hat!



Family shot

Madi and I in front of the Wynn Casino
Madi helping Daddy eat lunch in the Venitian
The Olympic torched passes through Macau while we were there and we got to see it!

Having fun at St. Paul's Church. madi was a HUGE hit with the Chinese people
Daddy and Madi in the hotel room
Out for dinner with Aynsley and Katie and Katie's family

The Wynn, just like in Vegas

A Church in Senado Square
St. Paul's chuch...or what is left of it
Madi eating one of the famous macau portugese tarts
Madi and I climbing the steps to the top of St. Paul's church
Madi meets a friend

Our first night there, enjoying Italian pasta and portugese wine, that is what you do in China right?
Madi trying Soda water for the first time, so funny, she thought the bubbles were hilarious!
Walking around Senado square, the cobble stone streets were lovely
The fisherman's warf...very chinese??

Another trip to China ! We had four days off and chose this destination purely on the cheap flight. Once it was booked we figured out what it had to offer. Macau is a little place in China , near Hong Kong that was settled by Portuguese people a long time ago. So when you are there it feels a lot like a little European town plunked in the middle of Asia . There were cobblestone streets and cute cafes. But then there was also the other part of Macau , it is considered the Las Vegas of Asia. They have the MGM Grand, the Venetian, which is HUGE. They have the Wynn and several other big name casinos all over. We did not end up doing any gambling because they would not let Madi in any of the casinos…not sure what they thought an infant was going to do, but they were pretty adamant that she not go in…under the age of 18 and all. Oh well, it probably saved us lots of money!We spent our days walking around checking things out, it is pretty small so we had lots of time to explore and relax and enjoy. They are famous for cookies, tarts and candy type things, so we indulged in some of that. We were also very fortunate to see the Olympic torch pass through while we were there! So fun.
We were able to meet up with some friends from Singapore , they have parents that live in Macau and they were very kind to include us in a few really fun things, so that was great.
The only thing that was disappointing was the lack of shopping, no markets, or anything. Oh and accommodation of quite expensive, but other than that, it was a great four days to hang out with Madison and Steve and explore a new place.

Girls Weekend Away April 25-27

Our huts
The beautiful beach, palm trees, white sand and warm clear water
Some of the girls having a cocktail

Apparently every year there is a girls weekend away at the end of the year to toast the year and those that are leaving. So about 30 of us went to an island in Malaysia for the weekend to an island called Sibu, we have been there before and it is beautiful! Pretty rustic, but a total piece of paradise. It was great because there was nothing to do but relax, swim, and chat.

The Canadian Ball

Julie, Jos and I getting ready to go
Julie, Charla and I at Charla's about to leave for the ball
It was a masked Ball...the masks did not last long, I got my mask from a girl in a pizza hut in Beijing...
The Girls, Calico, Carrie, Julie, Kendra, me, Ansley, Trish, Jos and Charla

On Saturday April 19th I went to the Annual Canadian Ball…Steve was in KL in Malaysia for the weekend on a golf outing with the boys.
I went with the girls and we had a great time. We did all the good things to get ready, the dress shopping, pedicures and the hair done.
The event was really nice, an evening of free flowing champagne and delicious food. Everyone looked beautiful and we all had a great time.