Supermodel at Harbourfront

Guess who we saw today at Harbourfront...

It's Stacey Mckenzie!!!

It was pretty cool! She was with her daughter and I should have asked for a picture...(I didn't have the guts to ask!)

今日ハーバーフロントにお散歩に行った時、スーパーモデルのStacey Mckenzieを発見！カヌーを乗るのに順番待ちをしていたところを隠れて写真撮った〜。一緒に撮ってもいいですか？って聞けば良かったけど、その勇気がなかった〜。涙涙涙...

Good bye Regina...

This is it...good bye.

これでホント最後、泣。

さよなら〜。

BBQ

We had a BBQ dinner today! In fact it's our last dinner in Regina(soooo sad!). We grilled some pork chops, steaks and shrimp! YUM!!!

リジャイナで最後の夕食となった、泣！そこでお庭でBBQをすることに！ステーキ、エビ、ポークチョップとう〜ん、やっぱりBBQは美味しい！

Vietnamese Hat

Check out what we found in the basement! Perry and Jen got the hats for Daniel's parents when they traveled to Vietnam last year! I hate to say it but I think they suit us!!!(Raine told us to pose like this...)

家のベースメントで発見！名前はわからないが、ベトナムの帽子！レインがこの帽子にはこのポーズがいい！って。みんなでハイチーズ！けっこう似合うかも...

Daniel's Piano Lesson

Daniel played the piano till the age of 18. This is the only thing that Daniel is better than me(just kidding!). I have to admit it is pretty impressive to see him play.

ダニエルは18歳までピアノをやっていた（全然ピアノがひける顔してないけど、笑！）。いろいろな賞をとったり、新聞にのったりとなかなかだったらしい。

Family Pics!

Gift from Uncle Perry!

Raine's been having so much fun with Uncle Perry! Raine doesn't get to see him often so when he does it's so special and exciting!

Uncle Perry always takes Raine for shopping and buys anything he likes. This time Raine asked for brand new Rollerblades! Thanks Uncle Perry!!!

レインの大好きなペリーおじさん！残念ながら普段はなかなか会うことができなく、今回はなんと2年ぶりの再会！ペリーはいつもレインと一緒に遊んでくれ、必ずお買い物にも連れて行ってくれる。いつも好きなものを何でも買ってくれる！今回は新しいローラーブレードがほしいと言ったレイン♫

Roller Hockey with Daddy!

"You can't catch me!"

Pine Cone Picking

"I don't want to do this anymore...it's not fun."

There is a huge pine cone tree in front of the house and Daniel's Mom asked us to fill up a couple of bags for her. Raine picked only 3 or 4 and he got bored... Daniel and I did the rest! We got 2 bagfuls of pine cones!

家の前に大きなもみの木があって、今日は松ぼっくり拾いのお手伝いをした！はりきっていたレインなのに、いざ拾い始めたら3, 4つだけで終わってしまった。結局残りはダニエルと私でやって2つも大きな袋にいっぱいになるまで拾った！

We got a treat for working hard! Raine got one too! I don't get it...

Baby Ducklings

We saw 6 ducklings at the neighbor's garage! I guess they just found these guys too. They used to see an adult duck around their house. They didn't even know that it was a female duck and she was pregnant! This morning they heard some noise coming from the garage and found these guys!

近所の人が「おいで、おいで見てごらん！」と何を見れてくれるのかと思ったら、ナント6匹の赤ちゃんダック！話しを聞くと、いつも大人のダックが家の周りをうろうろしていたのは知っていたらしい。でもまさか妊娠してたとは想像もしてなくて、今朝なんかガレージから聞こえると思って行ったら赤ちゃん達を発見！こんな近くで赤ちゃんダックは初めて！かわいい〜。でもお母さんどこいっちゃった？

Trip to Regina!

Why is my daddy looking like that??

We are going back to Regina! This will be the last trip for us since Daniel's parents are moving to Oakville this fall! I never thought I would say this...

I WILL MISS REGINA!!!

今回でリジャイナに帰るが最後、泣！ダニエルの親がオークビル（トロントから車で30分くらいのとこかな）に家を買ったので10月頃にはお引っ越し！引っ越してくるのは楽しみだけど、もうリジャイナに帰れないと思うと涙、涙、涙！ど田舎で夏はバッタの大発生するし、冬は-50度と理解のできない気温になる。そんなでもやっぱり11年間のいろいろな思い出があって、今回が最後と思うとスゴくかなし〜。

Raine is watching "How to Train Your Dragon."

Look at my mommy! She looks so pretty...

This is REGINA where Daniel is from!!! I wanted to show you for the last time!

Nottawasaga Summer Tournament Part 5

We slept in today! After we checked out some of the families stayed at the resort and went swimming before heading back home!

昨日の夜はおそかったので、今日はみんなお寝坊でした！ぎりぎりチェックアウトの時間には間に合いセーフ。トロントに戻る前に数人の家族とプールに行くことに！

"Raine, you look different with the goggles..."

This is our goalie, Toren! He is so tall and Raine likes to be on his shoulders!

"Guys, get ready to catch me!"

Julia(Coach Frank's daughter) and Raine

Go Icedogs!!!

Nottawasaga Summer Tournament Part 4

Since we lost all 3 games we now know that the kids are not playing tomorrow! That means it's time for the parents to have fun!!! YEAH!!!!!

Our assistant coach, Scott used to own a golf shop(he played professionally in the States too!) so he knows everything about golf! Pretty impressive!!! Daniel and Rob went to the driving range to get some lessons from him!

試合3つとも負けてしまったので、明日の決勝戦には我がチームは出ないことに決定！と言うことは、明日はゆっくりチェックアウトしてトロントに戻るだけで特に計画はなし！子供達はみんな一緒に遊んでいるし、やった〜、子供達から離れて今夜は大人の自由時間だ！

After the driving range, Daniel and Rob decided to go to the arcade for a ping pong tournament! "Rob, you better watch out! My husband will kick your butt!!!"

ゴルフの後はどこに行くのかと思いきや、子供達のいるゲームセンター！ここで何を？？卓球大会だってさ！ダニエルちょーーー上手なのにRobいいのかな〜。

Wait!!! Rob is actually pretty good too! Looking at 2 sweaty middle aged men playing ping pong was kind of entertaining for me!

Robのボロ負け？！と思いきや、Robもスゴいうまい！汗だらだらのおじさん2人が卓球やっているのはちょっと見てて面白かったかも！

Nottawasaga Summer Tournament Part 3

We had 2 games today. We lost the first game 2-1 and the second game 3-1. Both were nail-biting games! I really wanted them to win even just one game.

In the first game today, Raine scored a goal and got MVP! When we heard the announcement "Scored by number 6 Raine Akiyama-Chen" Raine was so happy but was even happier that the score keeper was able to pronounce his LONG last name!

今日は10時と15時に2つ試合があった。両試合とも負けてしまったが、どっちも良い試合でコーチも親もみんな満足な結果！

今日最初の試合ではレインが初ゴールをきめ、MVPにもかがやいた！ゴールをきめた時にスコアキーパーが「ナンバー6、Raine Akiyama-Chen」とアナウンスをしてレインは大喜び！後で聞いたら、何が嬉しかったって、きちんとラストネーム発音できたことに感動してたみたい、笑！MVPで何をもらったかと思ったらホッケー用靴下（？）。おもしろすぎる〜。さすがに靴下がプライズとは想像してなかったぁ。トロフィー作るお金なかったのかな...

←A pair of hockey socks for MVP... I guess they didn't have money to make a trophy :(

Nottawasaga Summer Tournament Part 2

We had our first game and we lost 3-2... It was very close and was hard to watch because we got scored in the last 11 seconds. Coach Frank was still happy though because everyone played hard!

We went back to the hotel and had dinner with the team. By that time the kids forgot about the game and they were talking about partying all night without the parents!

トーナメントの最初の試合があった。なんと最後11秒で相手にゴールを決められ負けてしまった！悔しい〜、泣！でもコーチは、試合後みんながんばった！と負けたけど喜んでいた。

悔しい気持ちのままで、ホテルに戻りそのままチームのみんなで夕食。食べ物のパワーはスゴいと言うか、食べ始めたら試合のことはあっという間に忘れて、今夜オールナイトのパーティーの計画だってさ（もちろん親抜きで！）！子供ってこんなもんだ〜！

Didn't you guys sign the form that said "NO MINI STICK HOCKEY!"?? I guess this is how they want to party all night. I guarantee that they will get caught by the security soon or later. Good luck.

ホテルにチェックインした時、「ミニスティックホッケーは禁止！」というフォームにサインしなかったっけ？しかも、これがオールナイトパーティーだってさー。ホテルの人に見つかって怒られるのは時間の問題だな。

Nottawasaga Summer Tournament Part 1

We left for a hockey tournament in Alliston today! It was supposed to take about 45 minutes but the traffic was VERY heavy and we spent about 2 hours in the car...

This is our first away tournament and we are pretty excited about it! We don't know what to expect!

我が家にとって、初のアウェイトーナメント！車で45分ほどのAllistonという街が目的地！もちろん渋滞を計算して家を出たが、2時間車の中はさすがに辛かった〜。って別にマミーが運転したんじゃないけどね！

"Relax Miho. You're not the one driving."

"Are we there yet? I need to go to the washroom..."

Where are we? In Regina???

"Raine, we are here! Just run to the washroom!!!"

TAH-DAH!

What if I give the bride a mustache...

Is the head too big??

Couple of more flowers to go...

Tah-Dah!!!

A friend of mine is getting married this summer! She asked Raine if he could draw a welcome board for their party! He was so thrilled!

Congrats! Wishing you a future filled with happiness!!!

お友達が8月に関西で結婚式をあげることに！そこでレインに、ぜひウェルカムボードを描いてほしいと！そんな大きな仕事をレインに任せて大丈夫かな...とちょっと心配だったけど上手に描けました！

結婚おめでとう！これからもずっーーーとお幸せにね〜♪

Happy Canada Day!

What a perfect weather! We went for a walk around our house waving the flag! Happy Canada Day!

旗を振りながら家の近くをお散歩！なんてお天気のいい日でしょう〜♫

Daniel, why do you alway close your eyes when you get pictures taken!

Japanese + Canadian

"I can't get more Canadian than this!"